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Whoever does evil, it is to his detriment. Your You bestowed on me and on my parents, and
Lord does not wrong His servants. (41:46) keep me acting rightly, pleasing You. And make
So call and go straight as you have been ordered my descendants righteous. I have repented to
to. Do not follow their whims and desires but You and I am truly one of the Muslims.’ (46:15)
say, ‘I believe in a Book sent down by Allah and I Everyone will be ranked according to what they
am ordered to be just between you. Allah is our did. We will pay them in full for their actions and
Lord and your Lord. We have our actions and they will not be wronged. (46:19)
you have your actions. There is no debate be- Our people, respond to Allah’s caller and believe
tween us and you. Allah will gather us all to- in Him. He will forgive you some of your wrong
gether. He is our final destination.’ (42:15) actions and save you from a painful punishment.
You will see the wrongdoers afraid of what they (46:31)
have earned, when it is about to land right on top As for those who disbelieve and bar others from
of them, whereas those who believe and do right the Way of Allah, Allah will make their actions
actions will be in the lush Meadows of the go astray. (47:1)
Gardens. They will have whatever they wish for But as for those who believe and do right actions
with their Lord. That is the great favour. (42:22) and believe in what has been sent down to
That is the good news which Allah gives to His Muhammad–and it is the truth from their
servants who believe and do right actions. Say: ‘I Lord–He will erase their bad actions from them
do not ask you for any wage for this–except for and better their condition. (47:2)
you to love your near of kin. If anyone does a Therefore when you meet those who disbelieve
good action, We will increase the good of it for strike their necks. Then when you have deci-
him. Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Ever-Thankful.’ mated them,tie their bonds tightly and set them
(42:23) free or ransom them, until the war is finally over.
He responds to those who believe and do right That is how it is to be. If Allah willed, He could
actions and gives them increase from His favour. avenge Himself on them. But it is so that He can
But the disbelievers will have a harsh punish- test some of you by means of others. As for those
ment. (42:26) who fight in the Way of Allah, He will not let
(Believers are) those who avoid major wrong ac- their actions go astray. (47:4)
tions and indecencies and who, when they are But those who disbelieve will have utter ruin and
angered, then forgive. (42:37) He will make their actions go astray. (47:8)
Whoever acts rightly, it is to his own good. That is because they hate what Allah has sent
Whoever does evil, it is to his detriment. Then down, so He has made their actions come to
you will be returned to your Lord. (45:15) nothing. (47:9)
Or do those who perpetrate evil deeds suppose Allah will admit those who believe and act
that We will make them like those who believe rightly to Gardens with rivers flowing under
and do right actions, so that their lives and deaths them. Those who disbelieve have their enjoy-
will be the same? How bad their judgement is! ment, eating as cattle eat, but the Fire will be
(45:21) their final residence. (47:12)
As for those who believed and did right actions, Is someone on a clear path from his Lord like
their Lord will admit them into His mercy. That is those whose bad actions have been made to
the Clear Victory. (45:30) seem good to them and who follow their own de-
We have instructed man to be good to his par- sires? (47:14)
ents. His mother bore him with difficulty and That is because they followed what angers Allah
with difficulty gave birth to him; and his bearing and hated what is pleasing to Him. So He made
and weaning take thirty months. Then when he their actions come to nothing. (47:28)
achieves his full strength and reaches forty, he If We wished, We would show them to you and
says, ‘My Lord, keep me thankful for the blessing you would know them by their mark and know
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