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Ka'ba as sanctuary

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Often appears with: temples, shrines, and sacred places · sacred months · justice as a virtue · divine omniscience · allah forgives merciful

Usually: argument (1) · detachment (1) · wonder (1)

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“Nothing is (incumbent) on the Messenger but to deliver (the message), and Allah knows what you do openly and what you hide.” Ali, Abdullah Yusuf; Pickthall, Marmaduke William; Shakir, M. H., Three translations of the Koran (Al-Qur'an) side by · insight
“O you who believe! do not put questions about things which if declared to you may trouble you, and if you question about them when the Quran is being revealed, they shall be declared to you; Allah pardons this, and Allah is Forgiving, Forbearing.” Ali, Abdullah Yusuf; Pickthall, Marmaduke William; Shakir, M. H., Three translations of the Koran (Al-Qur'an) side by · precept

Three translations of the Koran (Al-Qur'an) side by side primary

Ali, Abdullah Yusuf; Pickthall, Marmaduke William; Shakir, M. H. · -610 to -632 (revelation); Qur'an as compiled afterward
Chapter 1: > Book before you and the unbelievers; and be careful of (your duty to) (9/14)

It links the Ka'ba and sacred months to security and sanctified offerings, states that Allah knows all in heaven and earth, and sets out contrasting divine attributes: severe punishment alongside forgiveness and mercy.

garlands that mark them: That ye may know that Allah hath knowledge of what is in the heavens and on earth and that Allah is well acquainted with all things. P: Allah hath appointed the Ka'bah, the Sacred House, a standard for mankind, and the Sacred Month and the offerings and the garlands. That is so that ye may know that Allah knoweth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth, and that Allah is …