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how was My retribution! (40:5) who says, ‘It has been revealed to me,’ when
That was because their Messengers brought them nothing has been revealed to him, or someone
the Clear Signs but they remained disbelievers. who says, ‘I will send down the same as Allah
So Allah seized them. He is Most Strong, Severe has sent down’? If you could only see the wrong-
in Retribution. (40:22) doers in the throes of death when the angels are
That is because they were entrenched in hostility stretching out their hands, saying, ‘Disgorge your
towards Allah and His Messenger. If anyone is own selves! Today you will be repaid with the
hostile towards Allah, Allah is Severe in punishment of humiliation for saying something
Retribution. (59:04) other than the truth about Allah, and being arro-
Whatever booty Allah gives to His Messenger gant about His Signs.’ (6:93)
from city dwellers belongs to Allah and to the Follow what has been revealed to you from your
Messenger and to near relatives and orphans and Lord–there is no god but Him–and turn away
the very poor and travellers, so that it does not from the idolaters. (6:106)
become something which merely revolves be- Say: ‘I do not find, in what has been revealed to
tween the rich among you. Whatever the me, any food it is forbidden to eat except for car-
Messenger gives you you should accept and rion, flowing blood, and pork–for that is un-
whatever he forbids you you should forgo. Have clean–or some deviance consecrated to other
fear of Allah–Allah is severe in retribution. (59:7) than Allah. But if anyone is forced to eat it, with-
out desiring to or going to excess in it, your Lord
REVELATION is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful.’ (6:145)
This is news from the Unseen which We reveal to We revealed to Musa, ‘Throw down your staff.’
you. You were not with them when they cast And it immediately swallowed up what they had
their reeds to see which of them would be the forged. (7:117)
guardian of Maryam. You were not with them We divided them up into twelve tribes–commu-
when they quarrelled. (3:44) nities. We revealed to Musa, when his people
We have revealed to you as We revealed to Nuh asked him for water: ‘Strike the rock with your
and the Prophets who came after him. And We staff.’ Twelve fountains flowed out from it and all
revealed to Ibrahim and Isma‘il and Ishaq and the people knew their drinking place. And We
Ya‘qub and the Tribes, and ‘Isa and Ayyub and shaded them with clouds and sent down manna
Yunus and Harun and Sulayman. And We gave and quails to them: ‘Eat of the good things We
Dawud the Zabur. (4:163) have provided you with.’ They did not wrong Us;
Say: ‘What thing is greatest as a witness?’ Say: rather it was themselves they wronged. (7:160)
‘Allah. He is Witness between me and you. This If you do not bring them a Sign, they say, ‘Why
Qur’an has been revealed to me so that I may have you not come up with one?’ Say, ‘I follow
warn you by it, and anyone else it reaches. Do only what has been revealed to me from my
you then bear witness that there are other gods Lord.’ This is clear insight from your Lord, and
together with Allah?’ Say: ‘I do not bear witness.’ guidance and mercy, for people who believe.
Say: ‘He is only One God, and I am free of all (7:203)
you associate with Him.’ (6:19) And when your Lord revealed to the angels, ‘I am
Say: ‘I do not say to you that I possess the treas- with you so make those who believe firm. I will
uries of Allah, nor do I know the Unseen, nor do cast terror into the hearts of those who disbe-
I say to you that I am an angel. I only follow what lieve, so strike their necks and strike all their fin-
has been revealed to me.’ Say: ‘Are the blind the ger joints!’ (8:12)
same as those who can see? So will you not re- Do people find it so surprising that We should re-
flect?’ (6:50) veal to a man among them: ‘Warn mankind and
Who could do greater wrong than someone who give good news to those who believe that they
invents lies against Allah or denies His Signs, or are on a sure footing with their Lord’? The disbe-
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