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And when you said, 'Musa, we will not believe in you until we see Allah
with our own eyes.' So the thunder-bolt struck you dead while you were
looking. (2:55)
What are they waiting for but for Allah to come to them in the shadows
of the clouds, together with the angels, in which case the matter will
have been settled? All matters return to Allah. (2:210)
They will be plunged into abasement wherever they are found, unless they
have a treaty with Allah and with the people. They have brought down anger
from Allah upon themselves, and they have been plunged into destitution.
That was because they rejected Allah's Signs and killed the Prophets without
any right to do so. That was because they disobeyed and went beyond the
limits. (3:112)
The People of the Book will ask you to bring down a Book from heaven
to them. They asked Musa for even more than that. They said, 'Let us see
Allah with our own eyes.' So the lightning-bolt struck them down for their
wrongdoing. Then they adopted the Calf after the Clear Signs had come
to them, but We pardoned them for that and gave Musa clear authority.
(4:153)
Children of Adam! Do not let Satan tempt you into trouble as He expelled
your parents from the Garden, stripping them of their covering and disclosing
to them their private parts. He and his tribe see you from where you do
not see them. We have made the Satans friends of those who have no faith.
(7:27)
But they denied him (Nuh) so We rescued him and those with him in the
Ark. And We drowned the people who denied Our Signs. They were a blind
people. (7:64)
So We rescued him and those with him by mercy from Us, and We cut off
the last remnant of those who denied Our Signs and were not believers.
(7:72)
So the earthquake seized them and morning found them lying flattened
in their homes. (7:78)
We rained down a rain upon them. See the final fate of the evildoers!
(7:84)
So the earthquake seized them and morning found them lying flattened
in their homes. (7:91)
We have never sent a Prophet to any city without seizing its people with
hardship and distress so that hopefully they would be humble. (7:94)
We seized Pharaoh's people with years of drought and scarcity of fruits
so that hopefully they would pay heed. (7:130)
So We sent down on them floods, locusts, lice, frogs and blood, Signs,
clear and distinct, but they proved arrogant and were an evildoing people.
(7:133)
Then We took revenge on them and drowned them in the sea because they
denied Our Signs and paid no attention to them. (7:136)
And We bequeathed to the people who had been oppressed the easternmost
part of the land We had blessed, and its westernmost part as well. The
most excellent Word of your Lord was fulfilled for the tribe of Israel
on account of their steadfastness. And We utterly destroyed what Pharaoh
and his people made and the buildings they constructed. (7:137)
Let them (those who were left behind) laugh little and weep much, in
repayment for what they have earned. (9:82)
Do they not see that they are tried once or twice in every year? But
still they do not turn back. They do not pay heed. (9:126)
But they denied him (Nuh) so We rescued him, and all those with him,
in the Ark and We made them the successors and We drowned the people who
denied Our Signs. See the final fate of those who were warned! (10:73)
No one believed in Musa except for a few of his people out of fear that
Pharaoh, and the elders, would persecute them. Pharaoh was high and mighty
in the land. He was one of the profligate. (10:83)
The Great Blast seized hold of those who did wrong and morning found
them lying flattened in their homes. (11:67)
When Our command came, We turned their cities upside down and rained
down on them stones of hard baked clay, piled on top of one another in
layers, each one earmarked by your Lord. And they are never far from the
wrongdoers. (11:82-83)
When Our command came, We rescued Shu'ayb and those who believed along
with him by a mercy from Us. The Great Blast seized hold of those who
did wrong and morning found them lying flattened in their homes. (11:94)
Even if there was a Qur'an which moved mountains, or split the earth
open or spoke to the dead...! On the contrary! The affair is Allah's altogether.
Do those who believe not know that if Allah had wanted to He could have
guided all mankind? Those who disbelieve will not cease to be struck by
disaster for what they have done-or a disaster will happen close to their
homes-until Allah's promise is fulfilled. Allah will not fail to keep
His promise. (13:31)
So the Great Blast seized hold of them at the break of day. (15:73)
We turned the place completely upside down and rained down on them stones
of hard-baked clay. (15:74)
But the Great Blast seized hold of them in the morning, (15:83)
How many cities We have destroyed which lived in insolent ingratitude!
There are their houses, never again inhabited after them, except a little.
