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B It is He Who created all the species and gave you
ships and livestock for you to ride, so that you
BABYLON might sit firmly on their backs and remember
your Lord’s blessing while you are seated on
They follow what the Satans recited in the reign
them, saying, ‘Glory be to Him Who has sub-
of Sulayman. Sulayman did not disbelieve, but
jected this to us. We could never have done it by
the Satans did, teaching people sorcery and what
ourselves.’ (43:12-13)
had been sent down to Harut and Marut, the two
Say to the Arabs who remained behind: ‘You will
angels in Babylon, who taught no one without
be called up against a people who possess great
first saying to him, ‘We are merely a trial and
force whom you must fight unless they submit. If
temptation, so do not disbelieve.’ People learned
you obey, Allah will give you an excellent re-
from them how to separate a man and his wife
ward. But if you turn your backs as you did be-
but they cannot harm anyone by it, except with
fore, He will punish you with a painful
Allah's permission. They have learned what will
punishment.’ (48:16)
harm them and will not benefit them. They know
There is no constraint on the blind, nor on the
that any who deal in it will have no share in the
lame, nor on the sick. We will admit all who
hereafter. What an evil thing they have sold
obey Allah and His Messenger into Gardens with
themselves for if they only knew! (2:102)
rivers flowing under them. But We will punish
BACK with a painful punishment anyone who turns his
back. (48:17)
Those who deny the meeting with Allah have
Then he drew back and was proud. (74:23)
lost, so that, when the Hour comes upon them
But he denied it and disobeyed, and then he
suddenly, they will say, ‘Alas for what we neg-
hastily backed away. (79:21-22)
lected there!’ They will bear their burdens on
their backs. How evil is what they bear! (6:31)
BACKBITING
They say, ‘These animals and crops are sacro-
You who believe! Avoid most suspicion. Indeed
sanct. No one may eat them except those we
some suspicion is a crime. And do not spy and
wish’,– as they allege–and animals on whose
do not backbite one another. Would any of you
backs it is forbidden to ride, and animals over
like to eat his brother’s dead flesh? No, you
which they do not mention Allah’s name, invent-
would hate it. And have fear of Allah. Allah is
ing falsehood against Him. He will repay them
Ever-Returning, Most Merciful. (49:12)
for the things they have invented. (6:138)
(Do not obey) any backbiter, slandermonger.
We made forbidden for the Jews every animal
(68:11)
with an undivided hoof, and in respect of cattle
Woe to every faultfinding backbiter. (104:1)
and sheep, We made their fat forbidden for them,
except what is attached to their backs or guts or
BADR (WAR OF BADR)
mixed up with bone. That is how We repaid
There was a sign for you in the two parties which
them for their insolence. And We certainly speak
met face to face, one party fighting in the Way of
the truth. (6:146)
Allah and the other disbelievers. You saw them
On the Day it is heated up in the fire of Hell and
as twice their number with your own eyes. Allah
their foreheads, sides and backs are branded
reinforces with His help whoever He wills. There
with it (and they are told): ‘This is what you
is instruction in that for people of insight. (3:13)
hoarded for yourselves, so taste what you were
Remember when you left your family early in the
hoarding!’ (9:35)
day to instal the believers in their battle stations.
If those who disbelieve only knew of the time
Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing. And remem-
when they will not be able to keep the Fire away
ber when two of your clans were on the point of
from their faces or their backs! And they will re-
losing heart and Allah was their Protector. Let the
ceive no help! (21:39)
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