Living in Accordance with the Qur'an 9/9

Refraining from Squandering Money or Wealth

Children of Adam! Wear fine clothing in every mosque and eat and drink but do not be profligate. He does not love the profligate. (Surat al-A’raf, 31)

Give your relatives their due, and the very poor and travellers but do not squander what you have. (Surat al-Isra’, 26)

Do not keep your hand chained to your neck but do not extend it either to its full extent so that you sit there blamed and destitute. (Surat al-Isra’, 29)

(Believers are) those who, when they spend, are neither extravagant nor mean, but take a stance mid way between the two. (Surat al-Furqan, 67)

It is He Who produces gardens, both cultivated and wild, and palm-trees and crops of diverse kinds, and olives and pomegranates, both similar and dissimilar. Eat of their fruits when they bear fruit and pay their due on the day of their harvest, and do not be profligate. He does not love the profligate. (Surat al-An’am, 141)

Never Giving Into Satan’s Whisperings; Seeking Refuge in God from Satan’s Whisperings

If an evil impulse from Satan provokes you, seek refuge in God. He is All-Hearing, All-Seeing. As for those who guard against evil, when they are bothered by visitors from Satan, they remember and immediately see clearly. (Surat al-A’raf, 200-201)

Say: ‘My Lord, I seek refuge with You from the goadings of the Satans.’ (Surat al-Mu’minun, 97)

If an evil urge from Satan eggs you on, seek refuge in God. He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing. (Surah Fussilat, 36)

Say: ‘I seek refuge with the Lord of mankind, the King of mankind, the God of mankind, from the evil of the insidious whisperer who whispers in people’s breasts and comes from the jinn and from mankind.’ (Surat an-Nas, 1-6)

Remember Our servant Ayyub when he called on his Lord: ‘Satan has afflicted me with exhaustion and suffering.’ (Surah Sad, 41)

Not Allowing Satan to Influence One’s Behavior and Thoughts

You who believe! Enter Islam totally. Do not follow in the footsteps of Satan. He is an outright enemy to you. (Surat al-Baqarah, 208)

Satan has gained mastery over them and made them forget the remembrance of God. Such people are the party of Satan. No indeed! It is the party of Satan who are the losers. (Surat al-Mujadilah, 19)

Satan is your enemy so treat him as an enemy. He summons his party so they will be among the people of the Searing Blaze. (Surah Fatir, 6)

You who believe! Do not follow in the footsteps of Satan. Anyone who follows in Satan’s footsteps should know that he commands indecency and wrongdoing. Were it not for God’s favour to you and His mercy, not one of you would ever have been purified. But God purifies whoever He wills. God is All-Hearing, All-Knowing. (Surat an-Nur, 21)

Children of Adam! Do not let Satan tempt you into trouble as He expelled your parents from the Garden, stripping them of their covering and disclosing to them their private parts. He and his tribe see you from where you do not see them. We have made the Satans friends of those who have no faith. (Surat al-A’raf, 27)

That was only Satan who intimidated his adherents. But do not fear them–fear Me if you are believers. (Surah Al ‘Imran, 175)

Do not let Satan bar your way. He truly is an outright enemy to you. (Surat az-Zukhruf, 62)

Say: ‘Are we to call on something besides God which can neither help nor harm us, and to turn on our heels after God has guided us, like someone the Satans have lured away in the earth, leaving him confused and stupefied, despite the fact that he has companions calling him to guidance, saying, “Come with us!”?’ Say: ‘God’s guidance, that is true guidance. We are commanded to submit as Muslims to the Lord of all the worlds.’ (Surat al-An’am, 71)

You who believe! Wine and gambling, stone altars and divining arrows are filth from the handiwork of Satan. Avoid them completely so that hopefully you will be successful. (Surat al-Ma’idah, 90)

Did I not make a contract with you, tribe of Adam, not to worship Satan, who truly is an outright enemy to you? (Surah Ya Sin, 60)

Knowing That Satan’s Deceit Is Ineffectual and Does Not Have Any Influence on Those Who Are Sincere in Their Belief

Those who believe fight in the Way of God. Those who disbelieve fight in the way of false gods. So fight the friends of Satan! Satan’s scheming is always feeble. (Surat an-Nisa’, 76)

Whenever you recite the Qur’an, seek refuge with God from the accursed Satan. He has no authority over those who believe and put their trust in their Lord. He only has authority over those who take him as a friend and associate others with God. (Surat an-Nahl, 98-100)

