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Chapter 2 · Verse 165

Quran 2:165

The Heifer سُوۡرَةُ البَقَرَة Al-Baqarah

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2:165

وَمِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَن يَتَّخِذُ مِن دُونِ ٱللهِ أَندَادً۬ا يُحِبُّونَہُمۡ كَحُبِّ ٱللهِ‌ۖ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓاْ أَشَدُّ حُبًّ۬ا لِلَّهِ‌ۗ وَلَوۡ يَرَى ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوٓاْ إِذۡ يَرَوۡنَ ٱلۡعَذَابَ أَنَّ ٱلۡقُوَّةَ لِلَّهِ جَمِيعً۬ا وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ شَدِيدُ ٱلۡعَذَابِ ١٦٥

Yet, some people set up idols to rival ALLAH, and love them as if they are ALLAH. Those who believe love ALLAH the most. If only the transgressors could see themselves when they see the retribution! They will realize then that all power belongs to ALLAH, and that ALLAH’s retribution is awesome.

Proofs and revelations

2:165 - The Proofs:


Revealed: The Allah letters are 49 and messenger’s letters are 68, revealing the diff. of 19.

Revealed: The Count of Allah is precisely 5 thus making the verse powerful and authoritative. Refer to Appendix on the Salat practices.

Revealed: The verse number is 165 representing the Absoluteness of Allah (165)

Revealed: The sum of the digits of the Sura and verse number add up to 14 (2 + 1 + 6 + 5).


2:165 Part: Those who believe love ALLAH the most.


Revealed: The GV of Allah letters is 100 and the GV of messenger’s letters is 262, revealing the diff. of 162, to explain that the true submitters love Allah The Most and refrain from all forms of idol worship.


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Revelation of Allah - His Own Name

Miracle
2:165 Yet, some people set up idols to rival ALLAH, and love them as if they are ALLAH. Those who believe love ALLAH the most. If only the transgressors could see themselves when they see the retribution! They will realize then that all power belongs to ALLAH alone, and that ALLAH's retribution is awesome.
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  1. Miracle

    2:165 Yet, some people set up idols to rival ALLAH, and love them as if they are ALLAH. Those who believe love ALLAH the most. If only the transgressors could see themselves when they see the retribution! They will realize then that all power belongs to ALLAH alone, and that ALLAH's retribution is awesome.

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  2. Miracle

    2:165 This verse points out who you should be loving the Most, which should be Allah, Most Exalted and not the self-created idols. It also refers to ALLAH's awesome retribution and that all power belongs to ALLAH. This is mathematically a very important verse, as verse 165 is the Gematrical Value of the Shahadah and ALLAH's attribute of "Al Samad" (the Absolute), that He is ONE, and there is no other god, and He has Absolute Authority.

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  3. Miracle

    Revealed: This verse has 7 letters of Allah up to first mention of Allah, 14 Allah letters again on mention of Allah and 19 Allah letters on Aleef in "believe" - ءَامَنُوٓاْ , thus proving the Miracles of 7-14-19 as also 7-14 and Aleef = 1 and that ALLAH is ONE.Revealed: The verse has Allah letters 49 = 7 x 7.This is the same number of Allah letters in chapter 1 - Al-Fateha.Revealed: Sura Al-Fateha has 49 Allah letters. By matching it through 2:165, ALLAH is telling us to love Allah the Most above everything else…

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God Proven As 1 Sermons

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Allah’s Supreme Wisdom In Proclaiming “Few” Believers Will Be Redeemed

ALLAH’S SUPREME WISDOM IN PROCLAIMING “FEW” BELIEVERS WILL BE REDEEMED Page 14
2:165 Yet, some people set up idols to rival ALLAH, and love them as if they are ALLAH. Those who believe love ALLAH the most. If only the transgressors could see themselves when they see the retribution! They will realize then that all power belongs to ALLAH alone, and that ALLAH’s retribution is awesome.
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  1. ALLAH’S SUPREME WISDOM IN PROCLAIMING “FEW” BELIEVERS WILL BE REDEEMED Page 14

    2:165 Yet, some people set up idols to rival ALLAH, and love them as if they are ALLAH. Those who believe love ALLAH the most. If only the transgressors could see themselves when they see the retribution! They will realize then that all power belongs to ALLAH alone, and that ALLAH’s retribution is awesome.

