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THE WORDS OF WISDOM. AND. PURIFICATION alislar 1992. ISLAM INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATIONS LTD. RASHID AHMAD CHAUDHRY

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6%. THE WORDS OF WISDOM AND PURIFICATION. First Published in August 1992. ©1992 Islam International Publications Ltd.. Published by:. Islam International Publications Ltd.. Islamabad,. Sheephatch Lane, Tilford,. Surrey GU10 2AQ, U.K.. Printed by:. Raqeem Press,. Islamabad, U.K.. ISBN 1 85372 497 1. Illustrations by:. Brian Cunningham

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CONTENTS 1. Quranic Teachings about Allah God 2. Quranic Teachings How Allah Created the Universe 3. Quranic Teachings about the Worship of Allah 5 23 61 73 4. Quranic Teachings about Angels. 5. Quranic Teachings about Divine Books 81 6. Quranic Teachings about Good and Bad Actions. 99 7. Quranic Prayers, We should Learn 125 12. Glossary alis e 8. Quranic Teachings about Prophets. 9. Quranic Teachings about Life Hereafter 10. Quranic Teachings about Taqdeer 143 167 183 11. Quranic Teachings about the Religion of Islam 189 201

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INTRODUCTION:. THE WORDS OF WISDOM AND PURIFICATION, is another book produced by the Children's Book Committee, under the direct supervision and instructions of Hadhrat Khalifat-ul-Masih IV.. It emphasises the importance of Islam as a religion, which is comprehensive, perfect, complete, free from every defect in its doctrine, teachings and commandments and the one which brings. man close to his Creator. It contains the Quranic teachings about our beliefs in Allah, Angels, Revealed Books, Prophets, Taqdeer and the Life Hereafter.. It tells the readers how God planned the whole universe, and created human beings and everything else that is essential for their sustenance.. The book explains how we should glorify Allah and what we should do to please Him.. It also includes some of the prayers mentioned in the Holy Quran, which we recommend to the Muslim children to memorise and recite in appropriate situations.. All references are from the Holy Quran.. The book is essential for Muslim children and for those who want to further their knowledge about the Holy Quran.. As they read the text of the Holy Quran, a picture appears in the minds of the children about God's creation, which we have tried to depict in illustrations to make things easier for them to understand.. The students may also find the glossary, provided at the end useful.. We advise the Muslim readers to use ALAIHIS SALAAM (peace be on him) when they read the name of any Prophet of God and

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SALLALLAHO ALAIHI WA SALLAM (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) when they read the name of the Holy Prophet. Muhammad.. The members of the Committee who worked on this project are. Masroor Ahmad, Mubarak Chowdhry, Kaleem Mirza, Abdul Quddus and Mashood Qamar Ahmad. May Allah bless them all.. We are also thankful to Maulana Munir Javed and Maulana Naseer. Qamar for reading through the manuscript and giving valuable suggestions.. We hope and pray that this book will not only quench some of the thirst for knowledge of our readers, but also generate a craving for learning more about the Holy Book of Islam.. Chairman,. Children's Book Committee,. London. April 26, 1992. alislam

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alislar org. I. THE HOLY QURAN TELLS US ABOUT. ALLAH GOD 5

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6. ALLAH. The Holy Quran gives the important message that Allah is one.. He is Independent. He does not need any support.. Everything depends on Him.. He has no father and has no son or daughter. There is none like unto Him.. He is unique in every respect.. Allah is All Powerful. When He intends a thing to come into being, it comes into being at once. Nothing is outside. His knowledge or outside His control, or outside His creation.. He cannot be seen with physical eyes but reveals. Himself to man through His Prophets and through the working of His attributes. God is Incomprehensible, which means we cannot understand God with human reasoning-alone. Divine help is needed to understand His true nature.. Allah provides His creation all what is needed for them.. He is indeed the Provider of every creature in this. Universe.. Allah is eternal and Infinite. He lives today as He lived. before and will continue to live hereafter. He speaks to people as He spoke in the past. He listens to the supplications of the supplicants and responds accordingly to whomsoever He pleases, as He did in the past. All His attributes are Ever Lasting.

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SEEK HELP FROM ALLAH ALONE بِسمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَلَمِينَ الله الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ مَنْ مَلِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ إيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ منه اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ له صِرَطَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ المَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ عَلَيْهِمْ عَ وَلَا الضَّالِّينَ 1. In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful. 2. All praise belongs to Allah, Lord of all the worlds. 3. The Gracious, the Merciful, 4. Master of the Day of Judgement. 5. Thee alone do we worship and Thee alone do we implore for help. 6. Guide us in the right path. 7. The path of those on whom Thou hast bestowed Thy blessings, those who have not incurred Thy displeasure, and those who have not gone astray. (1:1-7) 7

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00 8. ALLAH ALONE IS WORTHY OF WORSHIP لا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ. There is none worthy of worship besides Him, the Mighty, the Wise. (3:19). ALLAH ANSWERS THE PRAYERS OF THE. SUPPLICANT وَإِذَا سَأَلَكَ عِبَادِي عَلَى فَإِني قَرِيبٌ أُجِيبُ دَعْوَةَ الدَّاعِ إِذَا دَعَانِ. And when My servants ask thee about Me, say, I am near.. I answer the prayer of the supplicant when He prays to. Me. (2:187) of the su. ALLAH IS CLOSER TO US lis وَنَحْنُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ حَبْلِ الْوَرِيدِ. Allah says:. We are nearer to him than even his life vein. (50:17)

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ALLAH IS LIVING. HE DOES NOT SLEEP اللهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ لا تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلا توم لَّهُ مَا فِي السَّمَوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ. Allah-there is no God but He, the Living, the Self-Subsisting and All-Sustaining. Slumber seizes Him not, nor sleep. To him belongs whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth. (2:256). ALLAH IS SUFFICIENT FOR HIS SERVANT وَكَفَى بِاللَّهِ وَلِيًّا وَكَفَى بِاللَّهِ نَصِيرًا. Sufficient is Allah as a Friend, and sufficient is Allah as a Helper. (4:46) أَلَيْسَ اللَّهُ بِكَافٍ عَبْدَهُ وَيُخَوَفُونَكَ بِالَّذِينَ . دُونِهِ، وَمَن يُضْلِلِ اللَّهُ فَمَا لَهُ مِنْ هَادٍ ع مِن. Is not Allah sufficient for His servant? And yet they would frighten thee with those beside Him. and he whom Allah adjudges astray - for him there is no guide. (39:37). ALLAH PUNISHES THOSE WHO DENY THE. SIGNS OF ALLAH تے إِنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِايَتِ اللَّهِ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ شَدِيدٌ 9

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10. Surely those who deny the Signs of Allah shall have a severe punishment. (3:5). ALLAH'S DECREE IS NEVER AVERTED فَلَن تَجِدَ لِسُنَّتِ اللَّهِ تَبْدِيلًا وَلَن تَجِدَ لِسُنَّتِ اللَّهِ تَحْوِيلًا. But thou will never find any change in the way of Allah, nor will thou find Allah's decree ever averted. (35:44). ALLAH SEES EVERYTHING هُوَ اللهُ الَّذِى لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ عَلمُ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ هُوَ الرَّحْمَنُ الرَّحِيمُ ) a. He is Allah, and there is no god beside Him, the Knower of the unseen and the seen. He is the Gracious, the. Merciful. (59:23). WE CANNOT SEE ALLAH 2 لَا تُدْرِكُهُ الْأَبْصَرُ اللطِيفُ الْخَبِيرُ يُدْرِكُ الأَبْصَرُ وَهُوَ. Eyes cannot reach Him but He reaches the eyes. And He is the Incomprehensible the All-Aware. (6:104)

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ALLAH IS SOVEREIGN هُوَ اللَّهُ الَّذِي لاَ إلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْمَلِكُ القُدُّوسُ السَّلَامُ الْمُؤْمِنُ الْمُهَيْمِنُ الْعَزِيزُ الْجَبَّارُ الْمُتَص سُبْحَنَ اللَّهِ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ !. He is Allah, and there is no God beside Him, the Sovereign, the Holy One, the Source of Peace, the Bestower of Security, the Protector, the Mighty, the Subduer, the Exalted. Holy is Allah far above that which they associate with Him. (59 :24). ALLAH IS THE FIRST AND THE LAST هُوَ الأَول وَالآخِرُ وَالظَّهِرُ وَالْبَاطِنُ وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمٌ ). He is the First and the Last, and the Manifest and the. Hidden, and He knows all things fully well. (57:4). ALLAH RULES OVER THE HEAVENS. AND THE EARTH له ملك السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَإلَى اللهِ تُرْجَعُ الأمور ). His is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth; and to. Allah are all affairs referred. (57:6) 11

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12. EVERYTHING BELONGS TO ALLAH وَلَهُ مَن فِي السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ كُلٌّ لَهُ قَنِنُونَ ). And to Him belongs whatsoever is in the heavens and the earth. All are obedient to Him. (30:27). ALLAH IS THE LORD OF. THE EAST AND THE WEST رَبُّ المَشْرِقِ وَالْمَغْرِبِ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ فَاتَّخِذْهُ وَكِيلاً. He is the Lord of the East and the West; there is no god. but He; so take Him as thy Guardian. (73:10). ALLAH IS GUARDIAN OVER EVERYTHING ذَلِكُمُ اللَّهُ رَبُّكُمْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ خَلِقُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ فَاعْبُدُوهُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَكِيلٌ ). Such is Allah, your Lord. There is no God but He, the. Creator of all things, so worship Him. And He is guardian. over everything. (6:103). ALLAH IS THE LIGHT. OF THE UNIVERSE اللهُ نُورُ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ. Allah is the light of the heavens and the earth. (24:36)

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ALLAH GIVES LIFE. AND CAUSES DEATH. لَهُ مُلْكُ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِ. His is the Kingdom of the heavens and the earth; He gives life and He causes death, and He has power over all things. (57:3). EVERYTHING GOES. BACK TO ALLAH وَأَنَّ إِلَى رَبِّكَ الْمُنتَهَى. To thy Lord do all things ultimately go. (53:43) thing wil. ALLAH HAS POWER. OVER ALL THINGS يُسَبِّحُ لِلَّهِ مَا فِي السَّمَوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرُ. Whatever is in heavens and whatever is in the earth glorifies Allah; His is the kingdom and His is the praise, and He has power over all things. (64:2) 13

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14. ALLAH KNOWS EVERYTHING يَعْلَمُ مَا فِي السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا تُسِرُونَ وَمَا تُعْلِنُونَ وَاللَّهُ عليمٌ بِذَاتِ الصُّدُورِ. He knows whatever is in the heavens and the earth, and. He knows that which you conceal and that which you disclose. Allah knows well all that passes through your minds. (64:5) إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَخْفَى عَلَيْهِ شَيْ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِي السَّمَاءِ. Surely, nothing in the earth or in the heaven is hidden from Allah. (3:6). ALLAH IS MERCIFUL. رَحْمَتِي وَسِعَتْ كُلَّ شَيْ :Allah says. My Mercy encompasses all things (7:157). ALLAH IS THE CREATOR. OF ALL THINGS هُوَ اللهُ الْخَلِقُ الْبَارِئُ الْمُصَوِر لَهُ الْأَسْمَاءُ الْحُسْنَى يُسَبِّحُ لَهُ مَا فِي السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ )

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He is Allah the Creator, the Maker, the Fashioner. His are the most beautiful names. All that is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Him, and He is the Mighty, the Wise. (59:25). ALLAH PERFECTS EVERYTHING سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَى الَّذِي خَلَقَ فَسَوَّى وَالَّذِي قَدَّرَ فَهَدَى. Glorify the name of thy Lord, the Most High Who creates. and perfects and Who designs and guides. (87:2-4). ALLAH IS EVERLASTING وَلَا تَدْعُ مَعَ اللهِ النَّهَاءَ اخَرَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ كُل شَيْءٍ هَالِك الا وجهة. Call not any other god besides Allah.. There is no god but He. Everything will perish except that which is under His care. (28:89) a. ALLAH IS ONE قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدُ اللهُ الصَّمَدُ لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُ كُفُوًا أَحَده 15

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16. Say, 'He is Allah, the One; 'Allah, the Independent and. Besought of all. 'He begets not, nor is He begotten; 'And there is none like unto Him.' (112:2-5) والهكم إله وَاحِدٌ لا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الرَّحْمَنُ الرَّحِيمُ ). And your God is One God; there is no God but He, the. Gracious the Merciful. (2:164). ALLAH HAS NO PARTNER إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَغْفِرُ أَن يُشْرَكَ بِهِ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَلِكَ لِمَن يَشَاءُ وَمَن يُشْرِكْ بِاللَّهِ فَقَدِ افْتَرَى إِثْمًا عَظِيمًا ). Surely Allah will not forgive that any partner be associated with Him; but He will forgive whatever is short of that to whomsoever He pleases. And whoso associates partners with Allah has indeed devised a very great sin. (4:49) لَوْ كَانَ فِيهِمَاءَ الهَهُ إِلَّا اللهُ لَفَسَدَ تَا فَسُبْحَانَ اللهِ رَبِّ الْعَرْش عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ : ي a. If there has been in the heavens and the earth other gods beside Allah, then surely both would have gone to ruin.. Glorified then be Allah, the Lord of the Throne, far above what they attribute to Him. (21:23)

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ALLAH IS THE PROVIDER الله يبسُطُ الرِّزْقَ لِمَن يشاء ويقدر وفرحوا بالحيوة الدُّنيا وَمَا الْحَيَوَاةُ الدُّنْيَا فِي الْآخِرَةِ إِلَّا مَتَعُ ). Allah enlarges His provision for whomsoever He pleases and restricts it for whomsoever He pleases. They rejoice in the Present life, while the present life is but a temporary enjoyment as compared with that which is to come. (13:27) اللهُ لَطِيفُ بِعِبَادِهِ يَرْزُقُ مَن يَشَاءُ وَهُوَ الْقَوِتُ الْعَزِيزُ ). Allah is Benignant to his servants. He provides for whom. He pleases. And He is the Powerful, the Mighty. (42:20) إِنَّ اللهَ هُوَ الرَّزَّاقُ ذُو الْقُوَّةِ الْمَتِينُ :. Surely it is Allah Himself, who is the Great Sustainer, the. Powerful, the Strong. (51:59). ALLAH IS ALL HEARING - ALL SEEING اللَّهُ يَصْطَفِي مِنَ الْمَلَيْكَةِ رُسُلًا وَمِنَ النَّاسِ ورم إن اللهَ سَمِيعٌ بَصِيرٌي 17

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18. Allah chooses His Messengers from among angels, and from among men. Surely Allah is All-Hearing, All-seeing. (22:76). ALLAH DOES NOT WRONG ANYONE إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَظْلِمُ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ وَإِن تَكُ حَسَنَةٌ يُضَعِفْهَا وَيُؤْتِ مِن لَّدُنْهُ أَجْرًا عَظِيمًا. Surely Allah wrongs not any one even by the weight of an atom. And if there be a good deed, He multiplies it and gives from Himself a great reward. (4:41) إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَظْلِمُ النَّاسَ شَيْئًا وَلَكِنَّ النَّاسَ أَنفُسَهُم يَظْلِمُونَ. Surely Allah wrongs not people at all, but people wrong themselves, (10:45). ALLAH NEITHER ERRS NOR FORGETS e لَّا يَضِلُّ رَبِّي وَلَا يَنسَى. My Lord neither errs nor forgets. (20:53)

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ALLAH FORGIVES ALL SINS إنَّ اللهَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ جَمِيعًا إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ. Allah forgives all sins. Surely He is Most Forgiving, Ever. Merciful. (39:54). ALLAH HAS NO SON إِنَّمَا اللَّهُ إِلَهُ وَاحِدٌ سُبْحَنَهُ أَن يَكُونَ لَهُ وَلَدٌ لَهُ مَا فِي السَّمَوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَكَفَى بِاللَّهِ وَكِيلًا. Verily Allah is the only God. Far is it from His Holiness that He should have a son. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth. And suffìcient is Allah as a Guardian. (4:172). Allah says: પ مَا كَانَ لِلَّهِ أَن يَتَّخِذَ مِن وَلَدٍ سُبْحَنَهُ ۚ إِذَا قَضَى أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَم كُن فَيَكُون. It is not in accord with the Majesty of Allah that He should take unto Himself a son. Holy is He. When he decrees a thing, He says:Be, and it is. (19:36) 19

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20 وألَهُ بَنِينَ وَبَنَا لقهم وخرقوا له, بنين وَجَعَلُو اللَّهِ شُرَكَاءَ الجنَّ وَخَلَقَ يغير على سُبْحَنَهُ وَتَعَالَى عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ ٥. And they hold the Jinn to be partners with Allah, although He created them, they falsely ascribe to him sons and daughters without any knowledge Holy is He and exalted far above what they attribute to Him. (6:101) بَدِيعُ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ أَنَّى يَكُونُ لَهُ وَلَدٌ وَلَمْ تَكُن لَهُ صَحِبَةٌ وَخَلَقَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ . ذَلِكُمُ اللَّهُ رَبُّكُمْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ خَلِقُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ فَاعْبُدُوهُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَكِيلٌ له. The Originator of the heavens and the earth! How can. He have a son when He has no consort, and when He has created everything and has knowledge of all things? Such is Allah, your Lord. There is no god but He, the Creator of all things, so worship Him. And He is Guardian over everything. (6:102-103). E لَّوْ أَرَادَ اللهُ أَن يَتَّخِذَ وَلَدًا لَّاصْطَفَى مِمَّا يَخْلُقُ مَا يَشَاءُ سُبْحَنَةٌ هُوَ اللهُ الوَحِدُ الْقَهَّارُ )

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If Allah had desired to take to Himself a son, He could have chosen whom He pleased out of what He creates.. Holy is He! He is Allah, the one, the Most Supreme. (39:5) : مَا اتَّخَذَ اللَّهُ مِن وَلَدٍ وَمَا كَانَ مَعَهُ مِنْ إِلَه إِذَا لَذَهَـ : كُلُّ إِلَهِ بِمَا خَلَقَ وَلَعَلَا بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَى بَعْضٍ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ ) 21. Allah has not taken unto Himself any son, nor is there any other God alongwith Him, in that case each god would have taken away what he had created and some of them would surely have dominated over others. (23:92). ALLAH HAS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL NAMES اللهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ لَهُ الْأَسْمَاءُ الْحُسْنَى. Allah there is no god but He. His are the most beautiful names. (20:9). ALLAH IS MOST COMPASSIONATE ધી وَاللَّهُ رَءُوفٌ بِالْعِبَادِ. And Allah is Most Compassionate to His servants. (3:31)

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22 وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَذُو فَضْلٍ عَلَى النَّاسِ وَلَكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا يَشْكُرُونَ ). And, truly, thy Lord is Gracious to mankind, but most of them are not grateful. (27:74). ALLAH LOVES HIS CREATION إنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ الْمُتَوَكِّلِينَ. Surely Allah loves those who put their trust in Him. (3:160) إِنَّ اللهَ يُحِبُّ التَّوَّابِينَ وَيُحِبُّ الْمُتَطَهِّرِينَ. Surely Allah loves those who turn to Him and love those who keep themselves clean. (2:223) وَاللهُ يُحِبُّ الصَّبِرِينَ. And Allah loves the steadfast. (3:147). Surely Allah loves those who are righteous. (9:4) إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ الْمُتَّقِينَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ الْمُقْسِطِينَ. Surely Allah loves those who are just. (5:43) إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ الْمُحْسِنِينَ. Allah loves those who do good. (2:196)

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24. ALLAH CREATED THE UNIVERSE الَّذِى خَلَقَ لَكُم مَّا فِي الْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا ثُمَّ اسْتَوَى إِلَى السَّمَاءِ فَسَوَنهُنَّ سَبْعَ سَمَوَاتٍ وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمٌ ). He it is who created for you all that is in the earth; then. He turned towards the heavens, and He perfected them as seven heavens; and He knows all things. (2:30) اللَّهُ خَلِقُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَكِيلٌ *. Allah is the Creator of all things and He is the Guardian. of all things. (39:63) الَّذِي أَحْسَنَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقَةٌ. NO. He it is who made perfect everything He has created. (32:8) مَاتَرَىٰ الَّذِي خَلَقَ سَبْعَ سَمَوَاتٍ طِبَافًا مَّا تَرَىٰ فِي خَلْقِ الرَّحْمَنِ مِن تَقَوتِ فَارْجِعِ الْبَصَرَ هَلْ تَرَى مِن قُطُورِ. CD. It is He Who has created seven heavens in harmony. No. incongruity can you see in the creation of the Gracious. God. Then look again. Can you see any flaw? (67:4)

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وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا فِي سِتَّةِ أَيَّامٍ وَمَا مَسَّنَا مِن تُغُوبِ. Allah Says:. We created the heavens and the earth and all that is between them in six periods and we suffered no tiredness. (50:39) وَمَا خَلَقْنَا السَّمَاءَ وَالْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا بَطِلا. And we have not created the heavens and the earth and all that is between them in vain. (38:28) الَّذِي جَعَلَ لَكُمُ الْأَرْضَ فِرَاشًا وَالسَّمَاءَ بِنَاءَ. It is He who made the earth a bed for you and the heavens. a roof. (2:23) أَوَلَمْ يَرَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا أَنَّ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ كَانَتَا رَتْقًا فَفَتَقْنَهُمَا وَجَعَلْنَا مِنَ الْمَاءِ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ حَيَّ أَفَلَا يُؤْمِنُونَ *. Do not the disbelievers realise that the heavens and the earth were a solid mass, then We opened them out.. And we made every living thing from water. Will they not then believe? (21:31) 25

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26 rg. S. Everything in the universe is created by Allah. He created the Universe in six stages and He did not rest at all.. The Holy Quran tells us that the whole universe, particularly the solar system has developed out of an amorphous mass. God, in accordance with the laws. which He had set in motion, split the mass of matter and its scattered bits became the units of the solar system.. God then created all life out of water.

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ت طِبَاقًا وَجَعَلَ الْقَمَرَ أَلَمْ تَرَوْا كَيْفَ خَلَقَ اللهُ سَبْعَ سَمَوَاتِ . فِيهِنَّ نُورًا وَجَعَلَ الشَّمْسَ سِرَاجًا. Allah says:. Have you not seen how Allah created seven heavens in perfect harmony and has placed the moon therein as a light, and made the sun as a lamp? (71:16,17) خَلَقَ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ بِالْحَقِّ يُكَوِرُ الَّيْلَ عَلَى النَّهَارِ وَيُكَوِرُ النَّهَارَ عَلَى الَّيْلِ وَسَخَّرَ الشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَر كُلٌّ يَجْرِى لِأَجَلٍ مُسَمًّى. He created the heavens and the earth in accordance with the requirements of wisdom. He makes the night to cover the day, and He makes the day to cover the night; and. He has pressed the Sun and the moon into service; each persues its course until an appointed time. (39:6) دَابِبَيْنِ وَسَخَّرَ وَسَخَّرَ لَكُمُ الشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ دَابِبَيْنِ و الَّيْلَ وَالنَّهَارَ both. And He has subjected to you the sun and the moon, performing their work constantly. And He has subjected to you the night as well as the day. (14:34) وَهُوَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ اللَّيْلَ وَالنَّهَارَ وَالشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ كُلٌّ فِي فَلَكٍ يسبحون 27

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28. He it is Who created the night and the day and the sun and the moon each gliding along smoothly in its orbit. (21:34) وَالشَّمْسُ تَجْرِى لِمُسْتَقَر لَهَا ذَلِكَ تَقْدِيرُ الْعَزِيزِ الْعَلِيمِ وَالْقَمَرَ قَدَّرْنَهُ مَنَازِلَ حَتَّى عَادَ كَالْعُرْجُونِ الْقَدِيمِ لَا الشَّمْسُ يَنْبَغِي لَهَا أَن تُدْرِكَ الْقَمَرَوَلَا الَّيْلُ سَابِقُ النَّهَارِ وَكُلٌّ فِي فَلَكٍ يَسْبَحُونَ ). And the sun is moving on the course prescribed for it.. That is the decree of the Almighty, the All-Knowing God.. And for the moon We have appointed stages, till it. becomes again like an old dry branch of a palm tree. It is not for the sun to overtake the moon, nor can the night outstrip the day. All of them float in an orbit. (36:39-41) alisla

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30 إنَّ رَبَّكُمُ اللَّهُ الَّذِي خَلَقَ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ فِي سِتَّةِ أَيَّامٍ ثُمَّ اسْتَوَى عَلَى الْعَرْشِ يُغْشِي اللَّيْلَ النَّهَارَ يَطْلُبُهُ حَثِينًا وَالشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ وَ النُّجُومَ مُسَخَّرَاتٍ بِأَمْرِ وَ أَلَا لَهُ الْخَلْقُ وَالْأَمْرُ تَبَارَكَ اللهُ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ. Allah says:. Surely, your Lord is Allah Who created the heavens and the earth in six periods, then He settled Himself on the. Throne. He makes the night cover the day, which persues it swiftly. And created the sun, the moon and the stars, all made to function according to His command.. His is the creation and the command. Blessed is Allah, the Lord of the worlds. (7:55) اللَّهُ الَّذِي رَفَعَ السَّمَوَاتِ بِغَيْرِ عَمَدٍ تَرَوْنَهَا. Allah is He Who raised up the heavens without any pillars that you can see. (13:3) الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي خَلَقَ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَجَعَلَ الظُّلُمَتِ وَالنُّور. All praise is due to Allah Who created the heavens and the earth and brought into being every kind of darkness. and light. (6:2)

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000 rg. The night and the day, the sun and the moon have all been created by God. All of them fulfil human needs and are indispensable for man's existence on earth.. All reckoning and all calendars depend on the movements. of the sun and the moon. The moon moves round the earth and thereby we are able to know the measures of months:The earth moves round the sun and also rotates on its own axis, thus enabling us to measure our years as well as our days. 31

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32 يُولِحُ اللَّيْلَ فِي النَّهَارِ وَيُولِجُ النَّهَارَ فِي اليل. He causes the night to pass into the day and causes the day to pass into the night. (57:7) إِنَّ فِي خَلْقِ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَاخْتِلَافِ الَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ لَا يَتِ لِأُولِي الْأَلْبَابِ. Allah says:. In the creation of the heavens and the earth and in the alteration of the night and the day there are indeed signs for men of understanding. (3:191) هُوَ الَّذِي جَعَلَ الشَّمْسَ ضِيَاء وَالْقَمَرَ نُورًا وَقَدَّرَهُ مَنَازِلَ لِتَعْلَمُوا عَدَدَ السّنِينَ وَالْحِسَابَ. He it is Who made the sun radiate a brilliant light and the moon reflect a lustre, and appointed stages for it, that you may keep count of years and for the reckoning of time. (10:6) الشَّمْسُ وَالْقَمَرُ بِحُسْبَانٍ. The sun and moon move according to a fixed reckoning. (55:6)

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يَسْتَلُونَكَ عَنِ الْأَهِلَّةِ قُلْ هِيَ مَوَقِيتُ لِلنَّاسِ وَالْحَج. Allah says:. They ask you about new moons. Say, they are means for measuring time for the general convenience of people and for the pilgrimage. (2:190). Allah says: إِنَّ عِدَّةَ الشُّهُورِ عِندَ اللَّهِ أَثْنَا عَشَرَ شَهْرًا فِي كِتَبٍ اللَّهِ يَوْمَ خَلَقَ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ. The number of months with Allah has been 12 months by Allah's ordinance since the day when He created the heavens and the earth. (9:36) ar وَهُوَ الَّذِي جَعَلَ لَكُمُ النُّجوم لمهتدوا بها في ظُلمتِ البَر وَالْبَحْرِ قَدْ فَصَّلْنَا الْآيَاتِ لِقَوْمٍ يَعْلَمُونَ. S. He it is who has made for you the stars, that you may follow the right direction with their help in the darkness of the land and the sea. (6:98) 33

