God’s Will and Divine Guidance – Selections From the Holy Qur’an, Part 2 of 2

“It is God Who made your habitations Homes of rest and quiet For you; and made for you […]; It is God Who made. Out of the things He created, Some things to give you shade; Of the hills He made some For your shelter; He made you Garments to protect you From heat […]. Thus does He complete His favors on you, that Ye may bow to His Will (In Islām). But if they turn away, Thy duty is only to preach The Clear Message. They recognize the favors Of God; then they deny them; And most of them Are (creatures) ungrateful.”

“God commands justice, the doing Of good, and liberality to kith And kin, and He forbids All shameful deeds, and injustice And rebellion: He instructs you, That ye may receive admonition. Fulfil the Covenant of God When ye have entered into it, And break not your oaths After ye have confirmed them; Indeed ye have made God your surety; for God Knows all that ye do.

[…] If God so willed, He Could make you all one People: But He leaves straying Whom He pleases, and He guides Whom He pleases: but ye Shall certainly be called to account For all your actions. And take not your oaths, To practice deception between yourselves, With the result that someone’s foot May slip after it was Firmly planted, and ye may Have to taste the evil (consequences) Of having hindered (men) From the Path of God, And a mighty Wrath Descend on you. Nor sell the Covenant of God For a miserable price: For with God is (a prize) Far better for you, If ye only knew. What is with you must vanish: What is with God will endure. And We will certainly bestow, On those who patiently persevere, Their reward according to The best of their actions. Whoever works righteousness, Man or woman, and has Faith, Verily, to him will We give A new Life, a life That is good and pure, and We Will bestow on such their reward According to the best Of their actions. When thou do read The Qur-ān, seek God’s protection From satan the Rejected One. No authority has he over those Who believe and put their trust In their Lord. […]”