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you have carved when Allah created both you obtain clothing and carpets and household uten-
and what you do?’ (37:95-96) sils for a time. (16:80)
But We will drive the evildoers to Hell, like cattle
CASTLE to a watering hole. (19:86)
Proceed to a shadow which forks into three but Eat and pasture your cattle. Certainly there are
gives no shade or protection from the flames, Signs in that for people of sound intellect. (20:54)
shooting up great sparks the size of castles, like a Do you suppose that most of them hear or under-
herd of yellow camels. (77:30-33) stand? They are just like cattle. Indeed they are
even more astray! (25:44)
CATTLE Allah will admit those who believe to Gardens
(Satan said,) ‘I will lead them astray and fill them with rivers flowing under them. Those who dis-
with false hopes. I will command them and they believe have their enjoyment, eating as cattle
will cut off cattle’s ears. I will command them eat, but the Fire will be their final residence.
and they will change Allah’s creation.’ Anyone (47:12)
who takes Satan as his protector in place of Allah
has clearly lost everything. (4:119) CAVE
And a pair of camels and a pair of cattle–Say: ‘Is If you do not help him, Allah did help him when
it the two males He has made forbidden, or the those who disbelieved drove him out and there
two females, or what the wombs of the two fe- were two of them in the Cave. He said to his
males contain? Were you then witnesses when companion, ‘Do not be despondent, Allah is
Allah gave you this instruction?’ Who could do with us.’ Then Allah sent down His serenity upon
greater wrong than someone who invents lies him and reinforced him with troops you could
against Allah thus leading people astray without not see. He made the word of those who disbe-
any knowledge? Allah does not guide the people lieved undermost. It is the word of Allah which is
of the wrongdoers. (6:144) uppermost. Allah is Almighty, All-Wise. (9:40)
We made forbidden for the Jews every animal If they could find a bolt-hole, cave or burrow,
with an undivided hoof, and in respect of cattle they would turn and scurry away into it. (9:57)
and sheep, We made their fat forbidden for them, When the young men took refuge in the cave and
except what is attached to their backs or guts or said, ‘Our Lord, give us mercy directly from You
mixed up with bone. That is how We repaid and open the way for us to right guidance in our
them for their insolence. And We certainly speak situation.’ (18:10)
the truth. (6:146) So We sealed their ears with sleep in the cave for
We created many of the jinn and mankind for a number of years. (18:11)
Hell. They have hearts they do not understand (One of them said,) ‘When you have separated
with. They have eyes they do not see with. They yourselves from them and everything they wor-
have ears they do not hear with. Such people are ship except Allah, take refuge in the cave and
like cattle. No, they are even further astray! They your Lord will unfold His mercy to you and open
are the unaware. (7:179) the way to the best for you in your situation.’
There is instruction for you in cattle. From the (18:16)
contents of their bellies, from between the dung You would have seen the sun, when it rose, in-
and blood, We give you pure milk to drink, easy clining away from their cave towards the right,
for drinkers to swallow. (16:66) and, when it set, leaving them behind on the left,
Allah has made your houses places of rest for you while they were lying in an open part of it. That
and made houses for you out of cattle hides was one of Allah’s Signs. Whoever Allah guides
which are light for you to carry both when you is truly guided. But if He misguides someone,
are travelling and when you are staying in one you will find no protector for them to guide them
place. And from their wool and fur and hair you rightly. (18:17)
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