Page 809 - An Index to the Qur'an

(Nuh said,) ‘My Lord! Forgive me and my parents His name from being remembered in them, and
and all who enter my house as believers, and all goes about destroying them? Such people will
the men and women of the believers. But do not never be able to enter them–except in fear. They
increase the wrongdoers except in ruin!’ (71:28) will have disgrace in this world and in the here-
And (there are) nubile maidens of similar age (for after they will have a terrible punishment. (2:114)
those who guard against evil). (78:33) Who would deliberately renounce the religion of
When the baby girl buried alive is asked. (81:8) Ibrahim except someone who reveals himself to
Those who persecute men and women of the be- be a fool? We chose him in this world and in the
lievers, and then do not repent, will have the hereafter he will be one of the righteous. (2:130)
punishment of Hell, will have the punishment of When you have completed your rites, remember
the Burning. (85:10) Allah as you used to remember your forefa-
And (say: ‘I seek refuge with the Lord of thers–or even more. There are some people who
Daybreak) from the evil of women who blow on say, ‘Our Lord, give us good in this world.’ They
knots.’ (113:4) will have no share in the hereafter. (2:200)
And there are others who say, ‘Our Lord, give us
WOOL good in this world, and good in the hereafter, and
Allah has made your houses places of rest for you safeguard us from the punishment of the Fire.’
and made houses for you out of cattle hides (2:201)
which are light for you to carry both when you Among the people there is someone whose
are travelling and when you are staying in one words about the life of this world excite your ad-
place. And from their wool and fur and hair you miration, and he calls Allah to witness what is in
obtain clothing and carpets and household uten- his heart, while he is in fact the most hostile of
sils for a time. (16:80) adversaries. (2:204)
On the Day the sky is like molten brass and the To those who disbelieve, the life of this world is
mountains like tufts of coloured wool. (70:8-9) painted in glowing colours and they laugh at
It is the Day when mankind will be like scattered those who believe. But on the Day of Rising
moths and the mountains like tufts of coloured those who fear Allah will be over them. Allah
wool. (101:4-5) provides for whoever He wills without any reck-
oning. (2:212)
WORLD, THE (DUNYA) They will ask you about the Sacred Month and
Then you are the people who are killing one an- fighting in it. Say, ‘Fighting in it is a serious mat-
other and expelling a group among you from ter; but barring access to the Way of Allah and re-
their homes, ganging up against them in wrong- jecting Him and barring access to the Sacred
doing and enmity. Yet if they are brought to you Mosque (Masjid al-Haram) and expelling its peo-
as captives, you ransom them, when it was for- ple from it are far more serious in the sight of
bidden for you to expel them in the first place! Allah. Discord is worse than killing.’ They will
Do you, then, believe in one part of the Book and not stop fighting you until they make you revert
reject the other? What repayment will there be from your religion, if they are able. As for any of
for any of you who do that except disgrace in this you who revert from their religion and die disbe-
world? And on the Day of Rising, they will be re- lievers, their actions will come to nothing in this
turned to the harshest of punishments. Allah is world and the hereafter. They are the
not unaware of what you do. (2:85) Companions of the Fire, remaining in it time-
Those are the people who trade the hereafter for lessly, for ever. (2:217)
this world. The punishment will not be lightened They will ask you about alcoholic drinks and
for them. They will not be helped. (2:86) gambling. Say, ‘There is great wrong in both of
Who could do greater wrong than someone who them and also certain benefits for mankind. But
bars access to the mosques of Allah, preventing the wrong in them is greater than the benefit.’
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