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sides Allah you associated with Him?’ (40:73) ASTRAY
When they saw Our violent force, they said, ‘We Allah does not forgive anything being associated
believe in Allah alone and reject what we associ- with Him but He forgives whoever He wills for
ated with Him.’ (40:84) anything other than that. Anyone who associates
Knowledge of the Hour is referred to Him. And something with Allah has gone very far astray.
no fruit emerges from its husk, nor does any female (4:116)
get pregnant or give birth, without His knowledge. You who believe! Believe in Allah and His
On the Day He calls out to them: ‘Where are My Messenger and in the Book He sent down to His
associates?’ they will say, ‘We declare to you that Messenger, and the Books He sent down before.
none of us is a witness.’ (41:47) Anyone who rejects Allah and His angels and
Or do they have partners who have laid down a re- His Books and His Messengers and the Last Day
ligion for them for which Allah has not given any has gone very far astray. (4:136)
authority? Were it not for the prior Word of Those who disbelieve and bar access to the Way
Decision, the judgement between them would al- of Allah have gone very far astray. (4:167)
ready have been made. The wrongdoers will have The call of truth is made to Him alone. Those
a painful punishment. (42:21) they call upon apart from Him do not respond to
Say: ‘Have you thought about those you call upon them at all. It is like someone stretching out his
apart from Allah? Show me what they have created cupped hands towards water to convey it to his
on the earth. Or do they have a partnership in the mouth: it will never get there. The call of the dis-
heavens? Produce a Book for me before this one or believers only goes astray. (13:14)
a shred of knowledge if you are telling the truth.’ Say: ‘As for those who are astray, let the All-
(46:4) Merciful prolong their term until they see what
Do not set up another god together with Allah. they were promised, whether it be the punishment
Truly I bring you a clear warning from Him. (51:51) or the Hour. Then they will know who is in the
He is Allah–there is no god but Him. He is the worse position and has the weaker troops.’(19:75)
King, the Most Pure, the Perfect Peace, the If they do not respond to you then know that they
Trustworthy, the Safeguarder, the Almighty, the are merely following their whims and desires. And
Compeller, the Supremely Great. Glory be to Allah who could be further astray than someone who
above all they associate with Him. (59:23) follows his whims and desires without any guid-
O Prophet! When women who believe come to ance from Allah? Allah does not guide the people
you pledging allegiance to you on the grounds that of the wrongdoers. (28:50)
they will not associate anything with Allah or steal Say: ‘Who provides for you from the heavens and
or fornicate or kill their children or give a false as- earth?’Say: ‘Allah. It is certain that one or the other
cription of paternity–making up lies about their of us, either we or you, is following guidance or
bodies–or disobey you in respect of anything right, else clearly astray.’ (34:24)
then accept their pledge and ask forgiveness for His inseparable comrade will say, ‘Our Lord, I did
them. Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. not make him overstep the limits. He was, in any
(60:12) case, far astray.’ (50:27)
Or do they have Divine partners? Then let them
produce their partners if they are telling the truth! ATTRACTIVE
(68:41) Say: ‘Bad things and good things are not the
(Say,) ‘It leads to right guidance so we believe in it same, even though the abundance of the bad
and will not associate anyone with our Lord.’ things may seem attractive to you.’ Have fear of
(72:2) Allah, people of intelligence, so that hopefully
Say: ‘I call only upon my Lord and do not associ- you will be successful. (5:100)
ate anyone else with Him.’ (72:20) If only they had humbled themselves when Our
violent force came upon them! However, their
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