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for wealth. Such people have no faith and Allah Would We make those who believe and do right
will make their actions come to nothing. That is actions the same as those who cause corruption
easy for Allah. (33:18-19) on the earth? Would We make those who guard
But those of you who are obedient to Allah and against evil the same as the dissolute? (38:28)
His Messenger and act rightly will be given their What confronts them will be the evil actions
reward twice over; and We have prepared gener- which they earned and what they used to mock
ous provision for them. (33:31) at will engulf them. (39:48)
He will put your actions right for you and forgive Say (from Me): ‘My servants, you who have trans-
you your wrong deeds. All who obey Allah and gressed against yourselves, do not despair of the
His Messenger have won a mighty victory. mercy of Allah. Truly Allah forgives all wrong ac-
(33:71) tions. He is the Ever-Forgiving, the Most
This is so that He may recompense those who Merciful.’ (39:53)
believe and do right actions. They will have for- It has been revealed to you and those before you:
giveness and generous provision. (34:4) ‘If you associate others with Allah, your actions
‘Make full-length coats of mail, measuring the will come to nothing and you will be among the
links with care. And act rightly, all of you, for I losers.’ (39:65)
see what you do.’ (34:11) They will say, ‘Our Lord, twice You caused us to
It is not your wealth or your children that will die and twice You gave us life. We admit our
bring you near to Us–only in the case of people wrong actions. Is there no way out?’ (40:11)
who believe and act rightly; such people will Have they not travelled in the earth and seen the
have a double recompense for what they did. final fate of those before them? They were greater
They will be safe from all harm in the High Halls than them in strength and left far deeper traces
of Paradise. (34:37) on the earth, yet Allah seized them for their
Those who disbelieve will suffer a harsh punish- wrong actions and they had no one to protect
ment. But those who believe and do right actions them from Allah. (40:21)
will receive forgiveness and an immense reward. Pharaoh said, ‘Haman, build me a tower so that
(35:7) perhaps I may gain means of access, access to
And what of him the evil of whose actions ap- the heavens, so that I can look on Musa’s God.
pears fine to him so that he sees them as good? Truly I think he is a liar.’ That is how Pharaoh’s
Allah misguides whoever He wills and guides evil actions were made attractive to him and he
whoever He wills. So do not let yourself waste debarred others from the Path. Pharaoh’s schem-
away out of regret for them. Allah knows what ing led to nothing but ruin. (40:36-37)
they do. (35:8) Whoever does an evil act will only be repaid
They will shout out in it, ‘Our Lord! Take us out! with its equivalent. But whoever acts rightly,
We will act rightly, differently from the way we male or female, being a believer, such a person
used to act!’ Did We not let you live long enough will enter the Garden, provided for in it without
for anyone who was going to pay heed to pay any reckoning. (40:40)
heed? And did not the warner come to you? Taste The blind and the seeing are not the same. Nor
it then! There is no helper for the wrongdoers. are those who believe and do right actions the
(35:37) same as evildoers. What little heed they pay!
He (Dawud) said, ‘He has wronged you by asking (40:58)
for your ewe to add to his ewes. Truly many part- Those who believe and do right actions will have
ners are unjust to one another–except those who a wage which never fails. (41:8)
believe and do right actions, and how few they Who could say anything better than someone
are!’ Dawud realised that We had put him to the who summons to Allah and acts rightly and says,
test. He begged forgiveness from his Lord and fell ‘I am one of the Muslims’? (41:33)
down prone, prostrating, and repented. (38:24) Whoever acts rightly, it is to his own good.
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