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Al-Baqarah 2: 27–8

while those bent on denying the Truth say: “What does Allah mean by these parables?” Thus He causes many to go astray just as He directs many to the Right Way. And He thereby causes to go astray only the transgressors,12 (27) who break the covenant of Allah after its firm binding,13 and cut asunder what Allah has commanded to be joined,14 and spread mischief on earth. They are the utter losers.

(28) How can you be ungrateful to Allah Who bestowed life upon you when you were lifeless, then He will cause you to die and will again bring you back to life so that you will be returned to Him. ▶

12 Fasiq means transgressor, disobedient.

13 The injunctions or ordinances issued by a sovereign to his servants and subjects are termed [ahd in Arabic since compliance with them becomes obligatory for the latter. [Ahd has been used here in this sense. The [ahd referred to here signifies God’s eternal command that all human beings are obliged to render their service, obedience and worship to Him alone. “After its binding” refers to the promise made by mankind to remain faithful to the injunctions of God at the time of Adam’s creation. (For details see al-A[raf, 7: 172.)

14 That is, the transgressors strike their blows at those very relationships upon which the individual and collective well-being of mankind depends, relationships which God wants maintained on a sound basis.

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