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6:14 – Say: "Shall I take for my protector any other than Allah the Maker of the heavens and the
earth? And He is that feedeth but is not fed." Say: "Nay! but I am commanded to be the first of
those who bow to Allah (in Islam) and be not thou of the company of those who join gods with
Allah." 847
847 Feedeth but is not fed: true both literally and figuratively. To God we owe the satisfaction of all needs, but He is
independent of all needs. (6.14)
12:23 –But she in whose house he was sought to seduce him from his (true) self: she fastened the
doors and said: "Now come thou (dear one)!" He said: "Allah forbid! truly (thy husband) is my
lord! He made my sojourn agreeable! Truly to no good come those who do wrong!" 16661667
1666 The 'Aziz had treated Joseph with honour; he was more his guest and son than his slave. In trying to seduce Joseph
in these circumstances, his wife was guilty of a crime against Joseph's own honour and dignity. And there was a third
fault in her earthly love. True love blots Self out: it thinks more of the loved one than of the Self. The 'Aziz's wife was
seeking the satisfaction of her own selfish passion, and was in treason against Joseph's pure soul and his high
destiny. It was inevitable that Joseph should repel the advances made by the wife of the courtier. (12.23)
13:28 - "Those who believe and whose hearts find satisfaction in the remembrance of Allah: for
without doubt in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find satisfaction. 1843
1843 The Sign or Miracle is not something external: it is something internal, something in your mind, heart, and soul. It
depends on your inner spiritual experience. If you turn to Allah, that light, that experience, will come. If you do not,
Allah will not force you. (13.28)
13:29 - "For those who believe and work righteousness is (every) blessedness and a beautiful
place of (final) return." 1844
1844 "Blessedness": Tuba: an internal state of satisfaction, an inward joy which is difficult to describe in words, but which
reflects itself in the life of the good man, through good and ill fortune, through good report and evil. And then, there is
always the final goal to which his eyes are turned, the beautiful Home of rest in the Hereafter, after this life's struggles
are over. That goal is Allah Himself. (13.29)
18:28 – And keep thy soul content with those who call on their Lord morning and evening seeking his Face;
and let not thine eyes pass beyond them seeking the pomp and glitter of this Life; nor obey any whose
heart We have permitted to neglect the remembrance of Us one who follows his own desires whose case
has gone beyond all bounds. 23692370
2369 Cf. vi. 52 and n. 870. The true servants of Allah are those whose hearts are turned to Him morning, noon, and night,
and who seek not worldly gain, but Allah's Grace, Allah's own Self, His Presence and nearness. Even if they are poor
in this world's goods, their society gives far more inward and spiritual satisfaction than worldly grandeur or worldly
attractions. (18.28)
18:39 – "Why didst thou not as thou wentest into thy garden say: `Allah's Will (be done)! There is
no power but with Allah!' If thou dost see me less than thee in wealth and sons 2380
2380 The companion's argument divides itself into five parts. (1) He remonstrates against the proud man denying Allah. (2)
He, from his own spiritual experience, proclaims that Allah is One and that He is good. (3) He points out to him the
better way of enjoying Allah's gifts, with gratitude to Him. (4) He expresses contentment and satisfaction in Allah's
dealings with him. (5) He gives a warning of the fleeting nature of this world's goods and the certainty of Allah's
punishment for inordinate vanity. (18.39)
24:61 – it is no fault in the blind nor in one born lame nor in one afflicted with illness nor in
yourselves that ye should eat in your own houses or those of your fathers or your mothers or
your brothers or your sisters or your father's brothers or your father's sisters or your mother's
brothers or your mother's sisters or in houses of which the keys are in your possession or in
the house of a sincere friend of yours: there is no blame on you whether ye eat in company or
separately. But if ye enter houses salute each other a greeting or blessing and purity as from
Allah. Thus does Allah make clear the Signs to you: that ye may understand. 304230433044
3043 The shades of meaning in Salam are explained in n. 2512 to xix. 62. Here, we were first told that we might accept
hospitality and good fellowship in each other's houses. Now we are told what spirit should animate us in doing so. It
should not be a spirit only of self-satisfaction in a worldly sense. It should rather be a spirit of good-will in the highest
spiritual sense of the term-purity of motives and purity of life, as in the sight of Allah. (24.61)
31:18 – "And swell not thy cheek (for pride) at men nor walk in insolence through the earth; for
Allah loveth not any arrogant boaster. 3603
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