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  2. ALLAH’S SUPREME WISDOM IN PROCLAIMING “FEW” BELIEVERS WILL BE REDEEMED Page 14

    2:165 Part 1: Yet, some people set up idols to rival ALLAH, and love them as if they are ALLAH. Those who believe love ALLAH the most.2:165 Part 2: If only the transgressors could see themselves when they see the retribution! They will realize then that all power belongs absolutely to ALLAH and that ALLAH’s retribution is awesome.

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  3. ALLAH’S SUPREME WISDOM IN PROCLAIMING “FEW” BELIEVERS WILL BE REDEEMED Page 14

    2:165 Part 1: Yet, some people set up idols to rival ALLAH, and love them as if they are ALLAH. Those who believe love ALLAH the most.2:165 Part 2: If only the transgressors could see themselves when they see the retribution! They will realize then that all power belongs absolutely to ALLAH and that ALLAH’s retribution is awesome.

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  4. ALLAH’S SUPREME WISDOM IN PROCLAIMING “FEW” BELIEVERS WILL BE REDEEMED Page 15

    2:165 Part: Those who believe love ALLAH the most.

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  5. ALLAH’S SUPREME WISDOM IN PROCLAIMING “FEW” BELIEVERS WILL BE REDEEMED Page 15

    2:165 Part: They will realize then that all power belongs absolutely to ALLAH.2:165 Part: And that ALLAH’s retribution is awesome.

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  6. ALLAH’S SUPREME WISDOM IN PROCLAIMING “FEW” BELIEVERS WILL BE REDEEMED Page 15

    2:165 Part: They will realize then that all power belongs absolutely to ALLAH.2:165 Part: And that ALLAH’s retribution is awesome.

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This Is Already Written Down In The Book

THIS IS ALREADY WRITTEN DOWN IN THE BOOK Page 2
2:165 Part 1: Yet, some people set up idols to rival ALLAH, and love them as if they are ALLAH. Those who believe love ALLAH the most.2:165 Part 2: If only the transgressors could see themselves when they see the retribution! They will realize then that all power belongs to ALLAH, and that ALLAH’s retribution is awesome.
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    2:165 Part 1: Yet, some people set up idols to rival ALLAH, and love them as if they are ALLAH. Those who believe love ALLAH the most.2:165 Part 2: If only the transgressors could see themselves when they see the retribution! They will realize then that all power belongs to ALLAH, and that ALLAH’s retribution is awesome.

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  2. THIS IS ALREADY WRITTEN DOWN IN THE BOOK Page 2

    2:165 Part 1: Yet, some people set up idols to rival ALLAH, and love them as if they are ALLAH. Those who believe love ALLAH the most.2:165 Part 2: If only the transgressors could see themselves when they see the retribution! They will realize then that all power belongs to ALLAH, and that ALLAH’s retribution is awesome.

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  3. THIS IS ALREADY WRITTEN DOWN IN THE BOOK Page 2

    2:165 Part: Those who believe love ALLAH the most.2:165 Part: All Power belongs to ALLAH.

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  4. THIS IS ALREADY WRITTEN DOWN IN THE BOOK Page 2

    2:165 Part: Those who believe love ALLAH the most.2:165 Part: All Power belongs to ALLAH.

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  5. THIS IS ALREADY WRITTEN DOWN IN THE BOOK Page 2

    2:165 Part: “Those who believe love ALLAH the most.”

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  6. THIS IS ALREADY WRITTEN DOWN IN THE BOOK Page 3

    The split of Allah letters in verse 2:165 for each part is 24 and 25. Taking these numbers, God creates another verse to prove that He is the One, True Lord, and is behind this Inspiration. The numbers become chapter 24, verse 25.