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36 اللهُ الَّذِى جَعَلَ لَكُمُ الَّيْلَ لِتَسْكُنُوا فِيهِ وَالنَّهَارَ مبصراات اللهَ لَذُو فَضْلٍ عَلَى النَّاسِ وَلَكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَشْكُرُونَ. It is Allah who has made for you the night dark that you may rest therein, and the day full of light to enable you to see.. Surely ALLAH is Most Bountiful towards mankind, yet most people are ungrateful. (40:62) alislag's. We have created man in the best mould. (95:5) لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنسَنَ فِي أَحْسَنِ تَقْوِيمٍ. Allah says:. ALLAH CREATED US. وَجَعَلْنَا نَوْمَكُمْ سُبَانًا وَجَعَلْنَا الَّيْلَ لِبَاسًا وَجَعَلْنَا النَّهَارَ مَعَا شَا و. We made your sleep a source of rest and made the night a covering and made the day for the activities of life. (78:10-12)

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وَلَقَدْ كَرَّمْنَا بَنِى ءَادَمَ وَحَمَلْتَهُمْ فِي الْبَرِّ وَالْبَحْرِ وَرَزَقْنَهُم مِّن الطَّيِّبَاتِ وَفَضَّلْنَهُمْ عَلَى كَثِيرٍ مِّمَّنْ خَلَقْنَا تَفْضِيلا. Allah says:. We have indeed honoured the children of Adam, and provided for the means of transportation in land and sea and given them wholesome food and exalted them far above many of those whom We have created. (17:71) وَصَوَّرَكُمْ فَأَحْسَنَ صُوَرَكُمْ. Allah says:. He shaped you and made your shapes beautiful. (64:4). Ja وَقَدْ خَلَقَكُمْ أَطْوَارًا. Allah says:. He has created you in different forms and different conditions. (71:15) الوحدة قُلْ هُوَ الَّذِي أَنشَاكُمْ وَجَعَلَ لَكُمُ السَّمْعَ وَالْأَبْصَرَ وَالْأَفيدة قَلِيلًا مَّا تَشْكُرُونَ. E. Say;. He it is who brought you into being and made for you ears and eyes and hearts; but little thanks do you give. (67:24) 37

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38 هُوَ الَّذِى خَلَقَكُم مِّن تُرَابٍ ثُمَّ مِن نُّطْفَةٍ ثُمَّ مِنْ عَلَقَةٍ ثُمَّ يُخْرِجُكُمْ طِفلا ثُمَّ لِتَبْلُغُوا أَشُدَّكُمْ ثُمَّ لِتَكُونُوا شيوخا ومنكم من ينوى مِن قبل والتسلموا العلا مُسَمًّى ) وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ. He it is Who created you from dust, then from a sperm drop, then from a clot; then He brings you forth as a child; then He lets you grow that you may attain your full strength; then He lets you become old -though some among you are caused to die before -and He lets you live that you may reach a term appointed, and that you may learn wisdom. (40:68) اللهُ الَّذِى خَلَقَكُم مِّن ضَعْفٍ ثُمَّ جَعَلَ مِنْ بَعْدِ ضَعْفِ قُوَةً ثُمَّ جَعَلَ مِنْ بَعْدِ قُوَّةٍ ضَعْفَا وَشَيْبَةً يَخْلُقُ مَا يَشَاءُ وَهُوَ الْعَلِيمُ الْقَدِيرُ ). Allah is He who created you in a state of weakness, and after weakness gave you strength; then after strength, caused weakness and old age. He creates what He pleases.. He is All-Knowing, All-Powerful. (30:55)

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يَأَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اتَّقُوا رَبَّكُمُ الَّذِي خَلَقَكُم مِّن نَّفْسٍ وَاحِدَةٍ وَخَلَقَ مِنْهَا زَوْجَهَا وَبَثَّ مِنْهُمَا رِجَالًا كَثِيرًا وَنِسَاءً. O ye people fear your Lord, Who created you from single soul and created therefrom its mate, and from the two, spread many men and women. (4:2). Allah says:. C وَخَلَقْنَاكُمْ أَزْوَاجَال. We have created you in pairs. (78:9) وَأَنَّهُ خَلَقَ الزَّوْجَيْنِ الذَّكَرَ وَ الْأُنثَى مِن نُّطْفَةٍ إِذَا تُمْنَى 39. He creates the pairs, male and female from the sperm drop when it is poured forth. (53:46,47) يَأَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّا خَلَقْتَكُم مِّن ذَكَرٍ وَأُنثَى وَجَعَلْنَاكُمْ شُعُوبًا وَقَبَابِلَ لِتَعَارَفُوا إِنَّ أَكْرَمَكُمْ عِندَ اللهِ أَنْقَنَكُمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلِيم خَ. Allah says:. O mankind, we have created you from a male and a female; and we have divided you into tribes and sub-tribes that you may recognise one another. Verily; the most honourable among you, in the sight of Allah, is he who is the most righteous among you, surely Allah is All knowing, All aware. (49:14)

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40 خَلَقَكُم مِّن نَّفْسٍ وَاحِدَةٍ ثُمَّ جَعَلَ مِنْهَا زَوْجَهَا وَأَنزَلَ لَكُم من الأنعام نمنِيَةَ أَزْوَعَ خَلَقَكُمْ فِي بُطُونِ أُمَّهَتِكُمْ الْأَنْعَمِنَ خَلْقًا مِنْ بَعْدِ خَلْقِ فِي ظُلُمَاتِ ثَلَاثٍ. He created you from a single being; then from that He made its mate. He has provided for you the cattle, eight pairs of them.. He creates you in the wombs of your mothers, creation after creation, passing through three stages of darkness. (39:7) اللهُ الَّذِي خَلَقَكُمْ ثُمَّ رَزَقَكُمْ ثُمَّ يُمِيتُكُمْ تُم. It is Allah who has created you, and then He has provided for you; then He will cause you to die, and then He will bring you to life. (30 :41). ALLAH MADE THE EARTH. AND EVERYTING IN IT وَالْأَرْضَ مَدَدْنَهَا وَأَلْقَيْنَا فِيهَا رَوَاسِيَ وَأَنْتَنَا فِيهَا. Allah says: مِن كُلِّ شَيْ مَوْزُون. We have spread out the earth and set therein firm mountains and caused everything to grow therein in proper proportions (15:20)

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42 وَأَلْقَى فِي الْأَرْضِ رَوَاسِيَ أَن تَمِيدَ بِكُمْ وَبَثَّ فِيهَا مِن كُلِّ دَابَةِ ا. He has placed in the earth firm mountains that it may not quake with you, and He has scattered therein all kinds of creatures. (31:11) أَلَمْ تَجْعَلِ الْأَرْضَ مِهَدًا وَالْجَبَالَ أَوْتَادًاب. Allah says:. Have We not made the earth a bed, and the mountains as stakes? (78:7,8) وَمِنَ الْجِبَالِ جُدَدُ بِيضُ وَحُمْرُ تُخْتَلِفُ أَلْوَنُهَا وَغَرَابِيبُ وَمِنَ النَّاسِ وَالدَّوَابِ وَالْأَنْعَمِ مُختَلِفُ أَلْوَنُهُ. And of the mountains some are white and red, and of diverse hues and others raven black; And of men and beasts and cattle in like manner, there are various colours. (35:28,29). ALLAH BRINGS RAIN FROM THE SKY وَأَرْسَلْنَا الرِّيحَ لَوَقِحَ فَأَنزَلْنَا مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مَاءً فَأَسْقَيْنَكُمُوهُ وَمَا أَنتُمْ لَهُ بِخَزِنِينَ

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Allah says:. We put in motion wind carrying moisture, then We send down fresh water from the clouds, wherewith We provide you with drink. You could not have stored it up for yourself. (15:23) اللهُ الَّذِي يُرْسِلُ الرِيحَ فَنُشِيرُ سَحَابًا فَيَسْطه في السَّمَاءِ كَيْفَ يَشَاءُ وَيَجعَلَهُ، كَسَفَا فَتَرَى الودقَ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ خِلَالِهِ فَإِذَا أَصَابَ بِهِ مَن يَشَاءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ إِذَا هُمْ يَسْتَبْشِرُونَ ب وَإِن كَانُوا مِن قَبْلِ أَن يُنَزَّلَ عَلَيْهِم مِّن قَبْلِهِ لَمُبْلِمِينَ ) فَانظُرْ إِلَى اثَرِ رَحْمَتِ اللَّهِ كَيْفَ يُتِي الْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ. It is Allah Who sends the winds so that they raise a cloud.. Then he spreads it in the sky as He pleases and forms it layer upon layer and you see rain coming therefrom.. When he causes it to fall on whom He pleases of His servants, they rejoice thereat; though before its coming. down they were in despair. Observe, then, the token of. Allah's mercy; how He revives the earth after its death. (30:49-51). Allah says: أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّ اللَّهَ أَنزَلَ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مَاءً فَسَلَكَهُ يَنَبِيعَ فِي الْأَرْضِ ثُمَّ يُخْرِجُ بِهِ زَرْعًا تُخْتَلِفًا أَلْوَانُهُ ثُمَّ يَهِيجُ فَتَرَكَهُ مُصْفَراتُم تجعله حُطاماً إنَّ فِي ذَلِكَ لَذِكْرَى لِأُولِي الأَلْبَبِ ) 43

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44. Have you not seen that Allah sends down water from the sky, then causes it to flow in the earth in the form of streams, and then brings forth thereby herbs, varying in colours?. Then it dries up and turns yellow; then He reduces it to broken straw. In that surely is a reminder for men of understanding. (39:22). ALLAH PROVIDES US WITH FOOD هُوَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ لَكُم مَّا فِي الْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا. He it is who created for you all that is in the earth. (2:30) هُوَ الَّذِي أَنزَلَ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مَاءَ لَكرُ مِنْهُ شَرَابٌ وَمِنْهُ شَجَرُ فِيهِ تُسِيمُونَ يُنْبِتُ لَكُم بِهِ الزَّرْعَ وَ الزَّيْتُونَ وَالنَّخِيلَ وَالْأَعْنَبَ وَمِن كُلِّ الثَّمَرَاتِ. He it is Who sends down water for you from the clouds; out of it you have your drink and with it plants and trees grow on which you feed your cattle. Therewith He grows corn for you, and the olive and the datepalm, and the grapes and all kinds of fruits. (16:11,12)

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****. S g. The winds carry vapours which arise from the earth to the upper regions where they assume the form of clouds.. Then the rain comes and the parched, dry land gets a new life to the joy of the people. Indeed Allah is very Merciful to His creation. 45

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46 إِنَّ اللَّهَ فَالِقُ الْحَبِّ وَالنَّوَى. Surely it is Allah Who causes the grain and the datestones to sprout. (6:96) أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّ اللَّهَ أَنزَلَ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مَاءً فَأَخْرَجْنَابِهِ، ثَمَرَتِ تُخْتَلِفًا أَلْوَانُهَا. Allah says:. Do you not see that Allah sends down water from the sky and we bring forth therewith fruits of different colours. (35:28) وَأَنتُمْ أَشَدُّ خَلْقًا أَمِ السَّمَاء بَنهَا ب رفع مُنهَاب نَعَ سَمْكَهَا فَسَوَّنَهَا وَأَغْطَشَ لَيْلَهَا وَأَخْرَجَ . وَالْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ دَحَتَهَالَ أَخْرَجَ مِنْهَا مَاءَ هَا وَمَرْ عَنْهَا وَالْجِبَالَ أَرْسَهَاب مَنَعَا لَكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَمِكُون. Allah says:. Is it harder to create you or the sky?. He made it and He has raised its height.. He made it perfect. He has made its night dark and its morning bright. He spread forth the earth along with it.. He produced therefrom water and its pasture. He made the mountains firm. All this is a provision for you and your cattle. (79:28-34) فَلْيَنظُرِ الإِنسَنُ إِلَى طَعَامِهِ : أَنَا صَبَيْنَا الْمَاءَ صَبا ا ثُمَّ شَقَقْنَا الْأَرْضَ شَقَالَ فَأَنْبَتَنَا فِيهَا جَنَّاتِ وَعِنَبَا وَقَضَبَات 0

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وَزَيْتُونَا وَ نَخَلا وَحَدَابِقَ غُلَبَا وَفَكِهَةً وَأَيَّا مَتَعَالَكُمْ وَلأَنْعَامِكُمْ. Allah says:. Let man look at his food:. How We pour down water in abundance, then We split the earth thoroughly, and caused to grow therein grain and grapes, and vegetables, and the olive and the datepalm, and walled gardens thickly planted, and fruits and herbs, etc. as provision for you and your cattle.(80:25-33) سُبْحَانَ الَّذِى خَلَقَ الْأَزْوَاجَ كُلَهَا مِمَّا تُنْبِتُ الْأَرْضُ وَمِنْ أَنفُسِهِمْ وَمِمَّا لَا يَعْلَمُونَ م جيم. Holy is He Who created all things in pairs, of what the earth grows, and of themselves, and of what they know not. (36:37) alisla 47

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48. God has provided us with water which is essential for all forms of life on earth whether belonging to animal kingdom or plant kingdom. Water is essential for all vegetation on which we feed ourselves and our cattle.. Quran tells us that God has created all things in pairs.. Pairs exist in vegetable kingdom, and even in inorganic matter. Even the so called elements do not exist by themselves.

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وَهُوَ الَّذِى سَخَّرَ الْبَحْرَ لِتَأْكُلُوا مِنْهُ لَحْمًا طَرِيَّا وَتَسْتَخْرِجُوا مِنْهُ حِلْيَةً تَلْبَسُونَهَا. He it is Who has subjected to you the sea that you may eat fresh sea-food therefrom and may take forth therefrom articles that you may wear as ornaments. (16:15) وَسَخَّرَ لَكُمُ الْفُلْكَ لِتَجْرِى فِي الْبَحْرِ بِأَمْرِة وَسَخَّرَ لَكُمُ الْأَنْهَرَ. He has subjected to you the ships that they may sail through the sea by His command, and the rivers too has. He subjected to you. (14:33) وَمَا يَسْتَوِي الْبَحْرَانِ هَذَا عَذْبٌ فُرَاتٌ سَابِعُ شَرَابُهُ، وَهَذَا ملح أُجَاجٌ وَمِن كُلِّ تَأْكُلُونَ لَحْمًا طَرِيَّا وَتَسْتَخْرِجُونَ حِلْيَةً تَلْبَسُونَهَا وَتَرَى الْفُلْكَ فِيهِ مَوَاخِرَ لِتَبْتَغُوا مِن فَضْلِهِ وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ. S. Allah says:. The two waters are not alike; this one of the rivers and springs sweet, palatable and pleasant to drink, and the other of the sea, salty and bitter. From each you eat fresh meat and fish out articles that you wear as ornaments.. You see the ships ploughing through each that you may seek of His bounty, and that you may be grateful. (35:13) 49

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50 lam. The sea is a most important source of material benefits to man. It is the great repository of water from which the sun supplies us with rain.. It is also a great highway for travel and commerce and an important source of food for man.. In fact God is Most kind to His creation and has created the whole universe for the service of mankind. Therefore man has to fulfil the great mission for which he has been created.

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وَمِنْ ءَايَتِهِ الْجَوَارِ فِي الْبَحْرِ كَالْأَعْلَامِ. And of His signs are the sailing ships on the sea, tall like. mountains. (42:33) اللهُ الَّذِي سَخَّرَ لَكُمُ الْبَحْرَ لِتَجْرِى الْفُلْكُ فِيهِ بِأَمْرِهِ، وَلِتَبْتَغُوا مِن فَضْلِهِ، وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ وَسَخَّرَ لَكُم مَّا فِي السَّمَوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا مِنْهُ إِنَّ فِي ذَلِكَ لَآيَاتٍ لِقَوْمٍ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ ). Allah is He Who has subjected the sea to you that ships. may sail thereon by His command, and that you may seek of His bounty, and that you may be grateful.. He has subjected to you whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth, all of it. In that surely are signs for a people who reflect. (45:13,14) يَتَأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا كُلُوا مِن طَيِّبَاتِ مَا رَزَقْنَاكُمْ وَأَشْكُرُوا لِلَّهِ إِن كُنتُمْ إِيَّاهُ تَعْبُدُونَ إِنَّمَا حَرَّمَ عَلَيْكُمُ الْمَيْتَةَ وَالدَّمَ وَلَحْمَ الْخِنْزِيرِ وَمَا أُهِلَّ بِهِ الغير الله فَمَن أضطر غير باغ وَلَا هَادِ فَلا إثم عليه إِنَّ الله په یو وو په. Allah says: عفور رحيم غَفُورُرَّحِـ. O ye who believe! eat of the good things We have provided for you and render thanks to Allah, if it is He Whom you worship.. He has made unlawful to you only that which dies of itself, and blood and the flesh of swine, and that on which the name of any other than Allah has been invoked. 51

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52. But he who is driven by necessity, being neither disobedient nor exceeding the limit, it shall be no sin for him.. Surely Allah is Most Forgiving, Ever Merciful. (2:173,174) حُرِمَتْ عَلَيْكُمُ الْمَيْتَةُ وَالدَّمُ وَلَحْمُ الْخِنزيرِ وَمَا أُهِلَّ لِغَيْرِ اللَّهِ بِهِ وَالْمُنْخَنِقَةُ وَالْمَوْقُوذَةُ وَالْمُتَرَدِيَةُ وَالنَّطِيحَةُ وَمَا أَكَلَ السَّبُعُ إِلَّا مَا ذَكَيْتُمْ وَمَا ذُبِحَ عَلَى النُّصُبِ وَأَن تَسْتَقْسِمُوا بالأَر لَو ذَلِكُمْ فِسْقُ الْيَوْمَ بَيسَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا مِن دِينِكُمْ بِالْأَزْلَهِ فَلَا تَخْشَوْهُمْ وَاخْشَونَ الْيَوْمَ أَكْمَلْتُ لَكُمْ دِينَكُمْ وَأَتْمَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ نِعْمَتِي وَرَضِيتُ لَكُمُ الْإِسْلَمَ دِينًا فَمَنِ اضْطُرَ فِي مَخْمَصَةٍ غَيْرَ مُتَجَانِفِ لِاثْمِ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ (. Forbidden to you is the flesh of a dead animal, and blood and the flesh of a swine; and that on which the name of one other than Allah is invoked; and the flesh of an animal that has been strangled, or is beaten to death, or is killed by a fall, or is gored to death; and of which a wild animal has eaten, unless you have slaughtered it properly before its death; and that which has been slaughtered at an altar. And forbidden is also that you seek to know your lot by the divining arrows. That is an act of disobedience. This day there who disbelieve have despaired of harming your religion. So fear them not, but fear Me. This day I have perfected your religion for you and completed My favours upon you and have chosen for you Islam as religion. But whoso is driven by necessity to eat any of these, without being wilfully inclined to sin, in such a case, surely Allah is Most Forgiving, Ever. Merciful. (5:4)

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53 a. Nel. Muslims are advised to eat good, pure and wholesome things which Allah has provided in plenty. They are not allowed to use things which may, in any way, injure their physical, moral or spiritual health. Those things which are declared unlawful have been proved to be harmful not only for physical health but also for moral and spiritual health.

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54 يَسْتَلُونَكَ عَنِ الْخَمْرِ وَالْمَيْسِرِ قُلْ فِيهِمَا إِثْمُ كَبِيرُ وَمَتَفِعُ لِلنَّاسِ وَإِثْمُهُمَا أَكْبَرُ مِن نَفْعهما. Allah says:. They ask you concerning liquor and gambling. Tell them:There is great harm in both and also some advantages for the people but their harm is greater than their advantage. (2 :220) كُلُوا وَاشْرَبُوا وَلَا تُشْرِفُوا. Eat and drink but with moderation. (7:32). ALLAH CREATED ANIMALS وَاللهُ خَلَقَ كُلَّ دَابَّةٍ مِن مَاءِ فَمِنْهُم مَّن يَمْشِي عَلَى بَطْنِهِ، وَمِنْهُم مَّن. E يَمْشِي عَلَى رِجْلَيْنِ وَمِنْهُم مَّن يَمْشِي عَلَى أَرْبَعَ يَخْلُقُ اللهُ مَا يَشَاءُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ *. Allah has created every animal from water. Some of them move on their bellies, some of them on two feet and some on four. Allah creates what He pleases. Surely Allah has power to do all that He wills. (24:46) اللهُ الَّذِي جَعَلَ لَكُمُ الْأَنْعَمَ لِتَرْكَبُوا مِنْهَا وَمِنْهَا تأكُلُونَ وَلَكُمْ فِيهَا مَتَفِعُ. It is Allah Who has made cattle for you, that you may ride some of them, and eat of some of them and you have other advantages in them. (40:80,81)

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Allah has created cattle for us. They are used by us for many purposes. We ride on some of them, and we eat meat of some of them.. Some animals are used for ploughing our lands.. They are also used as a means of transport.. The Holy Quran told us that God would bring into existence new means of transport which were yet unknown to man.. The prophecy has been wonderfully fulfilled in the form of railway trains, steamships, motor cars, aeroplanes etc.. God alone knows what new means of transport are yet to be invented. 55

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56 وَتَحْمِلُ أَثْقَالَكُمْ إِلَى بَلَدٍ لَّمْ تَكُونُوا بَلِغِيهِ إِلَّا بِشِقِّ الأَنفُسِ إِنَّ رَبَّكُمْ لَرَءُوفٌ رَّحِيمٌ وَالخَيْلَ وَالْبِغَالَ وَالْحَمِيرَ لِتَرْكَبُوهَا وَزِينَةً وَيَخْلُقُ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ). And they carry your load to places which you could not reach without great hardship to yourselves.. Surely your Lord is Compassionate, Merciful.. He has created horses, mules and donkeys that you may ride them, and as a source of beauty. And He will create what you do not know yet. (16:8,9). ALLAH CREATED BEES AND BIRDS 44 وَأَوْحَى رَبُّكَ إِلَى النَّحْلِ أَنِ اتَّخِذِي مِنَ الْجَبَالِ بُيُوتًا وَمِنَ الشَّجَرِ وَمِمَّا يَعْرِشُونَ ثُمَّ كُلِي مِن كُلِّ الثَّمَرَاتِ فَاسْلُكِي سُبُلَ رَبِّكِ ذُلُلا يَخْرُجُ مِنْ بُطُونِهَا شَرَابٌ مُّخْتَلِفُ أَلْوَنُهُ فِيهِ شِفَاءٌ لِلنَّاسِ إِنَّ فِي ذَلِكَ لَآيَةً لِقَوْمٍ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ ). S. Your Lord directed the bee; make your hives in the hills and in the trees and in trellises that they put up.. Then eat of every kind of fruit, and follow the ways of your. Lord that have been made easy for you.. There comes forth from their bellies a drink of varying hues. Therein is cure for men. Surely, in that is a sign for a people who reflect. (16:69,70)

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E\DA es slam 57. God created bees so that they can provide us with natural, pure, wholesome and invigorating food. God has created birds to our advantage. They soar high in the sky. He also created billions of insects, some of them live in communities like human beings.

