Page 817 - An Index to the Qur'an

Allah’s earth and do not harm her in any way or a people in houses in Egypt and make your houses
painful punishment will afflict you.’ (7:73) places of worship and perform prayer and give
And to Madyan We sent their brother Shu‘ayb good news to the believers.’ (10:87)
who said, ‘My people, worship Allah! You have Say: ‘Mankind! If you are in any doubt about my
no other god than Him. A Clear Sign has come to religion, I do not worship those you worship be-
you from your Lord. Give full measure and full sides Allah. Rather I worship Allah Who will take
weight. Do not diminish people’s goods. Do not you back to Him and I am commanded to be one
cause corruption in the land after it has been put of the believers.’ (10:104)
right. That is better for you if you are believers.’ ‘Do not worship anyone but Allah! I am a warner
(7:85) and bringer of good news to you from Him.’
Those who are in the presence of your Lord do (11:2)
not consider themselves too great to worship (Nuh said to his people,) ‘Worship none but
Him. They glorify His praise and they prostrate to Allah. I fear for you the punishment of a painful
Him. (7:206) day.’ (11:26)
They have taken their rabbis and monks as lords And to ‘Ad We sent their brother Hud. He said,
besides Allah, and also the Messiah, son of ‘My people! Worship Allah. You have no god
Maryam. Yet they were commanded to worship apart from Him. You are merely fabricators.’
only one God. There is no god but Him! Glory be (11:50)
to Him above anything they associate with Him! To Thamud We sent their brother Salih. He said,
(9:31) ‘My people, worship Allah! You have no god
Those who repent, those who worship, those apart from Him. He brought you into being from
who praise, those who fast, those who bow, the earth and made you its inhabitants. So ask
those who prostrate, those who command the His forgiveness and then repent to Him. My Lord
right, those who forbid the wrong, those who is Close and Quick to Respond.’ (11:61)
preserve the limits of Allah: give good news to They said, ‘Salih, we had great hopes in you be-
the believers. (9:112) fore this happened. Do you forbid us to worship
Your Lord is Allah, Who created the heavens and what our fathers worshipped? We have grave
the earth in six days and then established Himself doubts about what you are calling us to.’ (11:62)
firmly on the Throne. He directs the whole affair. And (We sent) to Madyan their brother Shu‘ayb.
No one can intercede except with His permis- He said, ‘My people, worship Allah! You have no
sion. That is Allah your Lord, so worship Him. god apart from Him. Do not give short measure
Will you not pay heed? (10:3) and short weight. I see you prospering and I fear
They worship, instead of Allah, what can neither for you the punishment of an all-encompassing
harm them nor help them, saying, ‘These are our Day.’ (11:84)
intercessors with Allah.’ Say: ‘Would you inform They said, ‘Shu‘ayb, do your prayers instruct you
Allah of something about which He does not that we should abandon what our fathers wor-
know either in the heavens or on the earth?’ May shipped or stop doing whatever we want to with
He be glorified and exalted above what they as- our wealth? You are clearly the forbearing, the
sociate with Him! (10:18) rightly-guided!’ (11:87)
On the Day We gather them all together, We will So be in no doubt about what these people wor-
say then to those who associated others with ship. They only worship as their forebears wor-
Allah, ‘To your place, you and your partner- shipped previously. We will pay them their
gods!’ Then We will sift them out, and their part- portion in full, with no rebate! (11:109)
ner-gods will say, ‘It was not us you worshipped. The Unseen of the heavens and the earth belongs
Allah is a sufficient witness between us and you. to Allah and the whole affair will be returned to
We were unaware of your worship.’ (10:28-29) Him. So worship Him and put your trust in Him.
We revealed to Musa and his brother: ‘Settle your Your Lord is not unaware of what you do. (11:123)
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