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Chapter on God’s Statement to His Creation Concerning Having Obliged His Emissary to Follow What Was Revealed to Him; The Evidence He Gave Concerning His Emissary’s Following What He Was Commanded to Do, His Emissary’s Being Guided, and
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٧٣ 73 Chapter on God’s Statement to His Creation Concerning Having Obliged His Emissary to Follow What Was Revealed to Him; The Evidence He Gave Concerning His Emissary’s Following What He Was Commanded to Do, His Emissary’s Being Guided, and His Emissary’s Guidance of Those Who Follow Him Al-Shāfiʿī said: God (sublime His praise) said: «O Prophet, fear God and do not obey the unbelievers and the hypocrites. God is Knowing and Wise. And follow what is revealed to you from your Lord. God is informed of what you do.»129 He also said: «Follow what has been revealed to you from your Lord—there is no god but Him—and turn away from those who associate others with God»130 and «Then We set you on a clear way that comes from Our affair. So follow it, and do not follow the whims of those who do not know.»131 God informed His Emissary that He had blessed him, alone among all His creatures, with infallibility, according to His foreknowledge, when He said:«O Emissary, proclaim what has been sent down to you from your Lord. If you do not do that, you are not delivering His message. God will protect you from the people.»132 He (sublime His praise) bore witness that the Prophet held fast to what he was commanded to do, to the guidance he received concerning himself, and to the provision of guidance for those who followed him: «And thus We have inspired you with a Spirit of Our command. You did not know what the Book was nor the Faith, but We made it a light, by which We guide such of Our servants as We wish. You guide to a straight path.»133 He also said: «But for God’s bounty and mercy to you, a party of them had intended to lead you astray. But they will only lead themselves astray, and they will not harm you in any way. God has sent down to you the Book and wisdom, and He has taught you what you did not know. God’s bounty to you is great.»134 109 110 111 112 ٧٤ 74 ´¦ §K 67 I UV $&g  DE ? 23 47 $&g  DE É1 # ? I Ä8 ¹Qº8 ¡¢f j a 7 $&I Ö # [ z{ # Ì .I UVö ] ^^ Ò 2ª r sV$& × 78 I # 23£ 4 ´ DE VDE I¼ï # k l m n o [ z{ ¡c # £ ½K M I UV $&g  : DE # ZỒ a ×à i Z3uf _` a - Z3uf _` a - ¡c DEq1DE ÉTHI ¡ # DE É|ÿ ½ $&IÇ Q v w # ufï ð, â I # îQ´ Zß N 2O k l m n o DE - ê¡ O¸ É1 # $&I Ö DE k l m n o # [ z{ - ê¡° 2O É1 # ufï ð, £ #¹Q´ Zß N 2O I1) d± Ì [ z{ d± DEÁ ! .(¿À ÁµÔ bV $& Ì DE k l m n o # I Ç [ z{ - ê¡° 2O g bV 01 " k l m n o x y P%Q I# UV - ê . iDE ö ] ^ ¡ r s ݳ I¼ï ð, [ z{ 6 ] ^ # I1DE : ´ äå Ì IUVDE ÉÔ bV k l m n o¿À÷ bV # I¼ ] ^ # DE DE tuf bV # I UV DE qT÷ bV # 01 I J 6ã1 # ã| DE I3uf èuf "g  DE [ z{ )` a ÉÔ ¿ÀHI §K Ó³1)` a ÉÔ ¡c # x y$&I J bV # I UV"g  ¡ DE . x Ë 01 ô õ s I J¬ # $&Ü # DE _` a I Ô 7 01 Z §K6DE I¼ï ^ DE É1 # ? I Ä8DE 7 ´ ! I UV" # 78 . É1 # ? I Ä8DE [ z{ d± DEÁ ! - ê¡ Oà : - ê .uf´¦ îQ I JKuf v w ¡¢f 9 : [ I UV [ z{ - . Ì # I1 ١ p N 2O " x y ü k l m n o . ´³ [ z{ - ê¡ Oà : ; 7 [ z{defg h i $& Ì # DE [ z{ d± DEÁ ! É1 # 01 Ì ¶ É1 # 0 23 4I : # bV ½K M [ z{ "! # 01 ¡ g 1 [ z{ d± DEÁ ! ´ 01 uf¿À÷ b " öï à : i¿À÷ ×uf - . Ì # DE¿À÷ × 78" ¹Qã1 ´³ ZÄ8 Ò 2ª " # uf [ z{ ¡¢f ¹Q´ # ÆK6DE 01 g ×ã1 0 ¶ 01¿ Å ] ^g 67c Ñ7 Ò 22Ï ¡ x y »¥ # p Ñ7 Ò 22Ï j a bV ¯ ¦ îQ öï ^ DE DEtuf 78 p Ñ7 Ò 22Ï ٢ j a bV ¯ öï ^ DE ½K1 01 "! # 01 x 1 [ z{ .d± v w defÜV - . ! k l m n o DE«¬de f DEÁ ! - ê¡ Oà w - ê ë [ z{ - ê¡ Oà w ¨Kuf à : k l m n o ZÄ8 Ò 2ª # Èuf Pí N 2O X . $&I J¬de f ¯ ¹Q °̄ 2O x y P%Q 5 ! ¡ # Z Ä8$%&v w ¡ ¿ Å ] ^´ DE uf [ z{ ¡¢f [ z{ d± DEÁ ! d± Ì Èuf Pí N 2O DE j a p Ñ7 Ò 22Ï j a bV ¯ ¦ îQ I¼ï ^ ´³ DE [ z{ pI ß N 2O 5 1 ´³ 01 I §K6DE...
