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WEANING
Mothers should nurse their children for two full years-those who wish
to complete the full term of nursing. It is the duty of the fathers to
feed and clothe them with correctness and courtesy-no self is charged
with more than it can bear. No mother should be put under pressure in
respect of her child nor any father in respect of his child. The same
duty is incumbent on the heir. If the couple both wish weaning to take
place after mutual agreement and consultation, there is nothing wrong
in their doing that. If you wish to find wet-nurses for your children,
there is nothing wrong in your doing that provided you hand over to them
what you have agreed to give with correctness and courtesy. Have fear
of Allah and know that Allah sees what you do. (2:233)
We have instructed man concerning his parents. Bearing him caused his
mother great debility and the period of his weaning was two years: 'Give
thanks to Me and to your parents. I am your final destination.' (31:14)
We have instructed man to be good to his parents. His mother bore him
with difficulty and with difficulty gave birth to him; and his bearing
and weaning take thirty months. Then when he achieves his full strength
and reaches forty, he says, 'My Lord, keep me thankful for the blessing
You bestowed on me and on my parents, and keep me acting rightly, pleasing
You. And make my descendants righteous. I have repented to You and I am
truly one of the Muslims.' (46:15)
WEARINESS
It was not for people of Madina, and the desert arabs around them, to
remain behind the Messenger of Allah nor to prefer themselves to him.
That is because no thirst or weariness or hunger will afflict them in
the Way of Allah, nor will they take a single step to infuriate the disbelievers,
nor secure any gain from the enemy, without a right action being written
down for them because of it. Allah does not let the wage of the good-doers
go to waste. (9:120)
They will say, 'Praise be to Allah Who has removed all sadness from us.
Truly our Lord is Ever-Forgiving, Ever-Thankful: He Who has lodged us,
out of His favour, in the Abode of Permanence where no weariness or fatigue
affects us.' (35:34-35)
WEEP
Let them (those who were left behind) laugh little and weep much, in
repayment for what they have earned. (9:82)
Weeping, they fall to the ground in prostration, and it increases them
in humility. (17:109)
Those are some of the Prophets Allah has blessed, from the descendants
of Adam and from those We carried with Nuh, and from the descendants of
Ibrahim and Isra'il and from those We guided and chose. When the Signs
of the All-Merciful were recited to them they fell on their faces, weeping,
in prostration. (19:58)
WEIGHT
And (He instructs) that you do not go near the property of orphans before
they reach maturity-except in a good way; that you give full measure and
full weight with justice-We impose on no self any more than it can bear;
that you are equitable when you speak-even if a near relative is concerned;
and that you fulfil Allah's contract. That is what He instructs you to
do, so that hopefully you will pay heed. (6:152)
The weighing that Day will be the truth. As for those whose scales are
heavy, they are the successful. As for those whose scales are light, they
are the ones who have lost their own selves because they wrongfully rejected
Our Signs. (7:8-9)
And to Madyan We sent their brother Shu'ayb who said, 'My people, worship
Allah! You have no other god than Him. A Clear Sign has come to you from
your Lord. Give full measure and full weight. Do not diminish people's
goods. Do not cause corruption in the land after it has been put right.
That is better for you if you are believers.' (7:85)
And (We have sent) to Madyan their brother Shu'ayb. He said, 'My people,
worship Allah! You have no god apart from Him. Do not give short measure
and short weight. I see you prospering and I fear for you the punishment
of an all-encompassing Day. My people! Give full measure and full weight
with justice; do not diminish people's goods; and do not go about the
earth, corrupting it.' (11:84-85)
Give full measure when you measure and weigh with a level balance. That
is better and gives the best result. (17:35)
Those are the people who reject their Lord's Signs and the meeting with
Him. Their actions will come to nothing and, on the Day of Rising, We
will not assign them any weight. (18:105)
Those whose scales are heavy, they are the successful. Those whose scales
are light, they are the losers of their selves, remaining in Hell timelessly,
for ever. (23:102-103)
Weigh with a level balance. (26:182)
Give just weight-do not skimp in the balance. (55:9)
As for him whose balance is heavy, he will have a most pleasant life.
But as for him whose balance is light, his motherland is Hawiya. (101:6-9)
WELL
One of them said, 'Do not take Yusuf's life but throw him to the bottom
of the well, so that some travellers may discover him, if this is something
that you have to do.' (12:10)
But when, in fact, they did go out with him and gathered all together
and agreed to put him at the bottom of the well, We then revealed to him
that: 'You will inform them of this deed they perpetrate at a time when
they are totally unaware.' (12:15)
How many wrongdoing cities We destroyed, and now all their roofs and
walls are fallen in; how many abandoned wells and stuccoed palaces! (22:45)
WET-NURSING
We first made him (Musa) refuse all wet-nurses, so she (his sister) said,
'Shall I show you to a household who will feed him for you and be good
to him?' (28:12)
Forbidden for you are: your mothers and your daughters and your sisters,
your maternal aunts and your paternal aunts, your brothers' daughters
and your sisters' daughters, your foster mothers who have suckled you,
your foster sisters by suckling, your wives' mothers, your stepdaughters
who are under your protection: the daughters of your wives whom you have
had sexual relations with (though if you have not had sexual relations
with them there is nothing blameworthy for you in it then), the wives
of your sons whom you have fathered, and marrying two sisters at the same
time-except for what may have already taken place. Allah is Ever-Forgiving,
Most Merciful. (4:23)
Mothers should nurse their children for two full years-those who wish
to complete the full term of nursing. It is the duty of the fathers to
feed and clothe them with correctness and courtesy-no self is charged
with more than it can bear. No mother should be put under pressure in
respect of her child nor any father in respect of his child. The same
duty is incumbent on the heir. If the couple both wish weaning to take
place after mutual agreement and consultation, there is nothing wrong
in their doing that. If you wish to find wet-nurses for your children,
there is nothing wrong in your doing that provided you hand over to them
what you have agreed to give with correctness and courtesy. Have fear
of Allah and know that Allah sees what you do. (2:233)
WHIMS AND DESIRES
The Jews and the Christians will never be pleased with you until you