He (Satan) said, ‘By Your might, I will mislead all of them except for Your sincere servants among them.’ (Surah Sad, 82-83)

He (Satan) has no authority over those who believe and put their trust in their Lord. (Surat an-Nahl, 99)

He (Satan) said, ‘My Lord, because You misled me, I will make things on the earth seem good to them and I will mislead them all, every one of them, except Your servants among them who are sincere.’ He said, ‘This is a Straight Path to Me.’ (Surat al-Hijr, 39-41)

Constantly Remembering and Reminding God’s Blessings and Expressing Gratitude for Them

And as for the blessing of your Lord, speak out! (Surat adh-Dukha, 11)

If you tried to number God’s blessings, you could never count them. God is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surat an-Nahl, 18)

So eat from what God has provided for you, lawful and good, and be thankful for the blessing of God if it is Him you worship. (Surat an-Nahl, 114)

He has given you everything you have asked Him for. If you tried to number God’s blessings, you could never count them. Man is indeed wrongdoing, ungrateful. (Surah Ibrahim, 34)

We gave Luqman wisdom: ‘Give thanks to God. Whoever gives thanks only does so to his own good. Whoever is ungrateful, God is Rich Beyond Need, Praiseworthy.’ (Surah Luqman, 12)

…you see ships on them, cleaving through the waves so that you can seek His bounty and so that hopefully you will be thankful. (Surah Fatir, 12)

It is God Who has made the sea subservient to you so that the ships sail on it at His command, enabling you to seek His bounty, so that hopefully you will be thankful. (Surat al-Jathiyah, 12)

God is He Who appointed the night for you so that you might rest in it, and the day for seeing. God pours out His favour on mankind but most people do not show thanks. (Surah Ghafir, 61)

What will those who invent lies against God think on the Day of Rising? God shows favour to mankind but most of them are not thankful. (Surah Yunus, 60)

There was also a sign for Saba in their dwelling place: two gardens–one to the right and one to the left. ‘Eat of your Lord’s provision and give thanks to Him: a bountiful land and a forgiving Lord.’ (Surah Saba’, 15)

They made for him (Sulayman) anything he wished: high arches and statues, huge dishes like cisterns, great built-in cooking vats. ‘Work, family of Dawud, in thankfulness!’ But very few of My servants are thankful. (Surah Saba’, 13)

Then (He) formed him and breathed His Spirit into him and gave you hearing, sight and hearts. What little thanks you show! (Surat as-Sajdah, 9)

Among His Signs is that He sends the winds bearing good news, to give you a taste of His mercy, and to make the ships run by His command, and to enable you to seek His bounty so that hopefully you will be thankful. (Surat ar-Rum, 46)

(Ibrahim said,) ‘Instead of God you worship only idols. You are inventing a lie. Those you worship besides God have no power to provide for you. So seek your provision from God and worship Him and give thanks to Him. It is to Him you will be returned.’ (Surat al-Anqabut, 17)

But part of His mercy is that He has made both night and day for you so that you can have your rest and seek His bounty, and so that hopefully you will be thankful. (Surat al-Qasas, 73)

God shows favour to mankind but most of them are not thankful. (Surat an-Naml, 73)

It is He Who made the sea subservient to you so that you can eat fresh flesh from it and bring out from it ornaments to wear. and you see the ships cleaving through it so that you can seek His bounty, and so that hopefully you will show thanks. (Surat an-Nahl, 14)

We taught him (Dawud) the art of making garments for you to protect you against each others’ violence, but do you show any thanks? (Surat al-Anbiya’, 80)

(Musa said to his people,) ‘And when your Lord announced: “If you are grateful, I will certainly give you increase, but if you are ungrateful, My punishment is severe.”’ (Surah Ibrahim, 7)

When you were few and oppressed in the land, afraid that the people would snatch you away, He gave you refuge and supported you with His help and provided you with good things so that hopefully you would be thankful. (Surat al-Anfal, 26)

We have established you firmly on the earth and granted you your livelihood in it. What little thanks you show! (Surat al-A’raf, 10)

Why should God punish you if you are thankful and believe? God is All-Thankful, All-Knowing. (Surat an-Nisa’, 147)

We have instructed man to be good to his parents. His mother bore him with difficulty and with difficulty gave birth to him; and his bearing and weaning take thirty months. Then when he achieves his full strength and reaches forty, he says, ‘My Lord, keep me thankful for the blessing You bestowed on me and on my parents, and keep me acting rightly, pleasing You. and make my descendants righteous. I have repented to You and I am truly one of the Muslims.’ (Surat al-Ahqaf, 15)

