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if you worship Him. (41:37) for any price, even to a near relative, and we will
So be patient in the face of what they say and not conceal the testimony of Allah. If we did we
glorify your Lord with praise before the rising of would indeed be wrongdoers.’ If it then comes to
the sun and before it sets. (50:39) light that the two of them have merited the alle-
The sun and the moon both run with precision. gation of wrongdoing, two others who have the
(55:5) most right to do so should take their place and
Do you not see how He created seven heavens in swear by Allah: ‘Our testimony is truer than their
layers, and placed the moon as a light in them testimony. We have not committed perjury. If we
and made the sun a blazing lamp? (71:15-16) had we would indeed be wrongdoers.’ That
And (when) the sun and moon are fused together, makes it more likely that they will give their evi-
(75:9) dence properly or be afraid that their oaths will
Reclining in it (the Garden) on couches, they will be refuted by subsequent oaths. Have fear of
experience there neither burning sun nor bitter Allah and listen carefully. Allah does not guide
cold. (76:13) deviant people. (5:106-108)
When the sun is compacted in blackness, (81:1) He (Satan) swore to them, ‘I am one of those who
By the sun and its morning brightness, (91:1) give you good advice.’ (7:21)
The Companions of the Ramparts will call out to
SUNNAH (SEE PATTERN) men they recognise by their mark, saying, ‘What
you amassed was of no use to you, nor was your
SUPPORTERS (SEE ANSAR) arrogance. Are these the people you swore that
Allah’s mercy would never reach?’ ‘Enter the
SUWA Garden. You will feel no fear and know no sor-
They have hatched a mighty plot saying, "Do not row.’ (7:48-49)
abandon your gods. Do not abandon Wadd or If it had been a case of easy gains and a short
Suwa‘ or Yaghuth or Ya‘uq or Nasr." (71:22-23) journey, they would have followed you, but the
distance was too great for them. They will swear
SWEAR by Allah: ‘Had we been able to, we would have
Those who swear to abstain from sexual relations gone out with you.’ They are destroying their
with their wives can wait for a period of up to own selves. Allah knows that they are lying.
four months. If they then retract their oath, Allah (9:42)
is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (2:226) They swear by Allah that they are of your num-
How will it be when a disaster strikes them be- ber, but they are not of your number. Rather, they
cause of what they have done, and then they are people who are scared. (9:56)
come to you swearing by Allah: ‘We desired They swear to you by Allah in order to please
nothing but good and reconciliation’? (4:62) you, but it would be more fitting for them to
Those who believe say, ‘Are these the people please Allah and His Messenger if they are be-
who swore by Allah, with their most earnest lievers. (9:62)
oaths, that they were with you?’ Their actions They will swear to you to make you pleased with
have come to nothing and they now are losers. them, but even if you are pleased with them,
(5:53) Allah is certainly not pleased with deviant peo-
You who believe! When one of you is near to ple. (9:96)
death and makes a will, two just men from As for those who have set up a mosque, causing
among you should act as witnesses; or, if you are harm and out of disbelief, to create division be-
travelling when the misfortune of death occurs, tween the believers, and in readiness for those
two men who are strangers to you. You should who previously made war on Allah and His
detain them after prayer and, if you are doubtful, Messenger, they will swear, ‘We only desired the
they should swear by Allah: ‘We will not sell it best.’ But Allah bears witness that they are truly
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