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on a journey should fast a number of other days. In this way We try some of them by means of oth-
Allah desires ease for you; He does not desire dif- ers so that they say, ‘Are these the people among
ficulty for you. You should complete the number us to whom Allah has shown His favour?’ Does
of days and proclaim Allah’s greatness for the not Allah know best those who are thankful?
guidance He has given you so that hopefully you (6:53)
will be thankful. (2:185) Say: ‘Who rescues you from the darkness of the
Allah helped you at Badr when you were weak land and sea? You call on Him humbly and se-
so have fear of Allah, so that hopefully you will cretly: "If you rescue us from this, we will truly be
be thankful. (3:123) among the thankful."’ (6:63)
Muhammad is only a Messenger and he has been We have established you firmly on the earth and
preceded by other Messengers. If he were to die granted you your livelihood in it. What little
or be killed, would you turn on your heels? thanks you show! (7:10)
Those who turn on their heels do not harm Allah (Satan said,) ‘Then I will come at them, from in
in any way. Allah will recompense the thankful. front of them and behind them, from their right
(3:144) and from their left. You will not find most of them
No self can die except with Allah’s permission, at thankful.’ (7:17)
a predetermined time. If anyone desires the re- Good land yields up its plants by its Lord’s per-
ward of this world, We will give him some of it. If mission, but that which is bad only yields up
anyone desires the reward of the hereafter, We scantily. In this way We vary the Signs for people
will give him some of it. We will recompense the who are thankful. (7:58)
thankful. (3:145) He said, ‘Musa, I have chosen you over all
Why should Allah punish you if you are thankful mankind for My Message and My Word. Take
and believe? Allah is All-Thankful, All-Knowing. what I have given you and be among the thank-
(4:147) ful.’ (7:144)
You who believe! When you get up to perform It is He Who created you from a single self and
prayer, wash your faces and your hands and your made from him his spouse so that he might find
arms to the elbows, and wipe over your heads, repose in her. Then when he covered her she
and (wash) your feet to the ankles. If you are in a bore a light load and carried it around. Then
state of major impurity, then purify yourselves. when it became heavy they called on Allah, their
But if you are ill or on a journey, or have come Lord, ‘If You grant us a healthy child, we will be
from the lavatory, or have touched women, and among the thankful!’ (7:189)
cannot find any water, then take for yourselves When you were few and oppressed in the land,
clean earth, and wipe your faces and your hands afraid that the people would snatch you away,
therewith. Allah does not want to make things He gave you refuge and supported you with His
difficult for you, but He does want to purify you help and provided you with good things so that
and to perfect His blessing upon you so that hopefully you would be thankful. (8:26)
hopefully you will be thankful. (5:6) It is He Who conveys you on both land and sea
Allah does not take you to task for your inadvertent so that when some of you are on a boat, running
oaths, but He will take you to task for oaths you before a fair wind, rejoicing at it, and then a vio-
make intentionally. The expiation in that case is to lent squall comes upon them and the waves
feed ten poor people with the average amount you come at them from every side and they realise
feed your family, or clothe them, or free a slave. there is no way of escape, they call on Allah,
Anyone without the means to do so should fast making their religion sincerely His: ‘If You rescue
three days. That is the expiation for breaking oaths us from this, we will truly be among the thank-
when you have sworn them. Keep your oaths. In ful.’ (10:22)
this way Allah makes His Signs clear to you, so What will those who invent lies against Allah
that hopefully you will be thankful. (5:89) think on the Day of Rising? Allah shows favour to
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