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Obey ALLAH and obey the messenger

Conspiring Against the Messenger Page 34
2:165 Part: “Those who believe love ALLAH the most”.
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  1. Conspiring Against the Messenger Page 34

    2:165 Part: “Those who believe love ALLAH the most”.

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  2. Conspiring Against the Messenger Page 34

    2:165 Yet, some people set up idols to rival GOD, and love them as if they are GOD. Those who believe love GOD the most. If only the transgressors could see themselves when they see the retribution! They will realize then that all power belongs to GOD, and that GOD’s retribution is awesome.

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  3. Conspiring Against the Messenger Page 35

    The complete context of verses 2:163 and 2:165 is extended and linked to verses 9:23-24 to bring out the broad and truthful meaning of Absoluteness through complete submission attainable by total obedience only. Through these verses, GOD informs the believers that whatever He has given them – money and relationships – should be secondary to loving GOD and His messenger. Their devotion towards complete submission should outweigh any other priorities that they may have in their lives. The proofs and miracles within…

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  4. Conspiring Against the Messenger Page 36

    Revealed: Verse 9:23 has 95 Arabic letters, a multiple of 19.Revealed: Verse 9:24 has a Perfect 165 Arabic letters to complete the meaning of verses 2:163 and 2:165.Revealed: In verse 9:24, the messenger’s letters are a perfect 66 up to the name of ALLAH, in the portion of the verse that says: “Then wait until ALLAH brings His judgment.” Subhan Allah.

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Specific Assignment of Verses on Sovereignty, Kingship, and Others – Part 1

Most People Violate God’s Absoluteness by Following Unauthorized Peers and Scholars Page 11
2:164 In the creation of the Heavens and the Earth, the alternation of night and day, the ships that roam the ocean for the benefit of the people, the water that GOD sends down from the sky to revive dead land and to spread in it all kinds of creatures, the manipulation of the winds, and the clouds that are placed between the sky and the Earth, there are sufficient proofs for people who understand.2:165 Yet, some people set up idols to rival GOD, and love them as if they are GOD. Those who believe love GOD the…
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  1. Most People Violate God’s Absoluteness by Following Unauthorized Peers and Scholars Page 11

    2:164 In the creation of the Heavens and the Earth, the alternation of night and day, the ships that roam the ocean for the benefit of the people, the water that GOD sends down from the sky to revive dead land and to spread in it all kinds of creatures, the manipulation of the winds, and the clouds that are placed between the sky and the Earth, there are sufficient proofs for people who understand.2:165 Yet, some people set up idols to rival GOD, and love them as if they are GOD. Those who believe love GOD the…

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  2. Most People Violate God’s Absoluteness by Following Unauthorized Peers and Scholars Page 12

    2:165 Part: They will realize then that all power belongs to GOD alone, and that GOD's retribution is awesome.

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  3. Most People Violate God’s Absoluteness by Following Unauthorized Peers and Scholars Page 12

    2:165 Part 1: They will realize then that all power belongs to GOD alone.2:165 Part 2: And that GOD's retribution is awesome.

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  4. Most People Violate God’s Absoluteness by Following Unauthorized Peers and Scholars Page 12

    2:165 Part 1: They will realize then that all power belongs to GOD alone.2:165 Part 2: And that GOD's retribution is awesome.

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How To Be Certain That The Lord Is Only One And Has No Partners

*** Immense blessings of Allah upon human beings. Page 33
2:165 Yet, some people set up idols to rival ALLAH, and love them as if they are ALLAH. Those who believe love ALLAH the most. If only the transgressors could see themselves when they see the retribution! They will realize then that all power belongs absolutely to ALLAH, and that ALLAH’s retribution is awesome.
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  1. *** Immense blessings of Allah upon human beings. Page 33

    2:165 Yet, some people set up idols to rival ALLAH, and love them as if they are ALLAH. Those who believe love ALLAH the most. If only the transgressors could see themselves when they see the retribution! They will realize then that all power belongs absolutely to ALLAH, and that ALLAH’s retribution is awesome.

