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You who believe! Be upholders of justice, bear- lieve in Me and in My Messenger, they said, "We
ing witness for Allah alone, even against your- believe. Bear witness that we are Muslims."’
selves or your parents and relatives. Whether (5:111)
they are rich or poor, Allah is well able to look They (the Disciples) said, ‘We want to eat from it
after them. Do not follow your own desires and and for our hearts to be at peace and to know
deviate from the truth. If you twist or turn away, that you have told us the truth and to be among
Allah is aware of what you do. (4:135) those who witness it.’ (5:113)
There is not one of the People of the Book who (‘Isa said,) ‘I said to them nothing but what You
will not believe in him before he dies; and on the ordered me to say: "Worship Allah, my Lord and
Day of Rising he will be a witness against them. your Lord." I was a witness against them as long
(4:159) as I remained among them, but when You took
But Allah bears witness to what He has sent me back to You, You were the One watching
down to you. He has sent it down with His over them. You are Witness of all things.’ (5:117)
knowledge. The angels bear witness as well. And Say: ‘What thing is greatest as a witness?’ Say:
Allah suffices as a Witness. (4:166) ‘Allah. He is Witness between me and you. This
You who believe! Show integrity for the sake of Qur’an has been revealed to me so that I may
Allah, bearing witness with justice. Do not let ha- warn you by it, and anyone else it reaches. Do
tred for a people incite you into not being just. Be you then bear witness that there are other gods
just. That is closer to heedfulness. Have fear of together with Allah?’ Say: ‘I do not bear witness.’
Allah. Allah is aware of what you do. (5:8) Say: ‘He is only One God, and I am free of all
We sent down the Torah containing guidance you associate with Him.’ (6:19)
and light, and the Prophets who had submitted And a pair of camels and a pair of cattle–Say: ‘Is
themselves gave judgement by it for the Jews–as it the two males He has made forbidden, or the
did their scholars and their rabbis–by what they two females, or what the wombs of the two fe-
had been allowed to preserve of Allah’s Book to males contain? Were you then witnesses when
which they were witnesses. Do not be afraid of Allah gave you this instruction?’ Who could do
people, be afraid of Me. And do not sell My Signs greater wrong than someone who invents lies
for a paltry price. Those who do not judge by against Allah thus leading people astray without
what Allah has sent down, such people are dis- any knowledge? Allah does not guide the people
believers. (5:44) of the wrongdoers. (6:144)
When they listen to what has been sent down to Say: ‘Produce your witnesses to testify that Allah
the Messenger, you see their eyes overflowing made this forbidden.’ If they do testify, do not tes-
with tears because of what they recognise of the tify with them and do not follow the whims and
truth. They say, ‘Our Lord, we believe! So write desires of people who deny Our Signs, and who
us down among the witnesses.’ (5:83) do not believe in the hereafter and make others
You who believe! When one of you is near to equal to their Lord. (6:150)
death and makes a will, two just men from It is not for the idolaters to maintain the mosques
among you should act as witnesses; or, if you are of Allah, bearing witness against themselves of
travelling when the misfortune of death occurs, their disbelief. They are the ones whose actions
two men who are strangers to you. You should will come to nothing. They will be in the Fire
detain them after prayer and, if you are doubtful, timelessly, for ever. (9:17)
they should swear by Allah: ‘We will not sell it As for those who have set up a mosque, causing
for any price, even to a near relative, and we will harm and out of disbelief, to create division be-
not conceal the testimony of Allah. If we did we tween the believers, and in readiness for those
would indeed be wrongdoers.’ (5:106) who previously made war on Allah and His
(Remember when Allah said, ‘‘Isa, son of Messenger, they will swear, ‘We only desired the
Maryam,) when I inspired the Disciples to be- best.’ But Allah bears witness that they are truly
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