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nesses against all mankind. So perform prayer ignorant of their studies.’ (6:156)
and give the alms and hold fast to Allah. He is We have not given them any books which they
your Protector–the Best Protector, the Best are studying nor did We send, before you, any
Helper. (22:78) warner to them. (34:44)
Whoever strives does it entirely for himself. Allah Or do you have a Book which you study? (68:37)
is Rich Beyond Need of any being. (29:6)
As for those who strive in Our Way, We will SUCCESS
guide them to Our Paths. Truly Allah is with the They are the people guided by their Lord. They
good-doers. (29:69) are the ones who have success. (2:5)
The believers are only those who have believed They will ask you about the crescent moons. Say,
in Allah and His Messenger and then have had ‘They are set times for mankind and for the pil-
no doubt and have strived with their wealth and grimage.’ It is not devoutness for you to enter
themselves in the Way of Allah. They are the houses by the back. Rather devoutness is pos-
ones who are true to their word. (49:15) sessed by those who guard against evil. So come
You who believe! Do not take My enemy and to houses by their doors and have fear of Allah,
your enemy as friends, showing love for them so that hopefully you will be successful. (2:189)
when they have rejected the truth that has come Let there be a community among you who call to
to you, driving out the Messenger and yourselves the good, and enjoin the right, and forbid the
simply because you believe in Allah your Lord. If wrong. They are the ones who have success.
you go out to strive in My Way and seeking My (3:104)
pleasure, keeping secret the love you have for You who believe! Do not feed on usury, multi-
them, I know best what you conceal and what plied and then remultiplied. Have fear of Allah
you make known. Any of you who do that have so that hopefully you will be successful. (3:130)
strayed from the right way. (60:1) You who believe, be steadfast; be supreme in
You who believe! Shall I direct you to a transac- steadfastness; be firm on the battlefield; and have
tion which will save you from a painful punish- fear of Allah; so that hopefully you will be suc-
ment? It is to believe in Allah and His Messenger cessful. (3:200)
and strive in the Way of Allah with your wealth Those who anticipate the worst for you say,
and your selves. That is better for you if you only ‘Were we not with you?’ whenever you gain a
knew. (61:10-11) victory from Allah, but if the disbelievers have a
O Prophet! Strive against the disbelievers and success they say, ‘Did we not have the upper
hypocrites and be harsh with them. Their refuge hand over you and yet in spite of that keep the
is Hell. What an evil destination! (66:9) believers away from you?’ Allah will judge be-
tween you on the Day of Rising. Allah will not
STUDYING give the disbelievers any way against the believ-
It is not right for any human being that Allah ers. (4:141)
should give him the Book and Judgement and You who believe! Have fear of Allah and seek the
Prophethood, and then that he should say to peo- means of drawing near to Him, and strive in His
ple, ‘Be worshippers of me rather than Allah.’ Way, so that hopefully you will be successful.
Rather he will say, ‘Be people of the Lord be- (5:35)
cause of your knowledge of the Book and be- You who believe! Wine and gambling, stone al-
cause you study.’ (3:79) tars and divining arrows are filth from the handi-
That is how We vary the Signs, so that they say, work of Satan. Avoid them completely so that
‘You have been studying,’ and so We can make it hopefully you will be successful. (5:90)
clear to people who know. (6:105) Say: ‘Bad things and good things are not the
So you cannot say: ‘The Book was only sent same, even though the abundance of the bad
down to the two groups before us and we were things may seem attractive to you.’ Have fear of
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