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Mylinda and her three offspring made an spur-of-the-moment trip to Arizona. Jessica, Jim, and Mathew Tripp rented a van and offer travel space. |
| Fred Zumwalt made the arraignments, and Mylinda's youngest, Alexander Barrett Ellis was blessed in Freds' ward, 9 March 2014. I'm not sure that was the impetus for the trip, but it was at least convenient. |
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Barbara always enjoys spoiling grandkids, and this visit was no exception. Lauren left loaded with goodies (though I suspect a few of them may not have survived the trip home). |
| Carson didn't fare as well, but seemed unaware of grandmas favoritism. Grandma did supply him with her trademark--bubbles. |
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Alexander is a happy baby (when he is not colicky). Mylinda suggested that he has some food alergies, that he will hopefully out grow. He is also quite cute (not that I'm biased). |
| As a matter of fact, my favorite grandchild is the one that I've seen last... |
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I suspect that from Mylindas' point of view, it was a short visit sandwiched between long trips, but I enjoyed seeing them. |
| While they were here, Barbara suggested that I make some cookies--one of the few things I can't cook (it requires measuring and following a receipe). After a protracted discussion that threatened to push the grandkids well past the point of exasperation, we followed directions on their box, and turned a Ghirardelli brownie mix into cookies. There were those who thought the chocolate was too intense, but Carson and I agreed that they were excellent. |
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 The day Mylinda left, Dave Elliott (a friend of mine from college) came to visit, fresh from a five-day hike. Dave's son ("Little Dave") organized a trip and drove out from Tennessee bringing 5 friends. The details of their adventures are a bit convoluted, but included several days of hiking in the back country of the Kanab Creek Wilderness Area/Grand Canyon, followed by an over-flight to inspect their wanderings. Route finding in the vertical real estate that comprises that country is a mixture of art and magic. I find that part of God's world to be beautiful and it was easy for me to fall in love with it, but I realize it will always be a one-sided affair. One miscalculation and the canyon extracts a terrible price. Like the legiondary Don Quijote, I have not given up jousting with windmills, and have taken upon myself the task of populating the photo section of all the ward directories on the internet. While Dave was here, I cajoled him into uploading his likeness to his ward directory, and in the process of taking photos to do this, I made a horrifying discovery: Dave photographs like an old man... and he is younger than I am. |
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While Dave was here, we visited the Titan Missile Museum in Green Valley. It is a relic of the cold war, that cost a tremendous amount of money to build and maintain. They discontinued it in the 1980s. That doesn't seem like very long ago to me, but all the electronic controls and whatnot seem absolutely archaic. Time flys on wings of lightening...
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We also hiked up Copper Creek Canyon to a side canyon that turns into a slot about 3 feet wide and 150 feet tall. With all the hiking we've done together, I had never ventured there with Dave. I think he enjoyed it, and I know my dog did. I am continuously amazed by the marvals of God's green earth...
