Message of the Holy Quran — Page 425
~ 425 ~ And no soul can die except by Allah's leave,—decree with a fixed term… 3:146 …. didst fashion a creation out of clay, in the likeness of a bird, by My command; then thou didst breathe into it a new spirit and it be- came a soaring being by My command;…. 5:111 Therein descend angels and the Spirit by the command of their Lord with Divine decree concerning every matter. 97:5 to fight, Permission to take up arms is given to those against whom war is made, because they have been wronged…. 22:40 Persecu- tion: And slay these transgres- sors wherever you meet them and drive them out from where they have driven you out; for persecu- tion is worse than slay- ing…. . 2:192 …. and to hinder men from the Sacred Mosque, and to turn out its people there- from, is more heinous in the sight of Allah; and persecu- tion is worse than kill- ing. '… 2:218 And fight them until there is no persecution and reli- gion is wholly for Allah…. . 8:40