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Allah, people of intelligence, so that hopefully Say: ‘People who invent lies against Allah will
you will be successful. (5:100) not be successful.’ (10:69)
Who could do greater wrong than someone who Musa said, ‘Do you say to the truth when it
invents lies against Allah or denies His Signs? comes to you, "This is magic"? Magicians are not
The wrongdoers are certainly not successful. successful.’ (10:77)
(6:21) He (Shu‘ayb) said, ‘My people! What do you
Say: ‘My people, do as you are doing, just as I am think? If I do possess a Clear Sign from my Lord
doing. You will certainly come to know who will and He has given me His good provision, I
have the best home in the end. The wrongdoers would clearly not want to go behind your backs
will certainly not be successful.’ (6:135) and do something I have forbidden you to do. I
The weighing that Day will be the truth. As for only want to put things right as far as I can. My
those whose scales are heavy, they are the suc- success is with Allah alone. I have put my trust in
cessful. (7:8) Him and I turn to Him.’ (11:88)
Or are you astonished that a reminder should Do not say about what your lying tongues de-
come to you from your Lord by way of a man scribe: ‘This is lawful and this is forbidden,’ in-
among you in order to warn you? Remember venting lies against Allah. Those who invent lies
when He appointed you successors to the people against Allah are not successful. (16:116)
of Nuh, and increased you greatly in stature. That was the situation when we woke them up so
Remember Allah’s blessings, so that hopefully they could question one another. One of them
you will be successful.’ (7:69) asked, ‘How long have you been here?’ They
Musa said to his people, ‘Seek help in Allah and replied, ‘We have been here for a day or part of a
be steadfast. The earth belongs to Allah. He be- day.’ They said, ‘Your Lord knows best how long
queathes it to any of His servants He wills. The you have been here. Send one of your number
successful outcome is for those who guard into the city with this silver you have, so he can
against evil.’ (7:128) see which food is purest and bring you some of it
(Allah said, ‘Believers are) those who follow the to eat. But he should go about with caution so
Messenger, the Ummi, whom they find written that no one is aware of you, for if they find out
down with them in the Torah and the Gospel, about you they will stone you or make you revert
commanding them to do right and forbidding to their religion and then you will never have
them to do wrong, making good things lawful for success.’ (18:19-20)
them and bad things forbidden for them, reliev- You who believe! Bow and prostrate and wor-
ing them of their heavy loads and the chains ship your Lord, and do good, so that hopefully
which were around them. Those who believe in you will be successful. (22:77)
him and honour him and help him, and follow It is the believers who are successful. (23:1)
the Light that has been sent down with him, they Those whose scales are heavy, they are the suc-
are the ones who are successful.’ (7:157) cessful. (23:102)
You who believe! When you meet a troop, stand Whoever calls on another god together with
firm and remember Allah repeatedly so that Allah, has no grounds for doing so at all and his
hopefully you will be successful. (8:45) reckoning is with his Lord. Truly the disbelievers
But the Messenger and those who believe along have no success. (23:117)
with him have strived with their wealth and with Say to the believing women that they should
themselves. They are the people who will have lower their eyes and guard their chastity and not
the good things. They are the ones who are suc- display their adornments–except for what nor-
cessful. (9:88) mally shows–and draw their head-coverings
Who could do greater wrong than someone who across their breasts. They should only display
invents lies against Allah or denies His Signs? their adornments to their husbands or their fa-
Evildoers are certainly not successful. (10:17) thers or their husbands’ fathers, or their sons or
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