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| My dog needs more exercise than he is currently getting. In an effort to correct this, I designed and fabricated a device to attach him to a bicycle, such that I could ride (while he walked/loped/ran beside me) and at the same time keep him away from cars, people, other dogs, etc. |
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In the beginning, it actually appeared to work quite well, and he effortlessly towed me up our driveway. I thought I had a solution, until we were cruising Webb Road and he decided to go a different direction. At that point the bike went down. After the dust had cleared, I found my aluminum bike rack (the second attachment point) broken in 6 places. Oh well, it was a good idea... |
| Compton is now slightly more than a year old, but still displays numerous traits associated with puppyhood. I needed to make a slight adjustment to the "dog bike rack," and left him connected to the bike for perhaps 45 seconds while I did so. In that length of time, he chewed up a quarter of my bicycle seat. They say a dog becomes an adult at about three years. Sometimes I have my doubts as to whether Compton will survive to celebrate that milestone... |
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Being a puppy, Compton likes to "play," and being both large and strong, he plays a little rough for most people. I often wrestle with him. Sometimes I win... |
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| Several years ago, I encountered an English translation of the Koran. Thinking that it might behoove a person to understand the motivation of those who have chosen to become his enemies, I perused it, noting various passages. Then as an exercise, I compared them to possibly relevant passages from the King James Bible as well as Latter-day scripture I was surprised by the amount of agreement among these several ecclesiastical sources. There are, of course, some topics wherein lie profound disagreements. Also, a number of ideas promulgated by the Koran are not addressed by our Standard Works. If you have in interest in providing them, I welcome suggested additions and/or changes. The number of entries in this table (135) may seem excessive, but it is significently reduced from the first draft, that contained over 350. |
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| Allah creates you weak; after weakness He gives you strength, and after strength infirmity and grey hairs. P195 | ||
| Good deeds make amends for sins. P142 | 1 Peter 4:8 ...for charity shall cover the multitude of sins. | |
| Allah does not charge a soul with more than it can bear. P365 | 1 Corinthians 10:13 ...God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it. | |
| Permission to take up arms is hereby given to those who are attacked, because they have been wronged. P404 | 1 Chronicles 5:22 For there fell down many slain, because the war was of God... | |
| He that is constrained by hunger to eat of what is forbidden, not intending to commit sin, will find Allah forgiving and merciful. P387 | 1 Corinthians 10:27 If any of them that believe not bid you to a feast, and ye be disposed to go; whatsoever is set before you, eat, asking no question for conscience sake. | |
| Varied are the rewards of Allah. P4221 | 1 Corinthians 15:41-42 There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory. 42 So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption: | |
| The life of this world is but a sport and a pastime. Surely better is the life to come for those that fear Allah. Will you not understand? P428 | 1 Corinthians 15:19 If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable. | |
| Children of Adam! We have given you clothing with which to cover your nakedness, and garments pleasing to the eye, but the finest of all these is the robe of piety. P247 | Genesis 3:7 And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons. | |
| Mighty is Allah and capable of revenge. P104 | Romans 12:19 Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord. | |
| In two days He formed the sky into seven heavens, and to each heaven He assigned its task. We decked the lowest with brilliant stars and guardian comets. P159 | Genesis 2:4 These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens, | |
| To Adam We said: 'Dwell with your wife in Paradise and eat of its fruits to your hearts' content wherever you will. But never approach this tree or you shall both become transgressors.' But Satan made them fall from Paradise and brought about their banishment. P336 | Genesis 3:2-3 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: 3 But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. | |
| People ask you about the Hour of Doom. Say: 'Allah alone has knowledge of it. Who knows? It may well be that it is near at hand?' P296 | 1 Thessalonians 5:2 For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. | |
| Prophet, make war on the unbelievers and the hypocrites and deal sternly with them. Hell shall be their home, evil their fate. P443 | 2 Chronicles 15:13 That whosoever would not seek the Lord God of Israel should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman. | |
