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metaphor of those who deny Our Signs. So tell am ordered to be just between you. Allah is our
the story so that hopefully they will reflect. Lord and your Lord. We have our actions and
(7:176) you have your actions. There is no debate be-
Accordingly We have sent it down as a judge- tween us and you. Allah will gather us all to-
ment in Arabic. If you followed their whims and gether. He is our final destination.’ (42:15)
desires after the knowledge that has come to you, Then We placed you on the right road of Our
you would have no protector or defender against Command so follow it. Do not follow the whims
Allah. (13:37) and desires of those who do not know. (45:18)
Restrain yourself patiently with those who call on Have you seen him who takes his whims and de-
their Lord morning and evening, desiring His sires to be his god–whom Allah has misguided
face. Do not turn your eyes from them, desiring knowingly, sealing up his hearing and his heart
the attractions of this world. And do not obey and placing a blindfold over his eyes? Who then
someone whose heart We have made neglectful will guide him after Allah? So will you not pay
of Our remembrance and who follows his own heed? (45:23)
whims and desires and whose life has trans- Is someone on a clear path from his Lord like
gressed all bounds. (18:28) those whose bad actions have been made to
Do not let those who have no faith in it and fol- seem good to them and who follow their own de-
low their whims and desires debar you from it or sires? (47:14)
you will be destroyed. (20:16) Among them are those who listen to you and
If the truth were to follow their whims and de- then, when they leave your presence, say to
sires, the heavens and the earth and everyone in those who have been given knowledge, ‘What
them would have been brought to ruin. No in- was that he just said?’ They are those whose
deed! We have given them their Reminder, but hearts Allah has sealed up and who follow their
they have turned away from it. (23:71) own desires. (47:16)
Have you seen him who has taken his whims and Your companion is not misguided or misled; nor
desires to be his god? Will you then be his does he speak from whim. (53:2-3)
guardian? (25:43) They (the idols) are nothing but names which
If they do not respond to you then know that they you yourselves have given, you and your forefa-
are merely following their whims and desires. thers. Allah has sent down no authority for them.
And who could be further astray than someone They are following nothing but conjecture and
who follows his whims and desires without any what their own selves desire. And that when
guidance from Allah? Allah does not guide the guidance has reached them from their Lord!
people of the wrongdoers. (28:50) (53:23)
However, those who do wrong pursue their They have denied the truth and followed their
whims and desires without any knowledge. Who whims and desires, but everything has its time.
can guide those whom Allah has led astray? They (54:3)
will have no helpers. (30:29)
(We said), ‘Dawud! We have made you a succes- WHIP
sor on the earth, so judge between people with And they will be beaten with whips made of iron.
truth and do not follow your own desires, letting (22:21)
them misguide you from the Way of Allah. Those So your Lord unleashed on them a scourging
who are misguided from the Way of Allah will re- punishment. (89:13)
ceive a harsh punishment because they forgot
the Day of Reckoning.’ (38:26) WHISPERING OF SATAN
So call and go straight as you have been ordered (Satan said,) ‘I will lead them astray and fill them
to. Do not follow their whims and desires but with false hopes. I will command them and they
say, ‘I believe in a Book sent down by Allah and I will cut off cattle’s ears. I will command them
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