It is He Who created all the species and gave you ships and livestock for you to ride, so that you might sit firmly on their backs and remember your Lord’s blessing while you are seated on them, saying, ‘Glory be to Him Who has subjected this to us. We could never have done it by ourselves.’ (Surat az-Zukhruf, 12-13)

Mankind! Remember God’s blessing to you. Is there any creator other than God providing for you from heaven and earth? There is no god but Him. So how have you been perverted? (Surah Fatir, 3)

… Do not make a mockery of God’s Signs. Remember God’s blessing to you and the Book and Wisdom He has sent down to you to admonish you. Have fear of God and know that God has knowledge of all things. (Surat al-Baqarah, 231)

He was thankful for His blessings. God chose him and guided him to a straight path. (Surat an-Nahl, 121)

Remember when Musa said to his people, ‘My people! Remember God’s blessing to you when He appointed Prophets among you and appointed kings for you, and gave you what He had not given to anyone else in all the worlds!’ (Surat al-Ma’idah, 20)

He (Sulayman) smiled, laughing at its words, and said, ‘My Lord, keep me thankful for the blessing You have bestowed on me and on my parents, and keep me acting rightly, pleasing You, and admit me, by Your mercy, among Your servants who are righteous.’ (Surat an-Naml, 19)

He who possessed knowledge of the Book said, ‘I will bring it to you before your glance returns to you.’ and when he saw it standing firmly in his presence, he said, ‘This is part of my Lord’s favour to test me to see if I will give thanks or show ingratitude. Whoever gives thanks only does so to his own gain. Whoever is ungrateful, my Lord is Rich Beyond Need, Generous.’ (Surat an-Naml, 40)

Asking God for Forgiveness and Mercy and Repenting Sincerely

(People who guard against evil are) those who, when they act indecently or wrong themselves, remember God and ask forgiveness for their bad actions (and who can forgive bad actions except God?) and do not knowingly persist in what they were doing. (Surah Al ‘Imran, 135)

So remain steadfast. God’s promise is true. Ask forgiveness for your wrong action and glorify your Lord with praise in the evening and the early morning. (Surah Ghafir, 55)

(Believers say,) ‘Our Lord, we heard a caller calling us to faith: “Believe in your Lord!” and we believed. Our Lord, forgive us our wrong actions, erase our bad actions from us and take us back to You with those who are truly good.’ (Surah Al ‘Imran, 193)

But to those who do evil in ignorance and then after that repent and put things right, to them your Lord is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surat an-Nahl, 119)

All they said was, ‘Our Lord, forgive us our wrong actions and any excesses we went to in what we did and make our feet firm and help us against these disbelieving people.’ (Surah Al ‘Imran, 147)

Ask your Lord for forgiveness and then repent to Him…(Surah Hud, 3)

We sent no Messenger except to be obeyed by God’s permission. If only when they wronged themselves they had come to you and asked God’s forgiveness and the Messenger had asked forgiveness for them they would have found God Ever-Returning, Most Merciful. (Surat an-Nisa’, 64)

But if anyone repents after his wrongdoing and puts things right, God will turn towards him. God is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surat al-Ma’idah, 39)

But as for those who repent and act rightly, they will hopefully be successful. (Surat al-Qasas, 67)

He (Salih) said, ‘My people, why are you so anxious to hasten the bad before the good? If only you would ask for forgiveness from God, so that mercy might perhaps be shown to you.’ (Surat an-Naml, 46)

He (Musa) said, ‘My Lord, I have wronged myself. Forgive me.’ So He forgave him. He is the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Merciful. (Surat al-Qasas, 16)

(Ibrahim said, ‘It is) He Who I sincerely hope will forgive my mistakes on the Day of Reckoning.’ (Surat ash- Shu`ara’, 82)

(The magicians said,) ‘We remain hopeful that our Lord will forgive us our mistakes for being the first of the believers.’ (Surat ash- Shu`ara’, 51)

Why do they not turn to God and ask for His forgiveness? God is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surat al-Ma’idah, 74)

Anyone who does evil or wrongs himself and then asks God’s forgiveness will find God Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surat an-Nisa’, 110)

He (Nuh) said, ‘My Lord, I seek refuge with You from asking You for anything about which I have no knowledge. If You do not forgive me and have mercy on me, I will be among the lost.’ (Surah Hud, 47)

When they were told: ‘Live in this town and eat of it wherever you like and say, “Relieve us of our burdens!” and enter the gate prostrating. Your mistakes will be forgiven you... (Surat al-A’raf, 161)

