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in Allah and who refuse to acknowledge the truth He is the Almighty, the All-Wise. (16:60)
of the world to come.’ (12:37) That is because they prefer the life of this world
But the wages of the hereafter are the best for to the hereafter and because Allah does not
people who believe and fear their Lord. (12:57) guide disbelieving people. (16:107)
(Yusuf said,) ‘My Lord, You have granted power There is no doubt that in the hereafter they will
to me on earth and taught me the true meaning of be the losers. (16:109)
events. Originator of the heavens and earth, You We gave him good in this world and in the here-
are my Friend in this world and the hereafter. So after he will be one of the righteous. (16:122)
take me as a Muslim at my death and join me to But as for those who do not believe in the here-
the people who are righteous.’ (12:101) after, We have prepared for them a painful pun-
We sent none before you but men inspired with ishment. (17:10)
revelation from among the people of the cities. But as for anyone who desires the hereafter, and
Have they not travelled in the land and seen the strives for it with the striving it deserves, being a
final fate of those before them? The abode of the believer, the striving of such people will be grate-
hereafter is better for those who guard against fully acknowledged. (17:19)
evil. So will you not use your intellect? (12:109) Look how We favour some of them over others.
Allah expands provision to anyone He wills and But the hereafter has higher ranks and greater
restricts it. They rejoice in the life of this world. favours. (17:21)
Yet the life of this world, compared to the here- When you recite the Qur'an, We place an ob-
after, is only fleeting enjoyment. (13:26) scuring veil between you and those who do not
They will receive punishment in the life of this believe in the hereafter. (17:45)
world and the punishment of the hereafter is Those who are blind in this world will be blind in
harsher still. They have no defender against the hereafter and even further off the Path.
Allah. (13:34) (17:72)
Those who prefer the life of this world to the We said to the tribe of Israel after that, ‘Inhabit
hereafter, and bar access to the way of Allah, the land and, when the promise of the hereafter
seeking in it something crooked; they are greatly comes, We will produce you as a motley crowd.’
misguided. (14:3) (17:104)
Allah makes those who believe firm with the That is how We repay anyone who is profligate
Firm Word in the life of this world and the here- and does not believe in the Signs of his Lord. And
after. But Allah misguides the wrongdoers. Allah the punishment of the hereafter is much harsher
does whatever He wills. (14:27) and longer lasting. (20:127)
Your God is One God. As for those who do not Among the people there is one who worships
believe in the hereafter, their hearts are in denial Allah right on the edge. If good befalls him, he is
and they are puffed up with pride. (16:22) content with it, but if a trial befalls him, he re-
When those who have fear of Allah are asked, verts to his former ways, losing both this world
‘What has your Lord sent down?’ their reply is, and the hereafter. That is indeed sheer loss.
‘Good!’ There is good in this world for those who (22:11)
do good, and the abode of the hereafter is even Anyone who thinks that Allah will not help him
better. How wonderful is the abode of those who in this world and the hereafter should stretch a
guard against evil. (16:30) rope up to the ceiling and then cut (it) off. Let him
As for those who migrate for Allah’s sake after see whether his stratagem gets rid of what en-
being wronged, We shall give them good lodging rages him! (22:15)
in this world, and the reward of the hereafter is The ruling circle of his people–those who disbe-
greater still if they only knew. (16:41) lieved and denied the encounter of the hereafter
Those who do not believe in the hereafter have and whom We had given opulence in this
an evil likeness. Allah’s is the Highest Likeness. world–said, ‘This is nothing but a human being
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