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No indeed! We have given these people enjoyment, as We did their
fathers, until life seemed long and good to them. Do they not see
how We come to the land eroding it from its extremities? Or are they
the victors? (Surat al-Anbiya’: 44)
Conscientious and rational people should turn to Allah with a true
heart and abide by the Qur’an and the Sunnah of our Prophet (may
Allah bless him and grant him peace) in order to escape hell and to win
paradise if they have fears in this regard. No one should forget that to
date, no amount of wealth, nor youth, power or beauty has saved any-
one from death and no one should therefore disregard the reality of
death. Irrespective of whether death is disregarded or not, it will come:
“… On the Day that the Hour arrives, that Day the liars will be lost.”
(Surat al-Jathiyya: 27)