It was We who were their Heir. Your Lord would never destroy any cities
without first sending to the chief of them a Messenger to recite Our Signs
to them. We would never destroy any cities unless their inhabitants were
wrongdoers. (28:58-59)
They (the inhabitants of the city) said (to Our Messengers), 'We see
an evil omen in you. If you do not stop we will stone you and you will
suffer a painful punishment at our hands.' ( 36:18)
In fact the Hour is their promised appointment and the Hour is more disastrous
and bitter! (54:46)
We have tried them as We tried the owners of the garden when they swore
that they would harvest in the morning. (68:17)
So a visitation from your Lord came upon it while they slept. (68:19)
Those before them also denied the truth but these people do not have
even a tenth of what We gave to them. They denied My Messengers. And how
complete was My denial! ( 34:45)
And they say, 'When will this promise come about if you are telling the
truth?'(36:48)
How many generations We have destroyed before them! And they cried out
when it was too late to escape. (38:3)
The assembly will be routed and will turn their backs in flight. In fact
the Hour is their promised appointment and the Hour is more disastrous
and bitter! (54:45-46)
CALENDAR
There have been twelve months with Allah in the Book of Allah, from the
day He first created the heavens and earth. Four of them are forbidden.
That is the True Religion. So do not wrong one another during them. However,
fight the idolaters totally just as they fight you totally, and know that
Allah is with those who guard against evil. (9:36)
CALF (ADOPTED AS IDOL)
And when We allotted to Musa forty nights. Then you adopted the Calf
when he had gone and you were wrongdoers. (2:51)
And when Musa said to his people, 'My people, You wronged yourselves
by adopting the Calf so turn towards your Maker and kill yourselves. That
is the best thing for you in your Maker's sight.' And He turned towards
you. He is the Ever-Returning, the Most Merciful. (2:54)
Musa brought you the Clear Signs; then, after he left, you adopted the
Calf and were wrongdoers. (2:92)
Remember when We made a covenant with you and lifted up the Mount above
your heads: 'Take hold vigorously of what We have given you and listen.'
They said, 'We hear and disobey.' They were made to drink the Calf into
their hearts because of their disbelief. Say, 'If you are believers, what
an evil thing your faith has made you do.' (2:93)
The People of the Book will ask you to bring down a Book from heaven
to them. They asked Musa for even more than that. They said, 'Let us see
Allah with our own eyes.' So the lightning-bolt struck them down for their
wrongdoing. Then they adopted the Calf after the Clear Signs had come
to them, but We pardoned them for that and gave Musa clear authority.
(4:153)
After he left, Musa's people adopted a calf made from their ornaments,
a form which made a lowing sound. Did they not see that it could not speak
to them or guide them to any way? They adopted it and so they were wrongdoers.
(7:148)
As for those who adopted the Calf, anger from their Lord will overtake
them together with abasement in the life of this world. That is how we
repay the purveyors of falsehood. (7:152)
Then he (Samaritan) produced a calf for them, a physical form which made
a lowing sound. So they said, 'This is your god-and Musa's god as well,
but he forgot.' (20:88)
Could they not see that it did not reply to them and that it possessed
no power to either harm or benefit them? (20:89)
Harun had earlier said to them, 'My people! It is just a trial for you.
Your Lord is the All-Merciful, so follow me and obey my command!' (20:90)
They said, 'We will not stop devoting ourselves to it until Musa returns
to us.' (20:91)
CALLING ON (DUŽA)
And when Ibrahim built the foundations of the House with Isma'il: 'Our
Lord, accept this from us! You are the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.'