follow their religion. Say, 'Allah's guidance is the true guidance.' If
you were to follow their whims and desires, after the knowledge that has
come to you, you would find no protector or helper against Allah. (2:120)
If you were to bring every Sign to those given the Book, they still would
not follow your direction. You do not follow their direction. They do
not follow each other's direction. If you followed their whims and desires,
after the knowledge that has come to you, you would then be one of the
wrongdoers. (2:145)
You who believe! Be upholders of justice, bearing witness for Allah alone,
even against yourselves or your parents and relatives. Whether they are
rich or poor, Allah is well able to look after them. Do not follow your
own desires and deviate from the truth. If you twist or turn away, Allah
is aware of what you do. (4:135)
And We have sent down the Book to you with truth, confirming and conserving
the previous Books. So judge between them by what Allah has sent down
and do not follow their whims and desires deviating from the Truth that
has come to you. We have appointed a law and a practice for every one
of you. Had Allah willed, He would have made you a single community, but
He wanted to test you regarding what has come to you. So compete with
each other in doing good. Every one of you will return to Allah and He
will inform you regarding the things about which you differed. (5:48)
Judge between them by what Allah has sent down and do not follow their
whims and desires. And beware of them lest they lure you away from some
of what Allah has sent down to you. If they turn their backs, then know
that Allah wants to afflict them with some of their wrong actions. Many
of mankind are deviators. (5:49)
Say: 'People of the Book! Do not go to extremes in your religion, asserting
other than the truth, and do not follow the whims and desires of people
who were misguided previously and have misguided many others, and are
far from the right way.' (5:77)
Say: 'I am forbidden to worship those you call upon besides Allah.' Say:
'I do not follow your whims and desires. If I did I would go astray and
not be among the guided.' (6:56)
What is the matter with you that you do not eat that over which the name
of Allah has been mentioned, when He has made clear to you what He has
made forbidden for you except when you are forced to eat it? Many people
lead others astray through their whims and desires without having any
knowledge. Your Lord knows best those who overstep the limits. (6:119)
Say: 'Produce your witnesses to testify that Allah made this forbidden.'
If they do testify, do not testify with them and do not follow the whims
and desires of people who deny Our Signs, and who do not believe in the
hereafter and make others equal to their Lord. (6:150)
If We had wanted to, We would have raised him up by them. But he gravitated
towards the earth and pursued his whims and base desires. His metaphor
is that of a dog: if you chase it away, it lolls out its tongue and pants,
and if you leave it alone, it lolls out its tongue and pants. That is
the metaphor of those who deny Our Signs. So tell the story so that hopefully
they will reflect. (7:176)
Accordingly We have sent it down as a judgement in Arabic. If you followed
their whims and desires after the knowledge that has come to you, you
would have no protector or defender against Allah. (13:37)
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)
Do not let those who have no faith in it and follow their whims and desires
debar you from it or you will be destroyed. (20:16)
If the truth were to follow their whims and desires, the heavens and
the earth and everyone in them would have been brought to ruin. No indeed!
We have given them their Reminder, but they have turned away from it.
(23:71)
Have you seen him who has taken his whims and desires to be his god?
Will you then be his guardian? (25:43)
If they do not respond to you then know that they are merely following
their whims and desires. And who could be further astray than someone
who follows his whims and desires without any guidance from Allah? Allah
does not guide the people of the wrongdoers. (28:50)
However, those who do wrong pursue their whims and desires without any
knowledge. Who can guide those whom Allah has led astray? They will have
no helpers. (30:29)
(We said), 'Dawud! We have made you a successor on the earth, so judge
between people with truth and do not follow your own desires, letting
them misguide you from the Way of Allah. Those who are misguided from
the Way of Allah will receive a harsh punishment because they forgot the
Day of Reckoning.' (38:26)
So call and go straight as you have been ordered to. Do not follow their
whims and desires but say, 'I believe in a Book sent down by Allah and
I am ordered to be just between you. Allah is our Lord and your Lord.
We have our actions and you have your actions. There is no debate between
us and you. Allah will gather us all together. He is our final destination.'
(42:15)
Then We placed you on the right road of Our Command so follow it. Do
not follow the whims and desires of those who do not know. (45:18)
Have you seen him who takes his whims and desires to be his god-whom
Allah has misguided knowingly, sealing up his hearing and his heart and
placing a blindfold over his eyes? Who then will guide him after Allah?
So will you not pay heed? (45:23)
Is someone on a clear path from his Lord like those whose bad actions
have been made to seem good to them and who follow their own desires?
(47:14)
Among them are those who listen to you and then, when they leave your
presence, say to those who have been given knowledge, 'What was that he
just said?' They are those whose hearts Allah has sealed up and who follow
their own desires. (47:16)
Your companion is not misguided or misled; nor does he speak from whim.
(53:2-3)
They (the idols) are nothing but names which you yourselves have given,
you and your forefathers. Allah has sent down no authority for them. They
are following nothing but conjecture and what their own selves desire.
And that when guidance has reached them from their Lord! (53:23)
They have denied the truth and followed their whims and desires, but
everything has its time. (54:3)
WHIP
And they will be beaten with whips made of iron. (22:21)
So your Lord unleashed on them a scourging punishment. (89:13)
WHISPERING OF SATAN
(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)
He (Satan) makes promises to them and fills them with false hopes. But
what Satan promises them is nothing but delusion. (4:120)
Then Satan whispered to them, disclosing to them their private parts
that had been concealed from them. He said, 'Your Lord has only forbidden
you this tree lest you become angels or among those who live for ever.'
(7:20)
As for those who guard against evil, when they are bothered by visitors
from Satan, they remember and immediately see clearly. (7:201)
But Satan whispered to him, saying, 'Adam, shall I show you the way to
the Tree of Everlasting Life and to a kingdom which will never fade away?'
