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Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)
still on Earth to serve as an example to like-minded people. If, as he
asserted, he was in possession of matchless strength and power, he
would doubtless have saved himself from this punishment.
However, neither his knowledge, his treasuries, his community or
his high esteem was able to save him from Allah's punishment.
We caused the Earth to swallow up both him and his house.
There was no group to come to his aid, besides Allah, and he
was not someone who is helped. Those who had longed to
take his place the day before woke up saying, "Allah ex-
pands the provision of any of His servants He wills or re-
stricts it. If Allah had not shown great kindness to us, we
would have been swallowed up as well. Ah! Truly the disbe-
lievers are not successful." (Surat al-Qasas: 81-82)
The tragic demise of Qarun constitutes an open and clear exam-
ple to those who do not possess any fear of Allah, and who are
caught up with being haughty. A pleasant destination in the
Hereafter however, is reserved for those sincere people who are not
arrogant:
That abode of the Hereafter—We grant it to those who do
not seek to exalt themselves in the Earth or to cause corrup-
tion in it. The successful outcome is for the righteous [who
guard against evil]. (Surat al-Qasas: 83)

Their envy and aggression

The haughtiness of those people who are completely lacking in
fear of Allah is nurtured and cherished to such an extent by them
that, with their shalow mentality, they imagine that everything is
theirs for the taking. For this reason, they are envious of other peo-
ple's privileges. As an example of this attitude the Qur'an relates the

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