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a liar.’ (28:34) poses Allah and His Messenger, though they be
He said, ‘We will reinforce you with your brother their fathers, their sons, their brothers or their
and by Our Signs will give you both authority, so clan. Allah has inscribed faith upon such peo-
that they will not be able to lay a hand on you. ple’s hearts and will reinforce them with a Spirit
You and those who follow you will be the vic- from Him and admit them into Gardens with
tors.’ (28:35) rivers flowing under them, remaining in them
And to Madyan We sent their brother Shu‘ayb, timelessly, for ever. Allah is pleased with them
he said, ‘My people, worship Allah and look to and they are pleased with Him. Such people are
the Last Day and do not act unjustly on earth, the party of Allah. Truly it is the party of Allah
corrupting it.’ (29:36) who are successful. (58:22)
Call them after their fathers. That is closer to jus- Those who have come after them say, ‘Our Lord,
tice in Allah’s sight. And if you do not know who forgive us and our brothers who preceded us in
their fathers were then they are your brothers in faith and do not put any rancour in our hearts to-
the religion and people under your patronage. wards those who believe. Our Lord, You are All-
You are not to blame for any honest mistake you Gentle, Most Merciful.’ (59:10)
make but only for what your hearts premeditate. Did you not see the hypocrites saying to their
Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (33:5) brothers, those among the People of the Book
Allah knows the obstructers among you and who disbelieve, ‘If you are driven out we will
those who say to their brothers, ‘Come to us,’ and leave with you, we will never obey anyone to
who only come to fight a very little. (33:18) your detriment. And if you are fought against we
They incur no blame in respect of their fathers or will help you’? Allah bears witness that they are
their sons or their brothers or their brothers’ or truly liars. (59:11)
sisters’ sons, or their women or any slaves they ... An evildoer will wish he could ransom himself
own. Have fear of Allah. Allah is witness of all from the punishment of that Day, by means of his
things. (33:55) sons, or his wife or his brother or his family who
(One of the two litigants said to Dawud,) ‘This sheltered him or everyone else on earth, if that
brother of mine has ninety-nine ewes and I have only meant that he could save himself. (70:11-
only one. He said, "Let me have charge of it," and 14)
got the better of me with his words.’ (38:23) (On) the Day a man will flee from his brother.
Remember the brother of ‘Ad when he warned (80:34)
his people by the sand-dunes–and warners
passed away before and after him–‘Worship no BUILDING
one but Allah. I fear for you the punishment of a And We bequeathed to the people who had been
terrible Day.’ (46:21) oppressed the easternmost part of the land We
The believers are brothers, so make peace be- had blessed, and its westernmost part as well.
tween your brothers and have fear of Allah so The most excellent Word of your Lord was ful-
that hopefully you will gain mercy. (49:10) filled for the tribe of Israel on account of their
You who believe! Avoid most suspicion. Indeed steadfastness. And We utterly destroyed what
some suspicion is a crime. And do not spy and Pharaoh and his people made and the buildings
do not backbite one another. Would any of you they constructed. (7:137)
like to eat his brother’s dead flesh? No, you Who is better: someone who founds his building
would hate it. And have fear of Allah. Allah is on fear of Allah and His good pleasure, or some-
Ever-Returning, Most Merciful. (49:12) one who founds his building on the brink of a
And ‘Ad and Pharaoh and the brothers of Lut crumbling precipice so that it collapses with him
(also denied the truth). (50:13) into the Fire of Hell? Allah does not love wrong-
You will not find people who believe in Allah doers. (9:109)
and the Last Day having love for anyone who op- The buildings they have built will not cease to be
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