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1. Praise belongs to God, Whose Glory lies beyond ...
2. I praise Him, seeking the completion of His bounty...
3. By God, so and so (Ibn Abi Quhafah)....
4. Through us you were guided ...
5. O people, tear the waves of ...
6. By God, I shall not belike the badger that ...
7. They have taken Satanto be the sovereign ...
8. He claims that he sworeallegiance ...
10. Lo, Satan has broughttogether ...
11. Mountains shift, yetyou shouldn't ...
12. Does your brother loveus? ...
14. Your land is close tothe sea ...
15. By God, even if I hadfound that ...
16. My word is theguarantee of my promise ...
17. The most detestable ofcreatures ...
18. When a case is putbefore ...
19. What know ye what isagainst me ... ?
20. Indeed, if you couldsee ...
21. Your ultimate goal isbefore you ...
22. Lo, Satan has begunencouraging ...
23. Verily, the commanddescends ...
26. Verily, God sentMuhammad (S) ...
27. Indeed, jihad is oneof the doors of Paradise ...
28. Surely, the world hasturned its back ...
29. O people, who aretogether with their bodies, but ...
32. O people, we have beenborn in ...
33. Verily, God sentMuhammad (S) ...
34. Woe to you! I am tiredof rebuking you ...
35. Praise belongs to God,even though ...
38. Doubt is called doubtbecause ...
39. I am faced with suchwho do not obey ...
40. A true statement towhich a false meaning ...
41. O people, loyalty andtruthfulness are twins ...
42. O people, what I fearmost for you ...
43. My preparations forwar with the Syrians ...
44. May God disgraceMasqalah, ...
45. Praise belongs to God,Whose mercy ...
46. My God, I seek Thyrefuge ...
47. 0 Kufah! It is as if Isee you ...
