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your wife, and eat of it wherever you like. But do will not have yet entered it, though they hope.
not go near this tree lest you become wrongdo- (7:46)
ers.’ (7:19) The Companions of the Ramparts will call out to
So he (Satan) enticed them to do it by means of men they recognise by their mark, saying, ‘What
trickery. Then when they tasted the tree, their pri- you amassed was of no use to you, nor was your
vate parts were disclosed to them and they arrogance. Are these the people you swore that
started stitching together the leaves of the Allah’s mercy would never reach?’ ‘Enter the
Garden in order to cover themselves. Their Lord Garden. You will feel no fear and know no sor-
called out to them, ‘Did I not forbid you this tree row.’ (7:48-49)
and say to you, "Satan is an outright enemy to The Companions of the Fire will call out to the
you"?’ (7:22) Companions of the Garden, ‘Throw down some
Children of Adam! Do not let Satan tempt you water to us or some of what Allah has given you
into trouble as He expelled your parents from the as provision.’ They will say, ‘Allah has forbidden
Garden, stripping them of their covering and dis- them to the disbelievers.’ (7:50)
closing to them their private parts. He and his Their Lord gives them the good news of His
tribe see you from where you do not see them. mercy and good pleasure and Gardens where
We have made the Satans friends of those who they will enjoy everlasting delight. (9:21)
have no faith. (7:27) Allah has promised the men and women of the
As for those who deny Our Signs and are arro- believers Gardens with rivers flowing under
gant regarding them, the Gates of Heaven will them, remaining in them timelessly, for ever, and
not be opened for them, and they will not enter fine dwellings in the Gardens of Eden. And
the Garden until a camel goes through a needle’s Allah’s good pleasure is even greater. That is the
eye. That is how We repay the evildoers. (7:40) great victory. (9:72)
As for those who believe and do right Allah has prepared Gardens for them with rivers
actions–We impose on no self any more than it flowing under them, remaining in them time-
can bear–they are the Companions of the lessly, for ever. That is the great victory. (9:89)
Garden, remaining in it timelessly, for ever. The forerunners–the first of the Migrants
(7:42) (Muhajirun) and the Supporters (Ansar)–and
We will strip away any rancour in their hearts. those who have followed them in doing good:
Rivers will flow under them and they will say, Allah is pleased with them and they are pleased
‘Praise be to Allah Who has guided us to this! We with Him. He has prepared Gardens for them
would not have been guided, had Allah not with rivers flowing under them, remaining in
guided us. The Messengers of our Lord came them timelessly, for ever and ever. That is the
with the Truth.’ It will be proclaimed to them: great victory. (9:100)
‘This is your Garden which you have inherited Allah has bought from the believers their selves
for what you did.’ (7:43) and their wealth in return for the Garden. They
The Companions of the Garden will call out to fight in the Way of Allah and they kill and are
the Companions of the Fire, ‘We have found that killed. It is a promise binding on Him in the
what our Lord promised us is true. Have you Torah, the Gospel and the Qur’an and who is
found that what your Lord promised you is true?’ truer to his contract than Allah? Rejoice then in
They will say, ‘Yes, we have!’ Between them a the bargain you have made. That is the great vic-
herald will proclaim: ‘May the curse of Allah be tory. (9:111)
on the wrongdoers.’ (7:44) But as for those who believe and do right actions,
There will be a dividing wall between them and their Lord will guide them by their faith. Rivers
on the ramparts there will be men who recognise will flow under them in Gardens of Delight.
everyone by their mark. They will call out to the (10:9)
people of the Garden: ‘Peace be upon you!’ They Those who do good will have the best and more!
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