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58 أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا إِلَى الطَّيْرِ فَوقَهُمْ صَفَتٍ وَيَقْبِضْر. Allah says:. Have they not seen the birds above them spreading their wings in flight and then drawing them in to swoop down? (67:20) وَمَا مِن دَابَّةٍ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا طَيْرِ يَطِيرُ بِجَنَاحَيْهِ إِلَّا أُمَمٌ أَمْثَالُكُمْ مَا فَرَّطْنَا فِي الْكِتَبِ مِن شَيْءٍ ثُمَّ إِلَى رَبِّهِمْ يُحْشَرُونَ ). Allah says:. There is not an animal that moves about in the earth, nor a bird that flies on its two wings but are communities like you. We have not left out anything in the Book. Then to their Lord shall they be gathered together. (6:39) alislan

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ALLAH HAS MADE OUR HOMES FOR. SHELTER وَاللَّهُ جَعَلَ لَكُم مِّنْ بُيُوتِكُمْ سَكَنَا وَجَعَلَ لَكُم مِّن جُلُودِ الْأَنْعَمِ بُيُوتًا تَسْتَخِفُونَهَا يَوْمَ طَعْنِكُمْ وَيَوْمَ إِقَامَتِكُمْ وَمِنْ أَصْوَافِهَا وَأَوْبَارِهَا وَأَشْعَارِهَا أَتَنَا وَمَتَعًا إِلَى حِينٍ وَاللَّهُ جَعَلَ لَكُم مِمَّا خَلَقَ ظِلَلًا وَجَعَلَ لَكُم مِنَ الْجِبَالِ أَكْنَنَا وَجَعَلَ لَكُمْ سَرَابِيلَ تَقِيكُمُ الْحَرَ وَسَرَابِيلَ تَقِيكُم بَأْسَكُمْ كَذَلِكَ يُتِمُّ نِعْمَتَهُ عَلَيْكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُسْلِمُونَ و. Allah has made your homes, a place of rest for you and has made for you, of the skins of cattle, abodes which you find light at the time when you travel and useful at the time when you halt; and of their wools and their furs and their hair, He has supplied you with household goods and articles of use for a time.. And Allah has made for you, of that which He has created, things affording shade; and He has made for you places of shelter in the mountains; and He has made for you garments which protect you from heat, and coats of armour which protect you in your wars. Thus does He complete His favour on you, that you may sumbit to Him. (16:81,82) 59

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62. MAN IS CREATED TO WORSHIP GOD وَمَا خَلَقْتُ الْجِنَّ وَالْإِنسَ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُونِ ). Allah says:. I have not created the Jinn and men but that they may worship Me. (51:57). WORSHIP ALLAH ALONE ياتها النَّاسُ اعْبُدُوا رَبَّكُمُ الَّذِي خَلَقَكُمْ وَالَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ. Allah says: لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ ). O people! worship your Lord Who created you and those who were before you, that you may become righteous. (2:22) هُوَ الْحَيُّ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ فَادْعُوهُ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ الذِينَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ. He is the living God. There is none worthy of worship. except He. So pray to Him, being devoting your worship wholly and sincerely to Him. All praise belongs to Allah, the Lord of the worlds. (40:66)

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THOSE WHO OBEY ALLAH WILL BE. SUCCESSFUL وَمَن يُطِعِ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ، وَيَخْشَ اللَّهَ وَيَتَّقْهِ فَأُولَبِكَ هُمُ الْفَابِزُونَ ). And whoso obeys Allah and His Messenger and fears. Allah, and takes Him as a shield for protection, it is they who will be successful. (24:53). RIGHTEOUS PEOPLE WILL BE REWARDED إِنَّ الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ وَأَقَامُوا الصَّلوةَ وَعَاتَوُا الزَّكَوةَ لَهُمْ أَجْرُهُمْ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ وَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُون. Surely those who believe and do good deeds and observe.. Prayer and pay the zakat, shall have their reward from their Lord and no fear shall come on them, nor shall they grieve. (2:278) وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ عَلَى صَلَاتِهِمْ يُحَافِظُونَ أُولَبِكَ فِي جَنَّاتٍ مُكْرَمُونَ ). And those who are strict in the observance of their Prayer. These will be in the Garden, duly honoured. (70:35,36) 63

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64 وَأَقِيمُوا الصَّلَوَة وَمَا تُوا الزَّكَوَةَ وَأَطِيعُوا الرَّسُولَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ ال. And observe Prayer and give the Zakat and obey the. Messenger, that you may be shown mercy. (24:57). ALLAH RESPONDS TO OUR PRAYERS وَقَالَ رَبُّكُمُ ادْعُونِي أَسْتَجِبْ لَكُم إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ عَنْ عِبَادَتِي سَيَدْخُلُونَ جَهَنَّمَ دَاخِرِينَ. And your Lord says:Pray to Me; I will answer your prayer.. But those who are too proud to worship Me, will surely enter hell, despised. (40:61). BE HUMBLE IN PRAYERS ادْعُوا رَبَّكُمْ تَضَرُّعًا وَخُفْيَةً إِنَّهُ لا يُحِبُّ الْمُعْتَدِينَ .. Call upon your Lord in humility and in solitude. Surely. He does not love the transgressors. (7:56). PRAYER IS COMPULSORY إِنَّ الصَّلوةَ كَانَتْ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ كِتَابًا مَّوْقُوتًا. Allah says:. Surely Prayer is enjoined on the believers to be performed at fixed hours. (4:104)

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WATCH OVER YOUR PRAYERS حَفِظُوا عَلَى الصَّلَوَاتِ وَالصَّلَوةِ الْوُسْطَى وَقُومُوا لِلَّهِ قانتين. Allah says:. Watch over Prayers, and particularly the middle Prayer, and stand before Allah submissively. (2:239). LEAVE OFF BUSINESS FOR FRIDAY PRAYER يَأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا إِذَا نُودِيَ لِلصَّلَوةِ مِن يَوْمِ الْجُمُعَةِ فاسعوا إلى ذكر اللهِ وَذَرُوا البيع ذلكم خير لكم إن كنتم تَعْلَمُونَ فَإِذَا قُضِيَتِ الصَّلَوةُ فَانتَشِرُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَابْتَغُوا مِن فَضْلِ اللَّهِ وَاذْكُرُوا الله كثيرا لعلكم تُفْلِحُونَ ). O ye who believe! When the call is made for Prayer on. Friday, hasten to the remembrance of Allah, and leave off all business. That is better for you, if you only knew.. And when the Prayer is finished, then disperse in the land and seek of Allah's grace and remember Allah much, that you may prosper. (62:10,11). SHORTEN YOUR PRAYER ON JOURNEY وَإِذَا ضَرَبْتُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِ فَلَيْسَ عَلَيْكُمْ جُنَاحٌ أَن نَقْصُرُوا مِنَ الصَّلَوَةِ 65

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PERFORM ABLUTION BEFORE PRAYER يَتأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا إِذَا قُمْتُمْ إِلَى الصَّلَوةِ فَاغْسِلُوا وُجُوهَكُمْ وَأَيْدِيَكُمْ إلَى الْمَرَافِقِ وَامْسَحُوا بره وسكُمْ وَأَرْجُلَكُمْ إِلَى الْكَعْبَينِ وَإِن كُنتُمْ جُنُبًا فَا طَهَرُواْ. Allah says:. O believers! when you stand up for Prayer, wash your faces, and your hands up to the elbows, and pass your wet hands over your heads, and wash your feet to the ankles, And if you be unclean, purify yourselves by bathing. (5:7). PERFORM TAYYAMUM IF WATER IS NOT. AVAILABLE يَأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا لَا تَقْرَبُوا الصَّلَوةَ وَأَنتُمْ سُكَرَى حَتَّى تَعْلَمُوا مَا تَقُولُونَ وَلَا جُنُبًا إِلَّا عَابِرِى سَبِيلٍ حَتَّى تَغْتَسِلُوا وَ إِن كُنتُم مَّرْضَى أَوْ عَلَى سَفَرٍ أَوْجَاءَ أَحَدٌ مِنكُم مِّنَ الْغَابِطِ أَوْ لَمَسْتُمُ النِّسَاءَ فَلَمْ تَجِدُوا مَاءً فتَيَمَّمُوا صَعِيداً طَيِّبًا فَامْسَحُوا بِوُجُوهِكُمْ وَأَيْدِيكُمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ عَفُوا غَفُورًا. O ye who believe, approach not Prayer when you are not in full possession of your senses, until you know what you 67

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68 say, nor when you have consorted with your wives, except during the course of a journey, until you have bathed. And if you are ill or you are on a journey while unclean, or if one of you comes from the privy or you have consorted with your wives and you find no water, then betake yourselves to pure dust and wipe there with your faces and your hands. Surely Allah is Most Indulgent,. Most Forgiving. (4:44). KEEP FASTS IN THE MONTH OF RAMADHAN يَأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الصِّيَامُ كَمَا كُتِبَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ أَيَا مَا مَعْدُودَاتٍ فَمَن كَانَ مِنكُم مرِيضًا أَوْ عَلَى سَفَرٍ فَعِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَيَّامٍ أُخَرَ وَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ يُطِيقُونَهُ فِدْيَةٌ طَعَامُ مِسْكِينٍ فَمَن تَطَوَّعَ خَيْرًا فَهُوَ خَة لَهُ وَأَن تَصُومُوا خَيْرٌ لَكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ ). O believers! fasting is prescribed for you, as it was prescribed for those before you, so that you may become righteous. Fasting is for a fixed number of days, but whoso among you is sick or is on a journey shall fast the same number of other days; and for those who are able to fast only with great difficulty is an expiation - the feeding of a poor man.. And whoso does a good deed with willing obedience, it is better for him. And fasting is good for you if you only knew. (2:184,185)

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THOSE WHO OFFER PRAYERS AND PAY. ZAKAT PROSPER الَّذِينَ يُقِيمُونَ الصَّلَوةَ وَيُؤْتُونَ الزَّكَوةَ وَهُم بِالْآخِرَةِ هُمْ يُوقِنُونَ ) ) أولَبكَ عَلَى هُدًى مِّن رَّبِّهِمْ وَأُولَبِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ. Allah says:. Those who observe Prayer and pay the Zakat and who have firm faith in the Hereafter. It is they who follow guidance from their Lord and it is they who shall prosper (31:5,6). ZAKAT IS SPENT FOR A GOOD CAUSE إِنَّمَا الصَّدَقَاتُ لِلْفُقَرَاءِ وَالْمَسَكِينِ وَالْعَمِلِينَ عَلَيْهَا وَالْمُؤَلَّفَةِ قُلُوبُهُمْ وَفِي الرِّقَابِ وَالْغَرِمِينَ وَفِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَابْنِ السَّبِيلِ فَرِيضَةً مِّنَ اللهِ وَاللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمُ. The alms are only for the poor and the needy, and for those employed in connection therewith, and for those whose hearts are to be reconciled, and for the freeing of slaves and for those in debt, and for the cause of Allah, and for the wayfarer - an ordinance from Allah.. And Allah is All Knowing, Wise. (9:60) 69

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70. PERFORM HAJJ لِلَّهِ عَلَى النَّاسِ حِجُ الْبَيْتِ مَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ إِلَيْهِ سَبِيلًا. Pilgrimage to the House is a duty laid upon people which they owe to Allah, those of them who can afford the journey. (3:98) إنَّ أَوَّلَ بَيْتٍ وُضِعَ لِلنَّاسِ لَلَّذِى ببكةَ مُبَارَكًا وَهُدًى لِلْعَالَمِينَ ). Surely, the first House founded for mankind is that at. Becca (the valley of Makkah) abounding in blessings and a guidance for all peoples. (3:97) الْحَجُ أَشْهُرُ مَّعْلُومَتْ فَمَن فَرَضَ فِيهِنَّ الْحَجَّ فَلَا رَفَتَ وَلَا فُسُوقَ وَلَا جِدَالَ فِي الْحَقِّ وَمَا تَفْعَلُوا مِنْ خَيْرٍ يَعْلَمُهُ اللهُ وَتَزَوَّدُوا فَإِن خَيْرَ الزَّادِ التَّقْوَىٰ وَاتَّقُونِ ٥ يَتأُوْلِي الْأَلْبَابِ. The months of the Haj are well known; so whoever determines to perform the Pilgrimage in these months should remember that there is to be no foul talk, nor any transgression, nor any quarrelling during the Pilgrimage.. And whatever good you do, Allah knows it. And furnish yourselves with necessary provisions, and surely the best provision is righteousness. And fear Me alone, o men of understanding. (2:198)

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74. ANGELS 610. Angels are God's agents. They bring messages of God and execute His will in the universe.. The angels possess powers and qualities in varying degrees and in accordance with the importance of the work entrusted to each one of them. The Arch-angel Gabriel is the chief of all the angels and therefore the most important work of carrying Divine revelation to God's. Messengers is entrusted to him and is done under his care and supervision.. Some other angels are Michael, Israfil and Israel.. Belief in angels is an article of Muslim faith. alis

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BELIEF IN ANGELS IS ESSENTIAL وا مَنَ الرَّسُولُ بِمَا أُنزِلَ إلَيْهِ مِن رَّبِّهِ وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ كُلِّ وَآمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَمَكتيكيه وكتبه. وَرُسُلِهِ لَا نُفَرِّقُ بَيْنَ أَحَدٍ مِّن رُّسُلِهِ، وَقَالُوا سَمِعْنَا وَأَطَعْنَا غُفْرَانَكَ رَبَّنَا وَإِلَيْكَ الْمَصِيرُ. This Messenger of Ours believes in that which has been revealed to him from his Lord, and so do the believers: all of them believe in Allah, and in His angels, and in His. Books, and in His Messengers, saying, “We make no distinction between any of His Messengers': and they say, 'we hear, and we obey. We implore Thy forgiveness, o our Lord, and to Thee is the returning'. (2:286) 75 لَّيْسَ الْبِرَّ أَن تُوَلُّوا وُجُوهَكُمْ قِبَلَ الْمَشْرِقِ وَالْمَغْرِبِ وَلَكِنَّ الْبِرَّ مَنْ ءَامَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ وَالْمَلَكَةِ وَالْكِتَبِ وَالنَّبِيِّنَ ai. It is not righteousness that you turn your faces to the East or the West, but truly righteous is he who believes in. Allah and the Last Day and the angels and the Books and the Prophets. (2:178)

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76 مَن كَانَ عَدُوًّا لِلَّهِ وَمَلَبِكَتِهِ وَرُسُلِهِ ، وَجِبْرِيلَ وَمِیكَمْلَ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ عَدُوٌّ لِلْكَفِرِينَ "Whoever is an enemy to Allah, and His angels, and His. Messengers, and Gabriel, and Michael, then surely, Allah is an enemy to such disbelievers. (2:99). ANGELS GLORIFY ALLAH WITH HIS PRAISE وَتَرَى الْمَلَيْكَةَ حَافِينَ مِنْ حَوْلِ الْعَرْشِ يُسَبِّحُونَ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّهِم وَقُضِيَ بَيْنَهُم بِالْحَقِّ وَقِيلَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ ). And thou wilt see the angels going round the Throne, glorifying their Lord with His praise. And it will be judged between them with justice. And it will be said: 'All praise belongs to Allah, the Lord of the worlds.' (39:76). ANGELS CONVEY THE MESSAGE OF ALLAH اللَّهُ يَصْطَفِي مِنَ الْمَلَيكَةِ رُسُلًا وَمِنَ النَّاسِ إن الله سميع بصيرة an. Allah chooses His Messengers from among angels, and from among men. Surely, Allah is All-Hearing, All-Seeing. (22:76)

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الحَمدُ لِلَّهِ فَاطِير السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ جَاعِلِ الْمَلَكَةِ رُسُلًا أُولى أَجْنِحَةٍ مَثْنَى وَثُلَثَ وَرُبَعَ يَزِيدُ فِي الْخَلْقِ مَا يَشَاءُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ. All praise belongs to Allah, the Maker of the heavens and the earth, Who employs the angels as messengers, having wings, two, three and four. He adds to His creation whatever He pleases; for Allah has power over all things. (35:2). ANGELS KEEP RECORD OF WHAT WE DO وَإِنَّ عَلَيْكُمْ لَحَفِظِينَ كِرَامًا كَبِينَ يَعْلَمُونَ مَا تَفْعَلُونَ ). Allah says:. But there are guardians over you. Honoured recorders,. Who know all that you do. (82:11-13). ANGELS BRING GLAD TIDINGS TO BELIEVERS إِنَّ الَّذِينَ قَالُوا رَبُّنَا اللَّهُ ثُمَّ اسْتَقَامُوا تَتَنَزَّلُ عَلَيْهِمُ الْمَلَيكَةُ أَلا تَخَافُوا وَلَا تَحْزَنُوا وَأَبْشِرُوا بالجنة الَّتِي كُنتُمْ تُوعَدُونَ نَحْنُ أَوْلِيَاؤُكُمْ فِي الْحَيَوةِ الدُّنْيَا وَفِي الآخِرَةِ وَلَكُمْ فِيهَا مَا تَشْتَهِي أَنفُسُكُمْ وَلَكُمْ فِيهَا مَا تَدْعُونَ نُزُلًا مِّنْ غَفُورٍ رَّحِيم . 77

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78. As for those who say, 'Our Lord is Allah,' and then remain steadfast, the angels descend on them, saying: 'Fear ye not, nor grieve; and rejoice in the Garden that you were promised. 'We are your friends in this life and in the Hereafter.. Therein you will have all that your souls will desire, and therein you will have all that you will ask for'An entertainment from the Most Forgiving, the Merciful.' (41:31-33). ANGELS ASK FORGIVENESS FOR THOSE. WHO BELIEVE تكَادُ السَّمَوَاتُ يَتَفَطَّرْنَ مِن فَوْقِهِنَّ وَالْمَلَيْكَةُ يُسَبِّحُونَ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّهِمْ وَيَسْتَغْفِرُونَ لِمَن فِي الْأَرْضِ أَلَا إِنَّ اللهَ هُوَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ. The heavens may well-nigh rend asunder from above them; and the angels glorify their Lord with His praise. and ask forgiveness for those on the earth. Behold! it is surely Allah Who is the Most Forgiving, the Merciful. (42:6). ALLAH BEARS WITNESS TO THE UNITY OF. ALLAH شَهِدَ اللهُ أَنَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ وَالْمَلَيْكَةُ وَأُولُوا الْعِلْمِ قَابِمَا بِالْقِسْطِ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ )

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Allah bears witness that there is no God but He-and also do the angels and those possessed of knowledge-Maintainer of justice; there is no God but He, the Mighty, the. Wise. (3:19). ANGELS ALWAYS OBEY ALLAH يَأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا قُوا أَنفُسَكُمْ وَأَهْلِيكُمْ نَارًا وَقُودُهَا النَّاسُ وَالْحِجَارَةُ عَلَيْهَا مَلَيْكَةُ غِلَاظٌ شِدَادٌ لا يَعْصُونَ اللهَ مَا أَمَرَهُمْ وَيَفْعَلُونَ مَا يُؤْمَرُونَ. O ye who believe! save yourselves and your families from a Fire whose fuel is men and stones, over which are appointed angels, stern and severe, who disobey not. Allah in what He commands them and do as they are commanded. (66:7). ANGELS INSTIL FEAR INTO THE HEARTS OF. NON-BELIEVERS إِذْ يُوحِي رَبُّكَ إِلَى الْمَلَكَةِ أَنِّي مَعَكُمْ فَثَبِّتُوا الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا سَأُلْقِي فِي قُلُوبِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا الرُّعْبَ فَأَضْرِبُوا فَوْقَ الأَعْنَاقِ وَأَضْرِبُوا مِنْهُمْ كُلَّ بَنَانِ .. When thy Lord revealed to the angels, saying, 'I am with you; so give firmness to those who believe. I will cast 79

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80 terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve. Smite, then, the upper parts of their necks, and smite off all finger-tips." (8:13). ALLAH SENDS DOWN ANGELS ON. WHOMSOEVER HE PLEASES يُنزِلُ الْمَلَيكَة بِالرُّوحِ مِنْ أَمْرِهِ، عَلَى مَن يَشَاءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ أَنْ أَنذِرُوا أَنَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنَا فَاتَّقُونِ !. He sends down the angels with revelation by His command on whomsoever of His servants He pleases saying, 'Warn people that there is no God but I, so take Me alone for your Protector.' (16:3) alislan

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82. THE DIVINIE BOOKS. Suhf-i-Ibrahim given to Hazrat Ibrahim (Abraham) peace be upon him, Taurat given to hazrat Moosa (Moses) peace upon him, Zabur given to Hazrat. Dawood (David) peace be upon him, Injil given to Hazrat. Isa (Jesus) peace be upon him and the Holy Quran revealed word by word to Hazrat Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, are some of the Divine. Books mentioned in the Holy Quran. A Muslim has to believe in all the Divine Books.. While all previous Books were addressed to a particular people and were sent to fulfil the specific needs of the time, the Holy Quran has been revealed for the benefit of the whole of mankind.. Therefore though from the point of view of revelation, all. Divine Books are doubtless equal, yet some are superior to others on account of the quantum of their contents and the perfection of matters relating to the faith contained. therein. From this point of view the Holy Quran is superior to all Books in as much as are necessary for perfecting the religion, as, for instance, questions relating to the Unity of God, the negation of all types of shirk, remedies for the spiritual ills, arguments for the rejection of false religions and the proof of true doctrines that are set out forcefully in the Holy Quran. Quran, therefore, is a perfect Book, which comprises all knowledge and wisdom and its teachings are everlasting.

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SUHF WERE GIVEN TO ABRAHAM قدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ وَذَكَرَ اسْمَ رَبِّهِ فَصَلَّى ) بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ الْحَيَوةَ الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَى إِنَّ هَذَا لَفِي الصُّحُفِ الأُولَى مُحُفِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَمُوسَى .. Verily, he truly prospers who purifies himself, And remembers the name of his Lord and offers Prayers.. But you prefer the life of this world, whereas the Hereafter is better and more lasting.. This indeed is what is taught in the former ScripturesThe Scriptures of Abraham and Moses. (87:15-20). TORAH WAS SENT BY GOD: IT CONTAINED. GUIDANCE AND LIGHT إِنَّا أَنزَلْنَا التَّوْرَنَةَ فِيهَا هُدَى وَنُور يَحْكُمُ بِهَا النَّبِيُّونَ الَّذِينَ أَسْلَمُوا لِلَّذِينَ هَادُوا وَالرَّبَّنِيُّونَ وَالأَحْبَارُ بِمَا اسْتُحْفِظوا مِن كِن اللَّهِ وَكَانُوا عَلَيْهِ شُهَدَاءَ فَلَا تَخْشَوُا النَّاسَ وَاخْشَوْنِ وَلَا نَشْتَرُوا بِمَا يَنِي ثَمَناً قَلِيلاً وَمَن لم يحكم يمَا أَنزَلَ اللهُ فَأَوَلَتَهكَ هُمُ الْكَفِرُونَ ) 83

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84. Allah says:. Surely, We sent down the Torah wherein was guidance and light. By it did the Prophets, who were obedient to. Us, judge for the Jews, as did the godly people and those learned in the Law; for they were required to preserve the. Book of Allah, and because they were guardians over it.. Therefore fear not men but fear Me; and barter not My. Signs for a paltry price. And whoso judges not by that which Allah has sent down, these it is who are the disbelievers. (5:45) ثُمَّ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى الْكِتَابَ تَمَا مَا عَلَى الَّذِي أَحْسَنَ وَتَفْصِيلًا لِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَهُدًى وَرَحْمَةً لَعَلَّهُم بِلِقَاءِ رَبِّهِمْ يُؤْمِنُونَ. Again, We gave Moses the Book-completing the favour upon him who did good, and an explanation of all necessary things, and a guidance and a mercy that they might believe in the meeting with their Lord. (6:155). GOD TOOK A COVENANT FROM MOSES AND. HIS PEOPLE TO HOLD FAST THE. TEACHINGS OF TORAH وَإِذْ أَخَذْنَا مِيتَقَكُمْ وَرَفَعْنَا فَوْقَكُمُ الطُّورَ خُذُوا ماء اتيتكم بقوة وَاذْكُرُوا مَا فِيهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ ). God said to Moses:. And remember the time when We took a covenant from you and raised high above you the Mount, saying: 'Hold fast that which We have given you and bear in mind what is therein, that you may be saved.' (2:64)

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MANY JEWS PROFESSED BELIEF IN TORAH. BUT DO NOT ACT ON ITS COMMANDMENTS مَثَلُ الَّذِينَ حُمِلُوا التَّوْرَنَةَ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَحْمِلُوهَا كَمَثَلِ الْحِمَارِ. E يَحْمِلُ أَسْفَارً ا بِئْسَ مَثَلُ الْقَوْمِ الَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا بِنَايَتِ اللَّهِ وَاللَّهُ لَا يَهْدِى الْقَوْمَ الظَّالِمِينَ ). The likeness of those who were made to bear the law of. Torah, but would not bear it, is as the likeness of a donkey carrying a load of books. Evil is the likeness of the people who reject the Signs of Allah. And Allah guides not the wrongdoing people. (62:6). PEOPLE OF MOSES BROKE THE COVENANT. WITH GOD AND PERVERTED THE TORAH. D PER فَبِمَا نَقْضِهِم مِيثَقَهُمْ لَعَنْهُمْ وَجَعَلْنَا قُلُوبَهُمْ قَسِيَةٌ يُحَرِّفُونَ الْكَلِمَ عَن مَوَاضِعِهِ، وَنَسُوا حَظَّامَمَا ذُكَرُوا بِهِ وَلَا نَزَالُ تَطَّلِعُ عَلَى خَابِنَةٍ مِّنْهُمْ إِلَّا قَلِيلا ةِ فَاعْفُ عَنْهُمْ وَأَصْفَحْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ الْمُحْسِنِينَ ہم. So, because of their breaking their covenant, We have cursed them, and have hardened their hearts. They pervert the words from their proper places and have forgotten a good part of that with which they were exhorted. 85

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86. And thou wilt not cease to discover treachery on their part, except in a few of them. So pardon them and turn away from them. Surely, Allah loves those who do good. (5:14). ZABOOR WAS GIVEN TO PROPHET DAVID وَرَبُّكَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن فِي السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَلَقَدْ فَضَّلْنَا بَعْضَ النَّبِ عَلَى بَعْضٍ وَمَا تَيْنَا دَاوُدَ زَبُورًا. And thy Lord knows best those that are in the heavens and the earth. And We exalted some of the Prophets over the others, and to David We gave a Book. (17:56). JESUS WAS COMMANDED TO FULFIL WHAT. WAS REVEALED IN TORAH: GOD GAVE HIM. INJEEL WHICH CONTAINED GUIDANCE وَقَفَيْنَا عَلَى اثَرِهِم بِعِيسَى ابْنِ مَرْيَمَ مُصَدِ قَا لِمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ مِنَ التَّوْرَيَةِ وَعَاتَيْنَهُ الإنجيلَ فِيهِ هُدًى وَنُورٌ وَ مُصَدِّقًا لِمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ مِنَ التَّوْرَةِ وَهُدًى وَمَوْعِظَةً لِلْمُتَّقِينَ. And We caused Jesus, son of Mary, to follow in their footsteps, fulfilling that which was revealed before him in the Torah; and We gave him the Gospel which contained guidance and light, fulfilling that which was revealed before it in the Torah, and a guidance and an admonition for the God-fearing. (5:47)

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SOME PEOPLE INTERPOLATED THE BOOKS. SUBSEQUENTLY فَوَيْلٌ لِلَّذِينَ يَكْتُبُونَ الْكِتَبَ بِأَيْدِهِمْ ثُمَّ يَقُولُونَ هَذَا مِنْ عِندِ اللَّهِ لِيَشْتَرُوا بِهِ ثَمَنًا قَلِيلًا فَوَيْلٌ لَهُم مِّمَّا كَتَبَتْ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَوَيْلٌ لَّهُم مِمَّا يَكْسِبُونَ. Woe, therefore, to those who write the Book with their own hands and then say, "This is from Allah,' that they may take for it a paltry price. Woe, then, to them for what their hands have written, and woe to them for what they earn. (2:80) وَإِنَّ مِنْهُمْ لَفَرِيقًا يَلُونَ أَلْسِنَتَهُم بِالْكِتَابِ لِتَحْسَبُوهُ مِنَ الْكِتَبِ وَمَا هُوَ مِنَ الْكِتَابِ وَيَقُولُونَ هُوَ . مِنْ عِندِ اللَّهِ وَمَا هُوَ مِنْ عِندِ اللَّهِ وَيَقُولُونَ عَلَى اللهِ الْكَذِبَ يَعْلَمُونَ ٥ وَهُمْ يَعْلَمُونَ. S. And, surely, among them is a party who twist their tongues while reciting the Book that you may think it to be part of the Book, while it is not part of the Book. And they say, 'It is from Allah;' while it is not from Allah; and they utter a lie against Allah while they know. (3:79) 87

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88. THE HOLY QURAN CONTAINS THE TRUTH. AND FULFILS THAT WHICH PRECEDES IT i.e., THE PREVIOUS SCRIPTURES نَزَّلَ عَلَيْكَ الْكِتَابَ بِالْحَقِّ مُصَدِّقًا لِمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَأَنزَلَ التَّوْرَنَةَ والإنجيل مِن قَبْلُ هُدًى لِلنَّاسِ وَأَنزَلَ الْفُرْقَانُ. He has sent down to thee the Book containing the truth and fulfilling that which precedes it; and He sent down. the Torah and the Gospel before this, as a guidance to the people; and He has sent down the Discrimination. (3:4-5) وَأَنزَلْنَا إِلَيْكَ الْكِتَبَ بِالْحَقِّ مُصَدِّقًا لِمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ مِنَ الْكِتَبِ وَمُهَيْمِنَّا عَلَيْهِ a. We have revealed unto you the Book comprising the truth and fulfilling that which was revealed before it in the. Book, and as a guardian over it. (5:49). SEEK REFUGE WITH ALLAH BEFORE. READING THE QURAN فَإِذَا قَرَأْتَ الْقُرْهَانَ فَاسْتَعِذْ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَنِ الرَّحِيمِ. When you recite the Quran, seek refuge with Allah from. Satan the rejected (16:99)

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QURAN IS THE WORD OF ALLAH تَنزِيلٌ مِّن رَّبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ ). It is a revelation from the Lord of the worlds. (69:44). QURAN IS FROM ALLAH وَمَا كَانَ هَذَا الْقُرْء انُ أَن يُفْتَرَى مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ وَلَكِن تَصْدِيقَ الَّذِى بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَتَفْصِيلَ الْكِتَبِ لَا رَيْبَ فِيهِ مِن رَّبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ ). It would not be possible for this Quran to be devised by anyone except Allah. It fulfils the revelation which was sent down before it and is an exposition of all that a revealed Book should comprise. There is no doubt about it; it is from the Lord of the worlds. (10:38). QURAN IS EASY TO UNDERSTAND إِنَّا جَعَلْنَهُ قُرْءَنَا عَرَبِيًّا لَّعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ وَإِنَّهُ في أُمِ الْكِتَب لَدَيْنَا لَعَلِيُّ حَكِيمُ ). Allah says:. We have made it a Quran in clear, eloquent language that you may understand. And surely, it is safe with us in the mother of the Book, exalted and full of wisdom (43:4,5) 89

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90 ولقد يَتَرَنَا الْقُرْهَانَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ ). And indeed We have made the Quran easy to understand and easy to remember. (54:18). QURAN IS FULL OF BLESSING وَهَذَا كِتَب أَنزَلْنَاهُ مُبَارَكُ فَاتَّبِعُوهُ وَاتَّقُوا لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ أ. And this is a book which We have sent down; it is full of blessing. So follow it and guard against sin that you may be shown mercy. (6:156). QURAN HAS EVERY DETAIL كِتَبُ خَبِيرٍ كتب أُحْكِمَتْ ايَنهُ ثُمَّ فَصَلَتْ مِن لَّدُنْ حَكِيمٍ. Allah says:. This is a Book whose verses have been firmly established and have been expounded in detail. It is from One Wise and All-Aware. (11:2) ગાંધ مَا فَرَّطْنَا فِي الْكِتَابِ مِن شَيْءٍ. We have left out nothing in the Book. (6:39)

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LISTEN CAREFULLY TO QURAN وَإِذَا قُرِئَ الْقُرْهَانُ فَاسْتَمِعُوا لَهُ وَأَنصِتُوا لَعَلَّكُمْ ـونَ. Allah says:. When Quran is recited, listen carefully to it in silence, that you may be shown mercy. (7:205). QURAN WAS REVEALED PIECE MEAL وَقُرْءَ أَنَا فَرَقْتَهُ لِتَقْرَأَهُ عَلَى النَّاسِ عَلَى مُكَثٍ وَنَزَّلْتَهُ تَنزِيلاً ). We have divided the Quran into parts that you may recite it to the people at intervals, and We have sent it down piecemeal. (17:107). QURAN IS PERFECT ذلِكَ الْكِتَبُ لَا رَيْبَ فِيهِ هُدًى لِلْمُتَّقِينَ ). This is a perfect Book; there is no doubt in it; it is a guidance for the righteous (2:3) 91

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92. QURAN IS UNIQUE AND MATCHLESS alistar. Allah says:. Do not make a jest of the Commandments of Allah. (2:232) وَلَا تَتَّخِذُوا ءَ ايَتِ اللهِ هُزُواً قُل لَّينِ اجْتَمَعَتِ الإِنسُ وَالْجِنُّ عَلَى أَن يَأْتُوا بِمِثْلِ هَذَا الْقُرْءَانِ لَا يَأْتُونَ بِمِثْلِهِ، وَلَوْ كَانَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضِ ظَهِيرًا )). Say, if Mankind and the Jinn gathered together to produce the like of this Quran, they could not produce the like thereof, even though they should help one another. (17:89). RESPECT OF THE COMMANDMENTS OF. ALLAH

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" ن مجد قُران. O 93. The word 'Quran' means a book which is often recited.. It is indeed the most widely read book in the world. The word also means a book or message which is meant to be conveyed and delivered to all people. The Quran is meant for all times and for all people. d for. Allah revealed the Holy Quran to Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. It is a perfect. Book which contains imperishable teachings, eternal truths and guidance for mankind. The Holy Quran is a. Book which has proclaimed its own matchlessness and has claimed its own greatness, its wisdom, its truth, the beauty of its composition and its spiritual lights.. There is no truth outside of it. There is no wisdom that is not comprised in it. There is no light that is not obtainable through following it. We should therefore honour this holy book and lead our lives according to its teachings.

