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BOOK OF ACTIONS The Messenger believes in what has been sent
We have fastened the destiny of every man about down to him from his Lord, and so do the believ-
his neck and on the Day of Rising We will bring ers. Each one believes in Allah and His angels
out a Book for him which he will find spread and His Books and His Messengers. We do not
open in front of him. (17:13) differentiate between any of His Messengers.
And the earth will shine with the Pure Light of its They say, ‘We hear and we obey. Forgive us, our
Lord; the Book will be put in place; the Prophets Lord! You are our journey’s end.’ (2:285)
and witnesses will be brought; it will be decided Say, ‘We believe in Allah and what has been sent
between them with the truth; and they will not be down to us and what was sent down to Ibrahim,
wronged. (39:69) Isma‘il and Ishaq and Ya‘qub and the Tribes, and
In fact each one of them wants to be given an un- what Musa and ‘Isa and all the Prophets were
furled scroll. (74:52) given by their Lord. We do not differentiate be-
When the Pages are opened up, (81:10) tween any of them. We are Muslims submitted to
No indeed! The book of the dissolute is in Sijjin. Him.’ (3:84)
And what will convey to you what Sijjin is? A You who believe! Believe in Allah and His
clearly written Book. (83:7-9) Messenger and in the Book He sent down to His
As for him who is given his Book in his right Messenger, and the Books He sent down before.
hand, he will be given an easy reckoning and re- Anyone who rejects Allah and His angels and His
turn to his family joyfully. But as for him who is Books and His Messengers and the Last Day has
given his Book behind his back, he will cry out gone very far astray. (4:136)
for destruction but will be roasted in a Searing Those to whom We gave the Book rejoice at what
Blaze. (84:7-12) has been sent down to you but some of the parties
refuse to acknowledge part of it. Say: ‘I have only
BOOKS been ordered to worship Allah and not to associate
(Those who guard against evil are) those who be- anything with Him. I summon to Him and to Him I
lieve in what has been sent down to you and will return.’ (13:36)
what was sent down before you, and are certain Only argue with the People of the Book in the
about the hereafter. (2:4) kindest way–except in the case of those of them
Believe in what I have sent down, confirming who do wrong–saying, ‘We believe in what has
what is with you. Do not be the first to reject it been sent down to us and what was sent down to
and do not sell My Signs for a paltry price. Have you. Our God and your God are one and we sub-
fear of Me alone. (2:41) mit to Him.’ (29:46)
Some of them are illiterate, knowing nothing of Accordingly We have sent down the Book to you,
the Book but wishful thinking. They only specu- and those to whom We gave the Book believe in it,
late. (2:78) and some of these people believe in it as well.
Woe to those who write the Book with their own Only the disbelievers deny Our Signs. (29:47)
hands and then say ‘This is from Allah’ to sell it If they deny you, those before them also denied the
for a paltry price. Woe to them for what their truth. Their Messengers came to them with Clear
hands have written! Woe to them for what they Signs, and psalms and the Illuminating Book.
earn! (2:79) (35:25)
Say, ‘We believe in Allah and what has been sent We sent Nuh and Ibrahim and placed
down to us and what was sent down to Ibrahim Prophethood and the Book among their descen-
and Isma‘il and Ishaq and Ya‘qub and the Tribes, dants. Some of them are guided but many of them
and what Musa and ‘Isa were given, and what all are deviators. (57:26)
the Prophets were given by their Lord. We do not
differentiate between any of them. We are BOOTY
Muslims submitted to Him.’ (2:136) You who believe! When you go out to fight in the
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