| Believers, take neither Jews nor Christians for your friends. They are friends with one another. Whoever of you seeks their friendship shall become one of their number. P393 | 2 Corinthians 6:14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? 15 And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? 16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. | |
| Each day of His is like a thousand years in your reckoning. P405 | 2 Peter 3:8 But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. | |
| It is He who sends down water from the sky, which provides drink for you and brings forth the crops on which your cattle feed. And thereby He brings up corn and olives, dates and grapes and other fruit. Surely in this there is a sign for thinking men. P304, Many are the marvels of the heavens and the earth; yet they pass them by and pay no heed to them. P47 | Acts 14:17 Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness. | |
| He has forbidden you carrion, blood, and the flesh of swine; also any flesh consecrated other than in the name of Allah. But whoever is constrained to eat any of these, not intending to sin or transgress, will find Allah forgiving and merciful. P312 | Acts 15:20 But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood. | |
| Allah has laid His curse on usury and blessed almsgiving with increase. P364 | Deuteronomy 23:19 Thou shalt not lend upon usury to thy brother; | |
| Believers, do not approach your prayers when you are drunk, but wait till you can grasp the meaning of your words. P371 | Ephesian 5:18 And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; | |
| Men have authority over women because Allah has made the one superior to the other, and because they spend their wealth to maintain them. Good women are obedient. They guard their unseen parts because Allah has guarded them. As for those from whom you fear disobedience, admonish them and send them to beds apart and beat them. Then if they obey you, take no further action against them. P371 | Ephesian 5:22 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. | |
| We enjoined man to show kindness to his parents, for with much pain his mother bears him and he is not weaned before he is two years of age. P190 | Exodus 20:12 Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. | |
| He created the heavens and the earth in six days and then mounted His throne. P107 | Exodus 20:11 For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it. | |
| The Sabbath was ordained only for those who differed about it. P313 | Exodus 20:8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. | |
| You shall not kill one another. P369 | Exodus 20:13 Thou shalt not kill. | |
| It is unlawful for a believer to kill another believer except by accident. He that accidentally kills a believer must free one Muslim slave and pay blood-money to the family of the victim, unless they choose to give it away in alms. P376 | Exodus 21:12 He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to death. 13 And if a man lie not in wait, but God deliver him into his hand; then I will appoint thee a place whither he shall flee. 14 But if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbor, to slay him with guile; thou shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die. | |
| If He decrees a thing, He need only say: "Be," and it is. P168 | Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. Abraham 4:18 And the Gods watched those things which they had ordered until they obeyed. Psalms 33:9 For he spake, and it was done; | Moses 1:32 And by the word of my power, have I created them, which is mine Only Begotten Son, who is full of grace and truth. |
| Allah created the sexes, the male and female, from a drop of ejected semen... p 116 | Genesis 2:27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. | |
| On that day We shall roll up the heaven like a scroll of parchment. P303 | Isaiah 34:4 And all the host of heaven shall be dissolved, and the heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll: and all their host shall fall down, as the leaf falleth off from the vine, and as a falling fig from the fig tree. | |
| Woe to those who pray but are heedless in their prayer; who make a show of piety and give no alms to the destitute. P28 | James 2:20 But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead? | |
| On the Day of Judgment the unbelievers will gain nothing from their faith (for then they will surely believe) nor shall they be respited. P189 | James 2:19 Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble. | |
| Do not say of anything: 'I will do it tomorrow,' without adding: 'If Allah wills.' P93 | James 4:15 For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that. | |
| Such was Jesus the son of Mary. That is the whole truth, which they are unwilling to accept. Allah forbid that He Himself should beget a son! P34 | John 1:34 And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God. John 3: 34 And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God. | |
| If all the trees in the earth were pens, and the sea, with seven more seas to replenish it, were ink, the writing of Allah's words could never be finished. Mighty is Allah and wise. P191 | John 21:25 And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen. | |
| The adulterer and the adulteress shall each be given a hundred lashes. Let no pity for them cause you to disobey Allah, if you truly believe in Allah and the Last Day; and let their punishment be witnessed by a number of believers. P214 | Leviticus 20:10 And the man that committeth adultery with another man's wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbor's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death. | |
