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6:155 - And this is a Book which We have revealed as a blessing: so follow it and be righteous that<br />

ye may receive mercy:<br />

7:204 - When the Qur'an is read listen to it with attention and hold your peace: that ye may receive<br />

Mercy.<br />

16:64 - And We sent down the Book to thee for the express purpose that thou shouldst make clear<br />

to them those things in which they differ and that it should be a guide and a mercy to those<br />

who believe. 2091<br />

2091 But the path of duty before Allah's Messenger is clear. He is sent with the Revelation (the Qur-an) for three express<br />

purposes; (1) that he should bring about unity among the jarring sects, for the Gospel of Unity, while preaching the<br />

One True God, leads also to the unity of mankind; (2) that the revelation should be a guide to right conduct; and (3)<br />

that it should show the path of repentance and Salvation, and thus be the highest mercy to erring sinners. (16.64)<br />

16:89 - One day We shall raise from all peoples a witness against them from amongst themselves:<br />

and We shall bring thee as a witness against these (thy people): and We have sent down to<br />

thee the Book explaining all things a guide a Mercy and glad tidings to Muslims. 2126<br />

2126 To the thought expressed in xvi. 84 above, is added another detail here. Not only will there be witnesses from<br />

Peoples, but the witnesses will be men from amongst the Peoples themselves, men of their own kith and kin, who<br />

understood them and explained Allah's Message in their own language. The Prophet Muhammad will be witness<br />

against all those who rejected the Message he brought. For those who believe in him of (all races and peoples), the<br />

Book which he brought will be an explanation, a guide, a mercy and a Gospel. (16.89)<br />

17:82 - We send down (stage by stage) in the Qur'an that which is a healing and a mercy to those<br />

who believe: to the unjust it causes nothing but loss after loss. 2282<br />

2282 In Allah's revelation there is healing for our broken spirits, hope for our spiritual future, and joy in the forgiveness of<br />

our sins. All who work in faith will share in these privileges. It is only the rebels against Allah's Law who will suffer loss.<br />

The more they will oppose Truth, the deeper down will they go into the mire-the state of sin and Wrath, which is worse<br />

than destruction. (17.82)<br />

27:77 - And it certainly is a Guide and Mercy to those who believe.<br />

29:51 - And is it not enough for them that We have sent down to thee the Book which is rehearsed<br />

to them? Verily in it is Mercy and Reminder to those who believe. 3482<br />

3482 The perspicuous Qur-an, explained in detail by Allah's Messenger, in conjunction with Allah's Signs in nature and in<br />

the hearts of men, should be enough for all. It is mere fractious opposition to demand vaguely something more. Cf.<br />

also vi. 124, and n. 946. (29.51)<br />

31:3 - A Guide and a Mercy to the Doers of Good, 3581<br />

3581 A guide to all, and, to those who accept its guidance, a source of mercy as leading them to Salvation. (31.3)<br />

QURAN-<br />

BELIEVE:<br />

2:4 - And who believe in the Revelation sent to thee and sent before thy time and (in their hearts)<br />

have the assurance of the Hereafter. 28<br />

28 Righteousness comes from a secure faith, from sincere devotion to God, and from unselfish service to Man. (2.4)<br />

5:69 - Those who believe (in the Qur'an) those who follow the Jewish (Scriptures) and the Sabians<br />

and the Christians any who believe in Allah and the Last Day and work righteousness on them<br />

shall be no fear nor shall they grieve. 779<br />

779 Here, as in Sura Al-Baqarah (ii. 62), the Qur-an underscores the importance of true and genuine faith, which is to be<br />

judged by a sincere belief in Allah and man's accountability to Him backed by a righteous conduct rather than by mere<br />

forms or labels. At both the places it repudiates the false claims of the People of the Book that they had a special<br />

relationship with Allah for they were the children of Abraham; that they were a chosen people with special privileges,<br />

and no matter what they did, their high status would remain unaffected. Here this false notion is refuted and the<br />

People of the Book are being reminded that it is through sincere belief and righteous conduct rather than pretentious<br />

claims that man can win his Lord's pleasure and achieve ultimate success. The verse does not purport to lay down an<br />

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