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A Call for Unity
Turning away from Pointless Things
Those who turn away from worthless talk. (Surat Al-
Muminun: 3)
Those who do not bear false witness and who, when
they pass by worthless talk, pass by with dignity. (Surat
Al-Furqan: 72)
The Gospel
Avoid godless chatter... (2 Timothy, 2: 16)
The Torah
Turn my eyes away from worthless things; preserve my life ac-
cording to Your word. (Psalm, 119: 37)
"Would a wise man answer with empty notions or fill his belly
with the hot east wind? Would he argue with useless words, with
speeches that have no value? (Job, 15: 2-3)
" 'Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: "Because of
your false words and lying visions, I am against you", declares
the Sovereign Lord. (Ezekiel, 13: 8)
Remembering Allah at All Times
[People with intelligence are] those
who remember Allah, standing, sit-
ting, and lying on their sides,
and reflect on the creation of
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