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to them. They will see the punishment. Oh if thanks to Me and to your parents. I am your final
only they had been guided! (28:64) destination. But if they try to make you associate
Your Lord creates and chooses whatever He something with Me about which you have no
wills. The choice is not theirs. Glory be to Allah! knowledge, do not obey them. Keep company
He is exalted above anything they associate with with them correctly and courteously in this world
Him! (28:68) but follow the Way of him who turns to Me. Then
On the Day when He summons them He will you will return to Me and I will inform you about
say, ‘Where are they, those you claimed to be My the things you did.’ (31:14-15)
associates?’ (28:74) Say: ‘Call on those you make claims for besides
We have instructed man to honour his parents, Allah. They have no power over even the small-
but if they endeavour to make you associate with est particle, either in the heavens or in the earth.
Me something about which you have no knowl- They have no share in them. He has no need of
edge, do not obey them. It is to Me you will re- their support.’ (34:22)
turn and I will inform you about the things you Say: ‘Show me those you have joined to Him as
did. (29:8) associates. No indeed! He is Allah, the Almighty,
When they embark in ships, they call on Allah, the All-Wise.’ (34:27)
making their religion sincerely His, but then when If you call on them they will not hear your call,
He delivers them safely to the land, they associate and were they to hear, they would not respond to
others with Him. (29:65) you. On the Day of Rising they will reject your
None of their partner-gods will intercede for them. making associates of them. No one can inform
They will reject their partner-gods. (30:13) you like One who is All-aware. (35:14)
He has made an example for you from among Say: ‘Have you thought about your partner gods,
yourselves. Are any of the slaves you own partners those you call upon besides Allah? Show me
with you in what We have provided for you so that what they have created of the earth; or do they
you are equal in respect of it, you fearing them the have a partnership in the heavens?’ Have We
same as one another? In that way We make Our given them a Book whose Clear Signs they fol-
Signs clear for people who use their intellect. low? No indeed! The wrongdoers promise each
(30:28) other nothing but delusion. (35:40)
When harm touches people they call on their Lord, Allah has made a metaphor for them of a man
repenting to Him. But then, when He gives them a owned by several partners in dispute with one
taste of mercy from Him, a group of them immedi- another and another man wholly owned by a sin-
ately associate others with their Lord. (30:33) gle man. Are they the same? Praise be to Allah!
Or have We sent down some authority to them, The fact is that most of them do not know.
which advocates associating others with Him? (39:29)
(30:35) It has been revealed to you and those before you:
Allah is He Who created you, then provides for ‘If you associate others with Allah, your actions
you, then will cause you to die and then bring you will come to nothing and you will be among the
back to life. Can any of your partner-gods do any of losers.’ (39:65)
that? Glory be to Him and may He be exalted That is because when Allah alone is called upon
above anything they associate with Him! (30:40) you disbelieve, but if others are associated with
When Luqman said to his son, counselling him, Him, you believe. Judgement belongs to Allah,
‘My son, do not associate anything with Allah. the All-High, the All-Great. (40:12)
Associating others with Him is a terrible wrong.’ You call me to reject Allah and to associate
(31:13) something with Him about which I have no
We have instructed man concerning his parents. knowledge, while I call you to the Almighty, the
Bearing him caused his mother great debility and Endlessly Forgiving. (40:42)
the period of his weaning was two years: ‘Give Then they will be asked, ‘Where are those be-
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