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stir up enmity and hatred between you by means You are the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.’ (2:32)
of wine and gambling, and to debar you from re- (Ibrahim said,) ‘Our Lord, raise up among them a
membrance of Allah and from prayer. Will you Messenger from them to recite Your Signs to
not then give them up? (5:90-91) them and teach them the Book and Wisdom and
Two servants entered prison along with him. One purify them. You are the Almighty, the All-Wise.’
said, ‘I dreamt that I was pressing grapes.’ The (2:129)
other said, ‘I dreamt I carried bread upon my For this We sent a Messenger to you from among
head and birds were eating it. Tell us the true you to recite Our Signs to you and purify you and
meaning of these dreams. We see that you’re one teach you the Book and Wisdom and teach you
of the righteous.’ (12:36) things you did not know before. (2:151)
(Yusuf said,) ‘My fellow-captives, one of you will If you backslide after the Clear Signs have come
serve his lord with wine, the other of you will be to you, know that Allah is Almighty, All-Wise.
crucified and birds will eat his head. The thing (2:209)
you asked about is foreordained.’ (12:41) (Allah makes the Signs clear to you, so that hope-
An image of the Garden which is promised to fully you will reflect) on this world and the here-
those who guard against evil: in it there are rivers after. They will ask you about the property of
of water which will never spoil and rivers of milk orphans. Say, ‘Managing it in their best interests
whose taste will never change and rivers of wine, is best.’ If you mix your property with theirs, they
delightful to all who drink it, and rivers of honey are your brothers. Allah knows a squanderer
of undiluted purity; in it they will have fruit of from a good manager. If Allah had wanted, He
every kind and forgiveness from their Lord. Is that could have been hard on you. Allah is Almighty,
like those who will be in the Fire timelessly, for All-Wise. (2:220)
ever, with boiling water to drink which lacerates When you divorce women and they are near the
their bowels? (Qur7an, 47:15) end of their waiting period, then either retain
They are given the choicest sealed wine to drink. them with correctness and courtesy or release
(83:25) them with correctness and courtesy. Do not re-
tain them by force, thus overstepping the limits.
WING Anyone who does that has wronged himself. Do
Do not direct your eyes longingly to what We not make a mockery of Allah’s Signs. Remember
have given certain of them to enjoy. Do not feel Allah’s blessing to you and the Book and
sad concerning them. And take the believers Wisdom He has sent down to you to admonish
under your wing. (15:88) you. Have fear of Allah and know that Allah has
And take the believers who follow you under knowledge of all things. (2:231)
your wing. (26:215) Those of you who die leaving wives behind
Praise be to Allah, the Bringer into Being of the should make a bequest to their wives of mainte-
heavens and earth, He Who made the angels nance for a year without them having to leave
messengers, with wings–two, three or four. He their homes. But if they do leave you are not to
adds to creation in any way He wills. Allah has blame for anything they do with themselves with
power over all things. (35:1) correctness and courtesy. Allah is Almighty, All-
Have they not looked at the birds above them, Wise. (2:240)
with wings outspread and folded back? Nothing And with Allah's permission they routed them.
holds them up but the All-Merciful. He sees all Dawud killed Goliath and Allah gave him king-
things. (67:19) ship and wisdom and taught him whatever He
willed. If it were not for Allah’s driving some peo-
WISDOM - WISE ple back by means of others, the earth would
They (the angels) said, ‘Glory be to You! We have have been corrupted. But Allah shows favour to
no knowledge except what You have taught us. all the worlds. (2:251)
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