| No mortal knows what he will earn tomorrow; no mortal knows where he will breathe his last. P192 | Luke 12:19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry. 20 But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided? | |
| On that day you shall be displayed before Him, and all your secrets shall be brought to light. P61 | Luke 12:2 For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known. 3 Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops | |
| If the wrongdoers had all the treasures of the earth and as much besides, they would gladly offer it on the Day of Resurrection to redeem themselves from the torment of Our scourge. P283 | Mark 8:36 For what shall it profit a man, if he shall again the whole world, and lose his own soul? | |
| Each has guardian angels before him and behind him, who watch him by Allah's command. P 144, For every soul there is a guardian watching over it. P38 | Matthew 18:10 Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven. | |
| He grants you all that you ask of Him. P103 | Matthew 21:22 And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive. | |
| It is most odious in Allah's sight that you should say one thing and do another. P105 | Matthew 23:13 But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! | |
| Those who say: 'The Lord of Mercy has begotten a son,' preach a monstrous falsehood, at which the very heavens might crack, the earth break asunder, and the mountains crumble to dust. That they should ascribe a son to the Merciful when it does not become Him to beget one! P37 |
Matthew 27:43 ...he said, I am the Son of God. Luke 4:41 And devils also came out of many, crying out, and saying, Thou art Christ the Son of God. And he rebuking them suffered them not to speak: for they knew that he was Christ. |
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| To be charitable in public is good, but to give alms to the poor in private is better and will atone for some of you sins. P363 | Matthew 6:3-4 But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth: That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly. | |
| The gates of heaven shall not be opened for those that have denied and scorned Our revelations; nor shall they enter the gates of Paradise until a camel shall pass through the eye of a needle. P249 | Matthew 19:24 And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. | |
| Believers, you have an enemy in your wives and children: beware of them. But if you overlook their offenses and forgive and pardon them, then know that Allah is forgiving and merciful. P90 | Matthew 10:37 He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. | |
| Do not give short weight or measure. P140 | Proverbs 20:10 Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the Lord. | |
| Know that your children and your worldly goods are but a temptation, and that Allah's reward is great. P316 | Psalms 127:3 Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. | |
| We record the deeds of men and the marks they leave behind: We note all things in a glorious book. P174, To Him you shall all return and He will declare to you all that you have done. P431 | Revelations 20:12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. | |
| He that chooses a religion other than Islam, it will not be accepted from him and in the world to come he will be one of the lost. P415 | Romans 10:13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. | |
| Your Lord is forgiving, but stern in retribution. P162, He pardons whom He will and punishes whom He pleases. P276, But Allah leaves in error who He will, and guides whom He pleases. P100, Thus Allah misleads whom He will and guides whom he pleases. P57. | Romans 9:15 For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion. 18 Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth. | |
| No soul shall bear another's burden. Nor do We punish a nation until We have sent forth an apostle to warn them. P234 | D&C 101:78 ...that every man may be accountable for his own sins in the day of judgment. | |
| When it is said to them: 'Believe in what Allah has revealed,' they reply: 'We believe in what was revealed to us.' But they deny what has since been revealed, although it is the truth, corroborating their own scriptures. P341 | 2 Nephi 29:3 And because my words shall hiss forth-many of the Gentiles shall say: A Bible! A Bible! We have got a Bible, and there cannot be any more Bible. | |
| If men and jinn combined to write the like of this Koran, they would surely fail to compose one like it, though they helped one another. P240, If you doubt what We have revealed to Our servant, produce one chapter comparable to this Book. P335 | D&C 67:6-7 Now, seek ye out of the Book of Commandments, even the least that is among them, and appoint him that is the most wise among you; 7 Or, if there be any among you that shall make one like unto it, then ye are justified in saying that ye do not know that they are true; 8 But if ye cannot make one like unto it, ye are under condemnation if ye do not bear record that they are true. | |
