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Nonetheless they are amazed that a warner covered by waves above which are waves above
should have come to them from among them- which are clouds, layers of darkness, one upon
selves and those who disbelieve say, ‘What an the other. If he puts out his hand, he can scarcely
extraordinary thing! (50:2) see it. Those Allah gives no light to, they have no
This is a warning like the warnings of old. (53:56) light. (24:40)
It all but bursts with rage. Each time a group is When the waves hang over them like canopies,
flung into it its custodians will question them: they call on Allah, making their religion sincerely
‘Did no warner come to you?’ (67:8) His. But then when He delivers them safely to the
They will say, ‘Yes indeed, a warner did come to land, some of them are ambivalent. None but a
us but we denied him and said, "Allah has sent treacherous, thankless man denies Our Signs.
nothing down. You are just greatly misguided."’ (31:32)
(67:9) The two seas are not the same: the one is sweet,
Say: ‘The knowledge is with Allah alone and I am refreshing, delicious to drink, the other salty, bit-
only a clear warner.’ (67:26) ter to the taste. Yet from both of them you eat
He (Nuh) said, ‘My people, I am a clear warner fresh flesh and extract ornaments for yourselves
to you.’ (71:2) to wear; and you see ships on them, cleaving
You are only the warner of those who fear it. through the waves so that you can seek His
(79:45) bounty and so that hopefully you will be thank-
ful. (35:12)
WASWAS (SEE WHISPERING OF SATAN)
WEAKNESS
WAVE You who believe! When you take on a debt for a
It is He Who conveys you on both land and sea specified period, write it down. A writer should
so that when some of you are on a boat, running write it down between you justly. No writer
before a fair wind, rejoicing at it, and then a vio- should refuse to write; as Allah has taught him,
lent squall comes upon them and the waves so he should write. The one incurring the debt
come at them from every side and they realise should dictate and should have fear of Allah his
there is no way of escape, they call on Allah, Lord and not reduce it in any way. If the person
making their religion sincerely His: ‘If You rescue incurring the debt is incompetent or weak or un-
us from this, we will truly be among the thank- able to dictate, then his guardian should dictate
ful.’ (10:22) for him justly. Two men among you should act as
It sailed with them through mountainous waves, witnesses. But if there are not two men, then a
and Nuh called out to his son, who had kept man and two women with whom you are satis-
himself apart, ‘My son! Come on board with us. fied as witnesses; then if one of them forgets, the
Do not stay with the disbelievers!’ (11:42) other can remind her. Witnesses should not re-
He (Nuh's son) said, ‘I will take refuge on a fuse when they are called upon. Do not think it
mountain; It will protect me from the flood.’ He too trivial to write down, whether small or large,
said, ‘There is no protection from Allah’s com- with the date that it falls due. Doing that is more
mand today except for those He has mercy on.’ just in Allah’s sight and more helpful when bear-
The waves surged in between them and he was ing witness and more likely to eliminate any
among the drowned. (11:43) doubt–unless it is an immediate transaction hand
We will abandon them, that Day, to pound to hand, taken and given without delay. There is
against each other in surging waves and the nothing wrong in your not writing that down.
Trumpet will be blown and We will gather them Call witnesses when you trade. Neither writer
all together. (18:99) nor witness should be put under pressure. If you
Or they (the actions of those who disbelieve) are do that, it is deviancy on your part. Have fear of
like the darkness of a fathomless sea which is Allah and Allah will give you knowledge. Allah
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