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the goods of this world, whereas Allah desires  All-Wise. (9:110)
         the hereafter. Allah is Almighty, All-Wise. (8:67)  Alif Lam Ra. Those are the Signs of the Wise
         But if they mean to betray you, they have already  Book. (10:1)
         previously betrayed Allah, so He has given you  Alif Lam Ra. A Book whose verses are perfectly
         power over them. Allah is All-Knowing, All-  constructed, and then demarcated, coming di-
         Wise. (8:71)                       rectly from One who is All-Wise, All-Aware.
         He will remove the rage from their hearts. Allah  (11:1)
         turns to anyone He wills. Allah is All-Knowing,  (Yusuf's father said,) ‘Accordingly your Lord will
         All-Wise. (9:15)                   pick you out and teach you the true meaning of
         You who believe! The idolaters are unclean, so  events and perfectly fulfil His blessing on you as
         after this year they should not come near the  well as on the family of Ya‘qub as He fulfilled it
         Sacred Mosque (Masjid al-Haram). If you fear  perfectly before upon your forebears, Ibrahim
         impoverishment, Allah will enrich you from His  and Ishaq. Most certainly your Lord is Knowing,
         bounty if He wills. Allah is All-Knowing, All-  Wise.’ (12:6)
         Wise. (9:28)                       He (Yusuf's father) said, ‘It’s merely that your
         If you do not help him, Allah did help him when  lower selves suggested something to you which
         those who disbelieved drove him out and there  you did. But beauty lies in having steadfastness.
         were two of them in the Cave. He said to his  Perhaps Allah will bring them all together. He is
         companion, ‘Do not be despondent, Allah is  indeed All-Knowing and All-Wise.’ (12:83)
         with us.’ Then Allah sent down His serenity upon  He (Yusuf) raised his parents up onto the throne.
         him and reinforced him with troops you could  The others fell prostrate in front of him. He said,
         not see. He made the word of those who disbe-  ‘My father, truly this is now the interpretation of
         lieved undermost. It is the word of Allah which is  the dream I had. My Lord has made it all come
         uppermost. Allah is Almighty, All-Wise. (9:40)  true; and He was kind to me by letting me out of
         The alms are for: the poor, the destitute, those  prison and brought you from the desert when
         who collect it, reconciling people’s hearts, free-  Satan had caused dissent between me and my
         ing slaves, those in debt, spending in the Way of  brothers. My Lord is kind to anyone He wills. He
         Allah, and travellers. It is a legal obligation from  is indeed All-Knowing and All-Wise. (12:100)
         Allah. Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise. (9:60)  We have not sent any Messenger except with the
         The men and women of the believers are friends  language of his people so he can make things
         of one another. They command what is right and  clear to them. Allah misguides anyone He wills
         forbid what is wrong, and perform prayer and  and guides anyone He wills. He is the Almighty,
         give the alms, and obey  Allah and His  the All-Wise. (14:4)
         Messenger. They are the people on whom Allah  It is your Lord Who will gather them. He is All-
         will have mercy. Allah is Almighty, All-Wise.  Wise, All-Knowing. (15:25)
         (9:71)                             Those who do not believe in the hereafter have
         The desert arabs are more obdurate in disbelief  an evil likeness. Allah’s is the Highest Likeness.
         and hypocrisy and more likely not to know the  He is the Almighty, the All-Wise. (16:60)
         limits which  Allah has sent down to His  Call to the way of your Lord with wisdom and
         Messenger. Allah  is All-Knowing, All-Wise.  fair admonition, and argue with them in the kind-
         (9:97)                             est way. Your Lord knows best who is misguided
         And others are left awaiting Allah’s command as  from His way.  And He knows best who are
         to whether He will punish them or turn to them.  guided. (16:125)
         Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise. (9:106)  That is part of the wisdom your Lord has revealed
         The buildings they have built will not cease to be  to you. Do not set up another god together with
         a bone of contention in their hearts, until their  Allah and so be thrown into Hell, blamed and
         hearts are cut to shreds. Allah is All-Knowing,  driven out. (17:39)
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