(2:127)
If My servants ask you about Me, I am near. I answer the call of the
caller when he calls on Me. They should therefore respond to Me and believe
in Me so that hopefully they will be rightly guided. (2:186)
Then and there Zakariyya called on his Lord and said, 'O Lord, grant
me by Your favour an upright child. You are the Hearer of Prayer.' (3:38)
Do not chase away those who call on their Lord morning and evening, seeking
His Face. Their reckoning is in no way your responsibility and your reckoning
is in no way their responsibility. Indeed if you did chase them away,
you would be among the wrongdoers. (6:52)
Say: 'Who rescues you from the darkness of the land and sea? You call
on Him humbly and secretly: "If you rescue us from this, we will truly
be among the thankful."' (6:63)
Say: 'Are we to call on something besides Allah which can neither help
nor harm us, and to turn on our heels after Allah has guided us, like
someone the Satans have lured away in the earth, leaving him confused
and stupefied, despite the fact that he has companions calling him to
guidance, saying, "Come with us!"?' Say: 'Allah's guidance, that is true
guidance. We are commanded to submit as Muslims to the Lord of all the
worlds.' (6:71)
Do not curse those they call upon besides Allah, in case that makes them
curse Allah in animosity, without knowledge. In this way We make the actions
of every nation seem attractive to them. Then they will return to their
Lord, and He will inform them about what they did. (6:108)
Say: 'My Lord has commanded justice. Stand and face Him in every mosque
and call on Him, making your religion sincerely His. As He originated
you, so you will return.' (7:29)
Call on your Lord humbly and secretly. He does not love those who overstep
the limits. (7:55)
Do not corrupt the earth after it has been put right. Call on Him fearfully
and eagerly. Allah's mercy is close to the good-doers. (7:56)
To Allah belong the Most Beautiful Names, so call on Him by them and
abandon those who desecrate His Names. They will be repaid for what they
did. (7:180)
It is He Who created you from a single self and made from him his spouse
so that he might find repose in her. Then when he covered her she bore
a light load and carried it around. Then when it became heavy they called
on Allah, their Lord, 'If You grant us a healthy child, we will be among
the thankful!' (7:189)
Their call there is: 'Glory be to You, O Allah!' Their greeting there
is: 'Peace!' The end of their call is: 'Praise be to Allah, the Lord of
all the worlds!' (10:10)
When harm touches man, he calls on Us, lying on his side or sitting down
or standing up. Then when We remove the harm from him he carries on as
if he had never called on Us when the harm first touched him. In that
way We make what they have done appear good to the profligate. (10:12)
It is He Who conveys you on both land and sea so that when some of you
are on a boat, running before a fair wind, rejoicing at it, and then a
violent squall comes upon them and the waves come at them from every side
and they realise there is no way of escape, they call on Allah, making
their religion sincerely His: 'If You rescue us from this, we will truly
be among the thankful.' (10:22)
The call of truth is made to Him alone. Those they call upon apart from
Him do not respond to them at all. It is like someone stretching out his
cupped hands towards water to convey it to his mouth: it will never get
there. The call of the disbelievers only goes astray. (13:14)
Restrain yourself patiently with those who call on their Lord morning
and evening, desiring His face. Do not turn your eyes from them, desiring
the attractions of this world. And do not obey someone whose heart We
have made neglectful of Our remembrance and who follows his own whims
and desires and whose life has transgressed all bounds. (18:28)
And (Zakariyya) said, 'My Lord, my bones have lost their strength and
my head is crowned with white, but in calling on You, My Lord, I have
never been disappointed.' (19:4)
(Ibrahim said,) 'I will separate myself from you and all you call upon
besides Allah and I will call upon my Lord. It may well be that, in calling
on my Lord, I will not be disappointed.' (19:48)
We responded to him and gave him Yahya, restoring for him his wife's
fertility. They outdid one another in good actions, calling out to Us
in yearning and in awe, and humbling themselves to Us. (21:90)
Say: 'What has My Lord to do with you if you do not call on Him? But
you have denied the truth, so punishment is bound to come.' (25:77)
So do not call on any other god along with Allah or you will be among
those who will be punished. (26:213)
Ibrahim said, 'Do they hear you when you call or do they help you or
do you harm?' (26:72-73)
He Who responds to the oppressed when they call on Him and removes their
distress, and has appointed you as inheritors of the earth. Is there another
god besides Allah? How little you pay heed! (27:62)
When they embark in ships, they call on Allah, making their religion
sincerely His, but then when He delivers them safely to the land, they
associate others with Him. (29:65)
When harm touches people they call on their Lord, repenting to Him. But
then, when He gives them a taste of mercy from Him, a group of them immediately
associate others with their Lord. (30:33)
When the waves hang over them like canopies, they call on Allah, making
their religion sincerely His. But then when He delivers them safely to
the land, some of them are ambivalent. None but a treacherous, thankless
man denies Our Signs. (31:32)
Their sides eschew their beds as they call on their Lord in fear and
ardent hope. And they give of what We have provided for them. (32:16)
When harm touches man he calls upon his Lord, repenting to Him. Then
when He grants him a blessing from Him, he forgets what he was calling
for before and ascribes rivals to Allah, so as to misguide others from
His Way. Say: 'Enjoy your disbelief for a little while. You are among
the Companions of the Fire.' (39:8)
So call upon Allah, making your religion sincerely His, even though the
disbelievers detest it. (40:14)
Pharaoh said, 'Let me kill Musa and let him call upon his Lord! I am
afraid that he may change your religion and bring about corruption in
the land.' (40:26)
Those in the Fire will say to the custodians of Hell, 'Call on your Lord
to make the punishment less for us for just one day.' (40:49)
They will ask, 'Did your Messengers not bring you the Clear Signs?' They
will answer, 'Yes.' They will say, 'Then you call!' But the calling of
the disbelievers only goes astray. (40:50)
Your Lord says, 'Call on Me and I will answer you. Those who who are
too proud to worship Me will enter Hell abject.' (40:60)
He is the Living-there is no god but Him-so call on Him, making your
religion sincerely His. Praise be to Allah, the Lord of all the worlds.
