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UNDERSTANDING It is He Who first produced you from a single self,
We said, ‘Hit him (the body of the person you then from a resting-place and a repository. We
killed) with part of it (the cow you sacrificed)!’ In have made the Signs clear for people who under-
that way Allah gives life to the dead and He stand. (6:98)
shows you His Signs so that hopefully you will We created many of the jinn and mankind for
understand. (2:73) Hell. They have hearts they do not understand
Do you really hope they will follow you in faith with. They have eyes they do not see with. They
when a group of them heard Allah’s Word and have ears they do not hear with. Such people are
then, after grasping it, knowingly distorted it? like cattle. No, they are even further astray! They
(2:75) are the unaware. (7:179)
When they are told, ‘Follow what Allah has sent O Prophet! Spur on the believers to fight. If there
down to you,’ They say, ‘We are following what are twenty of you who are steadfast, they will
we found our fathers doing.’ What, even though overcome two hundred; and if there are a hun-
their fathers did not understand a thing and were dred of you, they will overcome a thousand of
not guided! (2:170) those who disbelieve, because they are people
Allah, there is no god but Him, the Living, the who do not understand. (8:65)
Self-Sustaining. He is not subject to drowsiness They are pleased to be with those who stay be-
or sleep. Everything in the heavens and the earth hind. Their hearts have been stamped so they do
belongs to Him. Who can intercede with Him not understand. (9:87)
except by His permission? He knows what is be- Each time a sura is sent down, they look at one
fore them and what is behind them but they can- another, implying, ‘Can anyone see you?’ Then
not grasp any of His knowledge save what He they turn away. Allah has turned their hearts
wills. His Footstool encompasses the heavens away because they are people who do not un-
and the earth and their preservation does not tire derstand. (9:127)
Him. He is the Most High, the Magnificent. Among them there are some who listen to you.
(2:255) But can you make the deaf hear even though
Wherever you are, death will catch up with you, they cannot understand? (10:42)
even if you are in impregnable fortresses. If a They said, ‘Shu‘ayb, We do not understand much
good thing happens to them, they say, ‘This has of what you say and we see you are weak among
come from Allah.’ But if a bad thing happens to us. Were it not for your clan, we would have
them, they say, ‘This has come from you.’ Say, stoned you. We do not hold you in high esteem!’
‘Everything comes from Allah.’ What is the mat- (11:91)
ter with these people that they scarcely under- The seven heavens and the earth and everyone in
stand a single word? (4:78) them glorify Him. There is nothing which does
Some of them listen to you but We have placed not glorify Him with praise but you do not under-
covers on their hearts, preventing them from un- stand their glorification. He is All-Forbearing,
derstanding it, and heaviness in their ears. Ever-Forgiving. (17:44)
Though they see every Sign, they still have no We have placed covers on their hearts, prevent-
faith, so that when they come to you, disputing ing them from understanding it, and heaviness in
with you, those who disbelieve say, ‘This is noth- their ears. When you mention your Lord alone in
ing but the myths of previous peoples!’ (6:25) the Qur'an, they turn their backs and run away.
Say: ‘He possesses the power to send you pun- (17:46)
ishment from above your heads or from beneath Who could do greater wrong than someone who
your feet, or to confuse you in sects and make is reminded of the Signs of his Lord and then
you taste one another’s violence.’ Look how We turns away from them, forgetting all that he has
vary the Signs so that hopefully they will under- done before? We have placed covers on their
stand. (6:65) hearts, preventing them from understanding it,
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