When they took full stock of what they had done and saw they had been misled, they said, ‘If our Lord does not have mercy on us and forgive us, we will certainly be among the lost.’ (Surat al-A’raf, 149)

But as for those who do evil actions and then subsequently repent and believe, in that case your Lord is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surat al-A’raf, 153)

… God loves those who turn back from wrongdoing and He loves those who purify themselves. (Surat al-Baqarah, 222)

... Then when he achieves his full strength and reaches forty, he says, ‘My Lord, keep me thankful for the blessing You bestowed on me and on my parents, and keep me acting rightly, pleasing You. and make my descendants righteous. I have repented to You and I am truly one of the Muslims.’ (Surat al-Ahqaf, 15)

For certainly all who repent and act rightly have turned sincerely towards God. (Surat al-Furqan, 71)

… Turn to God every one of you, believers, so that hopefully you will have success. (Surat an-Nur, 31)

Asking for Forgiveness at Dawn

The steadfast, the truthful, the obedient, the givers, and those who seek forgiveness before dawn. (Surah Al ‘Imran, 17)

And they (the people who guard against evil) would seek forgiveness before the dawn. (Surat adh-Dhariyat, 18)

Praying for Other Muslims and Asking God for Their Forgiveness

Know then that there is no god except God and ask forgiveness for your wrongdoing, and for the men and women who believe. God knows both your activity and your repose. (Surah Muhammad, 19)

(Nuh said,) ‘My Lord! Forgive me and my parents and all who enter my house as believers, and all the men and women of the believers.’ But do not increase the wrongdoers except in ruin!’ (Surah Nuh, 28)

(Ibrahim said,) ‘Our Lord! Forgive me and my parents and the believers on the Day the Reckoning takes place.’ (Surah Ibrahim, 41)

Take them (your parents) under your wing, out of mercy, with due humility and say: ‘Lord, show mercy to them as they did in looking after me when I was small.’ (Surat al-Isra’, 24)

Those who have come after them say, ‘Our Lord, forgive us and our brothers who preceded us in faith and do not put any rancour in our hearts towards those who believe. Our Lord, You are All-Gentle, Most Merciful.’ (Surat al-Hashr, 10)

Praying to God in a Hopeful and Fearful Manner

We responded to him and gave him Yahya, restoring for him his wife’s fertility. They outdid one another in good actions, calling out to Us in yearning and in awe, and humbling themselves to Us. (Surat al-Anbiya’, 90)

Do not corrupt the earth after it has been put right. Call on Him fearfully and eagerly. God’s mercy is close to the good-doers. (Surat al-A’raf, 56)

Their sides eschew their beds as they call on their Lord in fear and ardent hope. and they give of what We have provided for them. (Surat as-Sajdah, 16)

(Ibrahim said,) ‘I will separate myself from you and all you call upon besides God and I will call upon my Lord. It may well be that, in calling on my Lord, I will not be disappointed.’ (Surah Maryam, 48)

Traveling in the Way of God

Nor will they give away any amount, whether large or small, nor will they cross any valley, without it being written down for them so that God can recompense them for the best of what they did. (Surat at-Tawba, 121)

Preparing for the Hereafter Without Ever Forgetting That the Hereafter Is Our Actual Home

You who believe! Have fear of God and let each self look to what it has sent forward for tomorrow. Have fear of God. God is aware of what you do. (Surat al-Hashr, 18)

We purified their sincerity through sincere remembrance of the Abode. (Surah Sad, 46)

So let those who sell the life of this world for the hereafter fight in the Way of God. If someone fights in the Way of God, whether he is killed or is victorious, We will pay him an immense reward. (Surat an-Nisa’, 74)

God has bought from the believers their selves and their wealth in return for the Garden. They fight in the Way of God and they kill and are killed. It is a promise binding on Him in the Torah, the Gospel and the Qur’an and who is truer to his contract than God? Rejoice then in the bargain you have made. That is the great victory. (Surat at-Tawba, 111)

Race each other to forgiveness from your Lord and a Garden as wide as the heavens and the earth, prepared for the people who guard against evil. (Surah Al ‘Imran, 133)

But as for anyone who desires the hereafter, and strives for it with the striving it deserves, being a believer, the striving of such people will be gratefully acknowledged. (Surat al-Isra’, 19)

(His people said to Qarun,) ‘Seek the abode of the hereafter with what God has given you, without forgetting your portion of this world. and do good as God has been good to you. and do not seek to cause corruption in the earth. God does not love corrupters.’ (Surat al-Qasas, 77)