(40:65)
They said, 'Magician, invoke your Lord for us by the contract He has
made with you and we shall certainly follow the guidance.' (43:49)
He (Musa) called out to his Lord, 'These are evildoing people.' (44:22)
(Believers will say,) 'Beforehand we certainly used to call on Him because
He is the All-Good, the Most Merciful.' (52:28)
Nuh called upon his Lord: 'I am overwhelmed, so help me!' (54:10)
When the servant of Allah stands calling on Him, they almost swarm all
over him. (72:19)
Say: 'I call only upon my Lord and do not associate anyone else with
Him.' (72:20)
CALLING WITH DEROGATORY NICKNAMES
You who believe! People should not ridicule others who may be better
than themselves; nor should any women ridicule other women who may be
better than themselves. And do not find fault with one another or insult
each other with derogatory nicknames. How evil it is to have a name for
evil conduct after coming to faith! Those people who do not turn from
it are wrongdoers. (49:11)
CAMEL
And a pair of camels and a pair of cattle-Say: 'Is it the two males He
has made forbidden, or the two females, or what the wombs of the two females
contain? Were you then witnesses when Allah gave you this instruction?'
Who could do greater wrong than someone who invents lies against Allah
thus leading people astray without any knowledge? Allah does not guide
the people of the wrongdoers. (6:144)
As for those who deny Our Signs and are arrogant regarding them, the
Gates of Heaven will not be opened for them, and they will not enter the
Garden until a camel goes through a needle's eye. That is how We repay
the evildoers. (7:40)
And to Thamud We sent their brother Salih, who said, 'My people, worship
Allah! You have no other god than Him. A Clear Sign has come to you from
your Lord. This is the She-Camel of Allah as a Sign for you. Leave her
alone to eat on Allah's earth and do not harm her in any way or a painful
punishment will afflict you.' (7:73)
And they hamstrung the She-Camel, spurning their Lord's command, and
said, 'Salih! Bring us what you have promised us if you are one of the
Messengers.' (7:77)
(Salih said,) 'My people! Here is the she-camel of Allah as a Sign for
you. So leave her alone to eat on Allah's earth and do not inflict any
harm on her or you will be overcome by an imminent punishment.' (11:64)
They said, 'We're missing the goblet of the king. The man who brings
it will get a camel's load. Regarding that I stand as guarantor.' (12:72)
Nothing has prevented Us sending you Signs except the fact that the previous
peoples denied them. We gave Thamud the she-camel as a visible Sign, and
then they mistreated her. We do not send Signs except to frighten people.
(17:59)
Salih said, 'Here is a she-camel. She has a time for drinking and you
have a time for drinking-on specified days.' (26:155)
We will send the she-camel as a trial for them. Just keep a watchful
eye on them and be steadfast. (54:27)
Then you, you misguided, you deniers will eat from the tree of Zaqqum,
filling your stomachs with it and drink scalding water on top of it, slurping
like thirst-crazed camels. (56:51-55)
Whatever booty from them Allah has given to His Messenger-and you spurred
on neither horse nor camel in its acquisition, but Allah gives power to
His Messengers over anyone He wills, Allah has power over all things.
