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It does not befit Allah to address any human Do not imagine that Allah will break His promise
being except by inspiration, or from behind a to His Messengers. Allah is Almighty, Exactor of
veil, or He sends a messenger who then reveals Revenge. (14:47)
by His permission whatever He wills. He is in- We took revenge on them as well. They are both
deed Most High, All-Wise. (42:51) beside a well-beaten track. (15:79)
Accordingly We have revealed to you a Spirit by Before you We sent other Messengers to their
Our command. You had no idea of what the people, and they too brought them the Clear
Book was, nor faith. Nonetheless We have made Signs. We took revenge on those who did evil;
it a Light by which We guide those of Our ser- and it is Our duty to help the believers. (30:47)
vants We will. Truly you are guiding to a Straight Who could do greater wrong than someone who
Path. (42:52) is reminded of the Signs of his Lord and then
So hold fast to what has been revealed to you. turns away from them? We will take revenge on
You are on a straight path. (43:43) the evildoers. (32:22)
Say: ‘I am nothing new among the Messengers. I Is Allah not enough for His servant? Yet they try
have no idea what will be done with me or you. to scare you with others apart from Him. If Allah
I only follow what has been revealed to me. I am misguides someone, he has no guide and if Allah
only a clear warner.’ (46:9) guides someone, he cannot be misguided. Is
It is nothing but Revelation revealed, (53:4) Allah not Almighty, Exactor of Revenge? (39:36-
Then He revealed to His servant what He re- 37)
vealed. (53:10) So We took revenge on them. And see the final
Say: ‘It has been revealed to me that a band of fate of the deniers! (43:25)
the jinn listened and said, "We have heard a most Either We will extricate you and take revenge on
amazing Recitation."’ (72:1) them or let you see what We have promised
them. They are completely in Our power. (43:41-
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He has sent down the Book to you with truth, Then when they had provoked Our wrath, We
confirming what was there before it. And He sent took revenge on them and drowned every one of
down the Torah and the Gospel, previously, as them. (43:55)
guidance for mankind, and He has sent down the On the day We launch the Great Assault We will
Furqan (Discrimination). Those who reject certainly take Our revenge. (44:16)
Allah’s Signs will have a terrible punishment.
Allah is Almighty, Exactor of Revenge. (3:3-4) REVILED
You who believe! Do not kill game while you are He said (to Satan), ‘Get out of it, reviled and
in the state of pilgrimage. If one of you kills any driven out. As for those of them who follow you,
deliberately, the reprisal for it is a livestock ani- I will fill up Hell with every one of you.’ (7:18)
mal equivalent to what he killed, as judged by As for anyone who desires this fleeting existence,
two just men among you, a sacrifice to reach the We hasten in it whatever We will to whoever We
Kaaba, or expiation by feeding the poor, or fast- want. Then We will consign him to Hell where
ing commensurate with that, so that he may taste he will roast, reviled and driven out. (17:18)
the evil consequences of what he did. Allah has Do not set up any other god together with Allah
pardoned all that took place in the past; but if and so sit there reviled and forsaken. (17:22)
anyone does it again Allah will take revenge on
him. Allah is Almighty, Exactor of Revenge. REWARD
(5:95) Those with faith, those who are Jews, and the
Then We took revenge on them and drowned Christians and Sabaeans, all who believe in Allah
them in the sea because they denied Our Signs and the Last Day and act rightly, will have their
and paid no attention to them. (7:136) reward with their Lord. They will feel no fear and
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