Page 612 - An Index to the Qur'an

Whenever you recite the Qur'an, seek refuge to you is complete, and say: ‘My Lord, increase
with Allah from the accursed Satan. (16:98) me in knowledge.’ (20:114)
This Qur’an guides to the most upright Way and The Messenger says, ‘My Lord, my people treat
gives good news to the believers who do right ac- this Qur’an as something to be ignored.’ (25:30)
tions that they will have a large reward. (17:9) Those who disbelieve say, ‘Why was the Qur’an
We have made things clear in this Qur’an so that not sent down to him all in one go?’ It is so that
they might pay heed, but it only makes them run We can fortify your heart by it. We have recited it
away the more! (17:41) distinctly, little by little. (25:32)
When you recite the Qur'an, We place an ob- Ta Sin. Those are the Signs of the Qur’an and a
scuring veil between you and those who do not Clear Book. (27:1)
believe in the hereafter. (17:45) You receive the Qur’an directly from One who is
We have placed covers on their hearts, prevent- All-Wise, All-Knowing. (27:6)
ing them from understanding it, and heaviness in Certainly this Qur’an narrates to the tribe of
their ears. When you mention your Lord alone in Israel most of the things about which they differ.
the Qur'an, they turn their backs and run away. (27:76)
(17:46) ‘... and (I have been ordered to) to recite the
When We said to you, ‘Surely your Lord encom- Qur’an.’ Whoever is guided is only guided to his
passes the people with His knowledge.’ We only own good; if someone is misguided just say, ‘I
appointed the vision We showed you and the am only a warner.’ (27:92)
Accursed Tree in the Qur’an as a trial and temp- He Who has imposed the Qur’an upon you will
tation for the people. We frighten them, but it most certainly bring you back home again. Say:
only increases them in their excessive insolence. ‘My Lord knows best who has brought true guid-
(17:60) ance and who is plainly misguided.’ (28:85)
We send down in the Qur’an that which is a We have made all kinds of examples for people
healing and a mercy to the believers, but it only in this Qur’an. If you bring them a Sign those
increases the wrongdoers in loss. (17:82) who disbelieve will say, ‘You are just purveyors
Say: ‘If both men and jinn banded together to of falsehood!’ (30:58)
produce the like of this Qur'an, they could never Those who disbelieve say, ‘We will never believe
produce anything like it, even if they backed in this Qur'an, nor in what came before it.’ If only
each other up.’ (17:88) you could see when the wrongdoers, standing in
We have variegated throughout this Qur’an all the presence of their Lord, cast accusations back
kinds of examples for people, but most people and forth at one another! Those deemed weak
spurn anything but disbelief. (17:89) will say to those deemed great, ‘Were it not for
We have divided up the Qur'an, so you can re- you, we would have been believers!’ (34:31)
cite it to mankind at intervals, and We have sent (I swear) by the Wise Qur’an. (36:2)
it down little by little. (17:106) We did not teach him poetry nor would it be
We have variegated throughout this Qur’an all right for him. It is simply a reminder and a clear
kinds of examples for people, but, more than Qur’an. (36:69)
anything else, man is argumentative! (18:54) Sâd. (I swear) by the Qur’an holding the
We did not send down the Qur’an to you to Remembrance. (38:1)
make you miserable. (20:2) We have given all kinds of examples to people in
In this way We have sent it down as an Arabic this Qur'an, so that hopefully they will pay heed.
Qur’an and We have made various threats in it (39:27)
so that hopefully they will guard against evil or it (This is) an Arabic Qur’an with no distortion in it,
will spur them into remembrance. (20:113) so that hopefully they will guard against evil.
High exalted be Allah, the King, the Real! Do not (39:28)
rush ahead with the Qur’an before its revelation A Book whose verses have been demarcated for
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