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will return you to it and bring you out again. The angels called out to him while he (Zakariyya)
(71:17-18) was standing in prayer in the Upper Room:
They thought–as you also think–that Allah would ‘Allah gives you the good news of Yahya, who
never raise up anyone. (72:7) will come to confirm a Word from Allah, and will
Is He Who does this not able to bring the dead to be a leader and a celibate, a Prophet and one of
life? (75:40) the righteous.’ (3:39)
They will say, ‘Are we to be restored to how we They are not all the same. There is a community
were?’ (79:10) among the People of the Book who are upright.
Then, when He wills, He raises him from the They recite Allah’s Signs throughout the night,
dead. (80:22) and they prostrate. (3:113)
Do such people not realise that they will be
raised up? (83:4) RETRIBUTION
He originates and regenerates. (85:13) Perform the pilgrimage and the pious visit for
Allah. If you are forcibly prevented, make what-
RETALIATION ever sacrifice is feasible. But do not shave your
You who believe! Retaliation is prescribed for heads until the sacrificial animal has reached the
you in the case of people killed: free man for free place of sacrifice. If any of you are ill or have a
man, slave for slave, female for female. But if head injury, the expiation is fasting or charity or
someone is absolved by his brother, blood- sacrifice when you are safe and well again. And
money should be claimed with correctness and if you are secure, then he who takes advantage of
paid with good will. That is an easement and a a pious visit before the pilgrimage should make
mercy from your Lord. Anyone who goes beyond whatever sacrifice is feasible. For any one who
the limits after this will receive a painful punish- cannot, there is three days’ fast on pilgrimage
ment. (2:178) and seven on your return–that is ten in all. That is
There is life for you in retaliation, people of intel- for anyone whose family does not live near the
ligence, so that hopefully you will guard against Sacred Mosque (Masjid al-Haram). Have fear of
evil. (2:179) Allah and know that Allah is fierce in retribution.
If you want to retaliate, retaliate to the same de- (2:196)
gree as the injury done to you. But if you are pa- Ask the tribe of Israel how many Clear Signs We
tient, it is better to be patient. (16:126) gave to them. If anyone alters Allah’s blessing
after it has come to him, Allah is fierce in retribu-
RETREAT tion. (2:211)
On the night of the fast it is lawful for you to have Know that Allah is fierce in retribution and that
sexual relations with your wives. They are cloth- Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (5:98)
ing for you and you for them. Allah knows that They want you to hasten the bad rather than the
you have been betraying yourselves and He has good when examples of punishment are there
turned towards you and excused you. Now you before them in the past. Your Lord has forgive-
may have sexual intercourse with them and seek ness for people for their wrongdoing; but your
what Allah has written for you. Eat and drink Lord is also severe in retribution. (13:6)
until you can clearly discern the white thread The Forgiver of wrong action, the Accepter of re-
from the black thread of the dawn, then fulfil the pentance, the Severe in retribution, the Possessor
fast until the night appears. But do not have sex- of abundance. There is no god but Him. He is the
ual intercourse with them while you are in retreat final destination. (40:3)
in the mosques. These are Allah’s limits, so do The people of Nuh denied the truth before them,
not go near them. In this way does Allah make and the Confederates after them. Every nation
His Signs clear to people so that hopefully they planned to seize its Messenger and used false ar-
will guard against evil. (2:187) guments to rebut the truth. So I seized them, and
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