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The Dark Clan

The Qur'anic narrative concerning Qarun exemplifies
people's admiration of wealth and their tendency to forget
that it all belongs to God. God had given Qarun huge wealth,
but instead of being grateful to God he became spoiled, arro-
gant and spiteful in character. Despite his moral deficiencies,
many people of that society could not help admiring him:

He went out among his people in his finery.
Those who desired the life of this world said,
"Oh! If only we had the same as Qarun has been
given! What immense good fortune he pos-
sesses." (Qur'an, 28: 79)
The believers on the other hand, knew God to be the true
Owner of all property and thus were not tempted by Qarun's

wealth. When God took away all of Qarun's riches, the people
who had admired him for it realised their big mistake:
We caused the earth to swallow up both him and