(59:6)
Proceed to a shadow which forks into three but gives no shade or protection
from the flames, shooting up great sparks the size of castles, like a
herd of yellow camels. (77:30-33)
When the camels in foal are neglected, (81:4)
Have they not looked at the camel-how it was created? (88:17)
And the Messenger of Allah had said to them,'This is the she-camel of
Allah, so let her drink!' (91:13)
CAPTIVE
Then you are the people who are killing one another and expelling a group
among you from their homes, ganging up against them in wrongdoing and
enmity. Yet if they are brought to you as captives, you ransom them, when
it was forbidden for you to expel them in the first place! Do you, then,
believe in one part of the Book and reject the other? What repayment will
there be for any of you who do that except disgrace in this world? And
on the Day of Rising, they will be returned to the harshest of punishments.
Allah is not unaware of what you do. (2:85)
It is not fitting for a Prophet to take captives until he has thoroughly
subdued the land. You desire the goods of this world, whereas Allah desires
the hereafter. Allah is Almighty, All-Wise. (8:67)
They (the believers) give food, despite their love for it, to the poor
and orphans and captives. (76:8)
CARAVAN
One of them said, 'Do not take Yusuf's life but throw him to the bottom
of the well, so that some (caravan of) travellers may discover him, if
this is something that you have to do.' (12:10)
Then when he had supplied them with their needs, he put the goblet in
his brother's bag. A herald called out, 'Caravan! You are thieves!' (12:70)
And when the caravan went on its way, their father said, 'I can smell
Yusuf's scent! You probably think I have become senile.' (12:94)
In acknowledgment of the established tradition of Quraysh, their tradition
of the winter and summer caravans. (106:1-2)
CARPET
Allah has made your houses places of rest for you and made houses for
you out of cattle hides which are light for you to carry both when you
are travelling and when you are staying in one place. And from their wool
and fur and hair you obtain clothing and carpets and household utensils
for a time. (16:80)
And the earth-We spread it like a carpet and how well We smoothed it
out! (51:48)
Allah has spread the earth out as a carpet for you. (71:19)
Have We not made the earth a flat carpet? (78:6)
CARRION
He has only forbidden you carrion, blood and pork and what has been consecrated
to other than Allah. But anyone who is forced to eat it-without desiring
it or going to excess in it-commits no crime. Allah is Ever-Forgiving,
Most Merciful. (2:173)
Forbidden for you are carrion, blood and pork, and what has been consecrated
to other than Allah, and animals which have been strangled, and animals
which have been killed by a blow, and animals which have fallen to their
death, and animals which have been gored, and animals which wild beasts
have eaten-except those you are able to slaughter properly-and animals
which have been sacrificed on altars, and deciding things by means of
divining arrows-that is deviance. Today those who disbelieve have despaired
of overcoming your religion. So do not be afraid of them but be afraid
of Me. Today I have perfected your religion for you and completed My blessing
upon you and I am pleased with Islam as a religion for you. But if anyone
is forced by hunger, not intending any wrongdoing, Allah is Ever-Forgiving,
Most Merciful. (5:3)
Say: 'I do not find, in what has been revealed to me, any food it is
forbidden to eat except for carrion, flowing blood, and pork-for that
is unclean-or some deviance consecrated to other than Allah. But if anyone
is forced to eat it, without desiring to or going to excess in it, your
Lord is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful.' (6:145)
CARVING OUT
(Salih said, 'My people,) remember when He appointed you successors to
'Ad and settled you in the land. You built palaces on its plains and carved
out houses from the mountains. Remember Allah's blessings and do not go
about the earth, corrupting it.' (7:74)
They (The people of al-Hijr) carved out houses from the mountains, feeling
safe. (15:82)
He (Ibrahim) said, 'Do you worship something you have carved when Allah
created both you and what you do?' (37:95-96)
CASTLE
Proceed to a shadow which forks into three but gives no shade or protection
from the flames, shooting up great sparks the size of castles, like a
herd of yellow camels. (77:30-33)
CATTLE
(Satan said,) 'I will lead them astray and fill them with false hopes.