(20:120)
We created man and We know what his own self whispers to him. We are
nearer to him than his jugular vein. (50:16)
Say: 'I seek refuge with the Lord of mankind, the King of mankind, the
God of mankind, from the evil of the insidious whisperer who whispers
in people's breasts.' (114:1-5)
WHISTLE
Their (disbelievers') prayer at the House is nothing but whistling and
clapping. So taste the punishment because you disbelieved! (8:35)
WHITE
On the night of the fast it is lawful for you to have sexual relations
with your wives. They are clothing for you and you for them. Allah knows
that you have been betraying yourselves and He has turned towards you
and excused you. Now you may have sexual intercourse with them and seek
what Allah has written for you. Eat and drink until you can clearly discern
the white thread from the black thread of the dawn, then fulfil the fast
until the night appears. But do not have sexual intercourse with them
while you are in retreat in the mosques. These are Allah's limits, so
do not go near them. In this way does Allah make His Signs clear to people
so that hopefully they will guard against evil. (2:187)
Do not be like those who split up and differed after the Clear Signs
came to them. They will have a terrible punishment on the Day when faces
are whitened and faces are blackened. As for those whose faces are blackened:
'What! Did you disbelieve after having believed? Taste the punishment
for your disbelief!' (3:105-106)
As for those whose faces are whitened, they are in Allah's mercy, remaining
in it timelessly, for ever. (3:107)
And he (Musa) drew out his hand and there it was, pure white to those
who looked. (7:108)
He (Yusuf's father) turned himself away from them and said, 'What anguish
is my sorrow for Yusuf!' And then his eyes turned white from hidden grief.
(12:84)
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)
(It was revealed to Musa,) 'Put your hand under your arm and press it
to your side. It will emerge pure white yet quite unharmed, another Sign.'
(20:22)
And he (Musa) drew out his hand and there it was, pure white to those
who looked. (26:33)
(It was revealed to Musa,) 'Put your hand inside your shirt front. It
will emerge pure white, yet quite unharmed-one of nine Signs to Pharaoh
and his people. They are a people of deviators.' (27:12)
(A voice called out to Musa,) 'Put your hand inside your shirt front.
It will emerge pure white yet quite unharmed. And hug your arms to your
sides to still your fear. These are two proofs from your Lord for Pharaoh
and his ruling circle. They are a deviant people.' (28:32)
Do you not see that Allah sends down water from the sky and by it We
bring forth fruits of varying colours? And in the mountains there are
streaks of white and red, of varying shades, and rocks of deep jet black.
(35:27)
In Gardens of Delight on couches face to face; (believers will have)
a cup from a flowing spring passing round among them, as white as driven
snow, delicious to those who drink. (37:43-46)
WIFE
We said, 'Adam, live in the Garden, you and your wife, and eat freely
from it wherever you will. But do not approach this tree and so become
wrongdoers.' (2:35)
Those who swear to abstain from sexual relations with their wives can
wait for a period of up to four months. If they then retract their oath,
Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (2:226)
Those of you who die leaving wives behind: they should wait by themselves
for four months and ten nights. When their waiting period comes to an
end, you are not to blame for anything they do with themselves with correctness
and courtesy. Allah is aware of what you do. (2:234)
Those of you who die leaving wives behind should make a bequest to their
wives of maintenance for a year without them having to leave their homes.
But if they do leave you are not to blame for anything they do with themselves
with correctness and courtesy. Allah is Almighty, All-Wise. (2:240)
Say, 'Shall I tell you of something better than that?' Those who guard
against evil will have Gardens with their Lord, with rivers flowing under
them, remaining in them timelessly, for ever, and purified wives, and
the Pleasure of Allah. Allah sees His servants. (3:15)
You receive half of what your wives leave if they are childless. If they
have children you receive a quarter of what they leave after any bequest
they make or any debts. They receive a quarter of what you leave if you
are childless. If you have children they receive an eighth of what you
leave after any bequest you make or any debts. If a man or woman has no
direct heirs, but has a brother or sister, each of them receives a sixth.
If there are more than that they share in a third after any bequest you
make or any debts, making sure that no one's rights are prejudiced. This
is an instruction from Allah. Allah is All-Knowing, All-Forbearing. (4:12)
If you desire to exchange one wife for another and have given your original
wife a large amount, do not take any of it. Would you take it by means
of slander and outright crime? (4:20)
Forbidden for you are: your mothers and your daughters and your sisters,
your maternal aunts and your paternal aunts, your brothers' daughters
and your sisters' daughters, your foster mothers who have suckled you,
your foster sisters by suckling, your wives' mothers, your stepdaughters
who are under your protection: the daughters of your wives whom you have
had sexual relations with (though if you have not had sexual relations
with them there is nothing blameworthy for you in it then), the wives
of your sons whom you have fathered, and marrying two sisters at the same
time-except for what may have already taken place. Allah is Ever-Forgiving,
Most Merciful. (4:23)
They say, 'What is in the wombs of these animals is exclusively for our
men and forbidden for our wives. But if it is stillborn, they can share
in it.' He will repay them for their false depiction. He is All-Wise,
All-Knowing. (6:139)
Say: 'If your fathers or your sons or your brothers or your wives or
your tribe, or any wealth you have acquired, or any business you fear
may slump, or any house which pleases you, are dearer to you than Allah
and His Messenger and striving in His Way, then wait until Allah brings
about His command. Allah does not guide people who are deviators.' (9:24)
Gardens of Eden which they will enter, and all of their parents, wives
and children who were righteous. Angels will enter in to welcome them
from every gate. (13:23)
We sent Messengers before you and gave them wives and children. Nor was
any Messenger able to bring a Sign except by Allah's permission. There
is a prescribed limit to every term. (13:38)
Allah has given you wives from among yourselves, and given you children
and grandchildren from your wives, and provided good things for you. So
why do they believe in falsehood and reject the blessings of Allah? (16:72)
We said, 'Adam, this is an enemy for you and your wife, so do not let
him (Satan) expel you from the Garden and thus make you miserable.' (20:117)
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)
(Believers are) those who guard their chastity-except from their wives
or those they own as slaves, in which case they are not blameworthy. (23:5-6)
