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their husbands’ sons or their brothers or their the party of Allah. Truly it is the party of Allah
brothers’ sons or their sisters’ sons or other who are successful. (58:22)
women or those they own as slaves or their male Those who were already settled in the abode,
attendants who have no sexual desire or children and in faith, before they came, love those who
who still have no awareness of women’s private have migrated to them and do not find in their
parts. Nor should they stamp their feet so that hearts any need for what they have been given
their hidden ornaments are known. Turn to Allah and prefer them to themselves even if they them-
every one of you, believers, so that hopefully you selves are needy. It is the people who are safe-
will have success. (24:31) guarded from the avarice of their own selves who
The reply of the believers when they are sum- are successful. (59:9)
moned to Allah and His Messenger so that he Then when the prayer is finished spread through
can judge between them, is to say, ‘We hear and the earth and seek Allah’s bounty and Allah
we obey.’ They are ones who are successful. much so that hopefully you will be successful.
(24:51) (62:10)
Musa said, ‘My Lord knows best who has come So have fear of Allah, as much as you are able to,
with guidance from Him and who will have the and listen and obey and spend for your own ben-
best Home in the end. The wrongdoers will cer- efit. It is the people who are safe-guarded from
tainly not be successful.’ (28:37) the avarice of their own selves who are success-
But as for those who repent and act rightly, they ful. (64:16)
will hopefully be successful. (28:67) He who has purified himself will have success.
Those who had longed to take his place the day (87:14)
before woke up saying, ‘Allah expands the provi-
sion of any of His servants He wills or restricts it. SUCCESSION - SUCCESSOR
If Allah had not shown great kindness to us, we When your Lord said to the angels, ‘I am putting
would have been swallowed up as well. Ah! a successor (khalif) on the earth,’ they said, ‘Why
Truly the disbelievers are not successful.’ (28:82) put on it one who will cause corruption on it and
That abode of the hereafter–We grant it to those shed blood when we glorify You with praise and
who do not seek to exalt themselves in the earth proclaim Your purity?’ He said, ‘I know what you
or to cause corruption in it. The successful out- do not know.’ (2:30)
come is for those who guard against evil. (28:83) We gave Musa the Book and sent a succession of
Give relatives their due, and the poor and trav- Messengers after him. We gave ‘Isa, son of
ellers. That is best for those who seek the pleas- Maryam, the Clear Signs and reinforced him with
ure of Allah. They are the ones who are the Purest Spirit. Why then, whenever a
successful. (30:38) Messenger came to you with something your
Such people are following guidance from their lower selves did not desire, did you grow arro-
Lord. They are the ones who are successful. gant, and deny some of them and murder others?
(31:5) (2:87)
You will not find people who believe in Allah It is He Who appointed you successors (khalif)
and the Last Day having love for anyone who op- on the earth and raised some of you above others
poses Allah and His Messenger, though they be in rank so He could test you regarding what He
their fathers, their sons, their brothers or their has given you. Your Lord is Swift in Retribution;
clan. Allah has inscribed faith upon such peo- and He is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (6:165)
ple’s hearts and will reinforce them with a Spirit (Hud said to his people,) ‘Or are you astonished
from Him and admit them into Gardens with that a reminder should come to you from your
rivers flowing under them, remaining in them Lord by way of a man among you in order to
timelessly, for ever. Allah is pleased with them warn you? Remember when He appointed you
and they are pleased with Him. Such people are successors to the people of Nuh, and increased
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