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thing of His Signs? There are certainly Signs in She said, ‘How should a man whose intention
that for everyone who is steadfast and thankful. was to harm your family be punished for what he
(31:31) did except with prison or painful punishment?’
The two seas are not the same: the one is sweet, He (Yusuf) said, ‘It was she who tried to seduce
refreshing, delicious to drink, the other salty, bit- me.’ A witness from her people then declared, ‘If
ter to the taste. Yet from both of them you eat his shirt is torn in front, she speaks the truth and
fresh flesh and extract ornaments for yourselves he has clearly told a shameless lie. If his shirt is
to wear; and you see ships on them, cleaving torn at the back, then she has lied and he has
through the waves so that you can seek His clearly told the simple truth.’ He saw the shirt
bounty and so that hopefully you will be thank- torn at the back and said, ‘The source of this is
ful. (35:12) women’s deviousness. Without a doubt your
A Sign for them is that We carried their families guile is very great.’ (12:25-28)
in the laden ship. (36:41) (Yusuf said,) ‘Go with this shirt of mine and cast it
When he (Yunus) ran away to the fully laden on my father’s face and he will see again. Then
ship. (37:140) come to me with all your families.’ (12:93)
You gain various benefits from them (livestock), That Day you will see the evildoers yoked to-
and on them you can obtain what your hearts de- gether in chains, wearing shirts of tar, their faces
sire, and on them and on the ships you are trans- enveloped in the Fire. (14:49-50)
ported. (40:80) Allah has made shaded places for you in what
Among His Signs are the tall ships sailing like He has created and He has made shelters for you
mountains through the sea. (42:32) in the mountains and He has made shirts for you
It is He Who created all the species and gave you to protect you from the heat and shirts to protect
ships and livestock for you to ride. (43:12) you from each other’s violence. In that way He
It is Allah Who has made the sea subservient to perfects His blessing on you so that hopefully
you so that the ships sail on it at His command, you will become Muslims. (16:81)
enabling you to seek His bounty, so that hope- (Allah said to Musa,) ‘Put your hand inside your
fully you will be thankful. (45:12) shirt front. It will emerge pure white, yet quite
We bore him (Nuh) on a planked and well- unharmed–one of nine Signs to Pharaoh and his
caulked ship, which ran before Our eyes–a re- people. They are a people of deviators.’ (27:12)
ward for him who had been rejected. (54:13-14) (Allah said to Musa,) ‘Put your hand inside your
His, too, are the ships sailing like mountain shirt front. It will emerge pure white yet quite un-
peaks on the sea. (55:24) harmed. And hug your arms to your sides to still
When the waters rose We carried you in the ship. your fear. These are two proofs from your Lord
(69:11) for Pharaoh and his ruling circle. They are a de-
viant people.’ (28:32)
SHIRK (SEE ASSOCIATING PARTNERS
WITH ALLAH) SHOWING OFF
You who believe! Do not nullify your charity by
SHIRT demands for gratitude or insulting words, like
They then produced his (Yusuf’s) shirt with false him who spends his wealth, showing off to peo-
blood on it. He (Yusuf’s father) said, ‘It is merely ple and not believing in Allah and the Last Day.
that your lower selves have suggested something His likeness is that of a smooth rock coated with
to you which you did; but beauty lies in showing soil, which, when heavy rain falls on it, is left
steadfastness. It is Allah alone Who is my Help in stripped bare. They have no power over anything
face of the event that you describe.’ (12:18) they have earned. Allah does not guide disbe-
They raced to the door. She tore his (Yusuf’s) shirt lieving people. (2:264)
at the back. They met her husband by the door. As for those who are tight-fisted and direct others
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