I will command them and they will cut off cattle's ears. I will command
them and they will change Allah's creation.' Anyone who takes Satan as
his protector in place of Allah has clearly lost everything. (4:119)
And a pair of camels and a pair of cattle-Say: 'Is it the two males He
has made forbidden, or the two females, or what the wombs of the two females
contain? Were you then witnesses when Allah gave you this instruction?'
Who could do greater wrong than someone who invents lies against Allah
thus leading people astray without any knowledge? Allah does not guide
the people of the wrongdoers. (6:144)
We made forbidden for the Jews every animal with an undivided hoof, and
in respect of cattle and sheep, We made their fat forbidden for them,
except what is attached to their backs or guts or mixed up with bone.
That is how We repaid them for their insolence. And We certainly speak
the truth. (6:146)
We created many of the jinn and mankind for Hell. They have hearts they
do not understand with. They have eyes they do not see with. They have
ears they do not hear with. Such people are like cattle. No, they are
even further astray! They are the unaware. (7:179)
There is instruction for you in cattle. From the contents of their bellies,
from between the dung and blood, We give you pure milk to drink, easy
for drinkers to swallow. (16:66)
Allah has made your houses places of rest for you and made houses for
you out of cattle hides which are light for you to carry both when you
are travelling and when you are staying in one place. And from their wool
and fur and hair you obtain clothing and carpets and household utensils
for a time. (16:80)
But We will drive the evildoers to Hell, like cattle to a watering hole.
(19:86)
Eat and pasture your cattle. Certainly there are Signs in that for people
of sound intellect. (20:54)
Do you suppose that most of them hear or understand? They are just like
cattle. Indeed they are even more astray! (25:44)
Allah will admit those who believe to Gardens with rivers flowing under
them. Those who disbelieve have their enjoyment, eating as cattle eat,
but the Fire will be their final residence. (47:12)
CAVE
If you do not help him, Allah did help him when those who disbelieved
drove him out and there were two of them in the Cave. He said to his companion,
'Do not be despondent, Allah is with us.' Then Allah sent down His serenity
upon him and reinforced him with troops you could not see. He made the
word of those who disbelieved undermost. It is the word of Allah which
is uppermost. Allah is Almighty, All-Wise. (9:40)
If they could find a bolt-hole, cave or burrow, they would turn and scurry
away into it. (9:57)
When the young men took refuge in the cave and said, 'Our Lord, give
us mercy directly from You and open the way for us to right guidance in
our situation.' (18:10)
So We sealed their ears with sleep in the cave for a number of years.
(18:11)
(One of them said,) 'When you have separated yourselves from them and
everything they worship except Allah, take refuge in the cave and your
Lord will unfold His mercy to you and open the way to the best for you
in your situation.' (18:16)
You would have seen the sun, when it rose, inclining away from their
cave towards the right, and, when it set, leaving them behind on the left,
while they were lying in an open part of it. That was one of Allah's Signs.
Whoever Allah guides is truly guided. But if He misguides someone, you
will find no protector for them to guide them rightly. (18:17)
They stayed in their Cave for three hundred years and added nine. (18:25)
CERTAIN, THE
And worship your Lord until what is Certain comes to you. (15:99)
(The evildoers will say,) 'We plunged with those who plunged and denied
the Day of Judgment until the Certain came to us.' (74:45-47)
CERTAINTY
(The Qur'an contains guidance for) those who believe in what has been
sent down to you and what was sent down before you, and are certain about
the hereafter. (2:4)
Those who do not know say, 'If only Allah would speak to us, or some
sign come to us!' just like those before them who said the same as they
say. Their hearts are much the same. We have made the Signs clear for
people who have certainty. (2:118)
Do they then seek the judgement of the Time of Ignorance? Who could be
better at giving judgement than Allah for people with certainty? (5:50)
Because of that We showed Ibrahim the dominions of the heavens and the
earth so that he might be one of the people of certainty. (6:75)
Allah is He Who raised up the heavens without any support-you can see
that-and then established Himself firmly on the Throne. He made the sun
and moon subservient, each running for a specified term. He directs the
whole affair. He makes the Signs clear so that hopefully you will be certain
about the meeting with your Lord. (13:2)
(Believers are) those who perform prayer and give the alms and are certain
about the hereafter. (27:3)
When the Word is justly carried out against them, We will produce a Beast
from the earth which will speak to them. Truly mankind had no certainty
about Our Signs. (27:82)
So be steadfast. Allah's promise is true. Do not let those who have no
certainty make you impatient and shake your firmness. (30:60)
(Good-doers are) those who perform prayer and give the alms and are certain
of the hereafter. (31:4)
If only you could see the evildoers hanging their heads in shame before
their Lord: 'Our Lord, we have seen and we have heard, so send us back
again and we will act rightly. Truly we now have certainty.' (32:12)
We appointed leaders from among them, guiding by Our command when they
were steadfast and when they had certainty about Our Signs. (32:24)
(He is) the Lord of the heavens and the earth and everything in between
them, if you are people with certainty. (44:7)
And in your creation and all the creatures He has spread about there
are Signs for people with certainty. (45:4)
This is clear insight for mankind and guidance and mercy for people with
certainty. (45:20)
But as for those who disbelieved, (they will be told): 'Were My Signs
not recited to you and yet you proved arrogant; you were a people of evildoers?