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  2. *** Immense blessings of Allah upon human beings. Page 33

    2:165 Part: Those who believe love ALLAH the most.

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  3. *** Immense blessings of Allah upon human beings. Page 33

    2:165 Part: All power belongs absolutely to ALLAH.18:39 Part: No one possesses power except ALLAH.10:65 Part: All power belongs to ALLAH.

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A Flash of Your Lives - From Birth to Death

CREATION OF THE HUMAN BEINGS Page 5
2:165 Yet, some people set up idols to rival GOD, and love them as if they are GOD. Those who believe love GOD the most. If only the transgressors could see themselves when they see the retribution! They will realize then that all power belongs to GOD alone, and that GOD’s retribution is awesome.
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  1. CREATION OF THE HUMAN BEINGS Page 5

    2:165 Yet, some people set up idols to rival GOD, and love them as if they are GOD. Those who believe love GOD the most. If only the transgressors could see themselves when they see the retribution! They will realize then that all power belongs to GOD alone, and that GOD’s retribution is awesome.

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  2. CREATION OF THE HUMAN BEINGS Page 5

    You have seen and witnessed many times how a specific proof creates numbers, which are then turned into a certain verse, which then reveals additional proofs and miracles from ALLAH, the Most Wise, just as you witnessed through verse 38:72 leading up to verse 2:256, and this verse created the number 165, which then became 2:165. All of this is beyond the scope, capability and control of human beings. Revelations of this nature prove beyond doubt that ALLAH is in control of everything in the Universe, including…

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Prophecy of Smoke (Part 1)

GOD is “Avenger” – His Retribution is Horrendous Page 43
2:165 Yet, some people set up idols to rival GOD, and love them as if they are GOD. Those who believe love GOD the most. If only the transgressors could see themselves when they see the retribution! They will realize then that all power belongs to GOD alone, and GOD’s retribution is awesome.
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  1. GOD is “Avenger” – His Retribution is Horrendous Page 43

    2:165 Yet, some people set up idols to rival GOD, and love them as if they are GOD. Those who believe love GOD the most. If only the transgressors could see themselves when they see the retribution! They will realize then that all power belongs to GOD alone, and GOD’s retribution is awesome.

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  2. GOD is “Avenger” – His Retribution is Horrendous Page 43

    2:165 Part: Those who believe love ALLAH the most.

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The Messengers/Warners Are Included In Every Important Word Of The Quran

IDOLS – IDOLATRY – IDOL WORSHIPERS: Page 36
2:165 Yet, some people set up idols to rival ALLAH, and love them as if they are ALLAH. Those who believe love ALLAH the most. If only the transgressors could see themselves when they see the retribution! They will realize then that all power belongs absolutely to ALLAH, and that ALLAH's retribution is awesome.
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  1. IDOLS – IDOLATRY – IDOL WORSHIPERS: Page 36

    2:165 Yet, some people set up idols to rival ALLAH, and love them as if they are ALLAH. Those who believe love ALLAH the most. If only the transgressors could see themselves when they see the retribution! They will realize then that all power belongs absolutely to ALLAH, and that ALLAH's retribution is awesome.

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  2. LOVE & BELOVED: Page 43

    2:165 Yet, some people set up idols to rival ALLAH, and love them as if they are ALLAH. Those who believe love ALLAH the most. If only the transgressors could see themselves when they see the retribution! They will realize then that all power belongs absolutely to ALLAH and that ALLAH's retribution is awesome.

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What Is Idolatry?

Hypocrites and Disbelievers Worship and Idolize Humans as gods Instead of Allah Page 15
2:165 Part: Yet, some people set up idols to rival ALLAH, and love them as if they are ALLAH. Those who believe love ALLAH the most.
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