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274 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FROM THE QUR'AN

There is Safety
It is not your wealth or your children that will bring you near to Us –
only in the case of people who believe and act rightly; such people will
have a double recompense for what they did. They will be safe from all
harm in the High Halls of Paradise. (Surah Saba', 37)
There is no Rancour or Hatred
We will strip away any rancour in their hearts – brothers, resting on
couches face-to-face. (Surat al-Hijr, 47)
We will strip away any rancour in their hearts. Rivers will flow
under them and they will say, 'Praise be to Allah Who has guided us to
this! We would not have been guided, had Allah not guided us. The
Messengers of our Lord came with the Truth.' It will be proclaimed to
them: 'This is your Garden which you have inherited for what you
did.' (Surat al-A'raf, 43)
There are no Vain Words or Lies
Where they will not hear therein any vain words nor lying. (Surat
an-Naba', 35)
Where no prattle is ever heard. (Surat al-Ghashiyya, 11)
There is no Weariness or Fatigue
He Who has lodged us, out of His favour, in the Abode of Perma-
nence where no weariness or fatigue affects us.' (Surah Fatir, 35)
There is no Fear or Sorrow
Delighting in the favour Allah has bestowed on them, rejoicing over
those they left behind who have not yet joined them, feeling no fear
and knowing no sorrow. (Surah Al 'Imran, 170)
They will say, 'Praise be to Allah Who has removed all sadness from
us. Truly our Lord is Ever-Forgiving, Ever-Thankful. (Surah Fatir, 34)
There are Spouses, Good and Beautiful
We have brought maidens into being and made them purest virgins,
devoted, passionate, of like age, (Surat al-Waqi'a, 35-37)
Give the good news to those who believe and do right actions that
they will have Gardens with rivers flowing under them. When they
are given fruit there as provision, they will say, 'This is what we were