Race each other to forgiveness from your Lord and to a Garden, whose breadth is like that of heaven and earth combined, made ready for those who believe in God and His Messengers. That is God’s favour which He gives to those He wills. God’s favour is indeed immense. (Surat al-Hadid, 21)

Never Hanging Back and Slacking in Living in Accordance with Islamic Moral Values

Among you there are people who hang back and if you encounter a setback then they say, ‘God has blessed me in that I was not there with them.’ (Surat an-Nisa’, 72)

You who believe! What is the matter with you that when you are told, ‘Go out and fight in the way of God,’ you sink down heavily to the earth? Are you happier with this world than the hereafter? Yet the enjoyment of this world is very small compared to that of the hereafter. (Surat at-Tawba, 38)

So be steadfast. God’s promise is true. Do not let those who have no certainty make you impatient and shake your firmness. (Surat ar-Rum, 60)

Do not falter or grieve, for you will have the upper hand, if you are 'true' believers. (Surah Al ‘Imran, 139)

Many a Prophet has been fought, when there were many thousands with him! They did not give up in the face of what assailed them in the Way of God, nor did they weaken, nor did they yield. God loves the steadfast. (Surah Al ‘Imran, 146)

The Messiah would never disdain to be a servant to God nor would the angels near to Him. If any do disdain to worship Him, and grow arrogant, He will in any case gather them all to Him. (Surat an-Nisa’, 172)

As for those who believe and do right actions, He will pay them their wages in full and will give them increase from His favour. As for those who show disdain and grow arrogant, He will punish them with a painful punishment. They will not find any protector or helper for themselves besides God. (Surat an-Nisa’, 173)

Worshiping Only God

You alone we worship. You alone we ask for help. (Surat al-Fatihah, 4)

Mankind! Worship your Lord, Who created you and those before you, so that hopefully you will guard against evil. (Surat al-Baqarah, 21)

My servants, you who believe, My earth is wide, so worship Me alone! (Surat al-Anqabut, 56)

And Ibrahim, when he said to his people, ‘Worship God and have fear of Him. That is better for you if you only knew.’ (Surat al-Anqabut, 16)

Say: ‘It is God I worship, making my religion sincerely His.’ (Surat az-Zumar, 14)

Say: ‘My prayer and my rites, my living and my dying, are for God alone, the Lord of all the worlds.’ (Surat al-An’am, 162)

I only created jinn and man to worship Me. (Surat adh-Dhariyat, 56)

He is Lord of the heavens and the earth and everything in between them, so worship Him and persevere in His worship. Do you know of any other with His Name? (Surah Maryam, 65)

They were only ordered to worship God, making their religion sincerely His as people of pure natural belief, and to perform prayer and give the alms–that is the religion of the correct. (Surat al-Baiyinah, 5)

All mosques belong to God so do not call on anyone else besides God. (Surat al-Jinn, 18)

Prostrate before God and worship Him! (Surat al-Najm, 62)

Remember the brother of ‘Ad when he warned his people by the sand-dunes–and warners passed away before and after him–‘Worship no one but God. I fear for you the punishment of a terrible Day.’ (Surat al-Ahqaf, 21)

(‘Isa said,) ‘God is my Lord and your Lord so worship Him. This is a straight path.’ (Surat az-Zukhruf, 64)

When the Messengers came to them from in front and from behind, saying, ‘Do not worship anyone but God,’ they said, ‘If our Lord had willed, He could have sent angels down, so we reject the Message you have been sent with.’ (Surah Fussilat, 14)

So call upon God, making your religion sincerely His, even though the disbelievers detest it. (Surah Ghafir, 14)

No! Worship God and be among the thankful. (Surat az-Zumar, 66)

But to worship Me? That is a straight path. (Surah Ya Sin, 61)

And to Madyan We sent their brother Shu‘ayb, he said, ‘My people, worship God and look to the Last Day and do not act unjustly on earth, corrupting it.’ (Surat al-Anqabut, 36)

(Ibrahim said,) ‘Instead of God you worship only idols. You are inventing a lie. Those you worship besides God have no power to provide for you. So seek your provision from God and worship Him and give thanks to Him. It is to Him you will be returned.’ (Surat al-Anqabut, 17)

And Ibrahim, when he said to his people, ‘Worship God and have fear of Him. That is better for you if you only knew.’ (Surat al-Anqabut, 16)

