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T Allah has been kind to you. So verify things care-
fully. Allah is aware of what you do. (4:94)
TABLE When you are with them and leading them in
prayer, a group of them should stand with you,
And when the Disciples said, ‘‘Isa son of
keeping hold of their weapons. When they pros-
Maryam! Can your Lord send down a table to us
trate, the others should guard your backs. Then
out of heaven?’ He said, ‘Have fear of Allah if
the other group who have not yet prayed should
you are believers!’ (5:112)
come and pray with you. They too should be
‘Isa son of Maryam said, ‘Allah, our Lord, send
careful and keep hold of their weapons. Those
down a table to us out of heaven to be a feast for
who disbelieve would like you to be negligent of
us, for the first and last of us, and as a Sign from
your arms and equipment so that they can swoop
You. Provide for us! You are the Best of
down on you once and for all. There is nothing
Providers!’ (5:114)
wrong, if you are bothered by rain or you are ill,
TABLETS in laying your weapons down; but take every
precaution. Allah has prepared a humiliating
We wrote about everything for him on the
punishment for the disbelievers. (4:102)
Tablets as an admonition and making all things
You who believe! When you encounter those
clear. ‘Seize hold of it vigorously and command
who disbelieve advancing in massed ranks into
your people to adopt the best in it. I will show
battle, do not turn your backs on them. (8:15)
you the home of the deviators!’ (7:145)
Anyone who turns his back on them that day, un-
When Musa returned to his people in anger and
less he is withdrawing to rejoin the fight or with-
great sorrow, he said, ‘What an evil thing you did
drawing to support another group, brings Allah’s
in my absence after I left! Did you want to hasten
anger down upon himself. His refuge is Hell.
your Lord’s command?’ He threw down the
What an evil destination! (8:16)
Tablets and seized hold of his brother’s head,
If you fear treachery on the part of a people, re-
dragging him towards him. Harun said, ‘Son of
voke your treaty with them mutually. Allah does
my mother, The people oppressed me and almost
not love treacherous people. (8:58)
killed me. Do not give my enemies cause to gloat
Arm yourselves against them with all the fire-
over me. Do not include me with the wrongdo-
power and cavalry you can muster, to terrify the
ing people.’ (7:150)
enemies of Allah and your enemies, and others
When Musa’s anger abated he picked up the
besides them whom you do not know. Allah
Tablets and in their inscription was guidance and
knows them. Anything you spend in the Way of
mercy for all of them who feared their Lord.
Allah will be repaid to you in full. You will not be
(7:154)
wronged. (8:60)
TABUK (SEE EXPEDITION TO TABUK) If they incline to peace, you too incline to it, and
put your trust in Allah. He is the All-Hearing, the
TACTICS MADE AND PRECAUTIONS All-Knowing. (8:61)
TAKEN DURING THE BATTLE If they had really desired to go out (to fight), they
would have made proper preparations for it, but
You who believe! Take all necessary precautions,
Allah was averse to their setting out so He held
then go out to fight in separate groups or go out
them back and they were told: ‘Stay behind with
as one body. (4:71)
those who stay behind.’ (9:46)
You who believe! When you go out to fight in the
Allah has made shaded places for you in what
Way of Allah verify things carefully. Do not say,
He has created and He has made shelters for you
‘You are not a believer’, to someone who greets
in the mountains and He has made shirts for you
you as a Muslim, simply out of desire for the
to protect you from the heat and shirts to protect
goods of this world. With Allah there is booty in
you from each other’s violence. In that way He
abundance. That is the way you were before but
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