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them and they will testify against themselves that They will not be able to appease Allah. (45:34-35)
they were disbelievers. (6:130) They (hypocrites) will call out to them (the believ-
(Companions of the Garden will say, ers), ‘Were we not with you?’ They will reply,
‘Disbelievers are) those who took their religion ‘Indeed you were. But you made trouble for your-
as a diversion and a game, and were deluded by selves and hung back and doubted and false hopes
the life of this world.’ Today We will forget them deluded you until Allah’s command arrived. The
just as they forgot the encounter of this Day and Deluder deluded you about Allah.’ (57:14)
denied Our Signs. (7:51) Know that the life of this world is merely a game
And when the hypocrites and those with sickness and a diversion and ostentation and a cause of
in their hearts said, ‘These people have been de- boasting among yourselves and trying to outdo one
luded by their religion.’ But those who put their another in wealth and children: like the plant-
trust in Allah will find Allah to be Almighty, All- growth after rain which delights the cultivators, but
Wise. (8:49) then it withers and you see it turning yellow, and
(Allah said to Satan,) ‘Stir up any of them you can then it becomes broken stubble. In the hereafter
with your voice and rally against them your cav- there is terrible punishment but also forgiveness
alry and your infantry and share with them in from Allah and His good pleasure. The life of this
their children and their wealth and make them world is nothing but the enjoyment of delusion.
promises! The promise of Satan is nothing but (57:20)
delusion.’ (17:64) Who is there who could be a force for you, to
Mankind! Have fear of your Lord and fear a day come to your support, apart from the All-Merciful?
when no father will be able to atone for his son, The disbelievers are only living in delusion. (67:20)
or son for his father, in any way. Allah’s promise O man! What has deluded you in respect of your
is true. So do not let the life of this world delude Noble Lord? (82:6)
you and do not let the Deluder delude you con-
cerning Allah. (31:33) DEMAND FOR GRATITUDE
When the hypocrites and people with sickness in Those who spend their wealth in the Way of
their hearts said, ‘What Allah and His Messenger Allah, and then do not follow what they have
promised us was mere delusion.’ (33:12) spent by demands for gratitude or insulting
Mankind! Allah’s promise is true. Do not let the words will have their reward with their Lord.
life of this world delude you and do not let the They will feel no fear and will know no sorrow.
Deluder delude you about Allah. (35:5) (2:262)
Say: ‘Have you thought about your partner gods, You who believe! Do not nullify your charity by
those you call upon besides Allah? Show me demands for gratitude or insulting words, like
what they have created of the earth; or do they him who spends his wealth, showing off to peo-
have a partnership in the heavens?’ Have We ple and not believing in Allah and the Last Day.
given them a Book whose Clear Signs they fol- His likeness is that of a smooth rock coated with
low? No indeed! The wrongdoers promise each soil, which, when heavy rain falls on it, is left
other nothing but delusion. (35:40) stripped bare. They have no power over anything
No one disputes Allah’s Signs except those who they have earned. Allah does not guide disbe-
disbelieve. Do not let their free movement about lieving people. (2:264)
the earth deceive you. (40:4) He (Pharaoh) said (to Musa), ‘Did we not bring
They (disbelievers) will be told, ‘Today We have you up among us as a child and did you not spend
forgotten you as you forgot the meeting of this many years of your life among us? Yet you did the
your Day. Your refuge is the Fire and you have no deed you did and were ungrateful.’ (26:18-19)
helpers. That is because you made a mockery of (Musa said to Pharaoh,) ‘And anyway you can only
Allah’s Signs and the life of this world deluded reproach me with this favour because you made
you.’ Therefore, today they will not get out of it. the tribe of Israel into slaves!’ (26:22)
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