When you were told, "Allah's promise is true and so is the Hour, of which
there is no doubt," you said, "We have no idea what the Hour is. We have
only been conjecturing. We are by no means certain."' (45:31-32)
There are certainly Signs in the earth for people with certainty. (51:20)
Or did they create the heavens and the earth? No, in truth they have
no certainty. (52:36)
This is indeed the Truth of Certainty. (56:95)
We have only appointed angels as masters of the Fire and We have only
specified their number as a trial for those who disbelieve; so that those
who were given the Book might gain in certainty, and those who believe
might increase in their faith, and both those who were given the Book
and the believers might have no doubt; and so that those with sickness
in their hearts and the disbelievers might say, 'What did Allah intend
by this example?' In this way Allah misguides those He wills and guides
those He wills. No one knows the legions of your Lord but Him. This is
nothing but a reminder to all human beings. (74:31)
No indeed, if you only knew with the Knowledge of Certainty, you will
certainly see the Blazing Fire! Then you will certainly see it with the
Eye of Certainty. (102:5-7)
CHARACTER
Indeed you are truly vast in character. (68:4)
CHARITY (SADAQA)
Perform the pilgrimage and the pious visit for Allah. If you are forcibly
prevented, make whatever sacrifice is feasible. But do not shave your
heads until the sacrificial animal has reached the place of sacrifice.
If any of you are ill or have a head injury, the expiation is fasting
or charity or sacrifice when you are safe and well again. And if you are
secure, then he who takes advantage of a pious visit before the pilgrimage
should make whatever sacrifice is feasible. For any one who cannot, there
is three days' fast on pilgrimage and seven on your return-that is ten
in all. That is for anyone whose family does not live near the Sacred
Mosque (Masjid al-Haram). Have fear of Allah and know that Allah is fierce
in retribution. (2:196)
Correct and courteous words accompanied by forgiveness are better than
charity followed by insulting words. Allah is Rich Beyond Need, All-Forbearing.
(2:263)
You who believe! Do not nullify your charity by demands for gratitude
or insulting words, like him who spends his wealth, showing off to people
and not believing in Allah and the Last Day. His likeness is that of a
smooth rock coated with soil, which, when heavy rain falls on it, is left
stripped bare. They have no power over anything they have earned. Allah
does not guide disbelieving people. (2:264)
If you make your charity public, that is good. But if you conceal it
and give it to the poor, that is better for you, and We will erase some
of your bad actions from you. Allah is aware of what you do. (2:271)
Allah obliterates usury but makes charity grow in value! Allah does not
love any persistently ungrateful wrongdoer. (2:276)
A believer should never kill another believer unless it is by mistake.
Anyone who kills a believer by mistake should free a believing slave and
pay blood-money to his family unless they forgo it as a charity. If he
is from a people who are your enemies and is a believer, you should free
a believing slave. If he is from a people you have a treaty with, blood
money should be paid to his family and you should free a believing slave.