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94. THERE IS NO CONTRADICTION IN THE. HOLY QURAN أَفَلَا يَتَدَبَّرُونَ الْقُرْءَ انَّ وَلَوْ كَانَ مِنْ عِندِ غَيْرِ اللهِ لَوَجَدُواْ فِيهِ اخْتِلَافًا كَثِيرًا. Will they not, then, meditate upon the Quran? Had it been from anyone other than Allah, they will surely have found therein much disagreement. (4:83). QURAN CONTAINS GUIDANCE FOR US وَنَزَلْنَا عَلَيْكَ الْكِتَبَ تِبْيَنَا لِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَهُدًى وَرَحْمَةً وَبُشْرَى لِلْمُسْلِمِينَ. Allah says:. We have sent down to thee the Book to explain everything, and a guidance and a mercy and glad tidings to those who submit to God. (16:90) شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ الَّذِي أُنزِلَ فِيهِ الْقُرْءَانُ هُدًى لِلنَّاسِ وَبَيِّنَتِ مِنَ الْهُدَى وَالْفُرْقَانِ. The month of Ramadhan is that in which the Quran was sent down as a guidance for mankind with clear proofs of guidance and discrimination. (2:186). RECITATION OF QURAN AT DAWN IS. SPECIALLY ACCEPTABLE TO GOD أقِمِ الصَّلَوَةَ لِدُلُوكِ الشَّمْسِ إِلَى غَسَقِ الَّيْلِ وَقُرْهَانَ الْفَجْرِ إِنَّ

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قُرْءَانَ الْفَجْرِ كَانَ مَشْهُودًا وَمِنَ الَّيْلِ فَتَهَجَّدْ بِهِ، نَافِلَةٌ الْفَجْرِكَانَ لي لَكَ عَسَى أَن يَبْعَثَكَ رَبُّكَ مَقَامًا مَّحْمُودَال. Allah says:. Observe Prayer at the declining and paling of the sun on to the darkness of the night, and the recitation of the. Quran in Prayer at dawn. Verily, the recitation of the. Quran at dawn is specially acceptable to God.. And wake up for it in the latter part of the night as a supererogatory service for thee. It may be that thy Lord will raise thee to an exalted station. (17:79,80). ALLAH SAFEGUARDS QURAN إِنَّا نَحْنُ نَزَّلْنَا الذِكْرَ وَإِنَّا لَهُ لَحَفِظُونَ ). Allah says:. Surely We Ourself have sent down this exhortation, and most surely We will safeguard it. (15:10). QURAN BROUGHT GLAD TIDINGS إِنَّ هَذَا الْقُرْآنَ يَهْدِي لِلَّتِي هِيَ أَقْوَمُ وَيُبَشِّرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ الَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ الصَّلِحَتِ أَنَّ هُمْ أَجْرًا كَبِيرًا وَأَنَّ الَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْآخِرَةِ أَعْتَدْنَا لَهُمْ عَذَابًا أَلِيما .. Allah says:. Surely, this Quran guides to the way which is most firm and right, and gives to the believers who do good deeds. the glad tidings that they shall have a great reward. And 95

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96 that for those who do not believe in the Hereafter We have prepared a grievous punishment. (17:10,11). QURAN CONTAINS TRUTH AND WISDOM إِنَّا أَنزَلْنَا عَلَيْكَ الْكِتَبَ لِلنَّاسِ بِالْحَقِّ فَمَنِ اهْتَدَى فَلِنَفْسِهِ وَمَن ضَلَّ فَإِنَّمَا يَضِلُّ عَلَيْهَا وَمَا أَنتَ عَلَيْهِم بِوَكِيلٍ. Allah says:. Surely We have revealed to you the Book, comprising truth for the benefit of mankind. Then, whoever follows the guidance, does so to his own good; and whoever goes astray does so to his own loss. You are not a guardian. over them. (39:42). QURAN'S TEACHING IS EVERLASTING. S فيها كتب قيمة ل كُتُبُ. Therein are lasting commandments. (98:4). THE WISDOM COMPREHENDED IN THE. QURAN IS INEXHAUSTIBLE مرو وَلَوْ أَنَّمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ مِن شَجَرَةٍ أَقلَمُ وَالْبَحْرُ يَمُدُّهُ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ سَبْعَةُ أَكْحُرٍ مَّانَفِدَتْ كَلِمَنتُ اللَّهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ )

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Allah says:. And if all the trees that are in the earth become pens and the ocean, reinforced by seven oceans, become ink for transcribing the words of Allah, the words of Allah would not be exhausted. Surely Allah is Mighty, Wise. (31:28) قُل لَّوْ كَانَ الْبَحْرُ مِدَ اد ا لِكَلِمَتِ رَبِّي لَنَفِدَ الْبَحْرُ قَبْلَ أَن تَنفَدَ كَلِمَتُ رَبِّي وَلَوْ جِئْنَا بِمِثْلِهِ مَدَدًا. Say, if every ocean became ink for the words of my Lord, surely the ocean would be exhausted before the word of my lord were exhausted, even though We brought the like thereof as further help. (18:110) alislar 97

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98 رة الخيرون رفيع ة الخلابي يوم شير ما هم لي: يمي. The Holy Quran is a store house of limitless spiritual knowledge. It guides mankind to the path which lead to the realization of the grand object of human life.. The Holy Quran contains a large quantity of the water of life for us and comprises many rare and priceless jewels which are hidden in it and are being displayed every day. a

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VI alislar org. The Holy Quran tells us the actions which Allah likes from us and the actions which He does not like.. In other words Quran tells us what are good deeds and what are bad deeds.

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100. BE KIND TO PARENTS وَاعْبُدُوا اللهَ وَلَا تُشْرِكُوا بِهِ شَيْئًا وَبِالْوَالِدَين إحْسَنًا وَبِذِي الْقُرْبَى وَالْيَتَمَى وَالْمَسَكِينِ وَالْجَارِ رى القُرْبَى وَالْجَارِ الْجُنُبِ وَالصَّاحِبِ بِالْجَنبِ وَابْنِ السَّبِيلِ وَمَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَنكُمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ مَن كَانَ مُخْتَالًا فَخُورًا ). Worship Allah and do not associate anything as partner with Him and show kindness to parents and to next of kin, and orphans, and the needy, and to neighbours whether relatives or not and those who keep company with you, and those on journey and those who are under your authority. Surely Allah loves not the arrogant and the boastful. (4:37) وَقَضَى رَبُّكَ أَلَّا تَعْبُدُوا إِلَّا إِيَّاهُ وَبِالْوَالِدَيْنِ إِحْسَناً إما يَبْلُغَنَّ عِندَكَ الْكِبَرَ أَحَدُهُمَا أَوْ كِلَاهُمَا فَلَا تَقُل لَّهُمَا أي وَلَا تَنهرُهُمَا وَقُل لَّهُمَا قَوْلًا كَرِيمًا وَاخْفِضْ لَهُمَا جَنَاحَ الذُّلِّ مِنَ الرَّحْمَةِ وَقُل رَّبِّ ارْحَمْهُمَا كَمَارَبَّيَانِي صَغِيرَانِ. Your Lord has commanded: Worship none but Him, and show kindness to parents. If one of them or both of them attain old age in your lifetime, never reproach them nor speak harshly to them. Always address them respectfully and lower to them the wing of humility out of tenderness and say: My Lord, Be kind to them as they looked after me in my childhood. (17:24,25)

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وَوَصَّيْنَا الْإِنسَانَ بِوَالِدَيْهِ إِحْسَنا حَمَلَتْهُ أُمُّهُ كُرْهًا وَوَضَـ كرها. Allah says:. And We have enjoined on man to be good to his parents.. His mother bears him with pain and brings him forth with pain. (46:16). DO NOT DEVOUR INTEREST الَّذِينَ يَأْكُلُونَ الرِّبَوْا لَا يَقُومُونَ إِلَّا كَمَا يَقُومُ الَّذِي يَتَخَبَّطُهُ الشَّيْطَانُ مِنَ الْمَسَ ذَلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ قَالُوا إِنَّمَا الْبَيْعُ مِثْلُ الرِّبوا وَأَحَلَّ اللَّهُ الْبَيْعَ وَحَرَّمَ الرِّبوا فَمَن جَاءَ هُم مَوْعِظَةٌ مِن رَّبِّهِ فَانتَهَى فَلَهُ مَا سَلَفَ وَأَمْرُهُ وَ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَمَنْ عَادَ فَأَوَلَتَبِكَ أَصْحَبُ النَّارِ هُمْ فِيهَا خَالِدُونَ - يَمْحَقُ الله الرّبوا وَيُربى الصَّدَقَتِ. Those who devour interest stand like one whom Satan has smitten with insanity. That is because they say, "Trade also is like interest'; whereas Allah has made trade lawful and made interest unlawful. So he who desists because of the admonition that has come to him from his. Lord, may retain what he has received in the past; and his affair is with Allah. And those who revert to it, they are the inmates of the Fire; therein shall they abide. Allah will abolish interest and will cause charity to increase. (2:276,277) 101

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102. DO NOT ENTER HOUSES WITHOUT. PERMISSION يَأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا لَا تَدْخُلُوا بُيُوتًا غَيْرَ بُيُوتِكُمْ حَتَّى تَسْتَأْنِسُوا وَتُسَلِّمُوا عَلَى أَهْلِهَا ذَلِكُمْ خَيْرٌ لَكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ . فَإِن لَّمْ تَجِدُوا فِيهَا أَحَدًا فَلَا نَدْخُلُوهَا حَتَّى يُؤْذَنَ لَكُروان قِيلَ لَكُمُ ارْجِعُوا فَارْجِعُوا هُوَ أَزْكَى لَكُمْ وَاللَّهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ عَلِيمٌ لَّيْسَ عَلَيْكُمْ جُنَاحٌ أَن تَدْخُلُوا بُيُوتًا غَيْرَ مَسْكُونَةٍ فِيهَا مَتَعُ لَكُمْ وَاللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ مَا تُبْدُونَ وَمَا تَكْتُمُونَ. Allah says:. O believers do not enter any house other than your own without first taking permission from the occupants and greeting them. It is better for you that you remain well advised.. If you find no one therein, do not enter them until you are authorised to do so and in case the permission is not granted, then return without taking offence. That is better for you (meaning that is better for the purity and health of your social behaviour). Allah knows well what you do.. It is no sin on your part to enter houses where no body lives and wherein are your goods. Allah knows what you reveal and what you conceal. (24:28-30)

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THREE TIMES OF PRIVACY يَأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لِيَسْتَعْرِ نكُمُ الَّذِينَ مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَنُكُمْ وَالَّذِينَ لَمْ يَبْلُغُوا الْحُلُم مِنكُمْ ثَلَثَ مَرَّتٍ مِن قَبْلِ صَلوةِ الْفَجْرِ وَحِينَ تَضَعُونَ ثِيَابَكُم مِّنَ الظَّهِيرَةِ ت عَلَيْكُم وَمِنْ بَعْدِ صَلَوَةِ الْعِشَاءِ ثَلَاثُ عَوْرَاتِ لَكُمْ لَيْسَ وَلَا عَلَيْهِمْ جنام بعد هُنَّ طَوَفُونَ عَلَيْكُم بَعْضُكُمْ عَلَى بَعْدَهُنَّ جُنَاحٌ بَعْضٍ كَذَلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ اللَّهُ لَكُمُ الْآيَتِ وَاللهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمُ ) وَإِذَا بَلَغَ الْأَطْفَلُ مِنكُمُ الْحُلُمَ فَلْيَسْتَذِنُوا كَمَا اسْتَتَذَنَ الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ كَذَلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ ءَايَتِهِ، وَاللهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ. O ye who believe! let those whom your right hands. possess, (e.g. servants) and those of you who have not attained to puberty, ask leave of you at three times before coming into your presence: before the morning Prayer, and when you take off your clothes at noon in summer, and after the night Prayer. These are three times of privacy for you. At times other than these there is no blame on you or on them, for they have to move about waiting upon you, some of you attending upon others.. Thus does Allah make plain to you the Signs; for Allah is All-Knowing, Wise.. And when the children among you attain to puberty, they too should ask permission, even as those mentioned before them asked permission. Thus does Allah make plain to you His commandments; and Allah is All-Knowing,. Wise. (24:59,60) 103

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104 وَأتُوا الْبُيُوتَ مِنْ أَبْوَابِهَا. You should enter the houses by the doors there of. (2:190). GREET THE PEOPLE WHEN YOU. ENTER A HOUSE فَإِذَا دَخَلْتُم بُيُوتًا فَسَلِّمُوا عَلَى أَنفُسِكُمْ تَحِيَّةً مِنْ عِندِ اللَّهِ مُرَكَةً طَيِّبَةً كَذَلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ اللَّهُ لَكُمُ الْآيَتِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ. But when you enter houses, salute your people-a greeting from your Lord, full of blessing and purity. Thus does.. Allah make plain to you the commandments, that you may understand. (24:62). TAKE CARE OF ORPHANS. CARE OI وَلَا تَقْرَبُوا مَالَ الْيَتِيمِ إِلَّا بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ حَتَّى يَبْلُغَ أَشُدَّهُ. Allah says:. Do not approach the property of the orphan during his minority, except for the most beneficent purpose. (17:35). E فَأَمَّا الْيَتيم فلا تقهر. Oppress not the orphan. (93:10)

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وَمَا تُوا البنى أَمْوَلَهُمْ وَلَا تَبَدَّلُوا الْخَبِيثَ بِالطَّيِّبِ وَلَا تَأْكُلُوا أَمْوَهُمْ إِلَى أَمْوَالِكُمْ إِنَّهُ كَانَ حُوبًا كَبِيرًا ). Allah says:. Hand over their property to the orphans and do not exchange the bad for the good, and do not devour their property mixing it with your own. Surely that is a great sin. (4:3) ويستلُونَكَ عَنِ الْيَتَامَى قُلْ إِصْلَامُ هُمْ خَيْرٌ. And they ask thee concerning the orphans say, 'promotion of their welfare is an act of great goodness (2:221). DO NOT MOCK OTHER PEOPLE يَأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا لَا يَسْخَرْ قَوْمُ مِن قَوْمٍ عَسَى أَن يَكُونُوا خَيْرًا مِنْهُمْ وَلَا نِسَاءٌ مِّن نِّسَاءٍ عَسَى أَن يَكُنَّ خَيْرًا مِنْهُنَّ وَلَا تَلْمِرُوا أَنفُسَكُمْ وَلَا تَنَابَزُوا بِالْأَلْقَبِ. Allah says:. O ye who believe! let not one people mock another people.. It is not unlikely that they may become better than they nor let women mock other women. It is not unlikely that they may become better than they.. Defame not yourselves, nor call one another by teasing nicknames. (49:12) 105

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106. REPEL EVIL وَلَا تَسْتَوِي الْحَسَنَةُ وَلَا السَّيِّئَةُ ادْفَعْ بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ. Good and evil are not alike. Repel evil with that which is best. (41:35). DRINKING AND GAMBLING ARE. FORBIDDEN يَأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِنَّمَا الْخَمْرُ وَالْمَيْسِرُ وَالْأَنصَابُ وَالْأَزْلَمُ رِجْسُ مِنْ عَمَلِ الشَّيْطَانِ فَاجْتَنِبُوهُ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ إِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ الشَّيْطَنُ أَن يُوقِعَ بَيْنَكُمُ الْعَدَاوَةَ وَالْبَغْضَاء فِي الْخَمرِ وَالْمَيْسِرِ ويَصُدَّكُم عَن ذِكْر اللَّهِ وَ عَنِ الصَّلَوةُ فَهَل الله مُنتَهُونَ ). Allah says:. O ye who believe, liquor, gambling, idols and divining arrows are but abominations and satanic devices. So turn wholly way from each one of them that you may prosper.. Satan desires only to create enmity and hatred between you by means of liquor and gambling and to keep you back from the remembrance of Allah and from Prayer.. Will you, then desist? (5:91,92). DO GOOD DEEDS إِنَّ اللهَ مَعَ الَّذِينَ اتَّقُوا وَالَّذِينَ هُم تُحْسِنُونَ )

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Verily Allah is with those who are righteous and those who do good. (16:129) وَعَدَ اللهُ اللَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَتْ لَهُم مَّغْفِرَةٌ وَأَجْرُ عَظِيمٌ ). Allah has promised those who believe and do good deeds. that they shall have forgiveness and a great reward. (5:10) وَالَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّلِحَاتِ أُولَتَبكَ أَصْحَبُ الْجَنَّةِ هُمْ فِيهَا خَالِدُونَ *. Allah says:. Those who believe and do good deeds, those are the people who will reside in heaven and therein they shall remain. (2:83). FEED THE POOR وَيُطْعِمُونَ الطَّعَامَ عَلَى حُبّهِ مِسْكِينَا وَيَتِيماً وَأَسِيرات إنّما نُطْعِمُكُم لِوَجْهِ اللهِ لَا نُرِيدُ مِنكُمْ جَزَاء وَلَا شُكُورًا. And they feed the poor, the orphan and the prisoner, for love of Him, saying 'we feed you for Allah's pleasure only.. We desire no reward nor thanks from you. (76:9,10). COMPETE IN GOODNESS فَاسْتَبِقُوا الْخَيْرَاتِ 107

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108. Compete with each other in acts of goodness. (2:149). BE STEADFAST إِنَّ الإِنسَانَ لَفِي خُسْرٍ إِلَّا الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُوا الصَّلِحَتِ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالْحَقِّ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالصَّبْرِ. Allah says:. Surely man suffers continuous loss except those who believe and do good deeds and exhort one another to accept truth and exhort one another to be steadfast. (103:3,4). CONTROL YOUR TEMPER الَّذِينَ يُنفِقُونَ فِي السَّرَاءِ وَالضَّرَاءِ وَالْكَاظِمِينَ الْغَيْظَ وَالْعَافِينَ عَنِ النَّاسِ وَاللَّهُ يُحِبُّ الْمُحْسِنِينَ وَالَّذِينَ إِذَا فَعَلُوا فَاحِشَةً أَوْ ظَلَمُوا أَنفُسَهُمْ ذَكَرُوا اللَّهَ فَاسْتَغْفَرُوا لِذُنُوبِهِمْ وَمَن يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَلَمْ يُصِرُ وا عَلَى مَا فَعَلُوا وَهُمْ يَعْلَمُونَ أولَيكَ جَزَاؤُهُ مَّغْفِرَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّهِمْ وَجَنَّتُ تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهَا الْأَنْهَرُ خَلِدِينَ فِيهَا وَنِعْمَ أَجْرُ الْعَمِلِينَ ). Those who spend in prosperity and adversity, and those who control their tempers when they are roused and those who pardon people and Allah loves those who do good.. And those who when they commit indecency or wrong themselves, remember Allah and implore forgiveness for

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their sins-and who can forgive sins except Allah? - and do not persist knowingly in what they have done. It is these whose reward is forgiveness from their Lord and. Gardens beneath which rivers flow, wherein they shall abide. Excellent is the reward of those who work righteousness. (3:135-137). DO NOT BRIBE وَلَا تَأْكُلُوا أَمْوَالَكُم بَيْنَكُم بِالْبَطِلِ وَتُدْلُوا بِهَا إلَى الْحُكَامِ لِتَأْكُلُوا فَرِيقًا مِنْ أَمْوَالِ النَّاسِ بِالْإِثْمِ. Do not devour each other's wealth among yourselves through falsehood, nor offer your wealth as a bribe to the authorities that you may deliberately devour a part of other people's wealth through injustice. (2:189). BE A TRUE WITNESS يَأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا كُونُوا قَوْمِينَ لِلَّهِ شُهَدَاءَ بِالْقِسْطِ وَلَا يَجْرِمَنَّكُمْ شَنَانُ قَوْمٍ عَلَى أَلَّا تَعْدِلُوا أَعْدِلُوا هُوَ أَقْرَبُ لِلتَّقْوَى وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ خَبِيرٌ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ !. O believers! be steadfast in the cause of Allah, bearing witness in equity. Let not a people's enmity towards you incite you to act contrary to justice. Be always just, that is nearer to righteousness. And fear Allah. Surely Allah is aware of what you do. (5:9) 109

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110. ALWAYS DO JUSTICE إنَّ اللَّهَ يَأْمُرُ بِالْعَدْلِ. Verily Allah commands you to do justice (16:91) يَأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا كُونُوا قَوَّامِينَ بِالْقِسْطِ شُهَدَاءَ لِلَّهِ وَلَوْ عَلَى أَنفُسِكُمْ أَوِ الْوَالِدَيْنِ وَالْأَقْرَبِينَ إِن يَكُنْ غَنِيًّا أوْ فَقِيرًا فالله أولى مَا فَلَا تَتَّبِعُوا الهَوَى أَن تَعْدِلُوا وَإِن تَلْوُ أَ أَوْ تُعْرِضُوا فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ خَبِيرًا. O believers, be strict in observing justice. And bear witness only for the sake of Allah, even if it be against your own selves or against parents or kindred. Whether the person be rich or poor, in either case. Allah is more regardful of him than you could be. Therefore, follow not low desires so that you may act equitably. If you conceal the truth or evade it, then remember that Allah is well aware of what you do. (4:136) وَإِذَا قُلْتُمْ فَاعْدِلُوا وَلَوْ كَانَ ذَا قُرْبَى وَبِعَهْدِ اللَّهِ أَوْفُوا ذَا ذَلِكُمْ وَضَكُم بِهِ، لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ. And when you speak, observe justice, even if the concerned person be a relative, and fulfil the covenant of. Allah. That is what He enjoins upon you, that you may remember. (6:153)

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MAKE OVER TRUST TO RIGHT PEOPLE إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَأْمُرُكُمْ أَن تُؤَدُّوا الْأَ مَنَاتِ إِلَى أَهْلِهَا. Verily Allah commands you to make over the trust to those entitled to them. (4:59). CONSULT PEOPLE شاورهم في الأمر. Consult them (people) in matters of administration (3:160). KEEP YOURSELF CLEAN AND TIDY يَنبَنِي ءَادَمَ خُذُوا زِينَتَكُمْ عِندَ كُلِّ مَسْجِدٍ. Children of Adam, put your minds and bodies in a state of tidiness at every time and place of worship. (7:32) إِنَّ اللهَ يُحِبُّ التَّوَّابِينَ وَيُحِبُّ الْمُتَطَهِّرِينَ. Allah loves those who turn to Him and loves those who keep themselves clean and pure. (2:223) 111

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112. GIVE FULL MEASURE أَوْفُوا الْكَيْلَ وَلَا تَكُونُوا مِنَ الْمُخْسِرِينَ وَزِنُوا بِالْقِسْطَاسِ الْمُسْتَقِيمِ. Give full measure and be not of those who give less, and weigh with a true balance. (26:182,183). GREET OTHERS WITH A PRAYER وَإِذَا حُرِّيتُم بِتَحِيَّةٍ فَحَقُوا بِأَحْسَنَ مِنْهَا أَوْ رُدُّوهَا إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ حَسِيبًا. When you are greeted with a prayer, greet ye with a better prayer or at least return it. Surely Allah takes account of all things. (4:87). SPEAK KINDLY وَقُولُوا لِلنَّاسِ حُسْنًا. Always speak kindly to people. (2:84). OBEY ALLAH, HIS PROPHET AND PEOPLE IN. EY ALI. AUTHORITY يتأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ مَا مَنُوا أَطِيعُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُوا الرَّسُولَ وَأُولى الأمر منكر

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فَإِن تَتَزَعْتُمْ فِي شَيْءٍ فَرُدُّوهُ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَالرَّسُولِ إِن كُنتُمْ تُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ. Allah says:. O believers! obey Allah, and obey His Messenger and those who are in authority among you. And if you differ in anything among yourselves, refer it to Allah and His. Messenger if you are believers in Allah and the Last Day. (4:60). HELP ONE ANOTHER IN RIGHTEOUSNESS. E وَتَعَاوَنُوا عَلَى الْبِرِّ وَالتَّقْوَى وَلَا تَعَاوَنُوا عَلَى الْإِثْمِ وَالْعُدْوَانِ. Allah says:. Help one another in righteousness and piety,but do not help one another in sin and transgression. (5:3) 1 sin and. MAKE PEACE BETWEEN BROTHERS إِنَّمَا الْمُؤْمِنُونَ إِخْوَةٌ فَأَصْلِحُوا بَيْنَ أَخَوَيْكُمْ وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ لعلكة حونَ. Allah says:. Surely all believers are brothers. So make peace between brothers and fear Allah that mercy may be shown to you. (49:11) وَاعْتَصِمُوا بِحَبْلِ اللَّهِ جَمِيعًا وَلَا تَفَرَّقُوا 113

