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earth.’ They say, ‘Was Allah’s earth not wide against ourselves.’ The life of this world deluded
enough for you to have migrated elsewhere in it?’ them and they will testify against themselves that
The shelter of such people will be Hell. What an they were disbelievers. (6:130)
evil destination! (4:97) Say: ‘Am I to desire other than Allah as Lord
Do not argue on behalf of those who betray when He is the Lord of all things?’ What each self
themselves. Allah does not love any evildoing earns is for itself alone. No burden-bearer can
traitors. (4:107) bear another’s burden. Then you will return to
Were it not for Allah’s favour to you and His your Lord, and He will inform you regarding the
mercy, a group of them would almost have man- things about which you differed. (6:164)
aged to mislead you. But they mislead no one but As for those whose scales are light, they are the
themselves and do not harm you in any way. ones who have lost their own selves because
Allah has sent down the Book and Wisdom to they wrongfully rejected Our Signs. (7:9)
you and taught you what you did not know be- They said, ‘Our Lord, we have wronged our-
fore. Allah’s favour to you is indeed immense. selves. If you do not forgive us and have mercy
(4:113) on us, we will be among the lost.’ (7:23)
We made a covenant with the tribe of Israel and We divided them up into twelve tribes–commu-
We sent Messengers to them. Each time a nities. We revealed to Musa, when his people
Messenger came to them with something their asked him for water: ‘Strike the rock with your
lower selves did not desire, they denied some staff.’ Twelve fountains flowed out from it and all
and they murdered others. (5:70) the people knew their drinking place. And We
You see many of them taking those who disbe- shaded them with clouds and sent down manna
lieve as their friends. What their lower selves and quails to them: ‘Eat of the good things We
have advanced for them is evil indeed, bringing have provided you with.’ They did not wrong Us;
Allah’s anger down upon them. They will suffer rather it was themselves they wronged. (7:160)
punishment timelessly, for ever. (5:80) When your Lord took out all their descendants
You who believe! You are only responsible for from the loins of the children of Adam and made
yourselves. The misguided cannot harm you as them testify against themselves ‘Am I not your
long as you are guided. All of you will return to Lord?’ they said, ‘We testify that indeed You are!’
Allah and He will inform you about what you Lest you say on the Day of Rising, ‘We knew
were doing. (5:105) nothing of this.’ (7:172)
Say: ‘To whom does everything in the heavens How evil is the metaphor of those who deny Our
and earth belong?’ Say: ‘To Allah.’ He has made Signs. It is themselves that they have badly
mercy incumbent on Himself. He will gather you wronged. (7:177)
to the Day of Rising about which there is no It is He Who created you from a single self and
doubt. As for those who have lost their own made from him his spouse so that he might find
selves, they have no faith. (6:12) repose in her. Then when he covered her she
They keep others from it and avoid it themselves. bore a light load and carried it around. Then
They are only destroying themselves but they are when it became heavy they called on Allah, their
not aware of it. (6:26) Lord, ‘If You grant us a healthy child, we will be
It is He Who first produced you from a single self, among the thankful!’ (7:189)
then from a resting-place and a repository. We Do they make things into partner-gods which
have made the Signs clear for people who under- cannot create anything and are themselves cre-
stand. (6:98) ated; which are not capable of helping them and
Company of jinn and men! Did not Messengers cannot even help themselves? (7:191-192)
come to you from among yourselves relating My If it had been a case of easy gains and a short
Signs to you and warning you of the encounter of journey, they would have followed you, but the
this Day of yours? They will say, ‘We testify distance was too great for them. They will swear
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