04-14-2006, 05:27 AM
He is the Living One. There is no God save Him. So pray unto Him, making religion pure for Him only. Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds!
Say O Muhammad: I am forbidden to worship those unto whom ye cry beside Allah since there have come unto me clear proofs from my Lord, and I am commanded to surrender to the Lord of the Worlds.
He it is Who created you from dust, then from a drop of seed then from a clot, then bringeth you forth as a child, then ordaineth that ye attain full strength and afterward that ye become old men though some among you die before and that ye reach an appointed term, that haply ye may understand. 40:65-67
And who is better in speech than him who prayeth unto his Lord and doeth right, and saith: Lo! I am of those who surrender unto Him.
The good deed and the evil deed are not alike. Repel the evil deed with one which is better, then lo! he, between whom and thee there was enmity (will become) as though he was a bosom friend.
But none is granted it save those who are steadfast, and none is granted it save the owner of great happiness.
And if a whisper from the devil reach thee O Muhammad then seek refuge in Allah. Lo! He is the Hearer, the Knower. 41:33-36
Lo! those who say: our Lord is Allah, and thereafter walk aright, there shall no fear come upon them neither shall they grieve.
Such are rightful owners of the Garden, immortal thereafter as a reward for what they used to do.
And We have commended unto man kindness toward parents. His mother beareth him with reluctance, and bringeth him forth with reluctance, and the bearing of him and the weaning of him is thirty months, till, when he attaineth full strength and reacheth forty years, he saith: My Lord! Arouse me that I may give thanks for the favor wherewith Thou hast favored me and my parents, and that I may do right acceptable unto Thee. And be gracious unto me In the matter of my seed. Lo! I have turned unto Thee repentant, and lo! I am of those who surrender unto Thee.
Those are they from whom We accept the best of what they do, and overlook their evil deeds. They are among the owners of the Garden. This is the true promise which they were promised in the world. 46:13-16
And whoso saith unto his parents: Fie upon you both! Do ye threaten me that I shall be brought forth again when generations before me have passed away? And they twain cry unto Allah for help and say: Woe unto thee! Believe! Lo! the promise of Allah is true. But he saith: This is naught save fables of the men of old. 46:13-17