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who do not seek to exalt themselves in the earth with boiling water to drink which lacerates their
or to cause corruption in it. The successful out- bowels? (47:15)
come is for those who guard against evil. (28:83) The people who guard against evil will be in
Would We make those who believe and do right Gardens of Delight. (52:17)
actions the same as those who cause corruption The people who guard against evil will be amid
on the earth? Would We make those who guard Gardens and Rivers. (54:54)
against evil the same as the dissolute? (38:28) The people who guard against evil will have
This is a Reminder. Those who guard against evil Gardens of Delight with their Lord. (68:34)
will have a good Homecoming. (38:49) For those who guard against evil there is triumph.
He who brings the truth and he who confirms (78:31)
it–those are the people who guard against evil.
(39:33) GUARDS OF HELL
Follow the best that has been sent down to you (The guard of Hell will be told,) ‘Seize him and
from your Lord before the punishment comes upon drag him bodily into the middle of the Blazing
you suddenly when you are not expecting it; lest Fire. Then pour the punishment of boiling water
anyone should say, ‘Alas for me for neglecting on his head.’ ‘Taste that! You are the mighty one,
what Allah was due, and being one of the scoffers!’ the noble one!’ (44:47-49)
or lest they should say, ‘If only Allah had guided We have only appointed angels as masters of the
me, I would have guarded against evil.’ (39:55-57) Fire and We have only specified their number as
Allah will give security those who guarded against a trial for those who disbelieve; so that those who
evil in their victorious Safe Haven. No evil will were given the Book might gain in certainty, and
touch them and they will know no sorrow. (39:61) those who believe might increase in their faith,
Were it not that mankind might all become one and both those who were given the Book and the
community, We would have given those who re- believers might have no doubt; and so that those
ject the All-Merciful silver roofs to their houses and with sickness in their hearts and the disbelievers
silver stairways to ascend and silver doors to their might say, ‘What did Allah intend by this exam-
houses and silver couches on which to recline, and ple?’ In this way Allah misguides those He wills
gold ornaments. All that is merely the trappings of and guides those He wills. No one knows the le-
the life of this world. But the hereafter with your gions of your Lord but Him. This is nothing but a
Lord is for those who guard against evil. (43:33-35) reminder to all human beings. (74:31)
On that Day the closest friends will be enemies to We will call the Guards of Hell! (96:18)
one another–except for those who guard against
evil. (43:67) GUIDANCE
The people who guard against evil will be in a safe That is the Book, without any doubt. It contains
place. (44:51) guidance for those who guard against evil. (2:2)
They will not help you in any way against Allah. The Jews and the Christians will never be pleased
The wrongdoers are protectors of one another but with you until you follow their religion. Say,
Allah is the Protector of those who guard against ‘Allah’s guidance is the true guidance.’ If you
evil. (45:19) were to follow their whims and desires, after the
An image of the Garden which is promised to knowledge that has come to you, you would find
those who guard against evil: in it there are rivers of no protector or helper against Allah. (2:120)
water which will never spoil and rivers of milk They say, ‘Be Jews or Christians and you will be
whose taste will never change and rivers of wine, guided.’ Say, ‘Rather adopt the religion of
delightful to all who drink it, and rivers of honey of Ibrahim, a man of natural pure belief. He was not
undiluted purity; in it they will have fruit of every one of the idolaters.’ (2:135)
kind and forgiveness from their Lord. Is that like If their faith is the same as yours then they are
those who will be in the Fire timelessly, for ever, guided. But if they turn away, they are en-
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