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gate. (10:12) appointed you as inheritors of the earth. Is there
It is He Who conveys you on both land and sea another god besides Allah? How little you pay
so that when some of you are on a boat, running heed! (27:62)
before a fair wind, rejoicing at it, and then a vio- When they embark in ships, they call on Allah,
lent squall comes upon them and the waves making their religion sincerely His, but then
come at them from every side and they realise when He delivers them safely to the land, they
there is no way of escape, they call on Allah, associate others with Him. (29:65)
making their religion sincerely His: ‘If You rescue When harm touches people they call on their
us from this, we will truly be among the thank- Lord, repenting to Him. But then, when He gives
ful.’ (10:22) them a taste of mercy from Him, a group of them
The call of truth is made to Him alone. Those immediately associate others with their Lord.
they call upon apart from Him do not respond to (30:33)
them at all. It is like someone stretching out his When the waves hang over them like canopies,
cupped hands towards water to convey it to his they call on Allah, making their religion sincerely
mouth: it will never get there. The call of the dis- His. But then when He delivers them safely to the
believers only goes astray. (13:14) land, some of them are ambivalent. None but a
Restrain yourself patiently with those who call on treacherous, thankless man denies Our Signs.
their Lord morning and evening, desiring His (31:32)
face. Do not turn your eyes from them, desiring Their sides eschew their beds as they call on their
the attractions of this world. And do not obey Lord in fear and ardent hope. And they give of
someone whose heart We have made neglectful what We have provided for them. (32:16)
of Our remembrance and who follows his own When harm touches man he calls upon his Lord,
whims and desires and whose life has trans- repenting to Him. Then when He grants him a
gressed all bounds. (18:28) blessing from Him, he forgets what he was call-
And (Zakariyya) said, ‘My Lord, my bones have ing for before and ascribes rivals to Allah, so as to
lost their strength and my head is crowned with misguide others from His Way. Say: ‘Enjoy your
white, but in calling on You, My Lord, I have disbelief for a little while. You are among the
never been disappointed.’ (19:4) Companions of the Fire.’ (39:8)
(Ibrahim said,) ‘I will separate myself from you So call upon Allah, making your religion sin-
and all you call upon besides Allah and I will call cerely His, even though the disbelievers detest it.
upon my Lord. It may well be that, in calling on (40:14)
my Lord, I will not be disappointed.’ (19:48) Pharaoh said, ‘Let me kill Musa and let him call
We responded to him and gave him Yahya, upon his Lord! I am afraid that he may change
restoring for him his wife’s fertility. They outdid your religion and bring about corruption in the
one another in good actions, calling out to Us in land.’ (40:26)
yearning and in awe, and humbling themselves Those in the Fire will say to the custodians of
to Us. (21:90) Hell, ‘Call on your Lord to make the punishment
Say: ‘What has My Lord to do with you if you do less for us for just one day.’ (40:49)
not call on Him? But you have denied the truth, They will ask, ‘Did your Messengers not bring
so punishment is bound to come.’ (25:77) you the Clear Signs?’They will answer, ‘Yes.’
So do not call on any other god along with Allah They will say, ‘Then you call!’ But the calling of
or you will be among those who will be pun- the disbelievers only goes astray. (40:50)
ished. (26:213) Your Lord says, ‘Call on Me and I will answer
Ibrahim said, ‘Do they hear you when you call or you. Those who who are too proud to worship
do they help you or do you harm?’ (26:72-73) Me will enter Hell abject.’ (40:60)
He Who responds to the oppressed when they He is the Living–there is no god but Him–so call
call on Him and removes their distress, and has on Him, making your religion sincerely His.
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