Page 276 - Learning from the Qur'an

The metaphor of the life of this world is that of water which We
send down from the sky, and which then mingles with the plants
of the earth to provide food for both people and animals. Then,
when the earth is at its loveliest and takes on its fairest guise and
its people think they have it under their control, Our command
comes upon it by night or day and We reduce it to dried-out
stubble, as though it had not been flourishing just the day before!
In this way We make Our Signs clear for people who reflect.
(Qur'an, 10:24)
Do you not see those who were told: 'Hold back from fighting but
perform prayer and give alms'? Then when fighting is prescribed
for them, a group of them fear people as Allah should be feared,
or even more than that. They say, 'Our Lord, why have you
prescribed fighting for us? If only You would give us just a little
more time!' Say, 'The enjoyment of this world is very brief. The
hereafter is better for those who guard against evil. You will not
be wronged by so much as the smallest speck.' (Qur'an, 4:77)

THE LIFE OF THIS WORLD IS MERELY
A GAME AND A DIVERSION
The life of this world is nothing but a game and a diversion. The
abode of the hereafter—that is truly Life if they only knew. (Qur'an,
29:64)
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)
The life of this world is merely a game and a diversion. If you
believe and guard against evil, He will pay you your wages and
not ask you for all your wealth. (Qur'an, 47:36)

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