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some act of treachery on their part, except for a vent lies against Allah? Such people will be ar-
few of them. Yet pardon them, and overlook. rayed before their Lord and the witnesses will
Allah loves good-doers. (5:13) say, ‘Those are the ones who lied against their
Say: ‘Shall I tell you of a reward with Allah far Lord.’ Yes indeed! Allah’s curse is on the wrong-
worse than that: that of those whom Allah has doers. (11:18)
cursed and with whom He is angry–turning some They were pursued by a curse in this world and
of them into monkeys and into pigs–and who on the Day of Rising. Yes indeed! ‘Ad rejected
worshipped false gods? Such people are in a their Lord, so away with ‘Ad, the people of Hud!
worse situation and further from the right way.’ (11:60)
(5:60) They are pursued by a curse in this world and on
The Jews say, ‘Allah’s hand is chained.’ Their the Day of Rising. What an evil gift to be given!
hands are chained and they are cursed for what (11:99)
they say! No! Both His hands are open wide and But as for those who break Allah’s contract after
He gives however He wills. What has been sent it has been agreed and sever what Allah has
down to you from your Lord increases many of commanded to be joined, and cause corruption
them in insolence and disbelief. We have incited in the earth, the curse will be upon them. They
enmity and hatred between them until the Day of will have the Evil Abode. (13:25)
Rising. Each time they kindle the fire of war, (Allah said to Satan,) ‘The curse will be on you
Allah extinguishes it. They rush about the earth till the Day of Reckoning.’ (15:35)
corrupting it. Allah does not love corrupters. When We said to you, ‘Surely your Lord encom-
(5:64) passes the people with His knowledge.’ We only
Those among the tribe of Israel who disbelieved appointed the vision We showed you and the
were cursed on the tongue of Dawud and that of Accursed Tree in the Qur’an as a trial and temp-
‘Isa, son of Maryam. That is because they re- tation for the people. We frighten them, but it
belled and overstepped the limits. (5:78) only increases them in their excessive insolence.
He will say, ‘Enter the Fire together with the na- (17:60)
tions of jinn and men who have passed away be- Those who make an accusation against their
fore you.’ Each time a nation enters, it will curse wives and have no witnesses except themselves,
its sister nation, until, when they are all gathered such people should testify four times by Allah
together in it, the last of them will say to the first, that they are telling the truth and a fifth time that
‘Our Lord, those are the ones who misguided us, Allah’s curse will be upon them if they are lying.
so give them a double punishment in the Fire.’ (24:6-7)
He will say, ‘Each will receive double. But you Those who accuse chaste believing women, un-
do not know it.’ (7:38) aware (of the evil), are cursed both in this world
The Companions of the Garden will call out to and the hereafter, and they will have a terrible
the Companions of the Fire, ‘We have found that punishment. (24:23)
what our Lord promised us is true. Have you We pursued them with a curse in this world and
found that what your Lord promised you is true?’ on the Day of Rising they will be hideous and
They will say, ‘Yes, we have!’ Between them a spurned. (28:42)
herald will proclaim: ‘May the curse of Allah be He (Ibrahim) said, ‘You have adopted idols apart
on the wrongdoers.’ (7:44) from Allah as tokens of mutual affection in this
Allah has promised the men and women of the world. But then on the Day of Rising you will re-
hypocrites and disbelievers the Fire of Hell, re- ject one another and curse one another. The Fire
maining in it timelessly, for ever. It will suffice will be your shelter. You will have no helpers.’
them. Allah has cursed them. They will have (29:25)
everlasting punishment. (9:68) As for those who abuse Allah and His Messenger,
Who could do greater wrong than those who in- Allah’s curse is on them in this world and the
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