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PUNISHMENT bars access to the mosques of Allah, preventing
Allah has sealed up their hearts and hearing and His name from being remembered in them, and
over their eyes is a blindfold. They will have a goes about destroying them? Such people will
terrible punishment. (2:7) never be able to enter them–except in fear. They
There is a sickness in their hearts and Allah has will have disgrace in this world and in the here-
increased their sickness. They will have a painful after they will have a terrible punishment. (2:114)
punishment on account of their denial. (2:10) And when Ibrahim said, ‘My Lord, make this a
Remember when We rescued you from the peo- place of safety and provide its inhabitants with
ple of Pharaoh. They were inflicting an evil pun- fruits–all of them who believe in Allah and the
ishment on you–slaughtering your sons and Last Day,’ He said, ‘I will let anyone who be-
letting your women live. In that there was a terri- comes a disbeliever enjoy himself a little but
ble trial for you from your Lord. (2:49) then I will drive him to the punishment of the
We made it an exemplary punishment for those Fire. What an evil destination!’ (2:126)
there then, and those coming afterwards, and a But as for those who disbelieve and die while
warning to those who guard against evil. (2:66) they are disbelievers, the curse of Allah is upon
Then you are the people who are killing one an- them and that of the angels and all mankind.
other and expelling a group among you from They will be under it for ever. The punishment
their homes, ganging up against them in wrong- will not be lightened for them. They will be
doing and enmity. Yet if they are brought to you granted no reprieve. (2:161-162)
as captives, you ransom them, when it was for- Some people set up equals to Allah, loving them
bidden for you to expel them in the first place! as they should love Allah. But those who believe
Do you, then, believe in one part of the Book and have greater love for Allah. If only you could see
reject the other? What repayment will there be those who do wrong at the time when they see
for any of you who do that except disgrace in this the punishment, and that truly all strength be-
world? And on the Day of Rising, they will be re- longs to Allah, and that Allah is severe in punish-
turned to the harshest of punishments. Allah is ment. (2:165)
not unaware of what you do. (2:85) When those who were followed disown those
Those are the people who trade the hereafter for who followed them, and they see the punish-
this world. The punishment will not be lightened ment, and the connection between them is cut,
for them. They will not be helped. (2:86) (2:166)
What an evil thing they have sold themselves for Those who conceal what Allah has sent down of
in rejecting what Allah has sent down, outraged the Book and sell it cheap, take nothing into their
that Allah should send down His favour on bellies but the Fire. On the Day of Rising Allah
whichever of His servants He wills. They have will not speak to them or purify them. They will
brought down anger upon anger on themselves. have a painful punishment. (2:174)
The disbelievers will have a humiliating punish- Those are the ones who have sold guidance for
ment. (2:90) misguidance and forgiveness for punishment.
Rather you will find them the people greediest How steadfastly they will endure the Fire!
for life, along with the idolaters. One of them (2:175)
would love to be allowed to live a thousand You who believe! Retaliation is prescribed for
years. But being allowed to live would not save you in the case of people killed: free man for free
him from the punishment. Allah sees what they man, slave for slave, female for female. But if
do. (2:96) someone is absolved by his brother, blood-
You who believe! Do not say, ‘Listen to us,’ say, money should be claimed with correctness and
‘Look at us,’ and listen well. The disbelievers will paid with good will. That is an easement and a
have a painful punishment. (2:104) mercy from your Lord. Anyone who goes beyond
Who could do greater wrong than someone who the limits after this will receive a painful punish-
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