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who disbelieved. That is how the disbelievers are people was to say, ‘Bring us Allah’s punishment if
repaid. (9:26) you are telling the truth.’ (29:28-29)
If you do not help him, Allah did help him when
those who disbelieved drove him out and there SHADE - SHADOW
were two of them in the Cave. He said to his And We shaded you with clouds and sent down
companion, ‘Do not be despondent, Allah is manna and quails to you: ‘Eat of the good things
with us.’ Then Allah sent down His serenity upon We have provided for you.’ They did not wrong
him and reinforced him with troops you could Us; rather it was themselves they were wronging.
not see. He made the word of those who disbe- (2:57)
lieved undermost. It is the word of Allah which is What are they waiting for but for Allah to come
uppermost. Allah is Almighty, All-Wise. (9:40) to them in the shadows of the clouds, together
It is He Who sent down serenity into the hearts of with the angels, in which case the matter will
the believers thereby increasing their faith with have been settled? All matters return to Allah.
more faith–the legions of the heavens and the (2:210)
earth belong to Allah. Allah is All-Knowing, All- But as for those who believe and do right actions,
Wise. (48:4) We will admit them into Gardens with rivers
Allah was pleased with the believers when they flowing under them, remaining in them time-
pledged allegiance to you under the tree. He lessly, for ever and ever. In them they will have
knew what was in their hearts, and sent down spouses of perfect purity and We will admit them
serenity to them and has rewarded them with an into cool, refreshing shade. (4:57)
imminent victory. (48:18) We divided them up into twelve tribes–commu-
Those who disbelieve filled their hearts with fa- nities. We revealed to Musa, when his people
natical rage–the fanatical rage of the Time of asked him for water: ‘Strike the rock with your
Ignorance–and Allah sent down serenity to His staff.’ Twelve fountains flowed out from it and all
Messenger and to the believers, and bound them the people knew their drinking place. And We
to the expression of heedfulness which they had shaded them with clouds and sent down manna
most right to and were most entitled to. Allah has and quails to them: ‘Eat of the good things We
knowledge of all things. (48:26) have provided you with.’ They did not wrong Us;
rather it was themselves they wronged. (7:160)
SEXUALLY PERVERTED Everyone in heaven and earth prostrates to Allah
(Lut said to his people,) ‘Of all beings, do you lie willingly or unwillingly, as do their shadows in
with males, leaving the wives Allah has created the morning and the evening. (13:15)
for you? You are a people who have overstepped What is the Garden promised to those who guard
the limits.’ They said, ‘Lut, if you do not desist against evil like? It has rivers flowing under it and
you will be expelled.’ (26:165-167) its foodstuffs and cool shade never fail. That is
And when Lut said to his people: ‘Do you ap- the final fate of those who guard against evil. But
proach depravity with open eyes? Do you come the final fate of the disbelievers is the Fire.
with lust to men instead of women? You are a (13:35)
people who are deeply ignorant’ the only re- Do they not see the things Allah has created,
sponse of his people was to say: ‘Drive the the casting their shadows to the right and to the left,
family of Lut out of your city! They are people prostrating themselves before Allah in complete
who keep themselves pure!’ (27:54-56) humility? (16:48)
When Lut said to his people, ‘You are committing Allah has made shaded places for you in what
an obscenity not perpetrated before you by any- He has created and He has made shelters for you
one in all the worlds. Do you lie with men and in the mountains and He has made shirts for you
waylay them on the road and commit depravities to protect you from the heat and shirts to protect
within your gatherings?’ the only answer of his you from each other’s violence. In that way He
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