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(The eldest of Yusuf’s brothers said,) ‘Return now with it and drink scalding water on top of it,
to your father and say to him, "Your son stole, fa- slurping like thirst-crazed camels. (56:51-55)
ther. We can do no more than testify to what we
know and we are not the guardians of the THOSE FIRMLY ROOTED
Unseen."’ (12:81) IN KNOWLEDGE
Mankind! An example has been made, so listen It is He Who sent down the Book to you from
to it carefully. Those whom you call upon be- Him: verses containing clear judgements–they
sides Allah are not even able to create a single are the core of the Book–and others which are
fly, even if they were to join together to do it. And open to interpretation. Those with deviation in
if a fly steals something from them, they cannot their hearts follow what is open to interpretation
get it back. How feeble are both the seeker and in it, desiring conflict, seeking its inner meaning.
the sought! (22:73) No one knows its inner meaning but Allah.
O Prophet! When women who believe come to Those firmly rooted in knowledge say, ‘We be-
you pledging allegiance to you on the grounds lieve in it. All of it is from our Lord.’ But only peo-
that they will not associate anything with Allah ple of intelligence pay heed. (3:7)
or steal or fornicate or kill their children or give a But those of them who are firmly rooted in
false ascription of paternity–making up lies about knowledge, and the believers, believe in what
their bodies–or disobey you in respect of any- has been sent down to you and what was sent
thing right, then accept their pledge and ask for- down before you: those who perform prayer and
giveness for them. Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most give the alms, and believe in Allah and the Last
Merciful. (60:12) Day–We will pay such people an immense
wage. (4:162)
THING OF THE PAST
We made them a thing of the past, an example THOSE IN COMMAND
for later peoples. (43:56) You who believe! Obey Allah and obey the
Messenger and those in command among you. If
THIRST you have a dispute about something, refer it back
It was not for people of Madina, and the desert to Allah and the Messenger, if you believe in
arabs around them, to remain behind the Allah and the Last Day. That is the best thing to
Messenger of Allah nor to prefer themselves to do and gives the best result. (4:59)
him. That is because no thirst or weariness or When news of any matter reaches them they
hunger will afflict them in the Way of Allah, nor spread it about, whether it is of a reassuring or
will they take a single step to infuriate the disbe- disquieting nature. If they had only referred it to
lievers, nor secure any gain from the enemy, the Messenger and those in command among
without a right action being written down for them, those among them able to discern the truth
them because of it. Allah does not let the wage of about it would have had proper knowledge of it.
the good-doers go to waste. (9:120) If it were not for Allah’s favour to you and His
(We said, Adam,) ‘You will not go thirsty in it or mercy, all but a very few of you would have fol-
burn in the sun.’ (20:119) lowed Satan. (4:83)
But the actions of those who disbelieve are like a
mirage in the desert. A thirsty man thinks it is THOSE WHO FLEE FROM BATTLE
water but when he reaches it, he finds it to be Among you there are people who hang back and
nothing at all, but he finds Allah there. He will if you encounter a setback then they say, ‘Allah
pay him his account in full. Allah is swift at reck- has blessed me in that I was not there with them.’
oning. (24:39) (4:72)
Then you, you misguided, you deniers will eat But if you meet with favour from Allah they
from the tree of Zaqqum, filling your stomachs say–as if there were no friendship between you
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