Page 121 - Communication and Argument in the Qur'an

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Messenger. The door of worldly desires and possessions
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Allah will help every sincere believer who turns to Him.
The Qur’an tells us how believers are supported in their
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will, believers are always victorious in such encounters.
The Qur’an tells us that the society’s ruling circle, which
has lapsed into unbelief, always create the occasion for an
argument. These prominent people are all wealthy, from
the viewpoint of worldly possessions, and have a high
political and/or economic profile. Their activities will be
explained below.
Those who do not believe in the Hereafter think that the
wealth they have acquired will be theirs forever. They may
fall into a careless state in which they deny the coming of
the Day of Judgment and claim that, like the rich vineyard
owner in the Qur’an, their situation will be even better in
the Hereafter. On the one hand they say they are Allah’s
devoted servants; on the other hand they are afraid of
death and “would love to be allowed to live a thousand
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