Those who make an accusation against their wives and have no witnesses
except themselves, such people should testify four times by Allah that
they are telling the truth. (24:6)
(Believers are) those who say, 'Our Lord, give us joy in our wives and
children and make us a good example for those who guard against evil';
(25:74)
(Lut said to his people,) 'Of all beings, do you lie with males, leaving
the wives Allah has created for you? You are a people who have overstepped
the limits.' (26:165-166)
Allah has not allotted to any man two hearts within his breast, nor has
He made those of your wives you equate with your mothers your actual mothers,
nor has He made your adopted sons your actual sons. These are just words
coming out of your mouths. But Allah speaks the truth and He guides to
the Way. (33:4)
The Prophet is closer to the believers than their own selves, and his
wives are their mothers. But blood-relations have closer ties to one another
in the Book of Allah than other believers and the emigrants, except that
you should act in a proper manner towards your close associates. That
is inscribed in the Book. (33:6)
O Prophet, tell your wives: 'If you desire the life of this world and
its finery, come and I will give you all you need and release you with
kindness.' (33:28)
When you said to him whom Allah has blessed and you yourself have greatly
favoured, 'Keep your wife to yourself and have fear of Allah,' while concealing
something in yourself which Allah wished to bring to light, you were fearing
people when Allah has more right to your fear. Then when Zayd divorced
her We married her to you so that there should be no restriction for the
believers regarding the wives of their adopted sons when they have divorced
them. Allah's command is always carried out. (33:37)
O Prophet! We have made lawful for you: your wives to whom you have given
dowries and any slavegirls you own from the booty Allah has allotted you
and the daughters of your paternal uncles and the daughters of your paternal
aunts and the daughters of your maternal uncles and the daughters of your
maternal aunts who have migrated with you and any believing woman who
gives herself to the Prophet if the Prophet desires to marry her: exclusively
for you as opposed to the rest of the believers-We know very well what
We have prescribed for them regarding their wives and any slavegirls they
possess-in order that there be no restriction on you. Allah is Ever-Forgiving,
Most Merciful. (33:50)
After that no other women are lawful for you nor may you exchange them
for other wives, even though their beauty might be pleasing to you, with
the exception of any you own as slaves. Allah is watchful over all things.
(33:52)
You who believe! Do not go into the Prophet's rooms except when you are
invited to come and eat. Do not wait there while the food is being cooked.
However, when you are called, go in, and when you have eaten, disperse,
not remaining there to chat with one another. Doing that causes annoyance
to the Prophet though he is too reticent to tell you so. But Allah is
not reticent with the truth. When you ask his wives for something, ask
them from behind a screen. That is purer for your hearts and their hearts.
It is not right for you to cause annoyance to the Messenger of Allah or
ever to marry his wives after him. To do that would be a dreadful thing
in Allah's sight. (33:53)
O Prophet! Tell your wives and daughters and the women of the believers
to draw their outer garments closely round themselves. This makes it more
likely that they will be recognised and not be harmed. Allah is Ever-Forgiving,
Most Merciful. (33:59
The Companions of the Garden are busy enjoying themselves today, they
and their wives reclining on couches in the shade. (36:55-56)
(Those who bear the Throne ask forgiveness for the believers,) 'Our Lord,
admit them to the Gardens of Eden You have promised them, and all of their
parents, wives and children who acted rightly. Truly You are the Almighty,
the All-Wise.' (40:8)
(Believers will be told,) 'Enter the Garden, you and your wives, delighting
in your joy.' (43:70)
If any of your wives rejoin the disbelievers, you should have compensation.
So repay to those whose wives have gone the dowry they paid out. Have
fear of Allah-Him in Whom you believe. (60:11)
You who believe! Some of your wives and children are an enemy to you,
so be wary of them. But if you pardon and exonerate and forgive, Allah
is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (64:14)
O Prophet! Why do you make forbidden what Allah has made lawful for you,
seeking to please your wives? Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
(66:1)
The Prophet confided a certain matter to one of his wives, then when
she divulged it Allah disclosed that to him, and he communicated part
of it and withheld part of it. When he told her of it, she said, 'Who
told you of this?' He said, 'The All-Knowing and All-Aware informed me
of it.' (66:3)
If the two of you (Prophet's wives) would only turn to Allah, for your
hearts clearly deviated... But if you support one another against him,
Allah is his Protector and so are Gabriel and every right-acting man of
the believers and, furthermore, the angels too will come to his support.
(66:4)
It may be that if he does divorce you, his Lord will give him in exchange
better wives than you: Muslim women, believing women, obedient women,
penitent women, women who worship, women who fast much-previously married
women as well as virgins. (66:5)
Allah has made an example for those who disbelieve: the wife of Nuh and
the wife of Lut. They were married to two of Our servants who were righteous
but they betrayed them and were not helped at all against Allah. They
were told, 'Enter the Fire along with all who enter it.' (66:10)
(On that Day) no good friend will ask about his friend even though they
can see each other. An evildoer will wish he could ransom himself from
the punishment of that Day, by means of his sons, or his wife or his brother
or his family who sheltered him or everyone else on earth, if that only
meant that he could save himself. (70:10-14)
(Believers 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)
(A band of the jinn said,) "He-exalted be the Majesty of our Lord!-has
neither wife nor son." (72:3)
When the Deafening Blast comes, the Day a man will flee from his brother
and his mother and his father, and his wife and his children: on that
Day every man among them will have concerns enough of his own. (80:33-37)
Ruin to the hands of Abu Lahab and ruin to him! His wealth has not helped
him nor anything he has earned. He will burn in a Flaming Fire. And so
will his wife, the firewood-carrier, with a rope of twisted fibre round
her neck. (111:1-5)
WIND
In the creation of the heavens and earth, and the alternation of the
night and day, and the ships which sail the seas to people's benefit,
and the water which Allah sends down from the sky-by which He brings the
earth to life when it was dead and scatters about in it creatures of every
kind-and the varying direction of the winds, and the clouds subservient
between heaven and earth, there are Signs for people who use their intellect.
