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troops, they said, ‘Our Lord, pour down stead- They will be bundled into it head first, they and
fastness upon us, and make our feet firm, and the misled, and every one of Diabolis’s regi-
help us against this disbelieving people.’ (2:250) ments. (26:94-95)
If it was a decisive victory you were seeking, that Sulayman’s troops, made up of jinn and men and
victory has clearly been won. If you desist, it will birds, were assembled for him, paraded in tight
be better for you; but if you return, We also will ranks. (27:17)
return. Your troops will not help you at all, how- Then, when they reached the Valley of the Ants,
ever many they are. Allah is with the believers. an ant said, ‘Ants! Enter your dwellings so that
(8:19) Sulayman and his troops do not crush you unwit-
Know that when you take any booty a fifth of it tingly.’ (27:18)
belongs to Allah, and to the Messenger, and to (Sulayman said,) ‘Return to them. We will come
close relatives, orphans, the very poor and trav- to them with troops they cannot face and we will
ellers, if you believe in Allah and in what We expel them from it abased and humiliated.’
sent down to Our servant on the Day of (27:37)
Discrimination, the day the two groups And (We desired to) establish them firmly in the
met–Allah has power over all things. (8:41) land and to show Pharaoh and Haman and their
You who believe! When you meet a troop, stand troops the very thing that they were fearing from
firm and remember Allah repeatedly so that them. (28:6)
hopefully you will be successful. (8:45) The family of Pharaoh picked him (Musa) up so
Then Allah sent down His serenity on His that he might be an enemy and a source of grief
Messenger and on the believers, and sent down to them. Certainly Pharaoh and Haman and their
troops you could not see, and punished those troops were in the wrong. (28:8)
who disbelieved. That is how the disbelievers are He (Pharaoh) and his troops were arrogant in the
repaid. (9:26) land without any right. They thought that they
If you do not help him, Allah did help him when would not return to Us. So We seized him and
those who disbelieved drove him out and there his troops and flung them into the sea. See the
were two of them in the Cave. He said to his final fate of the wrongdoers! (28:39-40)
companion, ‘Do not be despondent, Allah is You who believe! Remember Allah’s blessing to
with us.’ Then Allah sent down His serenity upon you when forces came against you and We sent a
him and reinforced him with troops you could wind against them and other forces you could
not see. He made the word of those who disbe- not see. Allah sees what you do. (33:9)
lieved undermost. It is the word of Allah which is
uppermost. Allah is Almighty, All-Wise. (9:40) TRUNK
We brought the tribe of Israel across the sea and The pains of labour drove her to the trunk of a
Pharaoh and his troops pursued them out of date-palm. She (Maryam) said, ‘Oh if only I had
tyranny and enmity. Then, when he was on the died before this time and was something dis-
point of drowning, he said, ‘I believe that there is carded and forgotten!’ (19:23)
no god but Him in Whom the tribe of Israel be- (A voice called out to Maryam), ‘Shake the trunk
lieve. I am one of the Muslims.’ (10:90) of the palm towards you and fresh, ripe dates will
Say: ‘As for those who are astray, let the All- drop down onto you.’ (19:25)
Merciful prolong their term until they see what Pharaoh said, ‘Do you believe in him before I
they were promised, whether it be the punish- have authorised you? He is your chief, the one
ment or the Hour. Then they will know who is in who taught you magic. I will cut off your hands
the worse position and has the weaker troops.’ and feet alternately and have you crucified on
(19:75) palm trunks. Then you will know for certain
Pharaoh pursued them with his troops and the which of us has the harsher and longer lasting
sea overwhelmed them utterly. (20:78) punishment.’ (20:71)
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