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ROLLING OF THE EYES The assembly will be routed and will turn their
When they came at you from above you and backs in flight. (54:45)
below you, when your eyes rolled and your
hearts rose to your throats, and you thought un- RUBY
worthy thoughts about Allah, at that point the be- Like precious gems of ruby and pearl. (55:58)
lievers were tested and severely shaken.
(33:10-11) RUG
Allah knows the obstructers among you and (Believers will be) reclining on green quilts and
those who say to their brothers, ‘Come to us,’ and exquisite rugs. (55:76)
who only come to fight a very little, and are be- (In the Garden are) spread-out rugs. (88:16)
grudging towards you. Then when fear comes,
you see them looking at you, their eyes rolling RUH (SEE SPIRIT)
like people scared to death. But when fear de-
parts they flay you with sharp tongues, grasping RULING
for wealth. Such people have no faith and Allah They request from you a ruling concerning
will make their actions come to nothing. That is women. Say, ‘Allah gives you a ruling about
easy for Allah. (33:18-19) them; and also what is recited to you in the Book
about orphan girls to whom you do not give the
ROMANS inheritance they are owed, while at the same
The Romans have been defeated in the land time desiring to marry them; and also about
nearby, but after their defeat they will themselves young children who are denied their rights: that
be victorious in a few years’ time. The affair is you should act justly with respect to orphans.’
Allah’s from beginning to end. On that day, the Whatever good you do, Allah knows it. (4:127)
believers will rejoice. (30:2-4) They request from you a ruling. Say: ‘Allah gives
you a ruling about people who die without direct
ROOF heirs: If a man dies childless but has a sister she
Those before them also plotted, and Allah came at receives half of what he leaves, and he is her heir
their building from the foundations and the roof if she dies childless. If there are two sisters they
caved in on top of them. The punishment came at receive two-thirds of what he leaves. If there are
them from where they did not expect. (16:26) brothers and sisters the males receive the share of
We made the sky a preserved and protected roof two females. Allah makes things clear to you so
yet still they turn away from Our Signs. (21:32) you will not go astray. Allah has knowledge of all
Were it not that mankind might all become one things.’ (4:176)
community, We would have given those who re-
ject the All-Merciful silver roofs to their houses
and silver stairways to ascend. (43:33)

ROUT
And with Allah's permission they routed them.
Dawud killed Goliath and Allah gave him king-
ship and wisdom and taught him whatever He
willed. If it were not for Allah’s driving some peo-
ple back by means of others, the earth would
have been corrupted. But Allah shows favour to
all the worlds. (2:251)
Even a whole army of Confederates will be
routed there! (38:11)
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