(2:164)
The metaphor of what they spend in their life in this world is that of
a wind with an icy bite to it which strikes the crops of a people who
have wronged themselves and destroys them. Allah did not wrong them; rather
it was themselves they were wronging. (3:117)
It is He Who sends out the winds, bringing advance news of His mercy,
so that when they have lifted up the heavy clouds, We dispatch them to
a dead land and send down water to it, by means of which We bring forth
all kinds of fruit. In the same way We will bring forth the dead, so that
hopefully you will pay heed. (7:57)
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 metaphor of those who reject their Lord is that their actions are
like ashes scattered by strong winds on a stormy day. They have no power
at all over anything they have earned. That is extreme misguidance. (14:18)
We send forth the pollinating winds and send down water from the sky
and give it to you to drink. And it is not you who keep its stores. (15:22)
Make a metaphor for them of the life of this world. It is like water
which We send down from the sky and the plants of the earth combine with
it but then become dry chaff scattered by the winds. Allah has absolute
power over everything. (18:45)
And to Sulayman We gave the fiercely blowing wind, speeding at his command
towards the land which We had blessed. And We had full knowledge of everything.
(21:81)
Be people of pure natural belief in Allah, not associating anything else
with Him. As for anyone who associates others with Allah, it is as though
he had fallen from the sky and the birds had seized him and carried him
away or the wind had dropped him in a distant place. (22:31)
It is He Who sends out the winds, bringing advance news of His mercy.
And We send down from heaven pure water. (25:48)
He Who guides you in the darkness of land and sea and sends out the winds
bringing advance news of His mercy. Is there another god besides Allah?
May Allah be exalted above what they associate with Him! (27:63)
Among His Signs is that He sends the winds bearing good news, to give
you a taste of His mercy, and to make the ships run by His command, and
to enable you to seek His bounty so that hopefully you will be thankful.
(30:46)
It is Allah Who sends the winds which stir up clouds which He spreads
about the sky however He wills. He forms them into dark clumps and you
see the rain come pouring out from the middle of them. When He makes it
fall on those of His servants He wills, they rejoice. (30:48)
But if We send a wind, and they see it turning yellow, still they persist
after that in disbelieving. (30:51)
You who believe! Remember Allah's blessing to you when forces came against
you and We sent a wind against them and other forces you could not see.
Allah sees what you do. (33:9)
And We gave Sulayman power over the wind-a month's journey in the morning
and a month in the afternoon. And We made a fount of molten brass flow
out for him. And some of the jinn worked in front of him by his Lord's
permission. And if a single one of them deviates at all from Our command,
We let him taste the punishment of the Searing Blaze. (34:12)
It is Allah Who sends the winds which raise the clouds which We then
drive to a dead land and by them bring the earth to life after it was
dead. That is how the Resurrection will be. (35:9)
So We subjected the wind to him to blow at his command, softly, wherever
he directed. (38:36)
If He wills He makes the wind stop blowing and then they lie motionless
on its back. There are certainly Signs in that for everyone who is steadfast
and thankful. (42:33)
And in the alternation of night and day and the provision Allah sends
down from the sky, bringing the earth to life by it after it has died,
and the varying direction of the winds, there are Signs for people who
use their intellect. (45:5)
When they saw it as a storm cloud advancing on their valleys they said,
'This is a storm cloud which will give us rain.' No, rather it is what
you desired to hasten-a wind containing painful punishment. (46:24)
And also in 'Ad when We unleashed against them the barren wind, (51:41)
WINE
You who believe! Wine and gambling, stone altars and divining arrows
are filth from the handiwork of Satan. Avoid them completely so that hopefully
you will be successful. Satan wants to stir up enmity and hatred between
you by means of wine and gambling, and to debar you from remembrance of
Allah and from prayer. Will you not then give them up? (5:90-91)
Two servants entered prison along with him. One said, 'I dreamt that
I was pressing grapes.' The other said, 'I dreamt I carried bread upon
my head and birds were eating it. Tell us the true meaning of these dreams.
We see that you're one of the righteous.' (12:36)
(Yusuf said,) 'My fellow-captives, one of you will serve his lord with
wine, the other of you will be crucified and birds will eat his head.
The thing you asked about is foreordained.' (12:41)
An image of the Garden which is promised to those who guard against evil:
in it there are rivers of water which will never spoil and rivers of milk
whose taste will never change and rivers of wine, delightful to all who
drink it, and rivers of honey of undiluted purity; in it they will have
fruit of every kind and forgiveness from their Lord. Is that like those
who will be in the Fire timelessly, for ever, with boiling water to drink
which lacerates their bowels? (Qur7an, 47:15)
They are given the choicest sealed wine to drink. (83:25)
WING
Do not direct your eyes longingly to what We have given certain of them
to enjoy. Do not feel sad concerning them. And take the believers under
your wing. (15:88)
And take the believers who follow you under your wing. (26:215)
Praise be to Allah, the Bringer into Being of the heavens and earth,
He Who made the angels messengers, with wings-two, three or four. He adds
to creation in any way He wills. Allah has power over all things. (35:1)
Have they not looked at the birds above them, with wings outspread and
folded back? Nothing holds them up but the All-Merciful. He sees all things.
(67:19)
WISDOM - WISE
They (the angels) said, 'Glory be to You! We have no knowledge except
what You have taught us. You are the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.' (2:32)
(Ibrahim said,) 'Our Lord, raise up among them a Messenger from them
to recite Your Signs to them and teach them the Book and Wisdom and purify
them. You are the Almighty, the All-Wise.' (2:129)
For this We sent a Messenger to you from among you to recite Our Signs
to you and purify you and teach you the Book and Wisdom and teach you
things you did not know before. (2:151)
If you backslide after the Clear Signs have come to you, know that Allah
is Almighty, All-Wise. (2:209)
(Allah makes the Signs clear to you, so that hopefully you will reflect)
on this world and the hereafter. They will ask you about the property
of orphans. Say, 'Managing it in their best interests is best.' If you
mix your property with theirs, they are your brothers. Allah knows a squanderer
from a good manager. If Allah had wanted, He could have been hard on you.
