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when the angels glorify their Lord with praise When you have completed your rites, remember
and ask forgiveness for those who are on the Allah as you used to remember your forefa-
earth. Allah is the Ever-Forgiving, the Most thers–or even more. There are some people who
Merciful. (42:5) say, ‘Our Lord, give us good in this world.’ They
(He is) the Bringer into Being of the heavens and will have no share in the hereafter. (2:200)
the earth: He has given you mates from among And there are others who say, ‘Our Lord, give us
yourselves, and given mates to the livestock, in good in this world, and good in the hereafter, and
that way multiplying you. Nothing is like Him. safeguard us from the punishment of the Fire.’
He is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing. (42:11) (2:201)
The Keys of the heavens and earth belong to They will ask you about the Sacred Month and
Him. He expands the provision of anyone He fighting in it. Say, ‘Fighting in it is a serious mat-
wills or restricts it. He has knowledge of all ter; but barring access to the Way of Allah and re-
things. (42:12) jecting Him and barring access to the Sacred
Among His Signs is the creation of the heavens Mosque (Masjid al-Haram) and expelling its peo-
and earth and all the creatures He has spread ple from it are far more serious in the sight of
about in them. And He has the power to gather Allah. Discord is worse than killing.’ They will
them together whenever He wills. (42:29) not stop fighting you until they make you revert
The kingdom of the heavens and earth belongs to from your religion, if they are able. As for any of
Allah. He creates whatever He wills. He gives you who revert from their religion and die disbe-
daughters to whoever He wishes; and He gives liever, their actions will come to nothing in this
sons to whoever He wishes. (42:49) world and the hereafter. They are the
Companions of the Fire, remaining in it time-
HEREAFTER, THE (AKHIRAH) lessly, for ever. (2:217)
(Those who guard against evil are) those who be- ... Allah makes the Signs clear to you, so that
lieve in what has been sent down to you and hopefully you will reflect on this world and the
what was sent down before you, and are certain hereafter. They will ask you about the property of
about the hereafter. (2:4) orphans. Say, ‘Managing it in their best interests
Those are the people who trade the hereafter for is best.’ If you mix your property with theirs, they
this world. The punishment will not be lightened are your brothers. Allah knows a squanderer
for them. They will not be helped. (2:86) from a good manager. If Allah had wanted, He
Say, ‘If the abode of the hereafter with Allah is for could have been hard on you. Allah is Almighty,
you alone, to the exclusion of all others, then All-Wise. (2:219-220)
long for death if you are telling the truth.’ (2:94) They are the ones whose actions come to noth-
They follow what the Satans recited in the reign ing in this world or the hereafter. They will have
of Sulayman. Sulayman did not disbelieve, but no helpers. (3:22)
the Satans did, teaching people sorcery and what When the angels said, ‘Maryam, your Lord gives
had been sent down to Harut and Marut, the two you good news of a Word from Him. His name is
angels in Babylon, who taught no one without the Messiah, ‘Isa, son of Maryam, of high esteem
first saying to him, ‘We are merely a trial and in this world and the hereafter, and one of those
temptation, so do not disbelieve.’ People learned brought near. (3:45)
from them how to separate a man and his wife As for those who disbelieve, I will punish them
but they cannot harm anyone by it, except with with a harsh punishment in this world and the
Allah's permission. They have learned what will hereafter. They will have no helpers.’ (3:56)
harm them and will not benefit them. They know Those who sell Allah’s contract and their own
that any who deal in it will have no share in the oaths for a paltry price, such people will have no
hereafter. What an evil thing they have sold portion in the hereafter and on the Day of Rising
themselves for if they only knew! (2:102) Allah will not speak to them or look at them or
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