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114. And Hold fast all together, by the rope of Allah and be not divided. (3:104). DO NOT CONSPIRE FOR EVIL PURPOSE يَأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِذَا تَتَجَيْتُم فَلَا تَنجوا بِالإِثْمِ وَالْعُدْوَانِ وَمَعْصِيَتِ الرَّسُولِ وَتَتَنجوا بِالْبِرِّ وَالتَّقْوَى وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ الَّذِي إِلَيْهِ تُحْشَرُونَ إِنَّمَا النَّجْوَىٰ مِنَ الشَّيْطَنِ لِيَحْزُنَ الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا وَلَيْسَ بِصَارِهِمْ شَيْئًا إِلَّا بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ وَعَلَى اللَّهِ فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ. Allah says:. O ye who believe, when you confer together in secret, confer not to commit a sin or to transgress and be disobedient to the Messenger, but confer for the attainment of virtue and righteousness, and fear Allah unto when you shall be gathered. Holding of secret counsels for evil purposes is a device of satan that he may cause grief to those who believe but it cannot harm them in the least, except by Allah's leave. In Allah should the believers put their trust. (58:10,11). AVOID SUSPICION: DO NOT BACKBITE يَأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اجْتَنِبُوا كَثِيرًا مِنَ الظَّنِ إِنَّ بَعْضَ الظَّنِّ إِثْمٌ ولا تجسسوا ولا يغتب بَعْضُكُم بَعْضًا أَيُحِبُّ أَحَدُكُمْ أَن تَحَسَّسُوا يَغْتَب

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يَأْكُلَ لَحْمَ أَخِيهِ مَيْتًا فَكَرِهْتُمُوهُ. Allah says:. O ye who believe! avoid most of suspicions; for suspicion in some cases is a sin. And spy not, nor backbite one another. Would any of you like to eat the flesh of his dead. brother? Certainly you would loathe it. (49:13). DO NOT COMMIT ADULTERY وَلَا تَقْرَبُوا الزِنَى إِنَّهُ كَانَ فَاحِشَةً وَسَاءَ سَبِيلًا). Come not near unto adultery, surely it is a foul thing and an evil way. (17:33). DO NOT STEAL وَالسَارِقُ وَالسَّارِقَةُ فَأَقْطَعُوا أَيْدِيَهُمَا جَزَاءَ بِمَا كَسَبَا نَكَلا منَ الله وَاللهُ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ مَن تَابَ مِنْ بَعْدِ ظُلْمِهِ. وَأَصْلَحَ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ يَتُوبُ عَلَيْهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّ حِيم. And the man who steals and the woman who steals, cut off their hands in retribution of their offence as an exemplary punishment from Allah and Allah is Mighty,. Wise.. But whoso repents after his transgression and amends, then Allah will surely turn to him in mercy; verily Allah is Most Forgiving, Merciful. (5:39,40) 115

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116. RESTRAIN YOUR LOOKS AND GUARD YOUR. SENSES قُل لِّلْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَغُضُّوا مِنْ أَبْصَرِهِمْ وَيَحْفَظُوا فُرُوجَهُمْ ذلك أزكى لهم إن اللهَ خَبِيرٌ بِمَا يَصْنَعُونَ وَقُل لِّلْمُؤْمِنَاتِ ذَلِكَ أَزْكَى لَهُمْ إِنَّ يَغْضُضْنَ مِنْ أَبْصَرِهِنَّ وَيَحْفَظْنَ فُرُوجَهُنَّ وَلَا يُبْدِينَ زِينَتَهُنَّ إِلَّا مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَا وَلْيَضْرِ بْنَ بِخُمُرِهِنَّ عَلَى جُيُوبِهِنَّ وَلَا يُبْدِينَ زِينَتَهُنَّ إِلَّا لِبُعُولَتِهِنَّ أَوْ ءَابَا بِهِنَّ أَوْ ءَابَاءِ بُعُولَتِهِنَّ أَوْ أَبْنَ بِهِنَّ أَوْ أَبْنَاءِ بُعُولَتِهِنَّ أَوْ إِخْوَانِهِنَّ أَوْ بَنِي إِخْوَانِهِنَّ أَوْ بَنِي أَخَوَاتِهِنَّ أَوْ نِسَا بِهِنَّ أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَنُهُنَّ أَوِ التَّبِعِينَ غَيْرِ أُولِي الْإِرْبَةِ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ أَوِ الطِّفْلِ الَّذِينَ لَمْ يَظْهَرُوا عَلَى عَوْرَاتِ النِّسَاءِ. Allah says:. Direct the believing men to restrain their looks and to guard their senses. That is purer for them. Surely, Allah is well aware of that which they do. Direct the believing woman to restrain their looks and to guard their senses. and not to disclose any part of their beauty or their adornments, except that which is apparent thereof. They should draw their head covering across their bosoms; and should not disclose any part of their beauty or their adornments except to their husbands or to their fathers, or the fathers of their husbands or their sons, or the sons of their husbands or their brothers, or the sons of their

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brothers or the sons of their sisters, or gentlewomen, or their maidservants, or such attendants who have no desire for women, or such children who have no knowledge of the relationship between the sexes. (24:31,32) وَالْقَوَاعِدُ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ الَّتِي لَا يَرْجُونَ نِكَاحَا فَلَيْسَ عَلَيْهِنَّ و جُنَاحٌ أَن يَضَعْنَ ثِيَابَهُنَّ غَيْرَ مُتَبَرِحَتٍ بِرِينَةٍ وَأَن يَسْتَعْفِفْنَن خَيْرٌ لَّهُنَّ وَاللَّهُ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ ). There is no blame on elderly women who are past the age of marriage, if they lay aside their outer coverings without displaying their adornment. But it would be better for them to guard themselves. Allah is All Hearing, All. Knowing. (24:61). DO NOT BE ARROGANT وَلَا تُصَعِرْ خَدَّكَ لِلنَّاسِ وَلَا تَمْشِ فِي الْأَرْضِ مَرَحًا إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ كُلَّ مُختَالٍ فَخُورٍ وَاقْصِدْ فِي مَشْيِكَ وَأَغْضُضْ مِن صَوْتِكَ إن أنكر الأَصْوَاتِ لَصَوْتُ الْخَبير. Allah says:. Do not turn your face away from people in pride, nor walk arrogantly upon the earth. Surely Allah loves not any arrogant boaster.. Walk in a moderate manner and lower thy voice; as the most unpleasant sound is the bray of a donkey. (31:19,20) 117

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118. DO NOT REBUKE A BEGGAR وَأَمَّا السَّابِلَ فَلَا نَنهر. Allah says:. And rebuke him not who ask you help. (93:11).. WALK HUMBLY وَعِبَادُ الرَّحْمَنِ الَّذِينَ يَمْشُونَ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ هَوْنًا وَإِذَا خَاطَبَهُمُ الْجَاهِلُونَ قَالُوا سَلَامان. The servants of the Gracious God are those who walk on the earth in a dignified manner, and when the ignorant address them, they say, 'Peace'. (25:64) وَلَا تَمْشِ فِي الْأَرْضِ مَرَحًا. Allah says:. Do not walk haughtily upon the earth. (17:38). DO NOT TELL A LIE وَاجْتَنِبُوا قول الزور. Shun telling lies. (22:31)

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وَلَا تَلْبِسُواْ الْحَقَّ بِالْبَطِلِ وَتَكْتُمُوا الْحَقَّ وَأَنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ. Do not mix truth with falsehood nor hide the truth, knowingly. (2:43). WRITE ALL TRANSACTIONS يَأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا إِذَا تَدَا يَنتُم بِدَيْنِ إِلَى أَجَلٍ مُسَمَّى فَاكْتُبُوهُ وَلْيَكْتُب بَيْنَكُمْ كَاتِبُ بِالْعَدْلِ. O ye who believe when you borrow one from another for a fixed period, then write it down. And let a scribe write it in your presence faithfully. (2:283). DO NOT COVER UP EVIDENCE وَلَا تَكْتُمُوا الشَّهَادَةً وَمَن يَكْتُمُهَا فَإِنَّهُ، وَائِمُ قَلْبُهُ. Do not cover up evidence and whoever covers it up, his heart is certainly sinful. (2:284). FULFIL YOUR COVENANT. VFL. Allah says: وَأَوْفُوا بِالْعَهْدِ إِنَّ الْعَهْدَ كَانَ مَسْئُولًا. Fulfil every covenant for you will be called to account for it. (17:35) 119

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120. DO NOT DESPAIR OF ALLAH'S MERCY لا تَقْنَطُوا مِن رَّحْمَةِ الله إن اللهَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ جَميعاً. Allah says:. Despair not of the mercy of Allah, surely Allah forgives all sins. (39:54). KEEP COMPANY WITH GOOD PEOPLE كُونُوا مَعَ الصَّدِقِينَ. Keep company with the righteous. (9:119). CALL PEOPLE TO GOD أدْعُ إِلَى سَبِيلِ رَبِّكَ بِالْحِكْمَةِ وَالْمَوْعِظَةِ الْحَسَنَةِ وَجَدِلْهُم بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ. S. Allah says:. Call unto the way of thy Lord with wisdom and goodly exhortation and argue with them in a way that is the best. (16:126). ENJOIN GOOD AND FORBID EVIL كنتم خير أمة أُخْرِجَتْ لِلنَّاسِ تَأْمُرُونَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَتَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ الْمُنكَرِ وَتُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ

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Allah says:. You are the best people raised for the good of mankind, you enjoin what is good and forbid evil and believe in. Allah. (3:111). DO NOT INSULT EVEN THE IDOLS وَلَا تَسُبُوا الَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ فَيَسُبُّوا اللَّهَ عَدُوا بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ. Revile not those when they call upon beside Allah, lest they, out of spite, revile Allah in their ignorance. (6:109). SPEND IN THE WAY OF ALLAH وَالَّذِينَ صَبَرُوا ابْتِغَاءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِمْ وَأَقَامُوا الصَّلوةَ وَأَنفَقُوا مِمَّا رَزَقْتَهُمْ سِرًا وَعَلَانِيَةً وَيَدْرَءُونَ بِالْحَسَنَةِ السَّيِّئَةَ أُولَيْكَ لَهُم عُقْبَى الدَّارِ الداري. S. Allah says:. Those who are steadfast in seeking the favour of their. Lord, and observe Prayer, and spend secretly and openly out of that with which We have provided them, and overcome evil with good. For them is the best reward of the Hereafter. (13:23) يَسْتَلُونَكَ مَاذَا يُنفِقُونَ قُلْ مَا أَنفَقْتُم مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَلِلْوَالِدَيْنِ والأقربين واليتامى والمسكينِ وَابْنِ السَّبِيلِ وَمَا تَفْعَلُوا مِنْ 121

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122 خَيْرِ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ بِهِ عَلِيمٌ. Allah says:. They ask thee what shall they spend? Say: 'Of pure and abundant wealth that which you spend is, in the first instance, for parents, near relations, orphans, the needy and the way farer. Whatever good you do, surely Allah knows it well. (2:216) يَأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا أَنفِقُوا مِن طَيِّبَاتِ مَا كَسَبْتُمْ وَمِمَّا أَخْرَجْنَا لَكُم مِّنَ الْأَرْضِ وَلَا تَيَمَّمُوا الْخَبِيثَ مِنْهُ تُنفِقُونَ وَلَسْتُم بِتَاخِذِيهِ إِلَّا أَن تُغْمِضُوا فِيهِ. O ye who believe! spend in the way of Allah of the good things that you have earned, and of what We produce for you from the earth and do not select out or it for charity which is useless, when you would not take it. yourselves except with reluctance. (2:268) الَّذِينَ يُنفِقُونَ أَمْوَالَهُم بِالَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ سِرًا وَعَلَانِيَةً فَلَهُمْ أَجْرُهُمْ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ وَلَا خَوْفُ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَاهُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ ٥. Allah says:. Those who spend their wealth in the name of Allah by night and day (meaning that they spend in the cause of. Allah continuously whether they are poor and having difficult time or rich and leading a life of ease and comfort), secretly and openly, have their reward with their. Lord, on them shall come no fear, nor shall they grieve. (2:275)

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126. PRAYER FOR SEEKING GOOD رَبَّنَاءَ ابْنَا فِي الدُّنْيا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ. Lord, grant us the best in this world as well as the best. in the world to come and shield us from the torment of the fire. (2:202). PRAYER FOR ALLAH'S HELP رَبَّنَا لَا تُؤَاخِذْنَا إِن نَّسِينَا أَوْ أَخْطَأْنَا رَبَّنَا وَلَا تَحْمِلْ عَلَيْنَا إِصْرًا كَمَا حَمَلْتَهُ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِنَا رَبَّنَا وَلَا تُحَمِّلْنَا مَا لَا طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِهِ، وَاعْفُ عَنَّا وَاغْفِرْ لَنَا وَارْحَمْنَا أَنتَ مَوْلَنَا فَانصُرْنَا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكَفِرِينَ. Our Lord, take us not to task if we forget or fall into error.. Our Lord, lay not on us a responsibility as you laid upon those before us. Our Lord, burden us not with what we have not strength to bear and overlook our faults and grant us forgiveness and have mercy on us; Thou art our. Master, so help us against the disbelieving people. (2:287). PRAYER FOR SEEKING THE RIGHT PATH رَبَّنَا لَا تُزِغْ قُلُوبَنَا بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَيْتَنَا وَهَبْ لَنَا مِن لَدُنكَ رَحْمَةً إِنَّكَ

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أَنتَ الْوَهَّابُ ). Our Lord, let not our hearts become perverse after Thou hast guided us; and bestow upon us mercy from Thyself, surely Thou art the Greater Bestower. (3:9). PRAYER FOR FORGIVENESS OF SINS رَبَّنَا إِنَّنَا ءَامَنَا فَاغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ. Our Lord, we do believe; forgive us, therefore, our sins and save us from the punishment of the fire. (3:17). PRAYER FOR SEEKING ALLAH'S GRACE قُلِ اللَّهُمَّ مَلِكَ الْمُلْكِ تُؤْتِي الْمُلْكَ مَن تَشَاءُ وَتَنزِعُ الْمُلْكَ مِمَّن تَشَاءُ وَتُعِزُّ مَن تَشَاءُ وَتُذِلُّ من تَشَاءُ بِيَدِكَ الْخَيْرُ إنَّكَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْ وَقَدِيرٌ تُولِجُ اللَّيْلَ فِي النَّهَارِ وَتُولِجُ النَّهَارَ فِي اللَّيْلِ وَتُخْرِجُ الْحَيَّ مِنَ الْمَيِّتِ وَتُخْرِجُ الْمَيْتَ مِنَ الْحَيِّ وَتَرْزُقُ مَن تَشَاءُ بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ ). Say, 'O Allah, Lord of sovereignty, Thou givest sovereignty to whomsoever Thou Pleasest, and Thou takes away sovereignty from whomsoever Thou pleasest. Thou exaltest whomsoever Thou pleasest and Thou abasest whomsoever Thou pleasest; In Thy hand is all good. Thou surely hast power to do all things. 127

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128. Thou makes the night pass into the day and makes the day pass into the night. And Thou bringest forth the living from the dead and bringest forth the dead from the living. And Thou givest to whomsoever Thou pleasest without measure. (3:27,28). PRAYER FOR HELP AGAINST THE. DISBELIEVING PEOPLE رَبَّنَا اغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا وَإِسْرَافَنَا فِي أَمْرِنَا وَثَبِّتْ أَقْدَامَنَا وَانصُرْنَا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكَفِرِينَ. Our Lord, forgive us our errors and our excesses in our conduct, and make firm our steps and help us against the disbelieving people. (3:148). PRAYER FOR REMOVING OF ILLS رَبَّنَا مَا خَلَقْتَ هَذا بَطِلاً سُبْحَنَكَ فَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ ) رَبَّنَا إِنَّكَ مَن تُدْخِلِ النَّارَ فَقَدْ أَخْزَيْتَهُ وَمَا لِلظَّالِمِينَ مِنْ أَنصَارٍ رَبَّنَا إِنَّنَا سَمِعْنَا مُنَادِ يَا يُنَادِي لِلْإِيمَيْنِ أَنْ مِنُوا بِرَبِّكُمْ فَامَنَا رَبَّنَا فَاغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا وَكَفِّرْ عَنَّا سَيِّئَاتِنَا وَتَوَفَّنَا مَعَ الْأَبْرَارِ رَبَّنَا وَءَائِنَا مَا وَعَدتَّنَا عَلَى رُسُلِكَ وَلَا تُخزنَا يَوْمَ الْقِيَمَةِ إِنَّكَ لَا تُخْلِفُ المِيعَادَ ). Our Lord, Thou hast not created all this without purpose.. Holy art Thou; save us, then, from the punishment of the

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Fire. Our Lord, whomsoever Thou causest enter the Fire,. Thou hast surely disgraced him, and the wrongdoers shall have no helpers.. Our Lord, we have heard a caller calling us unto faith, 'Believe ye in your Lord', and we have believed. Our Lord, forgive us, therefore, our errors and remove from us our evils, and in death count us among the righteous. Our. Lord, give us what Thou hast promised to us through Thy. Messengers; and disgrace us not on the Day of Judgement.. Surely Thou breakest not your promise. (3:192-195). PRAYER FOR BEING COUNTED AMONG THE. RIGHTEOUS رَبَّنَاءَ امَنَّا فَاكْتُبْنَا مَعَ الشَّهِدِينَ وَمَا لَنَا لَا نُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَمَا جَاءَ نَا مِنَ الْحَقِّ وَنَطْمَعُ أَن يُدْخِلَنَا رَبُّنَا مَعَ الْقَوْمِ الصَّلِحِينَ. Lord, we have believed, so write us down among the witnesses. And why should we not believe in Allah and in the truth which has come to us, when we earnestly desire that our Lord should include us among the righteous people? (5:84-85). PRAYER FOR FORGIVENESS OF OUR. WRONGS رَبَّنَا ظَلَمْنَا أَنفُسَنَا وَإِن لَّمْ تَغْفِرْ لَنَا وَتَرْحَمْنَا لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْخَسِرِينَ 129

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130. Lord, we have wronged ourselves, and if Thou forgive us not and have not mercy on us, we shall surely be of the lost. (7:24). PRAYER FOR STEADFASTNESS ربَّنَا أَفْرِغْ عَلَيْنَا صَبْرًا وَتَوَفَّنَا مُسْلِمِينَ. Lord, send on us steadfastness and let death come to us in a state of submission to Thee (7:127).. PRAYER FOR SECURITY IN A BOAT OR. VESSEL بِسمِ اللهِ بَحْرِنَهَا وَمُرْسَهَا إِنَّ رَبِّي لَغَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ ). In the name of Allah be its course and its mooring. My. Lord is assuredly Most Forgiving, Ever Merciful (11:42). PRAYER OF JOSEPH رَبِّ قَدْ عَاتَيْتَنِي مِنَ الْمُلْكِ وَعَلَّمْتَنِي مِن تَأْوِيلِ الْأَحَادِيثِ فَاطِرَ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ أَنتَ وَلِي فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ تَوَ مُسْلِمًا وَأَلْحِقْنِي بِالصَّلِحِينَ. Lord, Thou hast bestowed upon me a portion of sovereignty and taught me the interpretation of dream. Maker

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131 of the heavens and the earth, Thou art my Protector in this world and the Hereafter, let death, when it comes, find me in a state of complete submission to Thy will and join me to the righteous (12:102). PRAYER FOR SEEKING PROTECTION FROM. SATAN وَقُل رَّبِّ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ هَمَزَاتِ الشَّيَاطِينِ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ رَبِّ أَن يَحْضُرُونِ ). And say, Lord, I seek Thy protection against the incitements of the rebellious ones and I seek Thy. Protection, Lord, lest they should approach me' (23:98-99). PRAYER FOR SEEKING KNOWLEDGE رَّبِّ زِدْنِي عِلْمًا رَبِّ احْكُم بِالْحَقِّ وَرَبُّنَا الرَّحْمَنُ الْمُسْتَعَانُ عَلَى مَا تَصِفُونَ. O Lord, increase me in knowledge (20:115). PRAYER FOR ALLAH'S HELP AND HIS. JUDGEMENT પોલી. Lord, judge Thou with truth. Our Lord is the Gracious One. Whose help is to be sought against that which you assert. (21:113)

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132. PRAYER OF MOSES: FOR SUCCESS IN THE. PROPAGATION OF TRUTH رَبِّ اشْرَحْ لِي صَدْرِى وَسَرْ لِي أَمْرِى وَاحْلُلْ عُقْدَةً مِّن لِسَانِي يَفْقَهُوا قولي. Lord, expand my mind,and make my task easy, and remove every impediment form my speech that people may understand easily what I say. (20:26-29). PRAYER OF ABRAHAM AND ISHMAEL. WHILE ENGAGED IN RESTORING THE. HOUSE OF ALLAH. FOR THE ACCEPTANCE OF PRAYER AND. FOR BEING TAUGHT THE METHOD OF. WORSHIP رَبَّنَا تَقَبَّلْ مِنَّا إِنَّكَ أَنتَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ ) رَبَّنَا وَاجْعَلْنَا مُسْلِمَيْنِ لَكَ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِنَا أُمَّةً مُسْلِمَةٌ لَكَ وَأَرِنَا مَنَاسِكَا وتب عَلَيْنَا إِنَّكَ أَنتَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيمُ ). Our Lord, accept this from us; for Thou art All-Hearing,. All-Knowing.. Our Lord, make us submissive to Thee and make of our offspring a people submissive to Thee. And show us our

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ways of worship, and turn to us with mercy; for Thou art. Oft-Returning with compassion and Merciful. (2:128-129). PRAYER FOR SEEKING HELP AGAINST. DISBELIEVERS رَبَّنَا أَفْرِغْ عَلَيْنَا صَبْرًا وَثَبِّتْ أَقْدَامَنَا وَانصُرْنَا " عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكَفِرِينَ. Lord, grant us steadfastness and make our steps firm and help us against the disbelieving people (2:251). PRAYER FOR THE GRANT OF A RIGHTEOUS. CHILD ربِّ هَبْ لِي مِن لَّدُنكَ ذُرِّيَّةً طَيِّبَةً إِنَّكَ سَمِيعُ الدُّعَاءِ. Lord grant me from Thyself pure offspring; surely, Thou art the Hearer of Prayer. (3:39). PRAYER OF THE DISCIPLES OF JESUS: FOR. DIVINE FAVOUR حمد الله ای که ام لا رَبَّنَاءَ امَنَا بِمَا أَنزَلْتَ وَاتَّبَعْنَا الرَّسُولَ فَاكْتُبْنَا مَعَ الشَّهِدِينَ. Our Lord, we have believed in that which Thou hast sent down and we have become the followers of this Messenger, so write us down among the witnesses (3:54) 133

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134. PRAYER FOR ENTERING OR COMING OUT. OF A PLACE OR BUILDING رَبِّ أَدْخِلْنِي مُدْخَلَ صِدْقٍ وَأَخْرِجْنِي مُخْرَجَ صِدْقٍ وَاجْعَل لِي مِن لدُنكَ سُلْطَنَا نَصِيرًا. Lord, make my entry a beneficent event and make my going forth also a beneficent event and grant me from. Thyself a helper and a witness. (17:81). PRAYER OF THE HOLY PROPHET FOR NOT. BEING COUNTED WITH THE WRONGDOERS رَبِّ إِمَّا تُرِينِي مَا يُوعَدُونَ ) رَبِّ فَلَا تَجْعَلْنِي فِي الْقَوْمِ الظَّالِمِينَ. Lord, if Thou wilt show me that of which they have been warned, then place me not, Lord, with the wrong doing people. (23:94,95). ABRAHAM'S PRAYER: FOR JOINING WITH. THE RIGHTEOUS رَبِّ هَبْ لِي حُكمَا وَ الْحِقْنِي بِالصَّلِحِينَ وَاجْعَل لي لِسَانَ صِدْقٍ فِي الْآخِرِينَ وَاجْعَلْنِي مِن وَرَثَةِ جَنَّةِ النَّعِيمِ

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Lord, bestow right judgement upon me and join me with the righteous, and give me a true and lasting reputation among posterity and include me among the inheritors of the Garden of Bliss (26:84-86). SOLOMON'S PRAYER: FOR BEING. GRATEFUL AND BEING AMONG THE. RIGHTEOUS رَبِّ أَوْزِعْنِي أَنْ أَشْكُرَ نِعْمَتَكَ الَّتِي أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَى وَعَلَى وَالِدَى وَأَنْ أَعْمَلَ صَلِحًا تَرْضَهُ وَأَدْخِلْنِي بِرَحْمَتِكَ فِي عِبَادِكَ الصَّلِحِينَ. Lord, grant me the capacity to be grateful for Thy favour which Thou hast bestowed upon me and upon my parents, and to act righteously so as to win Thy pleasure; and admit me, by Thy mercy, among Thy righteous servants (27:20) 27:20). ABRAHAM'S PRAYER: FOR RIGHTEOUS. CHILDREN an رَبِّ هَبْ لِي مِنَ الصَّلِحِينَ. Lord, grant me righteous progeny (37:101) 135

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136. SUPPLICATION OF ANGELS ON BEHALF OF. THE RIGHTEOUS رَبَّنَا وَسِعْتَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ رَحْمَةً وَعِلْمًا فاظفر الَّذِينَ تَابُوا وَاتَّبَعُوا سَبِيلَكَ وَفِهِمْ عَذَابَ الْحِيم ) ربَّنَا وَأَدْخِلْهُمْ جَنَّتِ عَدْنٍ الَّتِي وَعَدتَهُمْ وَمَن صَلَحَ مِنْ ءَابَابِهِمْ وَأَزْوَاجِهِمْ وَذُرِّيَّتِهِمْ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ وَقهِمُ السَّيِّئَاتِ وَمَن تَقِ السَّيِّئَاتِ يَوْمَذٍ فَقَدْ رَحِمْتَهُ، وَذَلِكَ هُوَ الْفَوْزُ الْعَظِيمُ ). Our Lord, Thou dost comprehend all things in Thy mercy and knowledge. So forgive those who repent and follow. Thy way; and protect them from the punishment of Hell.. And make them our Lord, enter Gardens of Eternity which. Thou hast promised them as well as such of their fathers. and their wives and their children as are virtuous, surely. Thou art the Mighty the Wise. And protect them from evils, and he whom Thou dost protect form evils on that day, him hast Thou surely shown mercy. And that indeed is the supreme triumph. (40:8-10). ABRAHAM'S PRAYER: FOR SELF AND. PROGENY رَبِّ اجْعَلْنِي مُقِيمَ الصَّلَوَةِ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِي رَبَّنَا وَتَقَبَّلْ دُعَاءِ رَبَّنَا اغْفِرْ لِي وَلِوَالِدَى وَالْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَوْمَ يَقُومُ

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الْحِسَابُ. Lord, make me constant in observing Salat and every one of my children also. Lord, of Thy grace accept my prayer.. Lord, extend Thy forgiveness to me and to my parents and to all believers on the day when the reckoning is held (14:41-42). NOAH'S PRAYER:THANKING GOD FOR. SAVING FROM ENEMY الحَمدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي نَحْنَا مِنَ الْقَوْمِ الظَّالِمِينَ وَقُل رَّبِّ أَتَزِلْنِي مُنَزَلا مُبَارَكًا وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ الْمُنزِلِينَ. All praise belongs to Allah Who has delivered us from the unjust people. And say, 'Lord, make my landing full of every kind of blessing, for Thou art the Best of those who cause people to land'. (23:29-30). PRAYER FOR SEEKING PROTECTION FROM. OPPRESSORS رَبَّنَا أَخْرِجْنَا مِنْ هَذِهِ الْقَرْيَةِ الظَّالِمِ أَهْلُهَا وَاجْعَل لَّنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ وَلِيًّا وَاجْعَل لَّنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ نَصِيرًا. Lord, deliver us from this town whose people are oppressors, and appoint for us from Thyself some friend and appoint for us from Thyself some helper. (4:76) 137