Allah is Almighty, All-Wise. (2:220)
When you divorce women and they are near the end of their waiting period,
then either retain them with correctness and courtesy or release them
with correctness and courtesy. Do not retain them by force, thus overstepping
the limits. Anyone who does that has wronged himself. Do not make a mockery
of Allah's Signs. Remember Allah's blessing to you and the Book and Wisdom
He has sent down to you to admonish you. Have fear of Allah and know that
Allah has knowledge of all things. (2:231)
Those of you who die leaving wives behind should make a bequest to their
wives of maintenance for a year without them having to leave their homes.
But if they do leave you are not to blame for anything they do with themselves
with correctness and courtesy. Allah is Almighty, All-Wise. (2:240)
And with Allah's permission they routed them. Dawud killed Goliath and
Allah gave him kingship and wisdom and taught him whatever He willed.
If it were not for Allah's driving some people back by means of others,
the earth would have been corrupted. But Allah shows favour to all the
worlds. (2:251)
When Ibrahim said, 'My Lord, show me how You bring the dead to life.'
He asked, 'Do you not then believe?' He replied, 'Indeed I do! But so
that my heart may be at peace.' He said, 'Take four birds and train them
to yourself. Then put a part of them on each mountain and call to them;
they will come rushing to you. Know that Allah is Almighty, All-Wise.'
(2:260)
He gives wisdom to whoever He wills and he who has been given wisdom
has been given great good. But no one pays heed but people of intelligence.
(2:269)
It is He Who forms you in the womb however He wills. There is no god
but Him, the Almighty, the All-Wise. (3:6)
He will teach him ('Isa) the Book and Wisdom, and the Torah and the Gospel.
(3:48)
That is what We recite to you of the Signs and the wise Reminder. (3:58)
This is the true account: there is no other god besides Allah. Allah-He
is the Almighty, the All-Wise. (3:62)
Remember when Allah made a covenant with the Prophets: 'Now that We have
given you a share of the Book and Wisdom, and then a messenger comes to
you confirming what is with you, you must believe in him and help him.'
He asked, 'Do you agree and undertake my commission on that condition?'
They replied, 'We agree.' He said, 'Bear witness, then. I am with you
as one of the witnesses.' (3:81)
Allah only did this for it to be good news for you and so that your hearts
might be set at rest by it (help comes from no one but Allah, the Almighty,
the All-Wise). (3:126)
Allah showed great kindness to the believers when He sent a Messenger
to them from among themselves to recite His Signs to them and purify them
and teach them the Book and Wisdom, even though before that they were
clearly misguided. (3:164)
Allah instructs you regarding your children: A male receives the same
as the share of two females. If there are more than two daughters they
receive two-thirds of what you leave. If she is one on her own she receives
a half. Each of your parents receives a sixth of what you leave if you
have children. If you are childless and your heirs are your parents your
mother receives a third. If you have brothers or sisters your mother receives
a sixth, after any bequest you make or any debts. With regard to your
fathers and your sons, you do not know which of them is going to benefit
you more. These are obligatory shares from Allah. Allah is All-Knowing,
All-Wise. (4:11)
Allah only accepts the repentance of those who do evil in ignorance and
then quickly repent after doing it. Allah turns towards such people. Allah
is All-Knowing, All-Wise. (4:17)
And also (forbidden for you are) married women, except for those you
have taken in war as slaves. This is what Allah has prescribed for you.
Apart from that He has made all other women lawful for you provided you
seek them with your wealth in marriage and not in fornication. When you
consummate your marriage with them give them their prescribed dowry. There
is nothing wrong in any further agreement you might come to after the
dowry has been given. Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise. (4:24)
Allah desires to make things clear to you and to guide you to the correct
practices of those before you and to turn towards you. Allah is All-Knowing,
All-Wise. (4:26)
Or do they in fact envy other people for the bounty Allah has granted
them? We gave the family of Ibrahim the Book and Wisdom, and We gave them
an immense kingdom. (4:54)
As for those who reject Our Signs, We will roast them in a Fire. Every
time their skins are burned off, We will replace them with new skins so
that they can taste the punishment. Allah is Almighty, All-Wise. (4:56)
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)
Do not relax in pursuit of the enemy. If you feel pain, they too are
feeling it just as you are, but you hope for something from Allah which
they cannot hope for. Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise. (4:104)
If anyone commits an evil action the responsibility for it is his alone.
Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise. (4:111)
Were it not for Allah's favour to you and His mercy, a group of them
would almost have managed to mislead you. But they mislead no one but
themselves and do not harm you in any way. Allah has sent down the Book
and Wisdom to you and taught you what you did not know before. Allah's
favour to you is indeed immense. (4:113)
If a couple do separate, Allah will enrich each of them from His boundless
wealth. Allah is All-Encompassing, All-Wise. (4:130)
Allah raised him ('Isa) up to Himself. Allah is Almighty, All-Wise. (4:158)
Messengers bringing good news and giving warning, so that people will
have no argument against Allah after the coming of the Messengers. Allah
is Almighty, All-Wise. (4:165)
Mankind! The Messenger has brought you the truth from your Lord, so it
is better for you to believe. But if you disbelieve, everything in the
heavens and the earth belongs to Allah. Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.
