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835 The argument is threefold: (1) God created everything you see and know: how can you then set up any of His own<br />

creatures as equal to Him? (2) He is your own Guardian-Lord; He cherishes and loves you: how can you be so<br />

ungrateful as to run after something else? (3) Darkness and Light are to help you to distinguish between the true from<br />

the false: how then can you confound the true God with your false ideas and superstitions? There may also be a<br />

repudiation of the Duality of old Persian theology; Light and Darkness are not conflicting Powers; they are both<br />

creatures of the one true God. (6.1)<br />

Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith<br />

Hadith 3.733 Narrated by<br />

Abdullah bin Umar<br />

That he heard Allah's Apostle saying, "Everyone of you is a guardian and is responsible for his charge; the ruler is a<br />

guardian and is responsible for his subjects; the man is a guardian in his family and responsible for his charges; a woman is<br />

a guardian of her husband's house and responsible for her charges; and the servant is a guardian of his master's property<br />

and is responsible for his charge." I definitely heard the above from the Prophet and think that the Prophet also said, "A man<br />

is a guardian of his father's property and responsible for his charges; so everyone of you is a guardian and responsible for<br />

his charges."<br />

GUIDANCE:<br />

6:71 - Say: "Shall we indeed call on others besides Allah things that can do us neither good nor<br />

harm and turn on our heels after receiving guidance from Allah? Like one whom the evil ones<br />

have made into a fool wandering bewildered through the earth his friends calling `Come to us'<br />

(vainly) guiding him to the Path." Say: "Allah's guidance is the (only) guidance and we have<br />

been directed to submit ourselves to the Lord of the worlds; 895<br />

895 In continuation of the seven heads of argument refered to in nn. 876 and 885, we have here the final two heads: (8)<br />

Who would, after receiving guidance from the living, eternal God, turn to lifeless idols? To do so would indeed show<br />

that we were made into fools, wandering to a precipice; (9) therefore accept the only true guidance, the guidance of<br />

God, and obey his Law, for we shall have to answer before His judgment-seat. (6.71)<br />

6:82 - "It is those who believe and confuse not their beliefs with wrong that are (truly) in security<br />

for they are on (right) guidance."<br />

10:35 - Say: "Of your `partners' is there any that can give any guidance towards Truth?" Say: "It is<br />

Allah Who gives guidance towards Truth. Is then He Who gives guidance to Truth more<br />

worthy to be followed or he who finds not guidance (himself) unless he is guided? What then is<br />

the matter with you? How judge ye?"<br />

17:94 - What kept men back from Belief when Guidance came to them was nothing but this: they<br />

said "Has Allah sent a man like us) to be (His) Apostle?" 2299<br />

2299 When a man is raised to honour and dignity, his sincere brothers rejoice, for it is an honour that reflects its glory on<br />

them. But those with evil in their hearts are jealous like their prototype Iblis, (xvii. 61, n. 2251). To such men the mere<br />

fact that their own brother receives the grace of Allah is enough to turn them against that brother. Any other reasons<br />

they may devise are mere make-believe. (17.94)<br />

17:97 - It is he whom Allah guides that is on true guidance; but he whom He leaves astray for such<br />

wilt thou find no protector besides Him.<br />

72:2 - It gives guidance to the Right and we have believed therein: We shall not join (in worship) any<br />

(gods) with our Lord.<br />

18:55 - And what is there to keep back men from believing now that Guidance has come to them<br />

18:57 - And who doth more wrong than one who is reminded of the Signs of his Lord but turns<br />

away from them forgetting the (deeds) which his hands have sent forth? Verily We have set<br />

veils over their hearts lest they should understand this and over their ears deafness. If thou<br />

callest them to guidance even then will they never accept guidance. 2401<br />

2401 Considering the power of sin, and how it gets hold of the hearts of men, and considering all the wrongs that men have<br />

done, it is the height of folly and injustice on their part to turn away from warnings which are given expressly for their<br />

good. But a stage of callousness is reached, when, by their own choice, they have rendered themselves impervious to<br />

Allah's Grace. At that stage a veil is put over their hearts and they are left alone for a time, that they may commune<br />

with themselves and perhaps repent and seek Allah's Mercy again. If they do not, it is their own loss. See next verse.<br />

(18.57)<br />

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