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138. PRAYER WHILE RIDING OR DRIVING سُبْحانَ الَّذِى سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُ مُقْرِنِينَ ) وَإِنَّا إِلَى رَبِّنَا لَمُنقَلِبُونَ :. Holy is He Who has subjected this to us, while we had not the strength to subdue it by ourselves. To our Lord surely shall we return (43:14-15). PRAYER FOR ALLAH'S MERCY رَبِّ اغْفِرْ وَارْحَمْ وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ الرَّحِمِينَ ). Lord, forgive and have mercy, for Thou art the Best of those Who show mercy (23:119). PRAYER FOR BEING SAVED FROM THE. PUNISHMENT OF HELL a رَبَّنَا اصْرِفْ عَنَّا عَذَابَ جَهَنَّمَ إِنَّ عَذَابَهَا كَانَ غَرَامًا إِنَّهَا سَاءَتْ مُسْتَقَراوَمُقَامًا. Our Lord, avert from us the punishment of Hell; it is a heavy torment. It is indeed evil as a place of rest and as an abode. (25:66-67)

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PRAYER FOR FAMILY AND CHILDREN رَبَّنَا هَبْ لَنَا مِنْ أَزْوَاجِنَا وَذُرِّيَّدِنَا قُرَّةَ أَعْيُنٍ وَاجْعَلْنَا لِلْمُتَّقِينَ إِمَامًا ل. Our Lord, grant us of our spouses and of our offspring the delight of our eyes, and make us a model for the righteous (25:75). PRAYER FOR DELIVERANCE FROM. RANCOUR رَبَّنَا اغْفِرْ لَنَا وَالإِخْوَانِنَا الَّذِينَ سَبَقُونَا بِالْإِيمَنِ وَلَا تَجْعَلْ فِي قُلُوبِنَا غِلًا لِلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا رَبَّنَا إِنَّكَ رَءُوفٌ رَّحِيمٌ. Our Lord, forgive us and our brethren who preceded us in the faith, and permit not any feeling of rancour to arise in our hearts against those who believe, Our Lord; Thou art indeed compassionate, Merciful (59:11). JOB'S PRAYER: FOR DELIVERANCE FROM. DISTRESS ي مسي الضُّرُّ وَأَنتَ أَرْحَمُ الرَّحِينَ ) 139

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140. Lord, I have been afflicted with distress and Thou art the. Most Merciful of all Who show mercy (21:84). PRAYER OF JONAH: SEEKING SECURITY. AGAINST CONSEQUENCES OF DEFAULT لا إلَهَ إِلَّا أَنتَ سُبْحَنَكَ إِنِّي كُنتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ. There is no god except Thee, Holy art Thou. I have indeed been a wrongdoer. (21:88). ZACHARIAH'S PRAYER: FOR RIGHTEOUS. OFFSPRING رَبِّ لَا تَذَرْنِي فَرْدًا وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ الْوَارِثِينَ. Leave me not alone, Lord, Thou art the Best of heirs. (21:90). PRAYER FOR MERCY AND GUIDANCE رَبَّنَاءَ ابْنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ رَحْمَةً وَهَيْئَ لَنَا مِنْ أَمْرِنَا رَشَدًا. Our Lord, bestow upon us special mercy from Thyself and provide for us the right guidance in our affairs. (18:11)

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NOAH'S PRAYER: SEEKING HELP FROM. ALLAH WHEN OVERCOME أنِّي مَغْلُوبٌ فَانتَصِرْ. Lord, I am overcome: so do come to my help. (54:11). PRAYER OF ABRAHAM'S PEOPLE: FOR. FORGIVENESS رَّبَّنَا عَلَيْكَ تَوَكَّلْنَا وَإِلَيْكَ أَنَبْنَا وَإِلَيْكَ الْمَصِيرُ رَبَّنَا لَا تَجْعَلْنَا فِتْنَةً لِلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا وَاغْفِرْ لَنَا رَبَّنَا إِنَّكَ أَنتَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ. Our Lord, in Thee do we put our trust, and to Thee do we turn in repentance, and to Thee is the final return.. Our Lord, make us not to a trial for those who disbelieve, and forgive, Our Lord, for thou alone art the Mighty, the. Wise. (60:5-6). PRAYER FOR APPRECIATION OF ALLAH'S. FAVOURS رَبِّ أَوْزِعْنِي أَنْ أَشْكُرَ نِعْمَتَكَ الَّتِي أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَى وَعَلَى وَالِدَيَّ وَأَنْ أَعْمَلَ صَالِحًا تَرْضَهُ وَأَصْلِحْ لِي فِي ذُرِّيَّي إني تُبْتُ إِلَيْكَ وَإِنِّي مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ ). Lord, grant me the power that I may be grateful to Thee 141

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142 for the bounty that Thou hast bestowed upon me and upon my parents, and that I may act righteously so as to please Thee and make my progeny righteous also. I do turn to Thee and truly I am of those who submit to Thee. (46:16). PRAYER FOR THE PERFECTION OF ALLAH'S. BLESSINGS رَبَّنَا أَتِيهِمْ لَتَانُورَنَا وَاغْفِرْ لَنَا إِنَّكَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ ) alislamor. Our Lord, perfect our light for us and forgive us; surely. Thou hast power over all things. (66:9)

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144. The Prophets are raised by God to guide mankind to the right path. Their basic function is to bring people, among whom they are raised, closer to God. They face opposition but they carry out their duties steadfastly and eventually they win. Muslims believe that Messengers have been sent by God to all nations. There are some which are mentioned in the Holy Quran but there are many others which are not mentioned therein.. Belief in all Prophets of God is a fundamental article of. Muslim faith. While previous prophets were sent to a particular nation, tribe or people the Holy Prophet. Muhammad peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was sent by God Almighty to the whole of mankind. On account of his qualities and excellences, Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was a combination of all prophets, as he combined in himself, all the diverse guidances, which other prophets had brought.. The Holy Prophet Muhammad came into this world at a time when the world was demanding a great reformer and all peoples had abandoned true doctrines and were involved in paganism, misguidance and creature worship.. The life of the Holy Prophet Muhammad was a life of great. success. In his high moral qualities, his spiritual power, his high resolve, the excellences and perfection of his teaching, his perfect example and the acceptance of his prayers, in short, in every aspect of his life, he exhibited such bright signs that even a person of low intellegence, provided he is not inspired by unreasonable rancour and enmity, is faced to confess that he was a perfect example of manifestation of Divine qualities and was a perfect man.

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ALLAH HAS SENT MESSENGERS TO EVERY. PEOPLE إِنَّا أَرْسَلْنَاكَ بِالْحَقِّ بَشِيرًا وَنَذِيرًا وَإِن مِنْ أُمَّةٍ إِلَّا خَلَا فِيهَا نَذِيرُ ). Allah said to Muhammad:. Verily, We have sent thee with the Truth, as a bearer of glad tidings and as a Warner; and there is no people to whom a Warner has not been sent. (35:25) وَلِكُلِّ قَوْمِ هَادٍ. And there is a Guide for every people. (13:8) وَلَقَدْ بَعَثْنَا فِي كُلِّ أُمَّةٍ رَسُولًا أَنِ اعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ وَاجْتَنِبُوا الطَّاغُوتَ فَمِنْهُم مَّنْ هَدَى اللَّهُ وَمِنْهُم مَّنْ حَقَّتْ عَلَيْهِ الضَّلَالَةُ فَسِيرُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ فَانظُرُوا كَيْفَ كَانَ عَقِبَةُ الْمُكَذِّبِينَ. And We did raise among every people a Messenger preaching: 'Worship Allah and shun the Evil One.' Then among them were some whom Allah guided and among them were some who became deserving of ruin. So travel through the earth and see what was the end of those who treated the Prophets as liars! (16:37) وَلِكُلِّ أُمَّةٍ رَسُولٌ فَإِذَا جَاءَ رَسُولُهُمْ قُضِيَ بَيْنَهُم 145

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146 بِالْقِسطِ وَهُمْ لا يُظْلَمُونَ .. And for every people there is a Messenger. So when their. Messenger comes, it is judged between them with equity, and they are not wronged. (10:48). SOME OF THE MESSENGERS ARE. MENTIONED IN THE HOLY QURAN. E إِنَّا أَوْحَيْنَا إِلَيْكَ كَمَا أَوْحَيْنَا إِلَى نُوحٍ وَالنَّبِيِّنَ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ وَأَوْحَيْنَا إِلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَإِسْمَعِيلَ وَإِسْحَقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ وَالْأَسْبَاطِ وَعِيسَى وَأَيُّوبَ وَيُونُسَ وَهَرُونَ وَسُلَيْمَنَ وَعَاتَيْنَا دَاوُدَ زَبُورًا ) وَرُسُلًا قَدْ قَصَصْنَهُمْ عَلَيْكَ مِن قَبْلُ وَرُسُلًا لَّمْ نَقْصُصْهُمْ عَلَيْكَ وَكَلَّمَ اللَّهُ مُوسَىٰ تَكْلِيمًا رُسُلًا مُبَشِّرِينَ وَمُنذِرِينَ لِئَلَّا يَكُونَ لِلنَّاسِ عَلَى اللَّهِ حُجَّةُ بَعْدَ الرُّسُلِ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ عَزِيزًا حَكِيمًا ). Surely, We have sent revelation to thee (Muhammad) as. We sent revelation to Noah and the Prophets after him; and We sent revelation to Abraham and Ishmael and. Isaac and Jacob and his children and to Jesus and Job and. Jonah and Aaron and Solomon, and We gave David a. Book.. And We sent some Messengers whom We have already mentioned to thee and some Messengers whom We have not mentioned to thee- and Allah spoke to Moses parti-

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cularly - Messengers, bearers of glad tidings and warners, so that people may have no plea against Allah after the coming of the Messengers. And Allah is Mighty, Wise. (4:164-166) وَإِذِ ابْتَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ رَبُّهُ بِكَلِمَتِ فَأَتَمَهُنَّ قَالَ إِنِّي جَاعِلُكَ لِلنَّاسِ إما ما قَالَ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِي قَالَ لَا يَنَالُ عَهْدِى الظَّلِمِينَ إمَاماً. And remember when his Lord tried Abraham with certain commands which he fulfilled. He said, 'I will make thee a Leader of men.' Abraham asked, 'And from among my offspring?' He said, 'My covenant does not embrace the transgressors.' (2:125) وَلَقَدْ آتَيْنَا مُوسَى الْكِتَبَ وَقَفَّيْنَا مِنْ بَعْدِهِ بِالرُّسُلِ وَ اتَيْنَا عِيسَى ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ الْبَيِّنَاتِ وَأَيَّدْنَهُ بِرُوحِ الْقُدُسِ أَفَكَلَّمَا جَاءَكُمْ رَسُولُ بِمَا لَا تَهْوَى أَنفُسُكُم اسْتَكْبَرْتُمْ فَفَرِيقًا كَذَّبْتُمْ وَفَرِيقًا نَقْتُلُونَ. And verily, We gave Moses the Book and caused after him. Messengers to follow in his footsteps, and to Jesus, son of Mary, We gave manifest Signs, and strengthened him with the Spirit of holiness. Will you then, every time a. Messenger comes to you with what you yourselves desire not, behave arrogantly and treat some as liars and slay others? (2:88). ALLAH'S MESSENGERS WILL ALWAYS. PREVAIL OVER OPPONENTS كتب اللهُ لأَلِينَ أَنَا وَرُسُلُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ قَوِيٌّ عَزيز 147

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148. Allah has decreed: Surely, it is I who will prevail, I and. My Messengers. Verily Allah is Powerful, Mighty. (58:22). PROPHETS ARE HUMAN BEINGS وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ إِلَّا رِجَالًا نُّوحِي إِلَيْهِم مِنْ أَهْلِ الْقُرَى. Allah said to Muhammad: 'And We sent not before thee as Messengers any but men to whom We sent revelation, from among the people of the towns'. (12:110) وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا رُسُلًا مِّن قَبْلِكَ وَجَعَلْنَا لَهُمْ أَزْوَاجًا وَذُرِّيَّةً. And indeed We sent Messengers before thee and We gave them wives and children. (13:39) وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا قَبْلَكَ مِنَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ إِلَّا إِنَّهُمْ لَيَأْكُلُونَ الطَّعَامَ وَيَمْشُونَ فِي الْأَسْوَاقِ. And We did not send any Messengers before thee but surely they ate food and walked in the streets. (25:21) وَمَا جَعَلْنَهُمْ جَسَدًا لَا يَأْكُلُونَ الطَّعَامَ وَمَا كَانُوا خَلِدِينَ. Nor did We give them bodies that ate not food, neither were they to live for ever. (21:9)

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ياتها الرُّسُلُ كُلُوا مِنَ الطَّيِّبَاتِ وَاعْمَلُوا صَلِحاً. Allah says:. O ye Messengers! eat of pure things and do good works. (23:52). PROPHETS RECEIVE REVELATION IN THE. LANGUAGE OF THEIR PEOPLE وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا مِن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا بِلِسَانِ قَوْمِهِ لِيُبَيِّنَ هُمْ. Allah says:. And We have not sent any Messenger except with revelation in the language of his people in order that he might make things clear to them. (14:5). PROPHETS CONVEY THE MESSAGE OF. ALLAH مَّا عَلَى الرَّسُولِ إِلَّا البلغ. The Messenger's duty in only to convey the Message. (5:100). ALLAH REVEALS HIS SECRETS TO HIS ପୃ. MESSENGERS عَلِمُ الْغَيْبِ فَلَا يُظْهِرُ عَلَى غَيْبِهِ أَحَدًا نِ إِلَّا مَنِ ارْتَضَى مِن رَّسُولٍ فَإِنَّهُ يَسْلُكُ مِنْ بَيْنِ يَدَيْهِ وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِ رَصَدَانِ 149

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150. He is the Knower of the Unseen; and He reveals not His secrets to anyone, except to him whom He chooses, namely a Messenger of His. And then He causes an escort of guarding angels to go before him and behind him. (72:27,28). ALLAH HELPS HIS MESSENGERS إِنَّا لَنَنصُرُ رُسُلَنَا وَالَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا فِي الْحَيَوةِ الدُّنْيَا وَيَوْمَ يَقُومُ الْأَشْهَدُ. Allah says:. Most surely We help Our Messengers and those who believe, both in the present life and on the Day when the witnesses will stand forth. (40:52) ) وَلَقَدْ سَبَقَتْ كَلِمَتُنَا لِعِبَادِنَا الْمُرْسَلِينَ ) إِنَّهُمْ هُمُ الْمَنصُورُونَ ). And surely Our word has gone forth to Our servants, the. Messengers, that it is they who will be helped. (37:172,173). THE MESSENGERS BRING GLAD TIDINGS رسِلُ الْمُرْسَلِينَ إِلَّا مُبَشِّرِينَ وَمُنذِرِينَ فَمَنْ ءَامَنَ وَأَصْلَحَ فَلا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَاهُمْ يَعْرَبُونَ وَالَّذِينَ كَذَّبُو بِنَا يَنتِنَا يَمَسُّهُمُ الْعَذَابُ بِمَا كَانُوا يَفْسُقُونَ

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Allah says:. We sent the Messengers only as bearers of glad tidings. and as warners, then those who believe and work righteousness are subject neither to fear nor to grief; and chastisement befalls those who reject Our Signs because of their disobedience. (6:49,50) كَانَ النَّاسُ أُمَّةً وَاحِدَةً فَبَعَثَ اللَّهُ النَّبِيِّنَ مُبَشِّرِينَ وَمُنذِرِينَ وَأَنزَلَ مَعَهُمُ الْكِتَبَ بِالْحَقِّ لِيَحْكُمَ بَيْنَ النَّاسِ فِيمَا اخْتَلَفُوا فِيه. Mankind were one community, then they differed among themselves, so Allah raised Prophets as bearers of glad tidings and as warners and sent down with them the Book containing the truth that he might judge between the people wherein they differed. (2:214). SOME MESSENGERS ARE EXALTED ABOVE. OTHERS تِلْكَ الرُّسُلُ فَضَّلْنَا بَعْضَهُمْ عَلَى بَعْضٍ مِنْهُم مَن كَلَّمَ اللهُ ورفع بعضهم درجات. Allah says:. Of the Messengers some have We exalted above others; among them there are those to whom Allah spoke and revealed to them a Law; and some of them He only exalted in rank. (2:254) 151

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152. PROPHETS ARE INNOCENT AND ARE. SAFEGUARDED FROM ERROR قُلْ إِنَّ صَلَاتِي وَنُسُكِي وَمَحْيَايَ وَمَمَاتِي لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ. Allah says:. Say, My Prayer and my sacrifice and my life and my death are all for Allah, the Lord of the Worlds. (6:163). PROPHETS ARE NOT DISHONEST وَمَا كَانَ لِنَبِي أَن يَغُلَّ. Allah says:. And it is not possible for a Prophet to act dishonestly. (3:162). PROPHETS ARE RIDICULED BY PEOPLE كَذَلِكَ مَا أَتَى الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّن رَّسُولٍ إِلَّا قَالُوا سَاحِرَ أَوْ يَحْنُونَ. Allah says:. Thus there came no Messenger to those before them, but they said: He is a sorcerer or a madman. (51:53) said: He وَكَمْ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن نَّبِي فِي الْأَوَّلِينَ وَمَا يَأْتِيهِم مِّن نَّبِي إِلَّا كَانُوا بِهِ يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ

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And how many a Prophet did We send among the earlier peoples, but there never came to them a Prophet but they mocked at him. (43:7,8). PROPHETS ARE CHARGED WITH. FALSEHOOD فَإِن كَذَّبُوكَ فَقَدْ كُذِبَ رُسُلٌ مِّن قَبْلِكَ جَاءُ و بِالْبَيِّنَتِ وَالزُّبُرِ وَالْكِتَبِ الْمُنِيرِ. Allah says to Muhammad:. Then, if they call thee false, even so were called Messengers before thee who came with clear Signs, Scriptures and shining Commandments. (3:185). SATAN ALWAYS PUTS OBSTACLES IN THE. WAY OF WHAT THE PROPHETS SEEK AFTER. BUT HE ALWAYS FAILS وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ مِن رَّسُولٍ وَلَانَيَ إِلَّا إِذَا تَمَنَّى أَلْقَى الشَّيْطَانُ فِي أَمْنِيَّتِهِ، فَيُسَمُ اللَّهُ مَا يُلْقِي الشَّيْطَانُ ثُمَّ ادْ يُحكُمُ اللَّهُ ايَتِهِ، وَاللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيرُ. Allah says:. Never did We send a Messenger of a Prophet before thee and he formed a design to fulfil Our purpose, Satan put obstacles in the way of his design. Then Allah removes the obstacles placed by Satan and Allah firmly establishes. His Signs. Allah is All Knowing, Wise. (22:53) 153

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154. BELIEF IN ALL PROPHETS IS ESSENTIAL قُولُوا آمَنَا بِاللَّهِ وَمَا أُنزِلَ إِلَيْنَا وَمَا أُنزِلَ إِلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَ إسْمَاعِيلَ وَإِسْحَقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ وَالْأَسْبَاطِ وَمَا أُوتِيَ مُوسَى وَعِيسَى وَمَا أُوتِيَ النَّبِيُّونَ مِن رَّبِّهِمْ لَا نُفَرِّقُ بَيْنَ أَحَدٍ مِنْهُمْ وَنَحْنُ لَهُ مُسْلِمُونَ. Allah says:. Say, we believe in Allah and what has been revealed to us, and what was revealed to Abraham and Ishmael and. Isaac and Jacob and his children, and what was given to. Moses and Jesus, and what was given to all other Prophets from their Lord. We make no difference between any one. of them; and to Him we submit ourselves. (2:137). TO DISBELIEVE ONE PROPHET IS TO. DISBELIEVE ALL OF THEM إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَكْفُرُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَرُسُلِهِ وَيُرِيدُونَ أَن يُفَرِّقُوا بَيْنَ اللَّهِ وَرُسُلِهِ، وَيَقُولُونَ نُؤْمِنُ بِبَعْضٍ وَ نَكْفُرُ بِبَعْضٍ وَيُرِيدُونَ أَن يَتَّخِذُوا بَيْنَ ذَلِكَ سَبِيلًا ل. Allah says:. Surely those who disbelieve in Allah and His Messengers and desire to make a distinction between Allah and His. Messengers and say, 'We believe in some and disbelieve.

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in others, and desire to take a way in between. These indeed are veritable disbelievers, and We have prepared humiliating punishment for the disbelievers. (4:151,152) a. JESUS WAS A PROPHET OF GOD قَالَ إِنِّي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ اتَسْنِيَ الْكِتَبَ وَجَعَلَنِي نيا وَجَعَلَى مُبَارَكًا أَيْنَ مَا كُنتُ وَأَوْصَنِي بِالصَّلَوَة نَبِيًّا وَالزَّكَوْةِ مَا دُمْتُ حَيَّا وَبَرَّا بِوَالِدَتِي وَلَمْ يَجْعَلْنِي جَبَّارً ا شَقِيًّا وَالسَّلَامُ عَلَى يَوْمَ وُلِدتُّ وَيَوْمَ أَمُوتُ وَيَوْمَ أُبْعَثُ حَيَّات. He (Jesus) said. 'I am a servant of Allah. He (God) has given me the Book, and made me a Prophet.' 'And He has made me blessed wheresoever I may be, and has enjoined upon me Prayer and almsgiving so long as. I live." 'And He has made me dutiful towards my mother, and He has not made me haughty and unblessed. 'And peace was on me the day I was born, and peace there will be on me the day I shall die and the day I shall be raised up to life again.' (19:31-34) 155

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156. JESUS WAS NEITHER KILLED NOR. CRUCIFIED وَقَوْلِهِمْ إِنَّا قَتَلْنَا الْمَسِيحَ عِيسَى ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَمَا قَتَلُوهُ وَمَا صَلَبُوهُ وَلَكِن شُبِّهَ هُمْ وَإِنَّ الَّذِينَ اخْتَلَفُوا فِيهِ لَفِي شَكِ مِنْهُ مَا لَهُم بِهِ مِنْ عِلْمٍ إِلَّا أَنْبَاعَ الظَّنَّ وَمَا قَتَلُوهُ يَقِينان. And their saying, 'We did kill the Messiah, Jesus, son of. Mary, the Messenger of Allah;' Whereas they slew him not, nor crucified him, but he was made to them like one crucified; and those who differ therein are certainly in a state of doubt about it; they have no definite knowledge thereof, but only follow a conjecture; and they did not convert this conjecture into a certainty; (4:158) إِذْ قَالَ اللهُ يَعِيسَى إِلَى مُتَوَفِّيكَ وَرَافِعُكَ إِلَى وَمُطَهَرُكَ مِنَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا وَجَاعِلُ الَّذِينَ اتَّبَعُوكَ فَوْقَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ ثُمَّ إِلَى مَرْجِعُكُمْ فَأَحْكُمُ بَيْنَكُمْ فِيمَا كُنتُمْ فِيهِ تَخْتَلِفُونَ. When Allah said, 'O Jesus, I will cause thee to die a natural death and will exalt thee to Myself, and will clear thee from the charges of those who disbelieve, and will place those who follow thee above those who disbelieve, until the Day of Resurrection; then to Me shall be your return, and I will judge between you concerning that wherein you differ. (3:56)

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JESUS WAS NOT GOD. HE DIED A NATURAL. DEATH وَإِذْ قَالَ اللهُ يَعِيسَى ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ وَأَنتَ قُلْتَ لِلنَّاسِ أَتَّخِذُونِي وأتى النهينِ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ قَالَ سُبْحَنَكَ مَا يَكُونُ لِي أَنْ ބހ أقول ما ليس لي يحيى إن كُنتُ قُلْتُهُ فَقَدْ عَلِمْتَهُ، تَعْلَمُ مَا فِي نَفْسِي وَلَا أَعْلَمُ مَا فِي نَفْسِكَ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ عَلَمُ الْغُيُوبِ مَا قُلْتُ لَهُمْ إِلَّا مَا أَمَرْتَنِي بِهِ أَنِ اعْبُدُوا اللهَ رَبِّي وَرَبَّكُمْ وَكُنتُ 0 عَلَيْهِمْ شَهيد ا مادمت فيهم فلما توفيتنى كنت أنت الرقيب عَلَيْهِمْ وَأَنتَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ شَهِيدٌ ). And when Allah will say, “O Jesus, son of Mary, didst thou say to men, 'Take me and my mother for two gods beside. Allah?' he will answer, 'Holy art Thou. I could never say that to which I had no right. If I had said it, Thou wouldst have surely known it. Thou knowest what is in my mind, and I know not what is in Thy mind. It is only Thou Who art the Knower of hidden things'. 'I said nothing to them except that which Thou didst command me- 'Worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord.'. And I was a witness over them as long as I remained among them, but since Thou didst cause me to die, Thou hast been the Watcher over them; and Thou art Witness over all things'. (5:117,118) 157

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158. JESUS MOVED TO AN ELEVATED LAND. AFTER THE INCIDENT OF CRUCIFIXION وَجَعَلْنَا ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ وَأُمَّهُ آيَةً وَ أَوَيْنَهُمَا إِلَى رَبْوَةٍ ذَاتِ قَرَارٍ وَ مَعِينٍ وَعَا. And We made the son of Mary and his mother a Sign, and gave them refuge on an elevated land of green valleys and springs of running water. (23:51). MUHAMMAD WAS SENT AS A MERCY FOR. THE UNIVERSE وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَاكَ إِلَّا رَحْمَةً لِلْعَلَمِينَ.. Allah says to Muhammad:. We have sent thee as a mercy for the universe. (21:108). MUHAMMAD BROUGHT GLAD TIDINGS TO. ALL MANKIND وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَاكَ إِلَّا كَافَةُ لِلنَّاسِ بَشِيرًا وَنَذِيرًا وَلَكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ. Allah says:. And we have not sent thee but as a bearer of glad tidings and a Warner for all mankind, but most men know not. (34:29)

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MUHAMMAD WAS A MESSENGER OF. ALLAH: ALL MESSENGERS WHICH CAME. BEFORE HIM HAD DIED وَمَا مُحَمَّدُ إِلَّا رَسُولٌ قَدْ خَلَتْ مِن قَبْلِهِ الرُّسُلُ. Allah says:. And Muhammad is only a Messenger, verily all Messengers before him have passed away. (3:145). MUHAMMAD IS THE SEAL OF PROPHETS ما كَانَ مُحَمَّدُ أَبا أَحَدٍ مِّن رِّجَالِكُمْ وَلَكِن رَّسُولَ اللَّهِ وَخَاتَمَ النَّبِيِّ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمًا ل. Muhammad is not the father of any of your men, but he is the Messenger of Allah and the Seal of the Prophets and. Allah has full knowledge of all things. (33:41). MUHAMMAD IS THE IMMACULATE ONE قُلْ يَتأَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنِّي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ إِلَيْكُمْ جَمِيعًا الَّذِي لَهُ مُلْكُ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَيحِي وَيُمِيتُ فَتَامِنُوا بِاللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ النَّبي الأمي الذى يُؤْمِنُ بالله وَكَلِمَتِهِ، وَاتَّبِعُوهُ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَهْتَدُونَ 159