| We raised an apostle in every nation... P306, 'An Apostle is sent to every nation. P68, ...for there is no nation that has not been warned by an apostle. P180, An apostle's duty is but to give plain warning. P197 | D&C 84:62 Therefore, ago ye into all the world; and unto whatsoever place ye cannot go ye shall send, that the testimony may go from you into all the world unto every creature. | |
| ...the true believers ...do good works and remember Allah and defend themselves when wronged. P208 | D&C 98:40 As oft as thine enemy repenteth of the trespass wherewith he has trespassed against thee, thou shalt forgive him, | |
| There shall be no compulsion in religion. P361 | D&C 121:41 No power or influence can or ought to be maintained by virtue of the priesthood, only by persuasion, by long-suffering, by gentleness and meekness, and by love unfeigned; | |
| Men cannot forestall their doom, nor can they retard it. P242, No one dies unless Allah permits. The term of every life is fixed. P420, But Allah reprieves no soul when its term expires. P 91 | D&C 122:9 ...Thy days are known, and thy years shall not be numbered less; | |
| Endure with fortitude whatever befalls you. That is a duty incumbent on all. P190 | D&C 24:8 Be patient in afflictions, for thou shalt have many; but endure them | |
| He knows your inmost thoughts. P279 | D&C 6:16 ...there is none else save God that knowest thy thoughts and the intents of thy heart. | |
| Fear Allah, in whose name you plead with one another, and honour the mothers who bore you. P366 | Exodus 20:12 Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. | Mosiah 13:20 Honor thy father and thy mother... |
| You shall never be truly righteous until you give in alms what you dearly cherish. P416 | D&C 59:8 Thou shalt offer a sacrifice unto the Lord thy God in righteousness, even that of a broken heart and a contrite spirit. | |
| And when it is said to them: 'Give alms of that which Allah has given you,' the unbelievers say to the faithful: 'Are we to feed those whom Allah can feed if He chooses.' P176 | ||
| When the sacred months are over slay the idolaters wherever you find them. Arrest them, besiege them, and lie in ambush everywhere for them. P321 | ||
| If you fear a breach between a man and his wife, appoint an arbiter from his people and another from hers. If they wish to be reconciled Allah will bring them together again. P370 | ||
| But those who have been blind in this life, shall be blind in the life to come and go father astray. P239 | ||
| Believers, do not befriend your fathers or your brothers if they choose unbelief in preference to faith. P322 | Matthew 10:37 He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. | |
| Do men think that once they say: 'We are believers,' they will be left alone and not be tried with affliction? P196 | 1 Peter 4:12-13 Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: 13 But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christs' sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy. | |
| The true believers, both men and women, are friends to each other. P328 | 1 Thessalonians 5:26 Greet all the brethren with an holy kiss. | |
| Believers, do not make friends with any men other than your own people. They will spare no pains to corrupt you. They desire nothing but your ruin. Their hatred is clear from what they say, but more violent is the hatred which their breasts conceal. P418 | ||
| Not an atom's weight in heaven or earth escapes Him: nor is there anything smaller or greater but is recorded in His glorious book. P182 | Job 16:19 Also now, behold, my witness is in heaven, and my record is on high. | |
| They say: 'Accept the Jewish or the Christian faith and your shall be rightly guided.'' Say: 'By no means! We believe in the faith of Abraham, the upright one. He was no idolater.' Say: 'We believe in Allah and that which is revealed to us; in what was revealed to Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, and the tribes; to Moses and Jesus and the other prophets by their Lord. We make no distinctions amongst any of them, and to Allah we have surrendered ourselves.' P346 | ||
| You shall not pray for their dead, nor shall you attend their burial. For they denied Allah and His apostle and remained sinners to the last. P329 | ||
| The angel of death, who has been given charge of you, will carry off your souls. Then to your Lord you will return. P187 | Alma 40:11 Now, concerning the state of the soul between death and the resurrection--Behold, it has been made known unto me by an angel, that the spirits of all men, as soon as they are departed from this mortal body, yea, the spirits of all men, whether they be good or evil, are taken home to that God who gave them life. | |
| Allah takes away men's souls upon their death, and the souls of the living during their sleep. Those that are doomed He keeps with Him and restores the others for a time ordained. Surely there are signs in this for thinking men. P282 | ||
| ...Do not fail to put your debts in writing, be they small or big, together with the date of payment. P364 | ||
| We shall unite the true believers with those of their descendants who follow them in their faith, and shall not deny them the reward of their good works: each man is the hostage of his own deeds. P117 | D&C 128:15 ...as Paul says concerning the fathers--that they without us cannot be made perfect--neither can we without our dead be made perfect. | |
