Miscellaneous Questions
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If God were to take mankind to task for what they have earned, He would not leave a single creature crawling on it, but He is deferring them until a specified time. Then, when their time comes, God sees His servants! (Qur’an, 35:45)
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After them came an evil generation: They inherited the Book, but they chose for themselves the vanities of this world, saying for excuse: “(Everything) will be forgiven us.” Even so, if similar vanities came their way, they would again indulge in them. Was not the covenant of the Book taken from them, that they would not ascribe to Allah anything but the truth? And they have studied what is in the Book. But best for righteous is the home in the Hereafter. Will you not understand? (Al-Araf, 169)
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But as for anyone who desires the hereafter, and strives for it with the striving it deserves, being a believer, the striving of such people will be gratefully acknowledged. (17:19)
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Do people imagine that they will be left to say, ‘We believe,’ and will not be tested? We tested those before them so that Allah would know the truthful and would know the liars. (Qur’an, 29:2-3)
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- Say: ‘Look at what there is in the heavens and on the earth.’ But Signs and warnings are of no avail to people who have no faith. (10:101)
- (People with intelligence are) those who remember Allah, standing, sitting and lying on their sides, and reflect on the creation of the heavens and the earth: ‘Our Lord, You have not created this for nothing. Glory be to You! So safeguard us from the punishment of the Fire.’ (3:191)
- How many Signs there are in the heavens and earth! Yet they pass them by, turning away from them. (12:105)
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- (Believers are) those who respond to their Lord and perform prayer, and manage their affairs by mutual consultation and give of what We have provided for them. (42:38)
- It is a mercy from Allah that you were gentle with them. If you had been rough or hard of heart, they would have scattered from around you. So pardon them and ask forgiveness for them, and consult with them about the matter. Then when you have reached a firm decision, put your trust in Allah. Allah loves those who put their trust in Him. (3:159)
- She said, ‘Council! Give me your opinion about this matter. It is not my habit to make a final decision until I have heard what you have to say.’ (27:32)
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Do you order people to devoutness and forget yourself, when you recite the Book? Have you then no sense? (Qur’an 2:44)
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Never say about anything: “ I am doing that tomorrow,” without adding: “If Allah wills.” Remember your Lord when you forget, and say: “ Hopefully my Lord will guide me to something closer to right guidance than this.” (Surat al-Kahf,23-24)
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- Strive for Allah with the striving due to Him. He has selected you and not placed any constraint upon you in the religion–the religion of your forefather Ibrahim. He named you Muslims before and also in this, so that the Messenger could be witness against you and you could be witnesses against all mankind. So perform prayer and give the alms and hold fast to Allah. He is your Protector–the Best Protector, the Best Helper. (22:78)
- When his Lord said to him, ‘Become a Muslim!’ he (Ibrahim) said, ‘I am a Muslim who has submitted to the Lord of all the worlds.’ (2:131)
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The believers are brothers, so make peace between your brothers and have fear of Allah so that hopefully you will gain mercy. (49:10)
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Seek (Allah’s) help in steadfastness and prayer. But that is a very hard thing, except for the humble. (Qur’an, 2:45)
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Who, when afflicted with calamity, say “Truly! To Allah we belong and truly, to Him we shall return.” (2:156)
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- So verily, with the hardship, there is relief. (94:5)
- Verily, with the hardship, there is relief. (94:6)
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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)
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For all there will be degrees (or ranks) according to what they did. And your Lord is not unaware of what they do. (6:132)
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- Allah is the protector of those who believe. He brings them out of the darkness into the light… (Quran, 2:257)
- Your friend is only Allah and His Messenger and those who believe: those who establish prayer and pay alms, and bow. As for those who make Allah their friend, and His Messenger and those who believe: it is party of Allah who are victorious. (Quran, 5:55-56)
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Know you not that it is Allah to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth? And besides Allah you have neither any Walee (protector or guardian) nor any helper.
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We created man and We know what his own self whispers to him. We are nearer to him than his jugular vein. (50:16)
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And fear the Day (of Judgment) when no person shall avail another, nor shall compensation be accepted from him, nor shall intercession be of use to him, nor shall they be helped.