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160. Allah says to Muhammad:. Say: O mankind! truly I am a Messenger to you all from. Allah to whom belongs the Kingdom of the heavens and the earth. There is no God but He. He gives life and He causes death. So believe in Allah and His Messenger, the. Prophet, the Immaculate one, who believes in Allah and. His words; and follow him that you may be rightly guided. (7:159). MUHAMMAD IS THE EXCELLENT MODEL. FOR US لقَدْ كَانَ لَكُمْ فِي رَسُولِ اللهِ أَسْوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌ لِمَن كَانَ يَرْجُوا الله واليوم الأخر وذكر الله كثيرا ). Allah says:. Verily you have in the Prophet of Allah an excellent model, for him who hopes to meet Allah and the Last Day and who remembers Allah much. (33:22). THE HOLY PROPHET HAD EXCELLENT. MORALS alia وَإِنَّكَ لَعَلَى خُلُقٍ عَظِيمٍ ). Allah says to Muhammad:. And thou dost surely possess high moral excellences. (68:5)

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QURAN WAS REVEALED TO MUHAMMAD وَإِنَّهُ لَتَنزِيلُ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ نَزَلَ بِهِ الرُّوحُ الْأَمِينُ عَلَى قلبكَ لِتَكُونَ مِنَ الْمُنذِرِينَ بِلِسَانٍ عَرَبِي مُّبِينٍ :. And verily this is a revelation from the Lord of the worlds.. The Spirit, Faithful to the Trust has descended with it, on thy heart, that thou mayest be of the Warners, in plain and clear Arabic tongue. (26:193-196). SPIRITUAL ASCENSION OF MUHAMMAD مه دنا فتدلى فكانَ قَابَ قَوْسَيْنِ أَوْ أَدْنَا فَأَوْحَى إِلَى عَبْدِهِ مَا أَوْحَى. Allah says about Muhammad:. Then he drew nearer to Allah; then Allah leaned down towards him, so that he became, as it were, one chord to two bows, or closer still. Then Allah revealed to His servant that which He had willed to reveal. (53:9-11). MUHAMMAD'S MISSION WAS TO CONVEY. THE MESSAGE OF ALLAH يَاأَيُّهَا الرَّسُولُ بَلَغَ مَا أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكَ مِن رَّبِّكَ وَإِن لَّمْ تَفْعَلْ ހހގެ فَمَا بَلَغْتَ رِسَالَتَهُ، وَاللَّهُ يَعْصِمُكَ مِنَ النَّاسِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَهْدِى الْقَوْمَ الْكَفِرِينَ ) 161

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162. Allah says:. O Messenger! convey to the people what has been revealed to thee from thy Lord; for if thou do it not, thou wilt not have conveyed His message at all. Allah will protect thee from harm by people. Surely Allah guides not the disbelieving people. (5:68). MUHAMMAD'S MISSION WAS TO PURIFY. PEOPLE هُوَ الَّذِى بَعَثَ فِي الأُمِنَ رَسُولًا مِّنْهُمْ يَتْلُوا عَلَيْهِمْ ءَايَيْهِ » وَيُزَكِّيهِمْ وَيُعَلِّمُهُمُ الْكِتَبَ وَالْحِكْمَةَ وَإِن كَانُوا مِن قَبْلُ لَفِى ضَلَالٍ مُّبِينٍ ). He it is Who has raised among the unlettered people a. Messenger from among themselves who recites unto them His Signs, and purifies them, and teaches them the. Book and wisdom, although they had been, before, in manifest misguidance. (62:3) 100101. IF YOU LOVE ALLAH, FOLLOW. MUHAMMAD قل إن كُنتُمْ تُحِبُّونَ الله فَاتَّبِعُونِي يُحْبِبْكُمُ اللهُ وَيَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ ذنوبكر ذُنُوبَكُمْ قُلْ وَاللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمُ قُلْ أَطِيعُوا اللهَ وَالرَّسُولَ فَإِن تَوَلَّوْا فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ الْكَفِرِينَ ). Allah says to the Holy Prophet:. Say: If you love Allah, follow me; then Allah will love you

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and forgive you your faults. And Allah is Most Forgiving,. Merciful.. Say: Obey Allah and the Messenger; but if they turn away, then remember that Allah loves not the disbelievers. (3:32,33). WHOEVER OBEYS MUHAMMAD, OBEYS. ALLAH مَّن يُطِعِ الرَّسُولَ فَقَدْ أَطَاعَ اللَّهُ وَمَن تَوَلَّى فَمَا أَرْسَلْنَكَ عَلَيْهِمْ حَفِيظًا. Allah says:. Whoso obeys the Messenger obeys Allah indeed; and whoso turns away, then We have not sent thee as a keeper over them. (4:81). BY FOLLOWING MUHAMMAD ONE CAN. ATTAIN HIGH SPIRITUAL STATUS وَمَن يُطِعِ اللَّهَ وَالرَّسُولَ فَأُوْلَبِكَ مَعَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِم مِنَ النَّبِيِّنَ وَالصِّدِّيقِينَ وَالشُّهَدَاءِ وَالصَّلِحِينَ وَحَسُنَ له أُوْلَبِكَ رَفِيقًا. E. And whoso obeys Allah and this Messenger of His, shall be among those on whom Allah has bestowed His blessings, namely the Prophets, the Truthful, the Martyrs and the Righteous. And excellent companions are these. (4:70) 163

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164. ENEMIES PLOTTED TO KILL MUHAMMAD وَإِذْ يَمْكُرُبِكَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لِيُشْئُوكَ أَوْ يَقْتُلُوكَ أَوْ يُخْرِجُولُ وَيَمْكُرُونَ وَيَمْكُرُ اللَّهُ وَاللَّهُ خَيْرُ الْمَكِرِينَ. Allah says to Muhammad:. And remember the time when the disbelievers plotted against thee that they might imprison thee or kill thee or expel thee. And they planned and Allah also planned, and Allah is the Best of planners. (8:31). MUHAMMAD WAS GUARDED BY ANGELS لَهُ مُعَقِبَتْ مِنْ بَيْنِ يَدَيْهِ وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِ، يَحْفَظُونَهُ مِنْ أَمْرِاً الله. Allah says about Muhammad:. For him is a succession of angels before him and behind him; they guard him by the command of Allah. (13:12). ELPED. ALLAH HELPED MUHAMMAD AGAINST HIS. ENEMIES إلَّا تَنصُرُوهُ فَقَدْ نَصَرَهُ اللَّهُ إِذْ أَخْرَجَهُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُ و أَثَانِيَ اثْنَيْنِ إِذْ هُمَا فِي الْغَارِ إِذْ يَقُولُ لِصَحِيهِ ، لَا تَحْزَنْ إِنَّ اللهَ مَعَنا فَأَنزل اللهُ سَكِينَتَهُ عَلَيْهِ وَأَيَدَهُ بِجُنُودٍ لَّمْ تَرَوْهَا

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وَجَعَلَ كَلِمَةَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا السُّفْلَى وَكَلِمَةُ اللَّهِ هِيَ الْمُلْيَا وَاللَّهُ عَزِيزُ حَكِيمُ. Allah says about Muhammad: If you help him not, you should know that he is not dependent upon your help. Allah helped him when the disbelievers drove him forth from his home, one of two, when they were both in the cave and he reassured his companion, saying, 'Grieve not, for Allah is with us'. Then Allah sent down tranquillity on him and strengthened him with hosts. which you did not see, and humbled the words of those who disbelieved, and it is the word of Allah alone which is supreme. And Allah is Mighty, Wise. (9:40). WE SHOULD INVOKE BLESSINGS ON. MUHAMMAD إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَمَلَيْكَتَهُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ يَأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا صَلُّواعَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا تَسْلِي. Allah says:. Allah and His angels send blessings on the Prophet. O ye who believe! you also should invoke blessings on him and salute him with the salutation of peace. (33:57) 165

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168. After belief in one God, belief in the Day of Judgement is the most emphasised doctrine mentioned in the Holy. Quran. No other revealed book draws such a vivid picture of Life after Death as does the Holy Quran.. According to the Holy Quran, the entire universe will come to an end on the Day Of Judgement. The dead will be resurrected and accounts will be taken of their deeds.. People with good records will entre into heaven while those with bad records will be thrown into hell. According to the teachings of Islam, hell is a temporary abode while heaven is everlasting.. The Garden promised to the righteous has rivers of water that is not corrupted; and rivers of milk of which the taste changes not; and rivers of wine full of delight for those who drink; and rivers of pure honey. Thus paradise may be understood as having endless streams flowing with these things. The water of life which a person, possessing insight, drinks spiritually in this life will be present overtly in the life to come. The spiritual milk of which he drinks. spiritually like a suckling babe in this world, will be seen openly in paradise. The wine of the love of God with which he was spiritually drunk in the world will be made. manifest in paradise in streams. The honey of the sweetness of the faith, which one possessed of insight, swallowed spiritually in the world will be felt and observed. in the shape of streams in paradise. In short, spiritual condition will be no longer hidden but will become physically visible.

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THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT THE DAY OF. RESURRECTION WOULD COME اللهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ لَيَجْمَعَنَكُمْ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ لَا رَيْبَ فِيهِ وَمَنْ أَصْدَقُ مِنَ اللَّهِ حَدِيثًا لَها. Allah is He beside Whom there is none worthy of worship.. He will certainly continue to assemble you till the Day of Resurrection, about which there is no doubt. And who is more truthful in his word than Allah? (4:88) إِنَّ السَّاعَةَ لَانِيَةُ لَا رَيْبَ فِيهَا وَلَكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ. The Hour will surely come; there is no doubt about it; yet most men believe not. (40:60) كَيْفَ تَكْفُرُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَكُنتُمْ أَمْوَاتًا فَأَحْيَكُمْ ثُمَّ يُمِيتُكُمْ ثُمَّ يُحْيِيكُمْ ثُمَّ إِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ ). How can you disbelieve in Allah? When you were without life, He gave you life, and then He will cause you to die, then restore you to life, and then to Him shall you be made to return. (2:29). THOSE WHO DO NOT BELIEVE IN THE LIFE. HEREAFTER WILL BE PUNISHED وقالوا إن هى إلا حياتنا الدُّنْيَا وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَبْعُونِينَ وَلَوْ تَرَى وَلَوْتَرَى إِلَّا 169

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170 إِذْ وُقِفُوا عَلَى رَبِّهِمْ قَالَ أَلَيْسَ هَذَا بِالْحَقِّ قَالُوا بَلَى وَرَبِّنَا قَالَ فَذُوقُوا الْعَذَابَ بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَكْفُرُونَ. And they say, There is nothing except this our present life, and we shall not be raised again.. And if thou couldst only see when they are made to stand before their Lord! He will say, Is not this second life the truth? They will say, Yea, by our Lord. He will say, Then taste the punishment because you disbelieved. (6:30,31). DEAD WILL BE RAISED BY ALLAH AND. BROUGHT BEFORE HIM ON THE DAY OF. RESURRECTION وَالْمَوْتَى يَبْعَثُهُمُ اللهُ ثُمَّ إِلَيْهِ يُرْجَعُونَ. And as for the dead, Allah will raise them to life, then to. Him shall they be brought back. (6:37) وَكُلُّهُمْ وَاتِيهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَمَةِ فَرْدًا. And each of them shall come to Him singly on the Day of Resurrection. (19:96) ذلِكَ يَوْمٌ مَجمُوع لهُ النَّاسُ وَذَلِكَ يَوْمَ مَشْهُودٌ لا وَمَا نُؤَخِّرُهُ إِلَّا لِأَجَلٍ مَعْدُودٍ. That is a day for which all mankind shall be gathered together and that is a day the proceedings of which shall

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be witnessed by all. And We delay it not save for a computed term. (11:104,105). THE BELIEVERS DO NOT PREFER THE. PRESENT LIFE TO THE LIFE HEREAFTER يَأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا مَا لَكُمْ إِذَا قِيلَ لَكُمْ أَنفِرُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ أَنَّا قَلْتُمْ إِلَى الْأَرْضِ أَرَضِيتُم بِالْحَيَوةِ الدُّنْيَا مِنَ الْآخِرَةِ فَمَا مَتَعُ الْحَيَوةِ الدُّنْيَا فِي الْآخِرَةِ إِلَّا قَلِيرُ. O ye who believe! what is the matter with you that, when it is said to you, go forth in the way of Allah, you sink heavily towards the earth? Would you be contented with the present life in preference to the Hereafter? But the enjoyment of the present life is but little, as compared with the Hereafter. (9:38) زُيِّنَ لِلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا الْحَيَوةُ الدُّنْيَا وَيَسْخَرُونَ مِنَ الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَالَّذِينَ اتَّقَوْا فَوْقَهُمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَمَةِ وَاللَّهُ يَرْزُقُ مَن يَشَاءُ بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ. The life of this world is made to appear attractive to those who disbelieve; and they scoff at those who believe. But those who fear God shall be above them on the Day of. Resurrection; and Allah bestows His gifts on whomsoever. He pleases without reckoning. (2:213) 171

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172. LIFE HEREAFTER IS BETTER THAN THE LIFE. IN THIS WORLD وَلَدَارُ الآخِرَةِ خَيْرٌ لِلَّذِينَ اتَّقَوْا أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ. And surely, the abode of the Hereafter is better for those who fear God. Will you not then understand? ( 12:110). PEOPLE WILL SEE THEIR RECORD ON THE. DAY OF JUDGEMENT يَوْمَيذِ يَصْدُرُ النَّاسُ أَشْنَانًا لَيُرَوْا أَعْمَلَهُمْ فَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَيْرًا يَرَهُ، وَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ شَرًا يَرَ. On that day will people come forth in scattered groups. that they may be shown the results of their works.. Then whoso does an atom's weight of good will see it,. And whoso does an atom's weight of evil will also see it. (99:7-9) وَكُلَّ إِنسَنِ أَلْزَمْنَهُ طَبِرَهُ فِي عُنْقِهِ، وَتُخْرِجُ لَهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَمَةِ كِتَباً يَلْقَتْهُ مَنشُورًا اقْرَأْ كِتَبَكَ كَفَى بِنَفْسِكَ الْيَوْمَ عَلَيْكَ حَسِيبًا. And every man's works have We fastened to his neck; and on the Day of Resurrection We shall bring out for him a book which he will find wide open. 'Read thy book. Sufficient is thy own soul this day as reckoner against thee.' (17:14-15)

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LIFE HEREAFTER IS DETERMINED BY THE. DEEDS OF PEOPLE IN THIS LIFE. C فَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَتِ فَيُدْخِلُهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ فِي رَحْمَتِهِ ، ذَلِكَ هُوَ الْفَوْزُ الْمُبِينُ وَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ أَفَلَمْ تَكُنْ ءَايَتى تُتْلَى عليْكُمْ فَاسْتَكْبَرْتُمْ وَكُمْ قَوْمًا تُجْرِمِينَ ). Now as for those who believed and did good works, their. Lord will admit them into His mercy. That is the clear achievement.. But as to those who disbelieved: Were not My Signs. recited unto you? But you were arrogant, and were a guilty people. (45:31,32) وَبَدَا لَهُمْ سَيِّئَاتُ مَا عَمِلُوا وَحَاقَ بِهِم مَّا كَانُوا بِهِ يَسْتَهْزِهُونَ وَقِيلَ الْيَوْمَ نَسَنَكُمْ كَانَسِيتُمْ لِقَاءَ يَوْمِكُمْ هَذَا وَمَأْوَنكُمُ النَّارُ وَمَا لَكُم مِّن نَّصِيرِينَ ). And the evil consequences of their deeds will become apparent to them, and that which they used to mock at shall encompass them.. And it will be said to them, This day shall We forget you, as you forgot the meeting of this day of yours. And your resort is the Fire, and you will have no helpers. (45:34,35). NO INTERCESSION WILL BE ACCEPTED ON. THE DAY وَاتَّقُوا يَوْمًا لَّا تَجْرِي نَفْسٌ عَن نَّفْسٍ شَيْئًا وَلَا يُقْبَلُ 173

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174 مِنْهَا شَفَعَةٌ وَلَا يُؤْخَذُ مِنْهَا عَدْلٌ وَلَا هُمْ يُنصَرُونَ ). And fear the day when no soul shall serve as a substitute for another soul at all, nor shall intercession be accepted for it; nor shall ransom be taken from it; nor shall they be helped. (2:49). GLAD TIDINGS TO THOSE WHO BELIEVE. AND DO GOOD DEEDS وَبَشِّرِ الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّلِحَاتِ أَنَّ لَهُمْ جَنَّتٍ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا الْأَنْهَرُ كُلَّمَا رُزِقُوا مِنْهَا مِن ثَمَرَةٍ رِزْقًا قَالُوا هَذَا الَّذِي رُزِقْنَا مِن قَبْلُ وَأَتُوا بِهِ مُتَشَبِها ) وَلَهُمْ فِيهَا أَزْوَجُ مُطَهَّرَةٌ وَهُمْ فِيهَا خَلِدُونَ !. And give glad tidings to those who believe and do good deeds, that for them are Gardens beneath which streams flow. Whenever they are given a portion of fruit therefrom, they will say: This is what was given us before, and gifts mutually resembling shall be brought to them. And they will have therein mates perfectly pure, and therein will they abide. (2:26) لَكِنِ الَّذِينَ اتَّقَوْا رَبَّهُمْ لَهُمْ غُرَفٌ مِن فَوقِهَا غُرَفٌ مَبْنِيَّةٌ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا الأَنْهَرُ وَعْدَ اللَّهِ لَا يُخْلِفُ اللهُ الْمِيعَادَ. But for them who fear their Lord there are lofty mansions built over lofty mansions, beneath which rivers flow.. Allah has made that promise; and Allah breaks not His promise. (39:21)

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يَوْمَ تَرَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِناتِ يَسْعَى نورهم بين أيديهم وبأتمنيهم بِهِمْ بركم اليوم جنت تَجْرِي مِن تحبها الْأَنهرُ خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا ذَلِكَ تَحْبَهَا بُشْرَئِكُم هو الفوز العظيم ). And think of the day when thou wilt see the believing men and the believing women, their light running before them and on their right hands, and it will be said to them, Glad tidings for you this day! Gardens through which streams flow, wherein you will abide. That is the supreme triumph. (57:13). THOSE WHO BELIEVE WILL MEET THE. LORD كَلابَلْ تُحِبُّونَ الْعَاجِلَةَ وَتَذَرُونَ الْآخِرَةَ وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَذٍ نَاضِرَةُ . ! إِلَى رَبِّهَا نَا ظِرَةٌ وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَيذٍ بَاسِرَةٌ تَظُنُّ أَن يُفْعَلَ بِهَا فَا قِرَةٌ م. You love that which is transitory; and you neglect that which is lasting. On that day some faces will be bright, looking eagerly towards their Lord; and some faces will be dismal, fearing that a back-breaking calamity would befall them. (75:21-26). HYPOCRITES AND THOSE WHO DISBELIEVE. WILL BE PUT INTO FIRE يَوْمَ يَقُولُ الْمُتَفِقُونَ وَالْمُنَفِقَاتُ لِلَّذِينَ ءَامَنوا أنظُرُونَا نَقْبِسُ مِن نُّورِكُمْ قِيلَ ارْجِعُوا وَرَاءَكُمْ فَالْتَمِسُوا نُورًا 175

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176 فَضْرِبَ بَيْنَهُم بِسُورٍ لَّهُ بَابٌ بَاطِنُهُ فِيهِ الرَّحْمَةُ وَظَهِرُهُ مِن قِبَلِهِ العَذَابُ : يُنَادُونَهُمْ أَلَمْ تكُن مَّعَكُمْ قَالُوابل ولكن كرفتنتم وَلَكِنَّكُمْ فَنَنتُم أَنفُسَكُمْ وَتَرَبَضَتُمْ وَأَرْ تَبْتُمْ وَغَرَّتْكُمُ الْأَمَانِيُّ حَتَّى جَاءَ أَمْرُ اللَّهِ وَغَرَّكُم بِاللَّهِ الْغَرُورُ )) فَالْيَوْمَ لَا يُؤْخَذُ مِنكُمْ فِدْيَةٌ وَلَا مِنَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا مَأْوَنكُمُ النار هي مولَكُمْ وَبِئْسَ الْمَصِدُه. That is the day when the hypocrites, men and women, will say to those who believe: Wait a while for us that we may take light from your light. They will be told: Go back and seek for light. Then a wall will be set up between them with a door in it, on the inside of which there will be all mercy, and outside of it, in front, will appear torment.. The hypocrites will call out to the believers: Were we not with you? They will answer: Indeed, but you involved yourselves in risk and you hesitated and doubted and your vain desires misled you till the decree of Allah came to pass. Thus Satan deceived you concerning Allah. So this day no ransom will be accepted from you, nor from those who disbelieved. Your abode is the Fire; that is your guardian, and an evil destination it is. (57:14-16). BELIEVERS WILL LIVE IN GARDENS OF. ETERNITY WHILE THOSE WHO DISBELIEVE. WILL BE PUT IN THE FIRE OF HELL جَنَّتُ عَدْنٍ يَدْخُلُونَهَا يُحَلَّوْنَ فِيهَا مِنْ أَسَاوِرَ مِن ذَهَبِ وَلُؤْلُؤًا وَلِبَاسُهُمْ فِيهَا حَرِيرٌ )

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وَقَالُوا الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِى أَذْهَبَ عَنَّا الْحَزَنْ إِنَّ رَبَّنَا لَغَفُورٌ شَكُورُ الَّذِى أَحَلَّنَا دَارَ الْمُقَامَةِ مِن فَضْلِهِ، لَا يَمَسُّنَا فِيهَا نَصَبٌ وَلَا يَمَسُّنَا فِيهَا لُغُوبُ وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لَهُمْ نَارُ جَهَنَّوَ لَا يُقْضَى عَلَيْهِمْ فَيَمُوتُوا وَلَا يُخَفَّفُ عَنْهُم مِّن عَذَابِهَا كَذَلِكَ نَجْزِى كُلَّ كَفُورٍ وَهُمْ يَصْطَرِخُونَ فِيهَا رَبَّنَا أَخْرِجْنَا نَعْمَلْ صَلِحًا غَيْرَ الَّذِى كُنَّا نَعْمَل أَوَلَمْ نُعَمرَكُم مَّا تَذَكَرُ فيهِ مَن تَذكَّرَ وَمَاءَ كُمُ النَّذِيرٌ فَذُوقُوا فَمَا لِلظَّالِمِينَ مِن نَّصِيرٍ. Gardens of Eternity! They will enter them. They will be adorned therein with bracelets of gold, and pearls; and their garments therein will be of silk.. And they will say, All praise belongs to Allah Who has removed grief from us. Surely, our Lord is Most Forgiving,. Most Appreciating,. Who has, out of His bounty, settled us in the Abode of. Eternity, where no toil will touch us, nor any sense of weariness affect us therein.. But as for those who disbelieve, for them is the fire of Hell.. Death will not be decreed for them so that they may die; nor will the punishment thereof be lightened for them. Thus do. We requite every ungrateful person.. And they will cry for help therein, O our Lord, take us out, we will do righteous works other than those we used to do.. Did We not give you a life long enough so that he who would reflect could reflect therein? And there came unto you a. Warner too. So taste ye the punishment; for wrongdoers have no helper. (35:34-38) 177

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178 إِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ كَانَتْ مِن صَادَاتِ لِلطَّعِينَ مَتَابَا لَبِثِينَ فِيهَا أَحْقَابًا لَا يَذُوقُونَ فِيهَا بَرْدًا وَلَا شَرَابًا إِلَّا حَمِيمَا وَغَسَاقَا جَزَاءَ وِفَاقَالْ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا لا يَرْجُونَ حِسَابًا وَكَذَّبُوا بِايَيْنَا كِذَا بَاتِ وَكُلَّ شَيْءٍ أَحْصَيْنَهُ كِتَبَالِ فَذُوقُوا فَلَن نَّزِيدَكُمْ إِلَّا عَذَابًا ) إِنَّ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ مَفَازًا حَدَابِقَ وَأَعْتَبَالِ وَكَوَاعِبَ أَتْرَابَاتِ وَكَأْسًا هَا قَالَ لا يَسْمَعُونَ فِيهَا لَغُوا وَلَا كِذَا بَاتِ جَزَاهُ مِن رَّبِّكَ عَطَاهُ حِسَابَاتِ دِهَا لَّا. Surely, hell lies in wait, a resort for the rebellious, who will tarry therein for ages.. They will taste therein neither coolness nor any pleasant. drink except boiling water and a stinking fluid - a meet requital.. Verily, they feared not the reckoning, And rejected Our. Signs totally.. And every thing have We recorded in a Book. *Taste ye therefore the punishment: We will give you no increase except in torment.". Verily, for the righteous is a triumph:. Walled gardens and grape-vines, And young maidens of equal age, And overflowing cups.. Therein they will hear no idle talk nor lying: A recompense from thy Lord, a gift in proportion to their works. (78:22-37) يوميذٍ تُعرَضُونَ لا تخفى منكر خافية ) فَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوفى كتبهُ بِيَمِينِهِ فَيَقُولُ هَاؤُمُ اقْرَءُ وَا كِتَبِيهُ لا إِنِّي ظَنَنتُ أَنِّي مُلَاقٍ حِسَابِيَّة فَهُوَ فِى عِيشَةٍ رَاضِيَة فِي جَنَّةٍ عَالِةِ وِي

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قُطُوفُهَا دَانِيَةٌ كُلُوا وَاشْرَبُوا هَنِتَا بِمَا أَسْلَفْتُمْ فِي الْأَيَّامِ ب الخَالِيَةِ وَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِيَ كَتَبَهُ بِشِمَالِهِ، فَيَقُولُ يَلَيْتَنِي لَوْ أُوتَ كِتَبِية وَلَمْ أَدْرِ مَا حِسَابِيَة عَلَيْهَا كَانَتِ الْقَاضِيَةً مَا أَغْنَى ) مَالِيَّةٌ ) هَلَكَ عَلَى سُلْطَنِيَة خُدُوهُ فَعَلُوهُ) تُرَ الْجَحِيمَ عَنِي مَالِي ثرَ فِي سِلْسِلَةٍ ذَرْعُهَا سَبْعُونَ ذِرَاعًا فَأَسْلُكُوهُ إِنَّهُ. كَانَ لَا يُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ الْعَظِيمِ وَلَا يَحُضُّ عَلَى طَعَامِ الْمِسْكِينِ فَلَيْسَ لَهُ الْيَوْمَ هَهُنَا حَمِيمٌ وَلَا طَعَامُ إِلَّا مِنْ غِسْلِينِ ) لا يَأْكُـ إِلَّا الْخَطِئُونَ ). On that day you will be presented before God; and none of your secrets will remain hidden.. Then, as for him who is given his record in his right hand, he will say, Come, read my record.. Surely, I knew that I would meet by reckoning.. So he will have a delightful life, in a lofty Garden,. Whereof clusters of fruit will be within easy reach.. Eat and drink joyfully because of the good deeds you did in days gone by.. But as for him who is given his record in his left hand, he will say, O would that I had not been given my record!. Nor known what my reckoning was!. O would that death had made an end of me!. My wealth has been of no avail to me.. My power has perished from me.. Seize him and fetter him.. Then cast him into Hell.. Then put him into a chain the length of which is seventy cubits;. Verily, he did not believe in Allah, the Great, 179