| Do not defame one another, nor call one another by nicknames. It is an evil thing to be called by a bad name after embracing the true faith. P274 | James 4:11 Speak not evil one of another, brethren... | |
| Every hardship is followed by ease. p26 | ||
| Believers, do not enter the dwellings of other men until you have asked their owners' permission and wished them peace. P216 | ||
| Allah leaves in error whom He will and guides whom He pleases. P179 | ||
| No mortal eyes can see Him, though He sees all eyes. P435 | 1 John 4:12 No man hath seen God at any time. | |
| Believers, when you encounter the armies of the infidels do not turn your back to them in flight. If anyone on that day turns his back to them, except it be for tactical reasons, or to join another band, he shall incur the wrath of Allah and Hell shall be his home: an evil fate P315 | ||
| You shall not use force with them. Admonish with this Koran whoever fears My warning. P123 | ||
| Allah does not forbid you to be kind and equitable to those who have neither made war on your religion nor driven you from your homes. Allah loves the equitable, but He forbids you to make friends with those who have fought against you on account of your religion and driven you from your homes or abetted others so to do. Those that make friends with them are wrongdoers. P267 | ||
| My Lord gives abundantly to whom He will and sparingly to whom He pleases. P185 | Mark 14:7 For ye have the poor with you always... | |
| We renounce you: enmity and hate shall reign between us until you believe in Allah only. P267 | ||
| Be courteous when you argue with the people of the Book, except with those among them who do evil. Say: 'We believe in that which is revealed to us and which was revealed to you. Our God and your God is one. To Him we surrender ourselves.' P199 | ||
| Allah does not love the unbelievers. P195 | ||
| Allah is most profound in His machinations. P316 | Isaiah 55:8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord. | |
| No misfortune befalls except by Allah's will. P89 | Matthew 10:30 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. | |
| If a man die childless and... he have both brothers and sisters, the share of each male shall be that of two females. P384, A male shall inherit twice as much as a female. P367 | ||
| It is He who has revealed to you the Koran. Some of its verses are precise in meaning--they are the foundation of the Book--and others ambiguous. P408 | ||
| The Messiah, Jesus the son of Mary, was no more than Allah's apostle and His Word which He conveyed to Mary: a spirit from Him... Allah forbid that He should have a son! P384 | ||
| The Lord will give them all that they desire. Thus shall the righteous be rewarded. Allah will do away with their foulest deeds and reward them according to their noblest actions. P282 | ||
| You shall not kill your children for fear of want. P235 | ||
| You shall not kill any man whom Allah has forbidden you to kill, except for a just cause. If a man is slain unjustly, his heir is entitled to satisfaction. But let him not carry his vengeance too far, for his victim will in turn be assisted and avenged. P236 | ||
| We have made the Koran easy to remember: but will any take heed? P113 | ||
| This Koran could not have been composed by any but Allah. P67 | ||
| The life of this world is but a sport and a pastime. P126 | Proverbs 10:23 It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom. | |
| ...Who restrain their carnal desire (save with their wives and slave-girls, for these are lawful to them:) he that lusts after other than these is a transgressor... p58 | ||
| If you fear that you cannot treat orphan girls with fairness, then you may marry other women who seem good to you: two, three, or four of them. But if you fear that you cannot maintain equality among them, marry one only or any slave-girls you may own. This will make it easier for you to avoid injustice. P366 | ||
| Try as you might, you cannot treat all your wives impartially. P380 | ||
| You are also forbidden to take in marriage married women, except captives whom you own as slaves. P369 | ||
| Your unintentional mistakes shall be forgiven, but not you deliberate errors. P290 | D&C 1:31 For I the Lord cannot look upon sin with the least degree of allowance; | |
| Enjoin believing women to turn their eyes away from temptation and to preserve their chastity; to cover their adornments (except such as are normally displayed); to draw their veils over their bosoms and not to reveal their finery except to their husbands, their fathers, their husbands' fathers, their sons, their sisters' sons, their women-servants, and their slave-girls; male attendants lacking in natural vigour, and children who have no carnal knowledge of women. And let them not stamp their feet in walking so as to reveal their hidden trinkets. P216 | ||
| Mohammed is Allah's apostle. Those who follow him are ruthless to the unbelievers but merciful to one another. P278 | ||
| Prophet, We have made lawful to you the wives to whom you have granted dowries and the slave-girls whom Allah has given you as booty; the daughters of you paternal and maternal uncles and of your paternal and maternal aunts who fled with you; and the other women who gave themselves to you whom you wished to take in marriage [at this time Mohammed had nine wives, apart from slave-girls]. This privilege is yours alone, being granted to no other believer. P294 | ||
