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When Ibrahim said, ‘My Lord, show me how You have children. If you are childless and your heirs
bring the dead to life.’ He asked, ‘Do you not are your parents your mother receives a third. If
then believe?’ He replied, ‘Indeed I do! But so you have brothers or sisters your mother receives
that my heart may be at peace.’ He said, ‘Take a sixth, after any bequest you make or any debts.
four birds and train them to yourself. Then put a With regard to your fathers and your sons, you
part of them on each mountain and call to them; do not know which of them is going to benefit
they will come rushing to you. Know that Allah is you more. These are obligatory shares from
Almighty, All-Wise.’ (2:260) Allah. Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise. (4:11)
He gives wisdom to whoever He wills and he Allah only accepts the repentance of those who
who has been given wisdom has been given do evil in ignorance and then quickly repent after
great good. But no one pays heed but people of doing it. Allah turns towards such people. Allah
intelligence. (2:269) is All-Knowing, All-Wise. (4:17)
It is He Who forms you in the womb however He And also (forbidden for you are) married women,
wills. There is no god but Him, the Almighty, the except for those you have taken in war as slaves.
All-Wise. (3:6) This is what Allah has prescribed for you. Apart
He will teach him (‘Isa) the Book and Wisdom, from that He has made all other women lawful
and the Torah and the Gospel. (3:48) for you provided you seek them with your wealth
That is what We recite to you of the Signs and the in marriage and not in fornication. When you
wise Reminder. (3:58) consummate your marriage with them give them
This is the true account: there is no other god be- their prescribed dowry. There is nothing wrong
sides Allah. Allah–He is the Almighty, the All- in any further agreement you might come to after
Wise. (3:62) the dowry has been given. Allah is All-Knowing,
Remember when Allah made a covenant with All-Wise. (4:24)
the Prophets: ‘Now that We have given you a Allah desires to make things clear to you and to
share of the Book and Wisdom, and then a mes- guide you to the correct practices of those before
senger comes to you confirming what is with you and to turn towards you. Allah is All-
you, you must believe in him and help him.’ He Knowing, All-Wise. (4:26)
asked, ‘Do you agree and undertake my commis- Or do they in fact envy other people for the
sion on that condition?’ They replied, ‘We agree.’ bounty Allah has granted them? We gave the
He said, ‘Bear witness, then. I am with you as family of Ibrahim the Book and Wisdom, and We
one of the witnesses.’ (3:81) gave them an immense kingdom. (4:54)
Allah only did this for it to be good news for you As for those who reject Our Signs, We will roast
and so that your hearts might be set at rest by it them in a Fire. Every time their skins are burned
(help comes from no one but Allah, the Almighty, off, We will replace them with new skins so that
the All-Wise). (3:126) they can taste the punishment. Allah is Almighty,
Allah showed great kindness to the believers All-Wise. (4:56)
when He sent a Messenger to them from among A believer should never kill another believer un-
themselves to recite His Signs to them and purify less it is by mistake. Anyone who kills a believer
them and teach them the Book and Wisdom, by mistake should free a believing slave and pay
even though before that they were clearly mis- blood-money to his family unless they forgo it as
guided. (3:164) a charity. If he is from a people who are your en-
Allah instructs you regarding your children: A emies and is a believer, you should free a believ-
male receives the same as the share of two fe- ing slave. If he is from a people you have a treaty
males. If there are more than two daughters they with, blood money should be paid to his family
receive two-thirds of what you leave. If she is one and you should free a believing slave. Anyone
on her own she receives a half. Each of your par- who cannot find the means should fast two con-
ents receives a sixth of what you leave if you secutive months. This is a concession from Allah.
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