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We have only ever sent before you men who for us to have taken any protectors apart from
were given Revelation–ask the People of the You. But You let them and their fathers enjoy
Reminder if you do not know–who brought Clear themselves so that they forgot the Reminder.
Signs and Revealed Books. And We have sent They were people devoid of good.’ (25:18)
down the Reminder to you so that you can make (A wrongdoer will say,) ‘He led me astray from
clear to mankind what has been sent down to the Reminder after it came to me.’ Satan always
them so that hopefully they will reflect. (16:43- leaves man in the lurch. (25:29)
44) Is it not enough for them that We have sent down
Who could do greater wrong than someone who to you the Book which is recited to them? There
is reminded of the Signs of his Lord and then is certainly a mercy and reminder in that for peo-
turns away from them, forgetting all that he has ple who believe. (29:51)
done before? We have placed covers on their You can only warn those who act on the
hearts, preventing them from understanding it, Reminder and fear the All-Merciful in the
and heaviness in their ears. Though you call Unseen. Give them the good news of forgiveness
them to guidance, they will nonetheless never be and a generous reward. (36:11)
guided. (18:57) They said, ‘Your evil omen is in yourselves. Is it
We did not send down the Qur’an to you to not just that you have been reminded? No, you
make you miserable, but only as a reminder for are an unbridled people!’ (36:19)
those who have fear. (20:2-3) We did not teach him poetry nor would it be
In this way We give you news of what has gone right for him. It is simply a reminder and a clear
before and We have given you a reminder direct Qur’an. (36:69)
from Us. (20:99) and by the reciters of the Reminder: (37:3)
(He said,) ‘But if anyone turns away from My re- When they are reminded they do not pay heed.
minder, his life will be a dark and narrow one (37:13)
and on the Day of Rising We will gather him They used to say, ‘If we had only had a Reminder
blind.’ (20:124) from the previous peoples, we would certainly
We have only ever sent before you men who have been sincere servants of Allah!’ (37:167-
were given Revelation. Ask the People of the 169)
Reminder if you do not know. (21:7) (The leaders of the disbelievers said,) ‘Has the
We have sent down to you a Book containing Reminder been sent down to him out of all of
your Reminder. So will you not use your intel- us?’ They are in doubt about My Reminder. They
lect? (21:10) have yet to taste My punishment. (38:8)
We gave to Musa and Harun the Discrimination We gave him back his family and the same again
and a Shining Light and a Reminder for the heed- with them as a mercy from Us and a reminder for
ful. (21:48) people of intellect. (38:43)
This is a blessed Reminder which We have sent This is a Reminder. Those who guard against evil
down. So are you going to ignore it? (21:50) will have a good Homecoming. (38:49)
We responded to him and removed from him the It is simply a reminder to all the worlds. (38:87)
harm which was afflicting him and restored his Do you not see that Allah sends down water from
family to him, and the same again with them, as the sky and threads it through the earth to emerge
a mercy direct from Us and a Reminder to all as springs and then by it brings forth crops of
worshippers. (21:84) varying colours, which then wither and you see
We wrote down in the Zabur, after the Reminder them turning yellow and then He makes them
came: ‘It is My servants who are righteous who into broken stubble? There is a reminder in that
will inherit the earth.’ (21:105) for people of intelligence. (39:21)
They (those they worship besides Allah) will say, We gave Musa the guidance and bequeathed the
‘Glory be to You! It would not have been fitting Book to the tribe of Israel, as guidance and a re-
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