(4:170)
As for thieves, both male and female, cut off their hands in reprisal
for what they have done: an object lesson from Allah. Allah is Almighty,
All-Wise. (5:38)
Remember when Allah said, ''Isa, son of Maryam, remember My blessing
to you and to your mother when I reinforced you with the Purest Spirit
so that you could speak to people in the cradle and when you were fully
grown; and when I taught you the Book and Wisdom, and the Torah and the
Gospel; and when you created a bird-shape out of clay by My permission,
and then breathed into it and it became a bird by My permission; and healed
the blind and the leper by My permission; and when you brought forth the
dead by My permission; and when I held back the tribe of Israel from you,
when you brought them the Clear Signs and those of them who disbelieved
said, "This is nothing but downright magic";' (5:110)
('Isa son of Maryam will say,) 'If You punish them, they are Your servants.
If you forgive them, You are the Almighty, the All-Wise.' (5:118)
He is the Absolute Master over His servants. He is the All-Wise, the
All-Aware. (6:18)
It is He Who created the heavens and the earth with truth. The day He
says 'Be!' it is. His speech is Truth. The Kingdom will be His on the
Day the Trumpet is blown, the Knower of the Unseen and the Visible. He
is the All-Wise, the All-Aware. (6:73)
This is the argument We gave to Ibrahim against his people. We raise
in rank anyone We will. Your Lord is All-Wise, All-Knowing. (6:83)
On the Day We gather them all together: 'Company of jinn, you gained
many followers among mankind.' And their friends among mankind will say,
'Our Lord, we benefited from one another, and now we have reached the
term which You determined for us.' He will say, 'The Fire is your home.
You will be in it timelessly, for ever, except as Allah wills. Your Lord
is All-Wise, All-Knowing.' (6:128)
They say, 'What is in the wombs of these animals is exclusively for our
men and forbidden for our wives. But if it is stillborn, they can share
in it.' He will repay them for their false depiction. He is All-Wise,
All-Knowing. (6:139)
Allah only did this to give you good news and that so your hearts would
be at rest. Victory comes from no one but Allah. Allah is Almighty, All-Wise.
(8:10)
And when the hypocrites and those with sickness in their hearts said,
'These people have been deluded by their religion.' But those who put
their trust in Allah will find Allah to be Almighty, All-Wise. (8:49)
And (He) unified their (believers') hearts. Even if you had spent everything
on the earth, you could not have unified their hearts. But Allah has unified
them. He is Almighty, All-Wise. (8:63)
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)
But if they mean to betray you, they have already previously betrayed
Allah, so He has given you power over them. Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.
(8:71)
He will remove the rage from their hearts. Allah turns to anyone He wills.
Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise. (9:15)
You who believe! The idolaters are unclean, so after this year they should
not come near the Sacred Mosque (Masjid al-Haram). If you fear impoverishment,
Allah will enrich you from His bounty if He wills. Allah is All-Knowing,
All-Wise. (9:28)
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)
The alms are for: the poor, the destitute, those who collect it, reconciling
people's hearts, freeing slaves, those in debt, spending in the Way of
Allah, and travellers. It is a legal obligation from Allah. Allah is All-Knowing,
All-Wise. (9:60)
The men and women of the believers are friends of one another. They command
what is right and forbid what is wrong, and perform prayer and give the
alms, and obey Allah and His Messenger. They are the people on whom Allah
will have mercy. Allah is Almighty, All-Wise. (9:71)
The desert arabs are more obdurate in disbelief and hypocrisy and more
likely not to know the limits which Allah has sent down to His Messenger.
Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise. (9:97)
And others are left awaiting Allah's command as to whether He will punish
them or turn to them. Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise. (9:106)
The buildings they have built will not cease to be a bone of contention
in their hearts, until their hearts are cut to shreds. Allah is All-Knowing,
All-Wise. (9:110)
Alif Lam Ra. Those are the Signs of the Wise Book. (10:1)
Alif Lam Ra. A Book whose verses are perfectly constructed, and then
demarcated, coming directly from One who is All-Wise, All-Aware. (11:1)
(Yusuf's father said,) 'Accordingly your Lord will pick you out and teach
you the true meaning of events and perfectly fulfil His blessing on you
as well as on the family of Ya'qub as He fulfilled it perfectly before
upon your forebears, Ibrahim and Ishaq. Most certainly your Lord is Knowing,
Wise.' (12:6)
He (Yusuf's father) said, 'It's merely that your lower selves suggested
something to you which you did. But beauty lies in having steadfastness.
Perhaps Allah will bring them all together. He is indeed All-Knowing and
All-Wise.' (12:83)
He (Yusuf) raised his parents up onto the throne. The others fell prostrate
in front of him. He said, 'My father, truly this is now the interpretation
of the dream I had. My Lord has made it all come true; and He was kind
to me by letting me out of prison and brought you from the desert when
Satan had caused dissent between me and my brothers. My Lord is kind to
anyone He wills. He is indeed All-Knowing and All-Wise. (12:100)
We have not sent any Messenger except with the language of his people
so he can make things clear to them. Allah misguides anyone He wills and
guides anyone He wills. He is the Almighty, the All-Wise. (14:4)
It is your Lord Who will gather them. He is All-Wise, All-Knowing. (15:25)
Those who do not believe in the hereafter have an evil likeness. Allah's
is the Highest Likeness. He is the Almighty, the All-Wise. (16:60)
Call to the way of your Lord with wisdom and fair admonition, and argue
with them in the kindest way. Your Lord knows best who is misguided from
His way. And He knows best who are guided. (16:125)
That is part of the wisdom your Lord has revealed to you. Do not set
up another god together with Allah and so be thrown into Hell, blamed
and driven out. (17:39)
We did not send any Messenger or any Prophet before you without Satan
insinuating something into his recitation while he was reciting. But Allah
revokes whatever Satan insinuates and then Allah confirms His Signs-Allah
is All-Knowing, All-Wise. (22:52)
Were it not for Allah's favour to you and His mercy... and that Allah
is Ever-Returning, All-Wise. (24:10)
Allah makes the Signs clear to you and Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.
