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purify them. They will have a painful punish- as the smallest speck.’ (4:77)
ment. (3:77) If anyone desires the reward of this world, the re-
If anyone desires anything other than Islam as a ward of both this world and hereafter is with
religion, it will not be accepted from him, and in Allah. Allah is All-Hearing, All-Seeing. (4:134)
the hereafter he will be among the losers. (3:85) Today all good things have been made lawful for
They believe in Allah and the Last Day, and en- you. And the food of those given the Book is also
join the right and forbid the wrong, and compete lawful for you and your food is lawful for them.
in doing good. They are among the righteous. So are chaste women from among the believers
(3:114) and chaste women of those given the Book be-
No self can die except with Allah’s permission, at fore you, once you have given them their
a predetermined time. If anyone desires the re- dowries in marriage, not in fornication or taking
ward of this world, We will give him some of it. If them as lovers. But as for anyone who rejects
anyone desires the reward of the hereafter, We faith, his actions will come to nothing and in the
will give him some of it. We will recompense the hereafter he will be among the losers. (5:5)
thankful. (3:145) The reprisal against those who wage war on
So Allah gave them the reward of this world and Allah and His Messenger, and go about the earth
the best reward of the hereafter. Allah loves corrupting it, is that they should be killed or cru-
good-doers. (3:148) cified, or have their alternate hands and feet cut
Allah fulfilled His promise to you when you were off, or be banished from the land. That will be
slaughtering them by His permission. But then their degradation in this world and in the here-
you faltered, disputing the command, and dis- after they will have a terrible punishment, (5:33)
obeyed after He showed you what you love. O Messenger! Do not be grieved by those who
Among you are those who want this world and rush headlong into disbelief among those who
among you are those who want the hereafter. say ‘We believe’ with their tongues when their
Then He turned you from them in order to test hearts contain no faith. And among the Jews are
you–but He has pardoned you. Allah shows those who listen to lies, listening to other people
favour to the believers. (3:152) who have not come to you, distorting words from
Do not let those who rush headlong into disbelief their proper meanings, saying, ‘If you are given
sadden you. They do not harm Allah in any way. this, then take it. If you are not given it, then be-
Allah desires to assign no portion to them in the ware!’ If Allah desires misguidance for someone,
hereafter. They will have a terrible punishment. you cannot help him against Allah in any way.
(3:176) Those are the people whose hearts Allah does
So let those who sell the life of this world for the not want to purify. They will have disgrace in this
hereafter fight in the Way of Allah. If someone world and in the hereafter they will have a terri-
fights in the Way of Allah, whether he is killed or ble punishment. (5:41)
is victorious, We will pay him an immense re- The life of this world is nothing but a game and a
ward. (4:74) diversion. The hereafter is better for those who
Do you not see those who were told: ‘Hold back guard against evil. So will you not use your intel-
from fighting but perform prayer and give the lect? (6:32)
alms’? Then when fighting is prescribed for them, This is a Book We have sent down and blessed,
a group of them fear people as Allah should be confirming what came before it, so that you can
feared, or even more than that. They say, ‘Our warn the Mother of Cities (Makka) and the peo-
Lord, why have you prescribed fighting for us? If ple around it. Those who believe in the hereafter
only You would give us just a little more time!’ believe in it and safeguard their prayer. (6:92)
Say, ‘The enjoyment of this world is very brief. In this way We have appointed as enemies to
The hereafter is better for those who guard every Prophet Satans from both mankind and
against evil. You will not be wronged by so much from the jinn, who inspire each other with delu-
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