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by Allah: ‘Had we been able to, we would have acts–except for those my Lord has mercy on. My
gone out with you.’ They are destroying their Lord, He is Forgiving, Merciful.’ (12:53)
own selves. Allah knows that they are lying. Everyone has a succession of angels in front of
(9:42) him and behind him, guarding him by Allah’s
Has the news of those who came before them not command. Allah never changes a people’s state
reached them, the people of Nuh and ‘Ad and until they change what is in themselves. When
Thamud, and the people of Ibrahim and the in- Allah desires evil for a people, there is no avert-
habitants of Madyan and the overturned cities? ing it. They have no protector apart from Him.
Their Messengers brought them the Clear Signs. (13:11)
Allah did not wrong them; rather they wronged Warn mankind of the Day when the punishment
themselves. (9:70) will reach them. Those who did wrong will say,
And (He turned) also towards the three who were ‘Our Lord, reprieve us for a short time. We will
left behind, so that when the earth became nar- respond to Your call and follow the Messengers.’
row for them, for all its great breadth, and their ‘But did you not swear to Me before that you
own selves became constricted for them and would never meet your downfall, even though
they realised that there was no refuge from Allah you inhabited the houses of those who had
except in Him, He turned to them so that they wronged themselves and it was made clear to
might turn to Him. Allah is the Ever-Returning, you how We had dealt with them and We gave
the Most Merciful. (9:118) you many examples?’ (14:44-45)
It was not for people of Madina, and the desert As for those the angels take in death while they
arabs around them, to remain behind the are wronging themselves, they will offer their
Messenger of Allah nor to prefer themselves to submission: ‘We did not do any evil.’ Oh yes you
him. That is because no thirst or weariness or did! Allah knows what you were doing. (16:28)
hunger will afflict them in the Way of Allah, nor What are they waiting for but the angels to come
will they take a single step to infuriate the disbe- to them or your Lord's command to come? That
lievers, nor secure any gain from the enemy, is like what those before them did. Allah did not
without a right action being written down for wrong them; rather they wronged themselves.
them because of it. Allah does not let the wage of (16:33)
the good-doers go to waste. (9:120) Allah has given you wives from among your-
Then and there every self will be tried for what it selves, and given you children and grandchil-
did before. They will be returned to Allah, their dren from your wives, and provided good things
Master, the Real, and what they invented will for you. So why do they believe in falsehood and
abandon them. (10:30) reject the blessings of Allah? (16:72)
Allah does not wrong people in any way; rather it On that Day We will raise up among every com-
is people who wrong themselves. (10:44) munity a witness against them from amongst
If every self that did wrong possessed everything themselves, and bring you as a witness against
on earth, it would offer it as a ransom. They will them. We have sent down the Book to you mak-
show remorse when they see the punishment. ing all things clear and as guidance and mercy
Everything will be decided between them justly. and good news for the Muslims. (16:89)
They will not be wronged. (10:54) We forbade the Jews those things We told you
We did not wrong them; rather they wronged about before. We did not wrong them; rather
themselves. The gods they called upon besides they wronged themselves. (16:118)
Allah did not help them at all when Allah’s com- Every self will taste death. We test you with both
mand came upon them. They did nothing but in- good and evil as a trial. And you will be returned
crease their ruin. (11:101) to Us. (21:35)
(Yusuf said,) ‘I do not say my self was free from Or do they have gods besides Us who will pro-
blame. The self indeed commands to evil tect them? They cannot even help themselves!
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