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He (Zakariyya) said, ‘My Lord, appoint a Sign for not given to anyone else in all the worlds! (5:20)
me.’ He said, ‘Your Sign is that you will not speak Satan wants to stir up enmity and hatred between
to people for three days, except by gesture. you by means of wine and gambling, and to
Remember your Lord much and glorify Him in debar you from remembrance of Allah and from
the evening and after dawn.’ (3:41) prayer. Will you not then give them up? (5:91)
Hold fast to the rope of Allah all together, and do Remember when Allah said, ‘‘Isa, son of
not separate. Remember Allah’s blessing to you Maryam, remember My blessing to you and to
when you were enemies and He joined your your mother when I reinforced you with the
hearts together so that you became brothers by Purest Spirit so that you could speak to people in
His blessing. You were on the very brink of a pit the cradle and when you were fully grown; and
of the Fire and He rescued you from it. In this when I taught you the Book and Wisdom, and
way Allah makes His Signs clear to you, so that the Torah and the Gospel; and when you created
hopefully you will be guided. (3:103) a bird-shape out of clay by My permission, and
(People who guard against evil are) those who, then breathed into it and it became a bird by My
when they act indecently or wrong themselves, permission; and healed the blind and the leper
remember Allah and ask forgiveness for their bad by My permission; and when you brought forth
actions (and who can forgive bad actions except the dead by My permission; and when I held
Allah?) and do not knowingly persist in what they back the tribe of Israel from you, when you
were doing. (3:135) brought them the Clear Signs and those of them
(Believers are) those who remember Allah, stand- who disbelieved said, "This is nothing but down-
ing, sitting and lying on their sides, and reflect on right magic";’ (5:110)
the creation of the heavens and the earth: ‘Our Follow what has been sent down to you from
Lord, You have not created this for nothing. your Lord and do not follow any protectors apart
Glory be to You! So safeguard us from the pun- from Him. How little you remember! (7:3)
ishment of the Fire.’ (3:191) (Hud said to his people,) ‘Or are you astonished
When you have finished prayer remember Allah that a reminder should come to you from your
standing, sitting and lying on your sides. When Lord by way of a man among you in order to
you are safe again perform prayer in the normal warn you? Remember when He appointed you
way. The prayer is prescribed for the believers at successors to the people of Nuh, and increased
specific times. (4:103) you greatly in stature. Remember Allah’s bless-
The hypocrites think they deceive Allah, but He ings, so that hopefully you will be successful.’
is deceiving them. When they get up to pray, (7:69)
they get up lazily, showing off to people, and (Salih said,) ‘Remember when He appointed you
only remembering Allah a very little. (4:142) successors to ‘Ad and settled you in the land. You
Remember Allah’s blessing to you and the built palaces on its plains and carved out houses
covenant He made with you when you said, ‘We from the mountains. Remember Allah’s blessings
hear and we obey.’ Have fear of Allah. Allah and do not go about the earth, corrupting it.’
knows what the heart contains. (5:7) (7:74)
You who believe! Remember Allah’s blessing to As for those who guard against evil, when they
you when certain people were on the verge of are bothered by visitors from Satan, they remem-
raising their hands against you and He held their ber and immediately see clearly. (7:201)
hands back from you. Have fear of Allah. The be- Remember your Lord in yourself humbly and
lievers should put their trust in Allah. (5:11) fearfully, without loudness of voice, morning and
Remember when Musa said to his people, ‘My evening. Do not be one of the unaware. (7:205)
people! Remember Allah’s blessing to you when You who believe! When you meet a troop, stand
He appointed Prophets among you and ap- firm and remember Allah repeatedly so that
pointed kings for you, and gave you what He had hopefully you will be successful. (8:45)
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