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SLOPE Messengers have no fear.’ (27:10)
When you were on the nearer slope, and they (A voice called out to Musa,) ‘Throw down your
were on the further slope and the caravan was staff!’ Then when he saw it slithering like a snake
lower down than you. If you had made an ap- he turned and fled and did not turn back again.
pointment with them you would have broken the ‘Musa, approach and have no fear! You are one
appointment. However, it happened so that of those who are secure.’ (28:31)
Allah could settle a matter whose result was pre-
ordained: so that those who died would die with SNOUT
clear proof, and those who lived would live with When Our Signs are recited to him, he says, ‘Just
clear proof. Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing. myths of previous peoples!’ We will brand him
(8:42) on the snout! (68:15-16)
When Yajuj and Majuj are let loose and rush
down from every slope, (21:96) SOIL (SEE EARTH)

SMOKE SOLOMON (SEE SULAYMAN (AS))
Say: ‘It is the truth from your Lord; so let whoever
wishes believe and whoever wishes disbelieve.’ SONS
We have prepared for the wrongdoers a Fire We gave Musa the Book and sent a succession of
whose billowing walls of smoke will hem them Messengers after him. We gave ‘Isa, son of
in. If they call for help, they will be helped with Maryam, the Clear Signs and reinforced him with
water like seething molten brass, frying their the Purest Spirit. Why then, whenever a
faces. What a noxious drink! What an evil re- Messenger came to you with something your
pose! (18:29) lower selves did not desire, did you grow arro-
Then He turned to heaven when it was smoke gant, and deny some of them and murder others?
and said to it and to the earth, ‘Come willingly or (2:87)
unwillingly.’ They both said, ‘We come will- They say, ‘Allah has a son.’ Glory be to Him! No,
ingly.’ (41:11) everything in the heavens and earth belongs to
So be on the watch for a day when heaven brings Him. Everything is obedient to Him. (2:116)
forth a distinctive smoke, which enshrouds Or were you present when death came to Ya‘qub
mankind. ‘This is a painful punishment!’ (44:10- and he said to his sons, ‘What will you worship
11) when I have gone?’ They said, ‘We will worship
He will pursue you with a piercing flame and your God, the God of your forefathers, Ibrahim,
fiery smoke, and you will not be helped. (55:35) Isma‘il and Ishaq–one God. We are Muslims sub-
(The Companions of the Left are) amid searing mitted to Him.’ (2:133)
blasts and scalding water and the murk of thick These Messengers: We favoured some of them
black smoke, providing no coolness and no over others. Allah spoke directly to some of them
pleasure. (56:42-44) and raised up some of them in rank. We gave
Clear Signs to ‘Isa, son of Maryam, and rein-
SNAKE forced him with the Purest Spirit. If Allah had
So He (Musa) threw down his staff and there it willed, those who came after them would not
was, unmistakably a snake. (7:107, 26:32) have fought each other after the Clear Signs
He (Musa) threw it down and suddenly it was a came to them, but they differed. Among them
slithering snake. (20:20) there are those who believe and among them
(A voice called out to Musa,) ‘Throw down your there are those who disbelieve. If Allah had
staff.’ Then when he saw it slithering like a snake willed, they would not have fought each other.
he turned and fled and did not turn back again. But Allah does whatever He desires. (2:253)
‘Have no fear, Musa. In My Presence the He (Zakariyya) said, ‘My Lord, how can I possi-
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