Anyone who cannot find the means should fast two consecutive months. This
is a concession from Allah. Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise. (4:92)
There is no good in much of their secret talk, except in the case of
those who enjoin charity, or what is right, or putting things right between
people. If anyone does that, seeking the pleasure of Allah, We will give
him an immense reward. (4:114)
We prescribed for them in it: a life for a life, an eye for an eye, a
nose for a nose, an ear for an ear, a tooth for a tooth, and retaliation
for wounds. But if anyone forgoes that as a charity, it will act as expiation
for him. Those who do not judge by what Allah has sent down, such people
are wrongdoers. (5:45)
Among them there were some who made an agreement with Allah: 'If He gives
us of His bounty we will definitely give charity and be among the righteous.'
(9:75)
As for the people who find fault with those believers who give charity
spontaneously, and with those who can find nothing to give but their own
effort, and deride them, Allah derides them. They will have a painful
punishment. (9:79)
Take charity from their wealth to purify and cleanse them and pray for
them. Your prayers bring relief to them. Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.
(9:103)
Men and women who are Muslims, men and women who are believers, men and
women who are obedient, men and women who are truthful, men and women
who are steadfast, men and women who are humble, men and women who give
charity, men and women who fast, men and women who guard their chastity,
men and women who remember Allah much: Allah has prepared forgiveness
for them and an immense reward. (33:35)
The men and women who give charity and make a good loan to Allah will
have it increased for them and they will have a generous reward. (57:18)
You who believe! When you consult the Messenger privately precede your
private consultation by giving charity-that is better for you and purer.
But if you cannot find the means, Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
(58:12)
Are you afraid to give gifts of charity before your private consultation?
If you do not and Allah turns to you, at least perform prayer and give
the alms, and obey Allah and His Messenger. Allah is aware of what you
do. (58:13)
Give from what We have provided for you before death comes to one of
you and he says, 'My Lord, if only you would give me a little more time
so that I can give charity and be one of the righteous!' (63:10)
CHASTITY
If any of you do not have the means to marry free women who are believers,
you may marry slavegirls who are believers. Allah knows best about your
faith; you are all the same in that respect. Marry them with their owners'
permission and give them their dowries correctly and courteously as married
women, not in fornication or taking them as lovers. When they are married,
if they commit fornication they should receive half the punishment of
free women. This is for those of you who are afraid of committing fornication.
But being patient is better for you. Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
(4:25)
Today all good things have been made lawful for you. And the food of
those given the Book is also lawful for you and your food is lawful for
them. So are chaste women from among the believers and chaste women of
those given the Book before you, once you have given them their dowries
in marriage, not in fornication or taking them as lovers. But as for anyone
who rejects faith, his actions will come to nothing and in the hereafter
he will be among the losers. (5:5)
She (Maryam) said, 'How can I have a boy when no man has touched me and
I am not an unchaste woman?' (19:20)
(Her people said to Maryam,) 'Sister of Harun, your father was not an
evil man nor was your mother an unchaste woman!' (19:28)
And she (Maryam) who protected her chastity. We breathed into her some
of Our Spirit and made her and her son a Sign for all the worlds. (21:91)
(Believers are) those who guard their chastity. (23:5)
Say to the believers that they should lower their eyes and guard their
chastity. That is purer for them. Allah is aware of what they do. (24:30)
Say to the believing women that they should lower their eyes and guard
their chastity and not display their adornments-except for what normally
shows-and draw their head-coverings across their breasts. They should
only display their adornments to their husbands or their fathers or their
husbands' fathers, or their sons or their husbands' sons or their brothers
or their brothers' sons or their sisters' sons or other women or those
they own as slaves or their male attendants who have no sexual desire
or children who still have no awareness of women's private parts. Nor
should they stamp their feet so that their hidden ornaments are known.
Turn to Allah every one of you, believers, so that hopefully you will
have success. (24:31)
Men and women who are Muslims, men and women who are believers, men and
women who are obedient, men and women who are truthful, men and women
who are steadfast, men and women who are humble, men and women who give
charity, men and women who fast, men and women who guard their chastity,
men and women who remember Allah much: Allah has prepared forgiveness
for them and an immense reward. (33:35)
And Maryam, the daughter of 'Imran, who guarded her chastity-We breathed
Our Spirit into her and she confirmed the Words of her Lord and His Book
and was one of the obedient. (66:12)
(Belivers are) those who guard their chastity except from their wives
and any slaves they own, in which case they incur no blame, (70:29-30)
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