Page 165 - An Index to the Qur'an

Then their destination will be the Blazing Fire. to You. You are our final destination.’ (60:4)
(37:68) He created the heavens and the earth with truth
The Forgiver of wrong action, the Accepter of re- and formed you, giving you the best of forms.
pentance, the Severe in retribution, the Possessor And He is your final destination. (64:3)
of abundance. There is no god but Him. He is the But as for those who disbelieve and deny Our
final destination. (40:3) Signs they are the Companions of the Fire, re-
So call and go straight as you have been ordered maining in it timelessly, for ever. What an evil
to. Do not follow their whims and desires but destination! (64:10)
say, ‘I believe in a Book sent down by Allah and I O Prophet! Strive against the disbelievers and
am ordered to be just between you. Allah is our hypocrites and be harsh with them. Their refuge
Lord and your Lord. We have our actions and is Hell. What an evil destination! (66:9)
you have your actions. There is no debate be- Those who reject their Lord will have the punish-
tween us and you. Allah will gather us all to- ment of Hell. What an evil destination! (67:6)
gether. He is our final destination.’ (42:15)
And so that He might punish the men and DESTINY (SEE PRE-ORDAINED DECREE)
women of the hypocrites and the men and
women of the idolaters–those who think bad DESTITUTION - DESTITUTE
thoughts about Allah. They will suffer an evil turn And when you said, ‘Musa, we will not put up
of fate. Allah is angry with them, and has cursed with just one kind of food so ask your Lord to
them and prepared Hell for them. What an evil supply to us some of what the earth produces–its
destination! (48:6) green vegetables, cucumbers, grains, lentils and
It is We Who give life and cause to die and We onions,’ he said, ‘Do you want to replace what is
are their final destination. (50:43) better with what is inferior? Go back to Egypt,
(Believers will say to the hypocrites,) ‘So today then you will have what you are asking for.’
no ransom will be accepted from you or from Abasement and destitution were stamped upon
those who disbelieved. Your refuge is the Fire. It them. They brought down anger from Allah upon
is your master. What an evil destination!’ (57:15) themselves. That was because they rejected
Do you not see those who were forbidden to Allah’s Signs and killed the Prophets without any
confer together secretly returning to the very right to do so. That was because they rebelled
thing they were forbidden to do, and conferring and went beyond the limits. (2:61)
together secretly in wrongdoing and enmity and The alms are for: the poor, the destitute, those
disobedience to the Messenger? And when they who collect it, reconciling people’s hearts, free-
come to you they greet you with words Allah has ing slaves, those in debt, spending in the Way of
never used in greeting you, and say to them- Allah, and travellers. It is a legal obligation from
selves ‘Why does Allah not punish us for what Allah. Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise. (9:60)
we say?’ Hell will be enough for them! They will And beggars and the destitute received a due
roast in it. What an evil destination! (58:8) share of their wealth. (51:19)
You have an excellent example in Ibrahim and They (owners of the garden) left early, intent on
those with him, when they said to their people, carrying out their scheme. But when they saw it
‘We wash our hands of you and all that you wor- (the garden), they said, ‘We must have lost our
ship apart from Allah, and we reject you. way. No, the truth is we are destitute!’ (68:25-27)
Between us and you there will be enmity and ha- (Believers are) those in whose wealth there is a
tred for ever unless and until you believe in Allah known share for beggars and the destitute.
alone.’ Except for Ibrahim’s words to his father: ‘I (70:24-25)
will ask forgiveness for you but I have no power
to help you in any way against Allah.’ ‘Our Lord, DEVIANCE
we have put our trust in You and have repented You who believe! When you take on a debt for a
163