48. Praise belongs to Godwhen night ...
49. Praise belongs to God,Who knows the inside ...
50. Verily, the source ofmisguidance lies in ...
51. They ask you to feedthem ...
54. As to your statementthat ...
55. In the company of theProphet (S)
57. The sand-storms struckyou ...
58. The place they shallfall ...
59. Certainly not. By God,they are yet sperm ...
60. Do not fight theKhawarij after me ...
61. There is a protectiveshield of God ...
62. Lo, this world is aplace ...
63. Fear God, O servantsof God! ...
67. I had intended to makeHashim ...
68. How long shall Iaccord to you the consideration ...
71. My God, Who art thespreader ...
72. Didn't he give me hisallegiance after ...
73. You know for certainthat ...
74. Didn't the knowledgeof Banu Umayyah ...
75. May God have mercyupon him who ...
81. How should I describethis house ...
82. Praise belongs to God,Who is high ...
83. How strange of the sonof al-Nabighah ...
84. I bear witness thatthere is no god except Allah ...
86. O servants of God, themost beloved of God's ...
87. God didn't crush anytyrant before ...
88. He sent him after aperiod ...
89. Praise belongs to God,Who is ...
90. Praise belongs to God,Who is not enriched by ...
91. Leave me and findsomeone else ...
92. I have pulled out theeyes of ...
93. Blessed is God, who isnot attained by ...
94. He sent him when thepeople ...
95. Praise belongs to God,Who is the First ...
96. If He gives respite tothe oppressor ...
97. By God, they willcontinue ...
99. Praise be to God, whospreads ...
100. Praise be to God, theFirst ...
101. On that day God willcollect ...
102. O people, look at theworld ...
103. God Almighty sentMuhammad ...
104. Until God sentMuhammad ...
105. Praise belongs toGod, Who laid down ...
107. Praise belongs toGod, Who is Manifest ...
108. Everything humblesitself ...
109. The best means bywhich ...
111. Do you feel it whenhe enters ...
113. Praise belongs toGod, Who ...
114. My God, our handshave ...
115. He sent him as acaller unto ...
117. You are supporters ofthe truth ...
118. What is wrong withyou? ...
120. This is thepunishment ...
121. Were all of you withus ...
123. Place the armoured atthe fore ...
124. We did not makepersons arbiters ...
126. If you refuse to stopclaiming ...
130. O those of differingminds ...
131. We praise Him forwhatever ...
132. The world and theHereafter have ...
133. God has taken uponHimself ...
137. He will made desiresconform to ...
139. Verily, it befitsthose who are saved ...
140. O people, one whoknows his brother ...
141. One who lays goodnesswhere it is not ...
142. Lo, the earth whichbears you ...
144. O people, you are inthis world ...
145. The victory in thismatter ...
148. O people, every manshall meet ...
149. They took to theright and to the left ...
150. I praise God and seekHis help ...
151. Praise is God's, Whoproves ...
152. He has been allowed arespite ...
154. Praise belongs toGod, Whom epithets ...
156. Praise belongs toGod, Who has made ...
158. I was a goodlyneighbour unto you ...
159. His command isjudicious and wise ...
160. He sent him with abrilliant light ...
161. O brother of BanuAsad, ...
162. Praise belongs toGod, the Creator ...
163. The people are behindme ...
166. God Almighty sentdown the Book ...
167. O brothers, I am notignorant of ...
168. Verily, God sent theProphet ...
169. Do you see, those whohave sent you ...
170. O God, the Lord ofthe roof raised high ...
171. Praise belongs toGod, from Whom one heaven ...
172. The trustee of Hisrevelations, ...
173. As for me, I am notintimidated by war ...
175. Draw benefit fromGod's ...
176. You have all agreedto select ...
177. An engagement doesnot ...
178. Eyes perceive Himnot, ...
179. I praise God for whatHe has ordained ...
181. Praise belongs toGod, towards Whom ...
182. Praise belongs toGod, Who is known ...
183. Keep silent. May Goddisgrace you ...
184. Praise belongs to GodWhom senses cannot perceive ...
185. He who attributes toHim states ...
186. May my father and mymother ...
187. O people, I adviseyou to fear God ...
188. One kind of faith isone which is fixed ...
189. I praise Him ingratitude for His ...
190. Praise belongs to GodWho has ...
191. Praise belongs to GodWho has donned ...
192. God Almighty createdthe creatures ...
193. We praise Him forsuccouring ...
194. Praise belongs toGod, Who has made manifest ...
195. He sent him (theProphet) when there wasn't ...
196. Those Companions ofMuhammad (S) ...
197. He knows the criestof the beasts in wilderness ...
198. Commit yourselves toprayer ...
199. By God, Muawiyah isnot smarter than me ...
200. O people, don't beaverse to ...
201. O Messenger of God,may peace be upon you ...
202. O people, verily thisworld is a ...
203. May God's mercy beupon you, procure provision ...
204. Addressed to Talhahand al-Zubayr ...
205. I dislike that youshould be abusers ...
206. Hold back this youngman ...
207. O people, mattersbetween you and me ...
208. What will you do withthis spacious house ...
209. Verily, that which isin the people's hands ...
210. It was through thesway of His power ...
211. My God, whoever ofThy servants ...
212. Praise belongs toGod, Who is above ...
213. I bear witness thatHe is First ...
214. Praise belongs toGod, Who ...
215. God Almighty hasgiven me a right ...
216. My God, I beseechThee to avenge Quraysh ...
217. Abu Muhammad lies astranger ...
218. He revived hisintellect ...
219. How far-fetched arehis hopes ...
220. Indeed, God Almightyhas made His remembrance ...
221. The addressee iswithout any excuse ...
222. By God, if I were tospend a night on the thorns
224. It is a housesurrounded by tribulations ...
225. My God, Thou art thefriendliest of the friendly ...
226. So and so did goodfor God's sake ...
227. You drew my hand andI held it back ...
228. Verily, God-fearingis the key ...
229. He dischargedwhatever he was commanded to do ...
230. The property isneither mine nor yours ...
231. Beware that thetongue is a part ...
232. The differencebetween them ...
233. My father and mymother ...
235. Act while there isrespite ...
236. About the twoarbitrators ...
237. They are life forknowledge ...