Lecture on the First Night

References used in the lecture which I had noted:
Surat al-israa' (also known as Sura Bani Israil), chapter 17 and verses 9 and 10.
Israa: The Night Journey
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إِنَّ هَـذَا الْقُرْآنَ يِهْدِي لِلَّتِي هِيَ أَقْوَمُ وَيُبَشِّرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ الَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ الصَّالِحَاتِ أَنَّ لَهُمْ أَجْرًا كَبِيرًا

[Pickthal 17:9] Lo! this Qur'an guideth unto that which is straightest, and giveth tidings unto the believers who do good works that theirs will be a great reward.

وأَنَّ الَّذِينَ لاَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالآخِرَةِ أَعْتَدْنَا لَهُمْ عَذَابًا أَلِيمًا

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[Pickthal 17:10] And that those who believe not in the Hereafter, for them We have prepared a painful doom.

Surat al-Baqara, verse 179:

وَلَكُمْ فِي الْقِصَاصِ حَيَاةٌ يَاْ أُولِيْ الأَلْبَابِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ {179}

[Pickthal 2:179] And there is life for you in retaliation, O men of understanding, that ye may ward off (evil).

Also references from Nahjul Balagha were used:
Sermon # 197 and Hikmat # 420