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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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