Page 818 - An Index to the Qur'an

What you serve apart from Him are only names So eat from what Allah has provided for you,
which you and your forefathers have made up. lawful and good, and be thankful for the blessing
There is no mandate for them from Allah. Allah of Allah if it is Him you worship. (16:114)
alone is qualified to judge. His order is to wor- Your Lord has decreed that you should worship
ship none but Him. That is in truth the straight none but Him, and that you should show kind-
and upright religion, but most of mankind simply ness to your parents. Whether one or both of
do not know. (12:40) them reach old age with you, do not say ‘Ugh!’ to
Those to whom We gave the Book rejoice at them out of irritation and do not be harsh with
what has been sent down to you but some of the them but speak to them with gentleness and gen-
parties refuse to acknowledge part of it. Say: ‘I erosity. (17:23)
have only been ordered to worship Allah and not (We said to them,) ‘When you have separated
to associate anything with Him. I summon to yourselves from them and everything they wor-
Him and to Him I will return.’ (13:36) ship except Allah, take refuge in the cave and
Their Messengers said, ‘Is there any doubt about your Lord will unfold His mercy to you and open
Allah, the Bringer into Being of the heavens and the way to the best for you in your situation.’
the earth? He summons you to forgive you for (18:16)
your wrong actions and to defer you until a spec- Accordingly We made them chance upon them
ified time.’ They said, ‘You are nothing but unexpectedly so they might know that Allah’s
human beings like ourselves who want to debar promise is true and that there is no doubt about
us from what our fathers worshipped; so bring us the Hour. When they were arguing among them-
a clear authority.’ (14:10) selves about the matter, they said, ‘Wall up their
When Ibrahim said, ‘My Lord! Make this land a cave, their Lord knows best about them.’ But
place of safety and keep me and my sons from those who got the better of the argument con-
worshipping idols.’ (14:35) cerning them said, ‘We will build a place of wor-
And worship your Lord until what is Certain ship over them.’ (18:21)
comes to you. (15:99) Say: ‘I am only a human being like yourselves. It
The idolaters say, ‘If Allah had willed we would is revealed to me that your god is One God. So
not have worshipped anything apart from Him, let him who hopes to meet his Lord act rightly
neither we nor our fathers, nor would we have and not associate anyone in the worship of his
forbidden anything without His say.’ Those be- Lord.’ (18:110)
fore them said the same. Are the Messengers re- ‘Allah is my Lord and your Lord so worship Him.
sponsible for anything but clear transmission? This is a straight path.’ (19:36)
(16:35) Remember when he (Ibrahim) said to his father,
We sent a Messenger among every people say- ‘Father, why do you worship what can neither
ing: ‘Worship Allah and keep clear of all false hear nor see and is not of any use to you at all?
gods.’ Among them were some whom Allah Father, knowledge which never reached you has
guided but others received the misguidance they come to me, so follow me and I will guide you to
deserved. Travel about the earth and see the final the right path. Father, do not worship Satan.
fate of the deniers. (16:36) Satan was disobedient to the All-Merciful.
Allah has given you wives from among your- (19:42-44)
selves, and given you children and grandchildren When he (Ibrahim) had separated himself from
from your wives, and provided good things for them, and what they worshipped besides Allah,
you. So why do they believe in falsehood and re- We gave him Ishaq and Ya‘qub, making each of
ject the blessings of Allah, and worship, instead of them a Prophet. (19:49)
Allah, things that have no control over their provi- He is Lord of the heavens and the earth and
sion from the heavens or earth in any way, and are everything in between them, so worship Him
themselves completely impotent? (16:72-73) and persevere in His worship. Do you know of
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