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and was a Messenger and a Prophet. (19:51) that no one’s rights are prejudiced. This is an in-
When We made a covenant with all the struction from Allah. Allah is All-Knowing, All-
Prophets–with you and with Nuh and Ibrahim Forbearing. (4:12)
and Musa and ‘Isa son of Maryam–We made a Forbidden for you are: your mothers and your
binding covenant with them, so that He would daughters and your sisters, your maternal aunts
be able to question the truthful about their truth; and your paternal aunts, your brothers’ daughters
and He has prepared a painful punishment for and your sisters’ daughters, your foster mothers
the disbelievers. (33:7-8) who have suckled you, your foster sisters by suck-
So that Allah might recompense the truthful for ling, your wives’mothers, your stepdaughters who
their truth and punish the hypocrites, if He wills, are under your protection: the daughters of your
or turn towards them. Allah is Ever-Forgiving, wives whom you have had sexual relations with
Most Merciful. (33:24) (though if you have not had sexual relations with
They used to say, ‘If we had only had a Reminder them there is nothing blameworthy for you in it
from the previous peoples, we would certainly then), the wives of your sons whom you have fa-
have been sincere servants of Allah!’ (37:167-169) thered, and marrying two sisters at the same
We purified their sincerity through sincere remem- time–except for what may have already taken
brance of the Abode. (38:46) place. Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
Indeed is the sincere religion not Allah’s alone? If (4:23)
people take protectors besides Him–‘We only They request from you a ruling. Say: ‘Allah gives
worship them so that they may bring us nearer to you a ruling about people who die without direct
Allah’–Allah will judge between them regarding heirs: If a man dies childless but has a sister she re-
the things about which they differed. Allah does ceives half of what he leaves, and he is her heir if
not guide anyone who is an ungrateful liar. (39:3) she dies childless. If there are two sisters they re-
Those who believe in Allah and His ceive two-thirds of what he leaves. If there are
Messengers–such people are the truly sincere–and brothers and sisters the males receive the share of
the martyrs who are with their Lord will receive two females. Allah makes things clear to you so
their wages and their light. But those who disbe- you will not go astray. Allah has knowledge of all
lieve and deny Our Signs, will be Companions of things.’ (4:176)
the Blazing Fire. (57:19) He will say, ‘Enter the Fire together with the na-
It (booty) is for the poor of the emigrants who were tions of jinn and men who have passed away be-
driven from their homes and wealth desiring the fore you.’Each time a nation enters, it will curse its
favour and the pleasure of Allah and supporting sister nation, until, when they are all gathered to-
Allah and His Messenger. Such people are the gether in it, the last of them will say to the first,
truly sincere. (59:8) ‘Our Lord, those are the ones who misguided us,
so give them a double punishment in the Fire.’ He
SISTER will say, ‘Each will receive double. But you do not
You receive half of what your wives leave if they know it.’ (7:38)
are childless. If they have children you receive a (Her people said to Maryam,) ‘Sister of Harun,
quarter of what they leave after any bequest they your father was not an evil man nor was your
make or any debts. They receive a quarter of mother an unchaste woman!’ (19:28)
what you leave if you are childless. If you have (Allah said,) ‘When your sister went and said,
children they receive an eighth of what you leave "Shall I direct you to someone who will take care
after any bequest you make or any debts. If a of him?" that was how We returned you to your
man or woman has no direct heirs, but has a mother so that she might delight her eyes and not
brother or sister, each of them receives a sixth. If be grieved. You killed a man and We rescued you
there are more than that they share in a third after from trouble and tested you with many trials. You
any bequest you make or any debts, making sure stayed some years among the people of Madyan.
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