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prayer, wash your faces and your hands and your He forsakes you, who can help you after that? So
arms to the elbows, and wipe over your heads, the believers should put their trust in Allah.
and (wash) your feet to the ankles. If you are in a (3:160)
state of major impurity, then purify yourselves. They have the word, ‘Obedience!’ on their
But if you are ill or on a journey, or have come tongues but when they leave your presence, a
from the lavatory, or have touched women, and group of them spend the night plotting to do
cannot find any water, then take for yourselves other than what you say. Allah is recording their
clean earth, and wipe your faces and your hands nocturnal plotting. So let them be and put your
therewith. Allah does not want to make things trust in Allah. Allah suffices as a Guardian. (4:81)
difficult for you, but He does want to purify you You who believe! Remember Allah’s blessing to
and to perfect His blessing upon you so that you when certain people were on the verge of
hopefully you will be thankful. (5:6) raising their hands against you and He held their
And when He overcame you with sleep, making hands back from you. Have fear of Allah. The be-
you feel secure, and sent you down water from lievers should put their trust in Allah. (5:11)
heaven to purify you and remove the taint of Two men among those who were afraid, but
Satan from you, and to fortify your hearts and whom Allah had blessed, said, ‘Enter the gate
make your feet firm. (8:11) against them! Once you have entered it, you will
Purify your clothes. (74:4) be victorious. Put your trust in Allah if you are
believers.’ (5:23)
PUS (Shu‘ayb said,) ‘We would be inventing lies
And beyond him is Hell where he will be given against Allah if we returned to your religion after
pus to drink. (14:16) Allah has saved us from it. We could never return
This! So let them taste it–boiling water and scald- to it unless Allah our Lord so willed. Our Lord
ing pus. (38:57) encompasses everything in His knowledge. We
Therefore here today he has no friend nor any have put our trust in Allah. Our Lord, judge be-
food except exuding pus. (69:35-36) tween us and our people with truth. You are the
Hell lies in wait–a homecoming for the profligate best of judges.’ (7:89)
remaining in it for countless aeons, not tasting The believers are those whose hearts tremble
any coolness there or any drink, except for boil- when Allah is mentioned, whose faith is in-
ing water and scalding pus–a fitting recompense. creased when His Signs are recited to them, and
(78:21-26) who put their trust in their Lord. (8:2)
And when the hypocrites and those with sickness
PUTTING ONE'S TRUST IN ALLAH in their hearts said, ‘These people have been de-
(TAWAKKUL) luded by their religion.’ But those who put their
And remember when two of your clans were on trust in Allah will find Allah to be Almighty, All-
the point of losing heart and Allah was their Wise. (8:49)
Protector. Let the believers put their trust in If they incline to peace, you too incline to it, and
Allah. (3:122) put your trust in Allah. He is the All-Hearing, the
It is a mercy from Allah that you were gentle with All-Knowing. (8:61)
them. If you had been rough or hard of heart, Say: ‘Nothing can happen to us except what
they would have scattered from around you. So Allah has ordained for us. He is Our Master. It is
pardon them and ask forgiveness for them, and in Allah that the believers should put their trust.’
consult with them about the matter. Then when (9:51)
you have reached a firm decision, put your trust But if they turn away, say, ‘Allah is enough for
in Allah. Allah loves those who put their trust in me. There is no god but Him. I have put my trust
Him. (3:159) in Him. He is the Lord of the Mighty Throne.’
If Allah helps you, no one can vanquish you. If (9:129)
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