Page 372 - Learning from the Qur'an

If someone shuts his eyes to the remembrance of the All-Merciful,
We assign him a satan who becomes his bosom friend—they debar
them from the path, yet they still think they are guided. (Qur'an,
43:36-37)

THOSE WHO HOLD ALLAH RESPONSIBLE
FOR THEIR OWN DEEDS
Those who associate others with Allah will say, 'If Allah had willed
we would not have associated anything with Him, nor would our
fathers; nor would we have made anything forbidden.' In the same
way the people before them also lied until they felt Our violent
force. Say: 'Do you have some knowledge you can produce for
us? You are following nothing but conjecture. You are only
guessing.' (Qur'an, 6:148)

THOSE WHO SAY "WE WILL BEAR
YOUR BURDEN"
Those who do not believe say to those who believe, 'Follow our
way and we will bear the weight of your mistakes.' They will not
bear the weight of a single one of their mistakes. Truly they are
liars. They will bear their own burdens and other burdens together
with their own. On the Day of Rising they will be questioned about
what they invented. (Qur'an, 29:12-13)
No burden-bearer can bear another's burden. If someone weighed
down calls for help to bear his load, none of it will be borne for him,
even by his next of kin. You can only warn those who fear their
Lord in the Unseen and perform prayer. Whoever is purified, is
purified for himself alone. Allah is your final destination. (Qur'an,
35:18)
Whoever is guided is only guided to his own good. Whoever is
misguided is only misguided to his detriment. No burden-bearer
can bear another's burden. We never punish until We have sent a
Messenger. (Qur'an, 17:15)

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