| Commit to memory the revelations of Allah, and the wise sayings that are recited in your dwellings. P293 | ||
| Mothers shall give suck to their children or two whole years if the father wishes the sucking to be completed. P257 | ||
| The penalty for a broken oath is the feeding of ten needy men with such food as you normally offer to your own people; or the clothing of ten needy men; or the freeing of one slave. P397 | ||
| As for the righteous, they shall dwell in peace together amidst gardens and fountains, arrayed in rich silks and fine brocade. Yes, and We shall wed them to dark-eyed houris. Secure against all ills, they shall call for every kind of fruit; and having died once, they shall die no more. P149 | ||
| It is not offense for you to shorten your prayers when traveling the road if you fear that the unbelievers may attack you. The unbelievers are your sworn enemies. P377 | ||
| Believers, do not ask questions about things which, if make known to you, would only pain you. P398 | ||
| Those who are forced to recant while their hearts remain loyal to the faith shall be absolved... P312 | Moroni 1:2-3 ...because of their hatred they put to death every Nephite that will not deny the Christ. 3 And I, Moroni, will not deny the Christ; wherefore, I wander whithersoever I can for the safety of mine own life. | |
| Those who avenge themselves when wronged incur no guilt. But great is the guilt of those who oppress their fellowmen and conduct themselves with wickedness and injustice. These shall be sternly punished. To endure with fortitude and to forgive is a duty incumbent on all. P157 | ||
| Requite evil with good, and he who is your enemy will become your dearest friend. P161 | Proverbs 15:1 A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger. | |
| He [Satan] and his minions see you whence you cannot see them. P248 | ||
| When you recite the Koran, We place between you and those who deny the life to come, a hidden barrier. P237 | ||
| In the alternation of the day and night, and in all that Allah has created in the heavens and the earth, there are signs for righteous men. P64 | Genesis 1:14 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: | |
| They say, 'Allah has begotten a son.' Allah forbid! Self-sufficient is He. His is all the heavens and the earth contain. Surely for this you have no sanction. Would you say of Allah what you do not know? P70 | ||
| Surely they lie when they declare: 'Allah has begotten children.' P173, He is the Creator of the heavens and the earth. How should He have a son when He had no consort? P435 | ||
| Jesus was no more than a mortal whom We favoured and made an example to the Israelites. P152 | ||
| He gives daughters to whom He will and sons to whom He pleases. P158 | Psalms 127:3 Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. | |
| A prophet may not take captives until he has fought and triumphed in his land... Enjoy, therefore, the good and lawful things which you have gained in war, and fear Allah. P319 | ||
| Women shall with justice have rights similar to those exercised against them, although men have a status above women. Allah is mighty and wise. P356 | ||
| Believers, avoid immoderate suspicion, for in some cases suspicion is a crime. P274 | ||
| Guard yourselves against temptation. The wrongdoers among you are not the only men who will be tempted. Know that Allah's punishment is stern. P316 | Matthew 26:41 Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. | |
| As for the man or woman who is guilty of theft, cut off their hands to punish them for their crimes. That is the punishment enjoined by Allah. He is mighty and wise. P391 | ||
| If you fear treachery from any of your allies, you may retaliate by breaking off your treaty with them. Allah does not love the treacherous. P318 | ||
| Therefore give no help to the unbelievers. P 82 | ||
| Therefore bear with the unbelievers, and let them be awhile. P38 | ||
| Fight for the sake of Allah those that fight against you, but do not attack them first. Allah does not love the aggressors. Kill them wherever you find them. Drive them out of the places from which they drove your. Idolatry is worse than carnage. P352 | ||
| If two parties of believers take up arms the one against the other, make peace between them. If either of them commits aggression against the other, fight against the aggressors till they submit to Allah's judgment. When they submit make peace between them in equity and justice; Allah loves those who act in justice. P274 | ||
| Believers, make war on the infidels who dwell around you. Deal courteously with them. Know that Allah is with the righteous. P333 | ||
| When you meet the unbelievers on the battlefield strike off their heads and, when you have laid them low, bind your captives firmly. Then grant them their freedom or take ransom from them, until War shall lay down her armour. P124 | ||
| Fight against them until idolatry is no more and Allah's religion reigns supreme. P352 | ||
| ...Make war on the leaders of unbelief--for no oaths are binding with them--so that they may desist. P321 | ||
| But of they give no heed to you, bear in mind that your mission is only to give plain warning. P310 | ||
| Believers, wine and games of chance, idols and divining arrows, are abominations devised by Satan. Avoid them, so that you may prosper... Will you not abstain from them? P397 |