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If you ask them they will say, ‘We were only joking and playing around.’ Say: ‘Would you make a mockery of Allah and of His Signs and of His Messenger?’ (9:65)
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- Believe in what I have sent down, confirming what is with you. Do not be the first to reject it and do not sell My Signs for a paltry price. Have fear of Me alone. (2:41)
- It is He Who sent down to thee (step by step), in truth, the Book, confirming what went before it; and He sent down the Law (of Moses) and the Gospel (of Jesus) before this, as a guide to mankind, and He sent down the criterion (of judgment between right and wrong).(3:3)
- This Qur’an could never have been devised by any besides Allah. Rather it is confirmation of what came before it and an elucidation of the Book which contains no doubt from the Lord of all the worlds. (10:37)
- What We have revealed to you of the Book is the truth, confirming what came before it. Allah is aware of and sees His servants. (35:31)
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Do you make the giving of water to the pilgrims and looking after the Sacred Mosque (Masjid al-Haram) the same as believing in Allah and the Last Day and striving in the Way of Allah? They are not equal in the sight of Allah. Allah does not guide wrongdoing people. (9:19)
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- And glorify Him morning and evening.(33:42)
- So remain steadfast. Allah’s promise is true. Ask forgiveness for your wrong action and glorify your Lord with praise in the evening and the early morning. (40:55)
- So be patient in the face of what they say and glorify your Lord with praise before the rising of the sun and before it sets. And glorify Him during the night and after you have prostrated. (Qur’an, 50:39-40)
- And for part of the night also praise thou Him,- and at the retreat of the stars!(52:49)
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In front of such a one is Hell, and he is given, for drink, boiling fetid water. (14:16)
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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)
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(Those who guard against evil are) those the angels take in a virtuous state. They say, ‘Peace be upon you! Enter the Garden for what you did.’(16:32)
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When you are greeted with a greeting, return the greeting or improve on it. Allah takes account of everything. (Qur’an, 4:86)
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You will find that the people most hostile to those who believe are the Jews and the idolaters. You will find the people most affectionate to those who believe are those who say, ‘We are Christians.’ That is because some of them are priests and monks and because they are not arrogant. (Al-Maeda, 82)
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- 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. (28:59)
- We have never destroyed a city without giving it prior warning. (26:208)
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- Today We seal up their mouths and their hands speak to us, and their feet bear witness to what they have earned. (36:65)
- When they reach it (the Fire), their hearing, sight and skin will testify against them concerning what they did. They will ask their skins, ‘Why did you testify against us?’ and they will reply, ‘Allah gave us speech as He has given speech to everything. He created you in the first place and you will be returned to Him. You did not think to shield yourselves from your hearing, sight and skin testifying against you and you thought that Allah would never know much of what you did. (41:20-22)
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- God desires ease for you, and desires not hardship (2:185)
- God desires to lighten things for you, for the human being has been created weak (94:28)
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- Verily, those who conceal the clear proofs, evidences and the guidance, which We have sent down, after We have made it clear for the people in the Book, they are the ones cursed by Allah and cursed by the cursers. (2:159)
- Verily, those who disbelieve, and die while they are disbelievers, it is they on whom is the Curse of Allah and of the angels and of mankind, combined. (2:161)
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And fight in the Way of Allah those who fight you, but transgress not the limits. Truly, Allah likes not the transgressors.
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They ask you concerning menstruation. Say that is an Adha (a harmful thing for a husband to have a sexual intercourse with his wife while she is having her menses), therefore keep away from women during menses and go not unto them till they have purified (from menses and have taken a bath). And when they have purified themselves, then go in unto them as Allah has ordained for you (go in unto them in any manner as long as it is in their vagina). Truly, Allah loves those who turn unto Him in repentance and loves those who purify themselves (by taking a bath and cleaning and washing thoroughly their private parts, bodies, for their prayers, etc.). (2:222)
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And most of them believe not in Allah without associating (other as partners) with Him! (2:106)
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And if Allah did not check one set of people by means of another, the earth would indeed be full of mischief. But Allah is full of Bounty to the Alameen (mankind, jinns and all that exists) (2:251)
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- It is He Who appointed the night for you, so that you could rest in it, and the day for seeing. There are certainly Signs in that for people who listen. (10:67)
- It is He Who made the night a cloak for you and sleep a rest, and He made the day a time for rising. (25:47)
- Do they not see that We have made the night for them to rest in and the day for seeing? There are certainly Signs in that for people who believe. (27:86)
- But part of His mercy is that He has made both night and day for you so that you can have your rest and seek His bounty, and so that hopefully you will be thankful. (28:73)
- Allah is He Who appointed the night for you so that you might rest in it, and the day for seeing. Allah pours out His favour on mankind but most people do not show thanks. (40:61)
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Do they not see the things Allah has created, casting their shadows to the right and to the left, prostrating themselves before Allah in complete humility? (16:48)
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Is it that man can get whatever he wishes? (No,) because to Allah alone belongs the (good of) the Hereafter and the former life (of this world). (53:24-25)