(24:18)
You who believe! Those you own as slaves and those of you who have not
yet reached puberty should ask your permission to enter at three times:
before the Dawn Prayer, when you have undressed at noon, and after the
Prayer of Night-three times of nakedness for you. There is nothing wrong
for you or them at other times in moving around among yourselves from
one to another. In this way Allah makes the Signs clear to you. Allah
is All-Knowing, All-Wise. (24:58)
Once your children have reached puberty, they should ask your permission
to enter as those before them also asked permission. In this way Allah
makes His Signs clear to you. Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise. (24:59)
You receive the Qur'an directly from One who is All-Wise, All-Knowing.
(27:6)
'Musa, I am Allah, the Almighty, the All-Wise.' (27:9)
And Lut believed in him. He said, 'I am leaving this place to follow
the pleasure of my Lord. He is the Almighty, the All Wise.' (29:26)
Allah knows what you call upon besides Himself. He is the Almighty, the
All-Wise. (29:42)
It is He Who originated creation and then regenerates it. That is very
easy for Him. His is the most exalted designation in the heavens and the
earth. He is the Almighty, the All-Wise. (30:27)
Those are the Signs of the Wise Book. (31:2)
For those who believe and do right actions there are Gardens of Delight,
to remain in them timelessly, for ever. Allah's promise is true. He is
the Almighty, the All-Wise. (31:8-9)
We gave Luqman wisdom: 'Give thanks to Allah. Whoever gives thanks only
does so to his own good. Whoever is ungrateful, Allah is Rich Beyond Need,
Praiseworthy.' (31:12)
If all the trees on earth were pens and all the sea, with seven more
seas besides, was ink Allah's words still would not run dry. Allah is
Almighty, All-Wise. (31:27)
O Prophet! Have fear of Allah and do not obey the disbelievers and hypocrites.
Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise. (33:1)
And remember the Signs of Allah and the wise words which are recited
in your rooms. Allah is All-Pervading, All-Aware. (33:34)
Praise be to Allah, to Whom everything in the heavens and everything
in the earth belongs, and praise be to Him in the hereafter. He is the
All-Wise, the All-Aware. (34:1)
Say: 'Show me those you have joined to Him as associates. No indeed!
He is Allah, the Almighty, the All-Wise.' (34:27)
Any mercy Allah opens up to people, no one can withhold, and any He withholds,
no one can afterwards release. He is the Almighty, the All-Wise. (35:2)
(I swear) by the Wise Qur'an. (36:2)
We made his (Dawud's) kingdom strong and gave him wisdom and decisive
speech. (38:20)
The revelation of the Book is from Allah, the Almighty, the All-Wise.
(39:1)
(Angels ask forgiveness for believers,) 'Our Lord, admit them to the
Gardens of Eden You have promised them, and all of their parents, wives
and children who acted rightly. Truly You are the Almighty, the All-Wise.'
(40:8)
Falsehood cannot reach it (the Qur'an) from before it or behind it-it
is a revelation from One who is All-Wise, Praiseworthy. (41:42)
That is how He sends revelation to you and those before you. Allah is
the Almighty, the All-Wise. (42:3 )
It does not befit Allah to address any human being except by inspiration,
or from behind a veil, or He sends a messenger who then reveals by His
permission whatever He wills. He is indeed Most High, All-Wise. (42:51)
It is in the Source Book with Us, high-exalted, full of wisdom. (43:4)
And when 'Isa came with the Clear Signs, he said, 'I have come to you
with Wisdom and to clarify for you some of the things about which you
have differed. Therefore have fear of Allah and obey me. (43:63)
It is He Who is God in heaven and God on earth. He is the All-Wise, the
All-Knowing. (43:84)
During it (the blessed night) every wise decree is specified. (44:4)
The revelation of the Book is from Allah, the Almighty, the All-Wise.
(45:2)
All greatness belongs to Him in the heavens and earth. He is the Almighty,
the All-Wise. (45:37)
The revelation of the Book is from Allah, the Almighty, the All-Wise.
(46:2)
It is He Who sent down serenity into the hearts of the believers thereby
increasing their faith with more faith-the legions of the heavens and
the earth belong to Allah. Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise. (48:4)
The legions of the heavens and the earth belong to Allah. Allah is Almighty,
All-Wise. (48:7)
And (He has rewarded the believers) with much booty which they will take.
Allah is Almighty, All-Wise. (48:19)
It is a great favour from Allah and a blessing. Allah is All-Knowing,
All-Wise. (49:8)
They said, 'That is what your Lord says. He is the All-Wise, the All-Knowing.'
(51:30)
News has come to them which contains a threat: consummate wisdom-but
warnings are profitless. (54:4-5)
He is Allah-the Creator, the Maker, the Giver of Form. To Him belong
the Most Beautiful Names. Everything in the heavens and earth glorifies
Him. He is the Almighty, the All-Wise. (59:24)
Everything in the heavens and the earth glorifies Allah. He is the Almighty,
the All-Wise. (57:1, 59:1, 61:1)
(Ibrahim said,) 'Our Lord, do not make us a target for those who disbelieve
and forgive us. Our Lord, You are the Almighty, the All-Wise.' (60:5)
You who believe! When women who believe come to you as emigrants, submit
them to a test. Allah has best knowledge of their faith. If you know they
are believers, do not return them to the disbelievers. They are not lawful
for the disbelievers nor are the disbelievers lawful for them. Give the
disbelievers whatever dowry they paid. And there is nothing wrong in your
marrying them provided you pay them their due. Do not hold to any marriage
ties with women who disbelieve. Ask for what you paid and let them ask
for what they paid. That is Allah's judgement. Allah will judge between
them. Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise. (60:10)
It is He Who raised up among the unlettered people a Messenger from them
to recite His Signs to them and purify them and teach them the Book and
Wisdom, even though before that they were clearly misguided. And others
of them who have not yet joined them. He is the Almighty, the All-Wise.
(62:2-3)
The Knower of the Unseen and the Visible, the Almighty, the All-Wise.
(64:18)
Allah has made the expiation of your oaths obligatory for you. Allah
is your Master-He is the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. (66:2)
But you will not will unless Allah wills. Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.
(76:30)
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