To Thamud We sent their brother Salih telling them to worship God, and straightaway they divided in two, arguing with one another. (Surat an-Naml, 45)

We sent Nuh to his people and he said, ‘My people, worship God. You have no god other than Him. So will you not guard against evil?’ (Surat al-Mu’minun, 23)

Your Lord has decreed that you should worship none but Him, and that you should show kindness to your parents. Whether one or both of them reach old age with you, do not say ‘Ugh!’ to them out of irritation and do not be harsh with them but speak to them with gentleness and generosity. (Surat al-Isra’, 23)

Everything in the heavens and earth belongs to Him, and the religion belongs to Him, firmly and for ever. So why do you fear anyone other than God? (Surat an-Nahl, 52)

We sent a Messenger among every people saying: ‘Worship God and keep clear of all false gods.’ Among them were some whom God guided but others received the misguidance they deserved. Travel about the earth and see the final fate of the deniers. (Surat an-Nahl, 32)

Those to whom We gave the Book rejoice at what has been sent down to you but some of the parties refuse to acknowledge part of it. Say: ‘I have only been ordered to worship God and not to associate anything with Him. I summon to Him and to Him I will return.’ (Surat ar-Ra`d, 36)

(Yusuf said,) ‘What you serve apart from Him are only names which you and your forefathers have made up. There is no mandate for them from God. God alone is qualified to judge. His order is to worship none but Him. That is in truth the straight and upright religion, but most of mankind simply do not know.’ (Surah Yusuf, 40)

(Nuh said to his people,) ‘Worship none but God. I fear for you the punishment of a painful day.’ (Surah Hud, 26)

Your Lord is God, Who created the heavens and the earth in six days and then established Himself firmly on the Throne. He directs the whole affair. No one can intercede except with His permission. That is God your Lord, so worship Him. Will you not pay heed? (Surah Yunus, 3)

That is God, your Lord. There is no god but Him, the Creator of everything. So worship Him. He is responsible for everything. (Surat al-An’am, 102)

Say, ‘People of the Book! Come to a proposition which is the same for us and you–that we should worship none but God and not associate any partners with Him and not take one another as lords besides God.’ If they turn away, say, ‘Bear witness that we are Muslims.’ (Surah Al ‘Imran, 64)

We have sent down the Book to you with truth. So worship God, making your religion sincerely His. (Surat az-Zumar, 2)

The call of truth is made to Him alone. Those they call upon apart from Him do not respond to them at all. It is like someone stretching out his cupped hands towards water to convey it to his mouth: it will never get there. the call of the disbelievers only goes astray. (Surat ar-Ra`d, 14)

(A voice called out to Musa,) ‘I am God. There is no god but Me, so worship Me and perform prayer to remember Me.’ (Surah Ta Ha, 14)

And worship your Lord until what is Certain comes to you. (Surat al-Hijr, 99)

Say: ‘I am only a human being like yourselves. It is revealed to me that your god is One God. So let him who hopes to meet his Lord act rightly and not associate anyone in the worship of his Lord.’ (Surat al-Kahf, 110)

Or were you present when death came to Ya‘qub and he said to his sons, ‘What will you worship when I have gone?’ They said, ‘We will worship your God, the God of your forefathers, Ibrahim, Isma‘il and Ishaq–one God. We are Muslims submitted to Him.’ (Surat al-Baqarah, 133)

Say: ‘Mankind! If you are in any doubt about my religion, I do not worship those you worship besides God. Rather I worship God Who will take you back to Him and I am commanded to be one of the believers.’ (Surah Yunus, 104)

God has promised those of you who believe and do right actions that He will make them successors in the land as He made those before them successors, and will firmly establish for them their religion with which He is pleased and give them, in place of their fear, security. ‘They worship Me, not associating anything with Me.’ Any who disbelieve after that, such people are deviators. (Surat an-Nur, 55)

You who believe! Bow and prostrate and worship your Lord, and do good, so that hopefully you will be successful. (Surat al-Hajj, 77)

We made them leaders, guiding by Our command, and revealed to them how to do good actions and perform prayer and give the alms, and they worshipped Us. (Surat al-Anbiya’, 73)

Those who say that the Messiah, son of Maryam, is God are disbelievers. the Messiah said, ‘Tribe of Israel! Worship God, my Lord and your Lord. If anyone associates anything with God, God has forbidden him the Garden and his refuge will be the Fire.’ the wrongdoers will have no helpers. (Surat al-Ma’idah, 72)

This nation of yours is one nation and I am your Lord, so worship Me. (Surat al-Anbiya’, 92)