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Then you arrived at the pre-ordained time, Musa!’ expel you from your land, so what do you rec-
(20:40) ommend?’ They said, ‘Detain him and his
Say to the believing women that they should brother and send out marshals to the cities, to
lower their eyes and guard their chastity and not bring you all the skilled magicians.’ (7:109-112)
display their adornments–except for what nor- He (Pharaoh) said to the High Council round
mally shows–and draw their head-coverings about him, ‘This certainly is a skilled magician
across their breasts. They should only display their who desires by his magic to expel you from your
adornments to their husbands or their fathers or land, so what do you recommend?’ They said,
their husbands’ fathers, or their sons or their hus- ‘Detain him and his brother and send out mar-
bands’ sons or their brothers or their brothers’ sons shals to the cities, to bring you all the skilled ma-
or their sisters’ sons or their women or those they gicians.’ (26:34-37)
own as slaves or their male attendants who have (Salih said to his people,) ‘Will you continue
no sexual desire or children who still have no hewing houses from the mountains with exultant
awareness of women’s private parts. Nor should skill?’ (26:149)
they stamp their feet so that their hidden orna-
ments are known. Turn to Allah every one of you, SKIN
believers, so that hopefully you will have success. As for those who reject Our Signs, We will roast
(24:31) them in a Fire. Every time their skins are burned
There is no objection to the blind, no objection to off, We will replace them with new skins so that
the lame, no objection to the sick nor to your- they can taste the punishment. Allah is Almighty,
selves if you eat in your own houses or your fa- All-Wise. (4:56)
thers’ houses or your mothers’ houses or your Here are two rival groups who disputed concern-
brothers’ houses or your sisters’ houses or the ing their Lord. Those who disbelieve will have
houses of your paternal uncles or paternal aunts or garments of fire cut out for them, and boiling
the houses of your maternal uncles or maternal water poured over their heads, which will melt
aunts or places to which you own the keys or those the contents of their bellies as well as their skin.
of your friends. There is nothing wrong in your eat- (22:19-20)
ing together or eating separately. And when you Allah has sent down the Supreme Discourse, a
enter houses greet one another with a greeting Book consistent in its frequent repetitions. The
from Allah, blessed and good. In this way Allah skins of those who fear their Lord tremble at it
makes the Signs clear to you so that hopefully you and then their skins and hearts yield softly to the
will use your intellect. (24:61) remembrance of Allah. That is Allah’s guidance
She said to his sister, ‘Go after him.’ And she kept by which He guides whoever He wills. And no
an eye on him from afar and they were not aware. one can guide those whom Allah misguides.
(28:11) (39:23)
We first made him refuse all wet-nurses, so she (his When they reach it (the Fire), their hearing, sight
sister) said, ‘Shall I show you to a household who and skin will testify against them concerning
will feed him for you and be good to him?’ (28:12) what they did. They will ask their skins, ‘Why did
They incur no blame in respect of their fathers or you testify against us?’ and they will reply, ‘Allah
their sons or their brothers or their brothers’ or sis- gave us speech as He has given speech to every-
ters’ sons, or their women or any slaves they own. thing. He created you in the first place and you
Have fear of Allah. Allah is witness of all things. will be returned to Him. You did not think to
(33:55) shield yourselves from your hearing, sight and
skin testifying against you and you thought that
SKILL Allah would never know much of what you did.
The ruling circle of Pharaoh’s people said, ‘This (41:20-22)
is certainly a skilled magician who desires to
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