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180. And he did not urge the feeding of the poor.. No friend, therefore, has he here this day;. Nor any food save blood mixed with water.. Which none but the sinners eat. (69:19-38). PUNISHMENT IN THE HEREAFTER WILL BE. GREATER THAN THE PUNISHMENT IN THIS. LIFE كَذَّبَ الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ فَأَنَنهُمُ الْعَذَابُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَشْعُرُونَ فَأَذَاقَهُمُ اللَّهُ الْخَزْيَ فِي الْحَيَوَةِ الدُّنْيَا وَلَعَذَابُ الْآخِرَةِ أَكْبَرُ لَوْ كَانُوا يَعْلَمُونَ ). Those who were before them rejected Our Messengers, so the punishment came upon them whence they knew not.. So Allah made them taste humiliation in the present life and the punishment of the Hereafter will certainly be greater, if they but knew! (39:26,27). PRESENT LIFE IS TEMPORARY WHILE LIFE. HEREAFTER IS PERMANENT وَمَا هَذِهِ الْحَيَوةُ الدُّنْيَا إِلَّا لَهُرُ وَلَعِب وَإِن الدَّارَ الْآخِرَةَ لهى الْحَيَوَانُ ) حَيَوَانُ لَوْ كَانُوا يَعْلَمُونَ. And this life of the world is nothing but a pastime and a sport, and the Home of the Hereafter-that indeed is Life. if they but knew! (29:65)

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يَقَوْمِ إِنَّمَا هَذِهِ الْحَيَوةُ الدُّنْيَا مَتَعُ وَإِنَّ الْآخِرَةَ هِيَ دَارُ الْقَرَارِ .. O my people, this life of the world is but a temporary provision; and the Hereafter is certainly the home for permanent stay. (40:40). THOSE WHO STRIVE FOR GAINS IN THE. HEREAFTER WILL BE FAVOURED BY ALLAH وَمَنْ أَرَادَ الْآخِرَةَ وَسَعَى لَهَا سَعْيَهَا وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ فَأُولَتِكَ كَانَ سَعْيُهُم مَّشْكُورًا. And whoso desires the Hereafter and strives for it as it should be striven for, and he is a believer-these are the ones whose striving shall find favour with God. (17:20). HELL IS A TEMPORARY ABODE WHILE. HEAVEN IS PERMANENT يَوْمَ يَأْتِ لَا تَكَلَّمُ نَفْسُ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ فَمِنْهُمْ شَقِيٌّ وَسَعِيدٌ ) فَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ شَقُوا فَفِي النَّارِ هُمْ فِيهَا زَفِيرُ وَ شَهِيقُ خَلِدِينَ فِيهَا مَا دَامَتِ السَّمَوَاتُ وَالْأَرْضُ إِلَّا مَا شَاءَ رَبُّكَ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ فَقَالَ لِمَا يُرِيدُ وَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ سُعِدُوا فَفِي الْجَنَّةِ خَلِدِينَ فِيهَا مَا دَامَتِ 181

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182 السَّمَوَاتُ وَالْأَرْضُ إِلَّا مَا شَاءَ رَبُّكَ عَطَاءٌ غَيْرَ مَجْذُوذ ). The day it comes, no soul shall speak except by His permission; then some of them will prove unfortunate and others fortunate.. As for those who will prove unfortunate, they shall be in the Fire, wherein there shall be for them sighing and sobbing. Abiding therein so long as the heavens and the earth endure, excepting what thy Lord may will. Surely, thy Lord does bring about what He pleases.. But as for those who will prove fortunate, they shall be in Heaven; abiding therein so long as the heavens and the earth endure, excepting what thy Lord may will-a gift that shall not be cut off. (11:106-109) alislan

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184. TAQDEER. A Muslim believes in TAQDEER or DIVINE DECREE. According to the teachings of the Holy Quran Taqdeer or. God's Decree controls the eventual outcome of all actions.. Man is subject to Divine decree. If a human design is not in accord with the design of God, no amount of effort can succeed in putting it into effect; but when the time of the design of God arrives, that which had appeared most difficult becomes easily available.. It should be remembered that though everything has been determined by Divine decree, yet this does not mean that one should not strive for one's betterment or adopt means to avoid the calamities.. Divine decrees are of two types; one may be described as suspended, and other as absolute. The operation of a suspended decree may be averted by the grace of God. Almighty through prayers and almsgiving. The operation of an absolute decree cannot be averted through prayer and almsgiving, though God Almighty bestows some other benefit in return for them. In some cases God. Almighty causes a delay in the operation of a decree.

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THE MEANING OF TAQDEER مَا أَصَابَ مِن مُّصِيبَةٍ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِي أَنفُسِكُمْ إِلَّا فِي كتب من قبل أَن نَّبْراً هَا إِنَّ ذَلِكَ عَلَى اللهِ يَسِيرُ نَبْرَأَهَا اللَّهِ لِكَيْلَا تَأْسَوْا عَلَى مَا فَاتَكُمْ وَلَا تَفْرَحُوا بِمَاءَ اتَنكُ لر. Allah says:. No calamity afflicts those on the earth or your own persons but is recorded in a Book before We make it manifest. Surely that is easy for Allah. Thus it is, so that you may not grieve over that which you miss, nor exult over that which He bestows on you. (57:23-24). ALLAH NEVER PUNISHES A PEOPLE. UNJUSTLY ذَلِكَ مِنْ أَنْبَاءِ الْقُرَى نَقُصُّهُ عَلَيْكَ مِنْهَا فَابِرُ وَحَصِيدٌ وَمَا ظَلَمْتَهُمْ وَلَكِن ظَلَمُوا أَنفُسَهُمْ فَمَا أَغْنَتْ عَنْهُمْ وَالهَهُمُ الَّتِي يَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ مِن شَيْءٍ لَمَّا جَاءَ أَمْرُ رَبِّكَ وَمَا زَادُوهُمْ غَيْرَ تَثْبِيبِ وَكَذَلِكَ أَخَذُ رَبِّكَ إِذَا أَخَذَ الْقُرَى وَهِيَ ظَالِمَةٌ إِنَّ أَخْدَهُ أَيمُ شَدِيدُ. That is of the tidings of the ruined cities that We relate to thee; the ruins of some are visible and others have been obliterated altogether.. And We did not wrong them, but they wronged them185

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186 selves; and their gods on whom they called instead of. Allah were of no avail to them at all when the command. of thy Lord came; and they added to them naught but perdition.. Such is the grasp of thy Lord when He seizes the cities. while they are doing wrong. Surely, His grasp is grievous and severe. (11:101-103). NO PEOPLE CAN ALTER THE TIME OF THEIR. DECREED DESTINY مَا تَسْبِقُ مِنْ أُمَّةٍ أَجَلَهَا وَمَا يَسْتَتْخِرُونَ. No people can go ahead of their appointed time, nor can they remain behind it. (23:44) وَلِكُلِّ أُمَّةٍ أَجَلٌ فَإِذَا جَاءَ أَجَلُهُمْ لَا يَسْتَأْخِرُونَ سَاعَةً وَلَا يَسْتَقْدِمُونَ ). And for every people there is a term, and when their term arrives, they cannot tarry behind a single hour, nor can they get ahead of it. (7:35) وَلَوْ يُؤَاخِذُ اللَّهُ النَّاسَ بِظُلْمِهِم مَّا تَرَكَ عَلَيْهَا مِن دَابَّةٍ وَلَكِن يُؤَخِّرُهُمْ إِلَى أَجَلٍ مُّسَمَّى فَإِذَا جَاءَ أَجَلُهُمْ لَا يَسْتَشْخِرُونَ سَاعَةٌ وَلَا يَسْتَقْدِمُونَ. And if Allah were to punish people for their wrong doings, He would not spare a living creature on the earth, but He grants them respite till an appointed term that they may make amends. When their time for punishment

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arrives they cannot tarry a single hour nor can they go ahead. (16:62). ALLAH HAS IMPOSED LIMITS ON ALL. THINGS وَخَلَقَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ فَقَدْرَهُ نَقْدِيرًا. And He has created everything and has determined its measure. (25:3) قَدْ جَعَلَ اللهُ لِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدْرًا ). For everything Allah has appointed a measure. (65:4). A PERSON WILL GET WHAT HE STRIVES FOR أَلَّا نَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِزْرَ أُخْرَى وَأَن لَّيْسَ لِلْإِنسَيْنِ إِلَّا مَا سَعَى . ( !. That no bearer of burden shall bear the burden of another and that man will have nothing but what he strives for. (53:39-40). MAN, HIMSELF, IS RESPONSIBLE. FOR HIS ILL FATE ما أَصَابَكَ مِنْ حَسَنَةٍ فَمِنَ اللَّهِ وَمَا أَصَابَكَ مِن سَيِّئَةٍ فَمَن نَفْسِكَ 187

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188. Allah says:. Whatever of good comes to thee is from Allah; and whatever of evil befalls thee is from thyself. (4:80) إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَظْلِمُ النَّاسَ شَيْئًا وَلَكِنَّ النَّاسَ أَنفُسَهُمْ يَظْلِمُونَ. Certainly Allah wrongs not people at all, but people wrong their own souls. (10:45). TA كُلُّ نَفْسٍ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ رَهِينَةُ. Every soul is pledged for what it has earned. (74:39) alislan

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190. ISLAM. The purpose of religion is that man should obtain deliverance from his passions and should develop personal love for God Almighty.. Such love of God is the paradise which will appear in diverse shapes in the Hereafter.To be unaware of the true. God and to keep away from Him and not to have any love for Him is the Hell which will appear in diverse shapes. in the Hereafter. Thus the true purpose of religion is to have full faith in Allah.. Islam is such a religion. It presents a living God while all other religions believe in God which according to them is not living any more. It is such a blessed, and God indicating religion that if a person follows it truly and acts upon the teachings, guidance and admonition that are contained in the Holy. Word of God Almighty, the Holy Quran, he would see God in this very life. For the recognition of God who is hidden. from the sight of the world behind a thousand screens, there is no other means except the teaching of the Quran.. The Holy Quran guides towards God Almighty through reason and heavenly Signs in a very easy manner. It comprehends a blessing and a magnetic power which draws a seeker of God, every moment towards God and bestows light and comfort and satisfaction.. Islam is a religion which is comprehensive, perfect, complete and free from every defect in its doctrine, teachings and commandments.. A person can be held to be a Muslim when the whole of his being together with all his faculties, physical and spiritual, is devoted to God Almighty, and the trusts that

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are committed to him by God Almighty are rendered back to the True Giver. He should demonstrate his being a. Muslim not only doctrinally but also in practice. In other words, a person claiming to be a Muslim should prove that his hands, feet, heart, mind, his reason, understanding, anger, compassion, meekness, knowledge, all his physical and spiritual faculties, his honour, property, comfort, delight and whatever pertains to him from the top of his head to the soles of his feet, together with his motives, fears and passions have all been subordinated to Almighty God as a person's limbs are subordinated to him. alislam. 191

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192. ISLAM IS THE TRUE RELIGION إِنَّ الذِينَ عِندَ اللهِ الْإِسْلَم. Surely, the true religion with Allah is Islam. (3:20). THOSE WHO FOLLOW ISLAM WILL GET. GREAT REWARD FROM ALLAH إِنَّ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَالْمُسْلِمَتِ وَالْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَتِ وَالْقَسِنِينَ وَالْقَيْنَتِ وَالصَّدِقِينَ وَالصَّدِقَاتِ وَالصَّبِرِينَ وَالصَّبِرَاتِ وَالْخَشِعِينَ وَالْخَشِعَتِ وَالْمُتَصَدِقِينَ وَالْمُتَصَدِّقَتِ وَالصَّمِينَ وَالصَّبِمَتِ وَالْحَفِظِينَ فُرُوجَهُمْ وَالْحَفِظَتِ وَالدَّكِرِينَ اللَّهَ كَثِيرًا وَالذَّاكِرَاتِ أَعَدَّ اللَّهُ هُم مَّغْفِرَةً وَأَجْرًا عَظِيمًا. Surely, men who submit themselves to God and women. who submit themselves to Him and believing men and believing women, and obedient men and obedient women and truthful men and truthful women, and men steadfast in their faith and steadfast women, and men who are humble and women who are humble, and men who give. alms and women who give alms, and men who fast and women who fast and men who guard their chastity and women who guard their chastity, and men who remem-

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ber Allah much and women who remember Him-Allah has prepared for all of them forgiveness and a great reward. (33:36) بَلَى مَنْ أَسْلَمَ وَجْهَهُ لِلَّهِ وَهُوَ مُحْسِنُ فَلَهُ أَجْرُهُ عِندَ رَبِّهِ» وَلَا خَوْفُ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَاهُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ. The truth is that whoever submits himself completely to the Will of Allah and acts righteously, shall have his reward with his Lord. No fear shall come upon such, nor shall they grieve. (2:113). SPIRITUAL RANKS e.g., THE. PROPHETHOOD, THE TRUTHFULNESS, THE. MARTYRDOM AND THE RIGHTEOUSNESS. CAN BE ATTAINED BY FOLLOWING ISLAM وَمَن يُطِعِ اللَّهَ وَالرَّسُولَ فَأُوْلَبِكَ مَعَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِم مِنَ النَّبيّنَ وَالصِّدِّيقِينَ وَالشُّهَدَاءِ وَالصَّلِحِينَ وَحَسُنَ أوليك رَفِيقًا ل. And whoso obeys Allah and this Messenger of His shall be among those on whom Allah has bestowed His blessings, namely, the Prophets, the Truthful, the Martyrs, and the Righteous. And excellent companions are these. (4:70) 193

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194. ALLAH IS THE FRIEND OF THE BELIEVERS اللَّهُ وَلِيُّ الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا يُخْرِجُهُم مِّنَ الظُّلُمَاتِ إِلَى النُّور وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا أَوْلِيَاؤُهُمُ الطَّاغُوتُ يُخْرِجُونَهُم مِّن النُّورِ إِلَى الظُّلُمَاتِ أُوْلَبِكَ أَصْحَبُ النَّارِ هُمْ فِيهَا خَلِدُونَ. Allah is the Friend of those who believe. He brings them out of every kind of darkness into light. Those who disbelieve, their friends are those who hinder people from following the right path; they bring them out of light into every kind of darkness. These are the inmates of the Fire; therein shall they abide. (2:258). ISLAM IS THE COMPLETE RELIGION مَ أَكْمَلْتُ لَكُمْ دِينَكُمْ وَأَتْمَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ نِعْمَتِي وَرَضِيدُ لَكُمُ الْإِسْلَامَ دِينًا વ. This day I have perfected your religion for you and completed My favour upon you and have chosen for you Islam as religion. (5:4)

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THOSE WHO FOLLOW THE GUIDANCE WILL. PROSPER مِنُونَ بِالْغَيْبِ وَيُقِيمُونَ الصَّلَوَةَ وَمَا رَزَقْنَهُم يُنفِقُونَ وَالَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِمَا أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكَ وَمَا أُنزِلَ مِن قَبْلِكَ وَبِالآخِرَةِ هُم مع يُوقِنُونَ أُوْلَيْكَ عَلَىٰ هُدًى مِّن رَبِّهِمْ وَأُوْلَيكَ هُمُ المُفلحون. Those who believe in the unseen and observe Prayer, and spend out of what We have provided for them;. And who believe in that which has been revealed to thee, and that which was revealed before thee, and they have firm faith in what is yet to come.. It is they who follow the guidance of their Lord and it is they who shall prosper. (2:4-6). ISLAM IS THE ONLY ACCEPTABLE. RELIGION وَمَن يَبْتَغِ غَيْرَ الْإِسْلَامِ دِينًا فَلَن يُقْبَلَ مِنْهُ وَهُوَ فِي الْآخِرَة مِنَ الْخَسِرِينَ ) 195

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196. And whoso seeks a religion other than Islam, it shall not be accepted from him, and in the life to come he shall be among the losers. (3:86). ALLAH GAVE THE NAME ISLAM TO THIS. RELIGION. E وَجَهِدُوا فِي اللهِ حَقَّ جِهَادِهِ، هُوَ اجْتَبَنَكُمْ وَمَا جَعَلَ عَلَيْكُمْ فِي الدِّينِ مِن حَرَجٌ مِلَّةَ أَبِيكُمْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ هُوَ سَمَّنكُمُ المُسلِمِينَ مِن قَبْلُ وَفِي هَذَا اليَكُونَ الرَّسُولُ شَهِيدًا عَلَيْكُمْ وَتَكُونُوا شُهَدَاءَ عَلَى النَّاسِ فَأَقِيمُوا الصَّلَوَةَ وَ أَتُوا الزَّكَوةَ وَاعْتَصِمُوا بِاللَّهِ هُوَ مَوْلَنَكُمْ فَنِعْمَ الْمَوْلَى وَنِعْمَ النَّصِيرُ. And strive in the cause of Allah as it behoves you to strive for it. He has chosen you, and has laid no hardship upon you in religion; so follow the faith of your father Abraham;. He (God) named you Muslims both before and in this. Book, so that the Messenger may be a witness over you, and that you may be witnesses over mankind. Therefore observe Prayer and pay the Zakat, and hold fast to Allah.. He is your Master. An excellent Master and an excellent.. Helper! (22:79). ISLAM IS THE STRAIGHT PATH وَأَنَّ هَذَا صِرَاطى مُسْتَقِيمًا فَاتَّبِعُوهُ وَلَا تَتَّبِعُوا السُّبُلَ

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فَتَفَرَّقَ بِكُمْ عَن سَبِيلِهِ، ذَلِكُمْ وَضَنَكُم بِهِ، لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ ). He has also enjoined: This is My straight path; so follow it. Follow not diverse ways lest they lead you away from. His way. That is what He has enjoined upon you that you may safeguard yourselves. (6:154). A MUSLIM SHOULD BELIEVE IN ALLAH, HIS. ANGELS, HIS BOOKS, HIS MESSENGERS AND. THE LAST DAY. 197 يَأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا ءَ امِنُوا بِاللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ وَالْكِتَابِ الَّذِي نَزَّلَ عَلَى رَسُولِهِ وَالْكِتَبِ الَّذِي أَنزَلَ مِن قَبْلُ وَمَن يَكْفُرْ بِاللَّهِ وَمَلَيكَتِهِ وَكُتُبِهِ وَرُسُلِهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ فَقَدْ ضَلَّ ضَلَلَا بَعِيدًا. S. O! you who believe, have firm faith in Allah and His. Messenger, and in the Book which He has revealed to His. Messenger, and the Book which He revealed before it.. Whoso disbelieves in Allah, and His angels, and His Books and His Messengers, and the Last Day, has surely strayed far away. (4:137)

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198. PREACHING OF ISLAM IS OBLIGATORY ON. MUSLIMS ومَا كَانَ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ لِيَنفِرُوا كَافَةُ فَلَوْلَا نَفَرَ مِن كُل فِرْقَةِ مِنْهُمْ طَائِفَةٌ لِيَتَفَقَّهُوا فِي الدِّينِ وَلِيُنذِرُوا قَوْمَهُمْ إذَا رَجَعُوا إِلَيْهِمْ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَحْذَرُونَ. It is not possible for the believers to go forth all together to obtain religious instruction. Why, then does not a party from every section of them go forth that they may be fully instructed in religion, and that they may warn their people when they return to them, so that they may guard against ignorance? (9:122) وَلْتَكُن مِّنكُمْ أُمَّةٌ يَدْعُونَ إِلَى الْخَيْرِ وَيَأْمُرُونَ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَيَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ الْمُنكَرِ وَأُوْلَبِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ ). And let there be among you a body of men who should invite to goodness, and enjoin equity and forbid evil. And it is they who shall prosper. (3:105). THERE IS NO COMPULSION IN RELIGION لا إِكْرَاهَ فِي الذِينَ قَد تَبَيَّنَ الرُّشْدُ مِنَ الْغَيِّ فَمَن يَكْفُرْ بِالطَّاغُوتِ وَيُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ فَقَدِ اسْتَمْسَكَ بِالْعُرْوَةِ الْوُثْقَى لَا انفِصَامَ لَهَا وَاللَّهُ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ *

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There shall be no compulsion in religion, for guidance and error have been clearly distinguished; then whoso rejects those who hinder people from following the right path and believes in Allah, has surely taken hold of a strong and dependable support which will never break. Allah is. All-Hearing, All-Knowing. (2:257) وَقُلِ الْحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّكُمْ فَمَن شَاءَ فَلْيُؤْ مِن وَمَن شَاءَ فَلْيَكْفُرْ إِنَّا أَعْتَدْنَا لِلظَّلِمِينَ نَارًا أَحَاطَ بِهِمْ سُرَادِ قُهَا. And say, It is the truth from your Lord; then let him who will, believe, and let him who will, disbelieve. ' Verily, We have prepared for the wrongdoers a fire whose flaming canopy shall enclose them. (18:30). MUSLIMS SHOULD BE KIND TO THEIR. ENEMIES AS WELL لا يَنهَنكُمُ اللَّهُ عَنِ الَّذِينَ لَمْ يُقَتِلُوكُمْ فِي الدِّينِ وَلَمْ يُخْرِجُوكُم مِّن دِيرِكُمْ أَن تَبَرُّوهُمْ وَتُقْسِطُوا إِلَيْهِمْ إِنَّ اللهَ يُحِبُّ الْمُقْسِطِينَ :. Allah does not forbid you to be kind and to act equitably towards those who have not fought against you because of your religion, and who have not driven you forth from your homes. Surely, Allah loves those who are equitable. (60:9) 199

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GLOSSARY. A. ALL-AWARE: One who knows everything.. ABODE: Dwelling place. residence, place to live. ARMOUR: Protective clothing worn in fighting. Defensive arms.. ABOMINATION: Disgusting act: great dislike.. ADORNMENT: Beauty. ABUNDANT: Plentiful. ASSERT: Maintain claim to, declare. ALMSGIVING: Charity, zakat.. ARROGANT: Haughty, too proud.. ADMONITION: Warning: reproof: caution. ADVERSITY: Misfortune: trouble: calamity.. ALL-SUSTAINING: There is nothing that supports Him.. ABASE: To humiliate, to degrade.. AMORPHOUS: Without any shape.. AUGMENTED: To make it larger by adding something to it.. B. BARTER: Exchange. BOWEL: Inner most parts.. BOUNTY: Gift: reward. BOUNTIFUL: Liberal in giving, generous.. BESOUGHT OF ALL: The one who is asked earnestly for; without whom nothing is accomplished.. BOASTFUL: One who brags about: One who is proud of. 201

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202. BEGET: To produce children.. BEGOTTEN: Produced as a child.. BENIGNANT: Gentle, Favourable: Gracious.. BESTOWER: One who gives.. BEHOVES: Is right for, is advantageous for. BENEFICENT: Kind, helpful.. CALAMITY: Disaster. CHASTITY: Purity. C org. COMPASSIONATE: One who shows pity.. CONSORT: A partner: a spouse: a husband or wife.. CLOT: Lump of blood.. CELESTIAL: Heavenly bodies.. CHASTISEMENT: Severe punishment.. COVENANT: Contract, agreement.. CONJECTURE: A guess.. DEVOUR: Eat greedily.. DIVERSE: Of different kinds.. DESPAIR: Lose hope.. D. E. ENCOMPASS: To surround, to contain.. ENJOIN: Command.. ETERNAL: Everlasting; That has always existed and will always exist.

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203. S. EXALT: To raise in rank. To raise high.. EXPIATION: Atonement, to pay penalty of. EXHORT: To urge, admonish earnestly.. EXHORTATION: Act of urging.. ELOQUENT: Fluent, elegant.. EXPOUND: Explain, interpret, unfold.. EQUITABLE: Fair, just. бло. EXPOSITION: Detailed explanation. EXULT: To be joyful or jubilant. F. FETTER: Shackle, put chains to feet. stam.org. GRACIOUS: Kind, Merciful, Full of Grace: One who forgives easily.. GLAD TIDINGS: Happy News.. GORED: Pierced with horn.. GARMENTS: Clothes. H. HAUGHTILY: With pride, with arrogance.. HUES: Colours, shades, Tints.. HUMILITY: Humbleness, Meekness.. HUMILIATE: To degrade.. HOSTS: Large number.. HYPOCRITE: Those who pretend to have beliefs that they do not really have.

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204. I. IMMACULATE: Pure, spotless. IMPEDIMENT: Defect, stammer.. IMPERISHABLE: That cannot perish, Everlasting.. INCOMPREHENSIBLE: Which cannot be understood.. INEXHAUSTIBLE: That cannot be exhausted.. INVIGORATING:The one which gives energy. INTERCESSION: To persuade God to be merciful.. INVOKE: Call on in prayer. INDISPENSABLE: Necessary, That cannot be evaded.. INMATES: Occupants.. INDULGENT: One who overlooks faults.. INSANITY: Madness. slam. KINDRED: Relations.. M. MANIFEST: Obvious, Clearly visible.. MIGHTY: Very strong, Powerful.. OBLITERATE: To destroy completely.. OPPRESS: Treat with gross injustice. To harass.. ORBIT: The path of a planet.. ORIGINATOR: One who produces.

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OUTSTRIP: Pass in running.. ORDINANCE: Rule: Decree. OFFSPRING: Children, descendants.. PALTRY: Very small. P org. PALATABLE: Pleasant to taste, agreeable.. PARCHED: Hot and very dry.. PASTIME: Recreation, sport.. PERVERT: Interpret wrongly; change.. PRECINCTS: The whole area, land and buildings.. POSTERITY: Later generations, descendants.. PROGENY: Offspring, descendants.. PROSPERITY: Increase in wealth, Success.. PROVISION: Supply of Food and drink.. PRIVY: Lavatory.. PERDITION; Eternal punishment; hell.. R. RANCOUR: Malice; Hatred; Bitterness.. REPOSITORY: Place where things are stored,. RESERVOIR: Store of water.. RETRIBUTION: Compensation for evil done.. RECKONING: Calculation.. REPROACH: To censure; to blame.. REVILE: Insult.. REND ASUNDER: Tear apart in pieces.. REBUKE: Speak severely. REQUITE: Give in return reward. RESPITE; A pause, a temporary delay. 205

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206. REJOICE: Be glad.. RESTRAIN: Keep under control. SMITE: Hit hard.. STAKES: Pegs; Posts.. S 6.. SUSTAINER: Provider of food and everything.. SELF SUBSISTING: Continue to exist on His own. Who live by Himself without any support.. SPERM: Fluid from male which fertilizes female eggs.. SOVEREIGN: Supreme ruler.. SPROUT: Begin to grow, to push out new shoots; to bud.. SUPEREROGATORY: Doing more than required. Additional.. SUBDUER: Conqueror, the one who overcomes.. STRIVE: Try hard.. SUPPLICANT: A person who prays to God humbly.. STEADFAST: Firm. SCOFF: Mock. SPOUSE: Husband or wife.. SORCERER: A person who uses magic powers; A wizard.. T. TRELLISES: Structure of light wooden or metal bars, used as support for climbing plants.. TRANSGRESSOR: Offender, one who commits sin.. TRANQUILLITY: Calmness, peace.. TRANSCRIBE: Copy out, reproduce in writing. TRIUMPH: Victory.

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VIRTUOUS: Pious alisam อาก. WAY FARER: Traveller.. WOE: An expression, expressing grief.. WRONGDOER: A person who does things that are immoral or illegal.. WEARINESS: Tiredness.. TRANSITORY: Temporary.. TERRESTRIAL: Earthly bodies.. TREACHERY: Deception.. UNLETTERED: Illiterate.. U. UNGRATEFUL: Those who are not thankful. m.org 207

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