| Excerpts
From Surat Al-i-'Imran |
| And hold fast, all together, by the rope which Allah
(stretches out for you), and be not divided among yourselves; and remember with gratitude
Allah’s favor on you; for ye were enemies and He joined your hearts in love, so that
by His Grace, ye became brethren; and ye were on the brink of the pit of Fire, and He
saved you from it. Thus doth Allah make His Signs clear to you: That ye may be guided.
3:103 Let there arise out of you a band of people inviting
to all that is good, enjoining what is right, and forbidding what is wrong: They are the
ones to attain felicity. Be not like those who are divided amongst themselves and fall into
disputations after receiving Clear Signs: For them is a dreadful penalty, - On the Day when some faces will be (lit up with) white, and some
faces will be (in the gloom of) black: To those whose faces will be black, (will be said):
"Did ye reject Faith after accepting it? Taste then the penalty for rejecting
Faith." But those whose faces will be (lit with) white, - they will be in
(the light of) Allah’s mercy: therein to dwell (forever). These are the Signs of Allah. We rehearse them to thee in Truth: And
Allah means no injustice to any of His creatures. To Allah belongs all that is in the heavens and on earth: To Him do
all questions go back (for decision). Ye are the best of peoples, evolved for mankind, enjoining what is
right, forbidding what is wrong, and believing in Allah. If only the People of the Book
had faith, it were best for them: among them are some who have faith, but most of them are
perverted transgressors. |