Page 227 - Learning from the Qur'an

Pharaoh said, 'Council, I do not know of any other god for you
apart from Me. Haman, kindle a fire for me over the clay and build
me a lofty tower so that perhaps I may be able to climb up to
Musa's god! I consider him a blatant liar.' (Qur'an, 28:38)

THEY ESTEEM WORTHLESS THINGS
But there are some people who trade in distracting tales to
misguide people from Allah's Way knowing nothing about it and
to make a mockery of it. Such people will have a humiliating
punishment. (Qur'an, 31:6)
Yet they play around in doubt. (Qur'an, 44:9)
Woe that Day to the deniers, who play at frivolous games: (Qur'an,
52:11-12)
So leave them to plunge and play around until they meet their
Day which they are promised. (Qur'an, 70:42)
"We plunged with those who plunged" (Qur'an, 74:45)

THEY TAKE THEIR WHIMS
AND DESIRES AS THEIR GOD
Have you seen him who takes his whims and desires to be his god
–whom Allah has misguided knowingly, sealing up his hearing
and his heart and placing a blindfold over his eyes? Who then will
guide him after Allah? So will you not pay heed? (Qur'an, 45:23)

THEY ARE ADDICTED TO THEIR APPETITES
To mankind the love of worldly appetites is painted in glowing
colours: women and children, and heaped-up mounds of gold
and silver, and horses with fine markings, and livestock and fertile
farmland. All that is merely the enjoyment of the life of this world.
The best homecoming is in the presence of Allah. (Qur'an, 3:14)
An evil generation succeeded them who neglected the prayer and
followed their appetites. They will plunge into the Valley of Evil.
(Qur'an, 19:59)

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