Page 54 - An Index to the Qur'an

The people who truly do believe in Our Signs are the heart of every arrogant oppressor. (40:35)
those who fall to the ground prostrating when When they are squabbling with one another in
they are reminded of them, and glorify their Lord the Fire, the weak will say to those deemed great,
with praise, and are not arrogant. (32:15) ‘We were your followers, so why do you not re-
Those who disbelieve say, ‘We will never believe lieve us of a portion of the Fire?’ (40:47)
in this Qur'an, nor in what came before it.’ If only Those deemed great will say, ‘All of us are in it.
you could see when the wrongdoers, standing in Allah has clearly judged between His servants.’
the presence of their Lord, cast accusations back (40:48)
and forth at one another! Those deemed weak Your Lord says, ‘Call on Me and I will answer
will say to those deemed great, ‘Were it not for you. Those who who are too proud to worship
you, we would have been believers!’ (34:31) Me will enter Hell abject.’ (40:60)
Those deemed great will say to those deemed (Disbelievers will be told,) ‘Enter the gates of
weak, ‘Did we debar you from the guidance when Hell, remaining in it timelessly, for ever. How
it came to you? No, it is you who were evildoers.’ evil is the abode of the arrogant!’ (40:76)
(34:32) ‘Ad were arrogant in the land, without any right,
They swore by Allah with their most earnest oaths saying, ‘Who has greater strength than us?’ Did
that if a warner came to them they would be better they not see that Allah, Who created them, had
guided than any other community. But then when greater strength than them? But they renounced
a warner did come to them, it only increased their Our Signs. (41:15)
aversion, shown by their arrogance in the land and If they grow arrogant, those who are with your
evil plotting. But evil plotting envelops only those Lord glorify Him night and day and never grow
who do it. Do they expect anything but the pattern tired. (41:38)
of previous peoples? You will not find any chang- And (Musa said:) ‘Do not exalt yourselves above
ing in the pattern of Allah. You will not find any al- Allah. I come to you with clear authority.’ (44:19)
teration in the pattern of Allah. (35:42-43) We rescued the tribe of Israel from the humiliat-
When they were told, ‘There is no god but Allah,’ ing punishment, from Pharaoh–he was haughty,
they were arrogant. (37:35) one of the profligate. (44:30-31)
So the angels prostrated (to Adam), all of them to- Woe to every wicked liar who hears the Signs of
gether, except for Diabolis who was arrogant and Allah recited to him and then persists in his arro-
was one of the disbelievers. (38:73-74) gance just as if he had never heard them. Give
‘No, the fact is that My Signs came to you but you him the news of a painful punishment. (45:7-8)
denied them and were arrogant and were one of But as for those who disbelieved: ‘Were My Signs
the disbelievers.’ (39:59) not recited to you and yet you proved arrogant;
On the Day of Rising you will see those who lied you were a people of evildoers?’ (45:31)
against Allah with their faces blackened. Do not Say: ‘What do you think? If it is from Allah and
the arrogant have a dwelling place in Hell? you reject it, when a witness from the tribe of
(39:60) Israel testifies to its similarity and believes while
They will be told, ‘Enter the gates of Hell and stay you are arrogant...! Allah certainly does not
there timelessly, for ever. How evil is the abode guide wrongdoing people.’ (46:10)
of the arrogant!’ (39:72) On the Day when those who disbelieved are ex-
Musa said, ‘I seek refuge in my Lord and your posed to the Fire: ‘You dissipated the good things
Lord from every proud man who does not be- you had in your worldly life and enjoyed yourself
lieve in the Day of Reckoning.’ (40:27) in it. So today you are being repaid with the pun-
Those who argue about the Signs of Allah with- ishment of humiliation for being arrogant in the
out any authority coming to them do something earth without any right and for being deviators.’
hateful in the sight of Allah and in the sight of the (46:20)
people who believe. That is how Allah seals up When they are told, ‘Come, and the Messenger of
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