Qur'an 20081030

In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.

91. When it is said to them, "Believe in what Allah has sent down," they say. "We believe in what was sent down to us." Yet they reject all besides, even if it be Truth confirming what is with them. Say, "Why then have you slain the prophets of Allah in times gone by, if you did indeed believe?"

92. There came to you Moses with Clarity, yet you worshipped the calf after that, and you did behave wrongfully.

93. And remember We took your Covenant, and We raised above you of the mountain: "Hold firmly to what We have given you, and hearken." They said, "We hear, and we disobey." And they had to drink into their hearts of the calf because of their faithlessness. Say, "Vile indeed are the behests of your faith, if you have any faith!"

94. Say, "If the last Home with Allah be for you specially, and not for anyone else, then seek you for death, if you are sincere."

95. But they will never seek for death, on account of that which their hands have sent on before them, and Allah is Well-acquainted with the wrongdoers.

96. Thou will indeed find them, of all people, most greedy of life, even more than the idolaters. Each one of them wishes he could be given a life of a thousand years. But the grant of such life will not save him from punishment, for Allah sees well all that they do.

97. Say, "Whoever is an enemy to Gabriel, for he brings down this to your heart by Allah's will, a confirmation of what went before, and Guidance, and Glad Tidings for those who Believe-"

98. "Whoever is an enemy to Allah, and God's angels and prophets, to Gabriel and Michael- Lo! Allah is an Enemy to those who reject Faith."

The Heifer 2:91-98
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Why then have you slain the prophets of Allah in times gone by, if you did indeed believe?

Vile indeed are the behests of your faith, if you have any faith!

If the last Home with Allah be for you specially, and not for anyone else, then seek you for death, if you are sincere.

Whoever is an enemy to Gabriel, for he brings down this to your heart by Allah's will, a confirmation of what went before, and Guidance, and Glad Tidings for those who Believe-

Whoever is an enemy to Allah, and God's angels and prophets, to Gabriel and Michael- Lo! Allah is an Enemy to those who reject Faith.

The calf referred to in verses 2:92 and 2:93 is the golden calf idol which the Children of Israel made out of their ornaments while Moses wasn't around to keep an eye on them. I believe the calf also represents materialism, or rather the worship of material things, which carries a greater value to the materialist than the Worship of God.

One of the slain prophets referred to in 2:91 is Jesus.

Qur'an 20081029

In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.

79. Then woe to those who write the Book with their own hands, and then say, "This is from Allah," to traffic with it for a miserable price! Woe to them for what their hands do write, and for the gain they make thereby.

80. And they say, "The Fire shall not touch us but for a few numbered days." Say, "Have you taken a promise from Allah, for God never breaks a Promise? Or is it you say of Allah what you do not know?"

81. Nay, those who seek gain in evil, and are girt round by their sins- they are companions of the Fire: therein shall they abide."

The Heifer 2:79-81
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Have you taken a promise from Allah, for God never breaks a Promise? Or is it you say of Allah what you do not know?

I believe verse 2:71 is a warning to those who write something, then claim that it is from God, to try to make money, or gain some power, whether it be Muslims, Christians, Jews, or otherwise. I believe this clause also includes the people who add unnecessary stuff to the Commandments of the Qur'an and the teachings of prophet Muhammad (peace be on him).

The rationale of some "believers" is to take for granted that they will be Forgiven by God, and that they will only reside in the Fire for a short time if they commit a sin.

Qur'an 20081015

In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.

1. Say, "I seek refuge with the Lord and Cherisher of mankind,

2. The Ruler of mankind,

3. The God of mankind,

4. From the mischief of the Whisperer, who withdraws,

5. Who whispers into the hearts of mankind,

6. Among Jinns, and among men."

Mankind 114:1-6
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This chapter wraps up the Qur'an as we know it today, with a summary of existence: humans (and Jinns) are in conflict with Satan, until Judgment Day.

Beginning tomorrow, I will loop back to verse 1. I'm turning one page a day for my daily reading nowadays. When the time comes, I will pick a random page. The Qur'an is Perfect, regardless.

Qur'an 20081014

In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.

1. Say,"I seek refuge with the Lord of the Dawn,"

2. "From the mischief of created things,"

3. "From the mischief of darkness as it overspreads,"

4. "From the mischief of those who practise secret arts,"

5. "And from the mischief of the envious one as he practises envy."

The Daybreak 113:1-5
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Qur'an 20081013

In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.

1. Say, "God is Allah, the One and Only."

2. "Allah, the Eternal, Absolute."

3. "God begetteth not, nor is God begotten."

4. "And there is none like unto God."

The Purity of Faith 112:1-4
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Sincerity. How sincere are you in your relationship with God?

Do you conduct your religion mostly for the sake of conforming?

Do you conduct your religion mostly for the sake of being seen by other people?

Qur'an 20081010

In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.

1. Say, "O ye who reject Faith!

2. I worship not that which you worship,

3. Nor will you worship that which I worship,

4. And I will not worship that which you have been wont to worship,

5. Nor will you worship that which I worship.

6. To you be your way, and to me, mine."

109 Those Who Reject Faith