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punishment of the Fire. What an evil destination!”
(Surat al-Baqara: 126)

As we said earlier, unbelievers also pray to Allah and, if
He so desires, He grants their prayers. But their prayers
are directed only toward this world; thus, He grants them
so that they will experience misery here and increase their
unbelief until they die. However, the believers’ prayers for
this world are actually directed to the Hereafter. In the
verse above, we see that Ibrahim (as) prayed for a safe
place for believers in the city so they could settle down and
continue to preach Islam. Due to their belief in Allah and
the Hereafter, they were able to receive His blessings.
While preaching to his people, Nuh (as) told them of
what they will gain by asking Allah for forgiveness:
(Nuh said: “O my Lord.) I said: ‘Ask forgiveness of your
Lord. Truly, He is Endlessly Forgiving.’” He will send
heaven down on you in abundant rain and reinforce
you with more wealth and sons, and grant you gardens
and waterways. (Surah Nuh: 10-12)
There is no doubt that Nuh (as) recited this list of bless-
ings to encourage his people to action and increase their
closeness to Allah.

Praising Allah’s glory

And say: “Praise be to Allah, Who has had no son and
no partner in His Kingdom, and Who needs no one to
protect Him from abasement.” And proclaim His
Greatness repeatedly! (Surat al-Isra’: 111)

Harun Yahya