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Say: ‘I fear, were I to disobey my Lord, the pun- other than the truth about Allah, and being arro-
ishment of a dreadful Day.’ (6:15) gant about His Signs.’ (6:93)
Anyone from whom punishment is averted on When a Sign comes to them, they say, ‘We will
that Day has been shown great mercy by Allah. not believe until we have been given the same as
That is the Clear Victory. (6:16) the Messengers of Allah were given.’ Allah
If only you could see when they are standing be- knows best where to place His Message.
fore their Lord. He will say, ‘Is this not the Truth?’ Debasement in the sight of Allah and a severe
They will say, ‘Yes indeed, by our Lord!’ He will punishment will strike those who did wrong for
say, ‘Then taste the punishment for your disbe- the plots that they concocted. (6:124)
lief.’ (6:30) Nor can you say: ‘If the Book had been sent
Say: ‘What do you think? If Allah's punishment down to us, We would have been better guided
were to come upon you or the Hour, would you than they were.’ For a Clear Sign has come to you
call on other than Allah if you are being truthful?’ from your Lord, and guidance and mercy. Who
(6:40) could do greater wrong than someone who de-
Say: ‘What do you think? If Allah’s punishment nies Allah’s Signs and turns away from them? We
were to come upon you suddenly by night or will repay those who turn away from Our Signs
openly by day, would any but the wrongdoing with the worst kind of punishment because they
people be destroyed?’ (6:47) turned away. (6:157)
The punishment will fall on those who deny Our He will say, ‘Enter the Fire together with the na-
Signs because they were deviators. (6:49) tions of jinn and men who have passed away be-
Say: ‘He possesses the power to send you pun- fore you.’ Each time a nation enters, it will curse
ishment from above your heads or from beneath its sister nation, until, when they are all gathered
your feet, or to confuse you in sects and make together in it, the last of them will say to the first,
you taste one another’s violence.’ Look how We ‘Our Lord, those are the ones who misguided us,
vary the Signs so that hopefully they will under- so give them a double punishment in the Fire.’
stand. (6:65) He will say, ‘Each will receive double. But you
Abandon those who have turned their religion do not know it.’ (7:38)
into a game and a diversion and who have been The first of them will say to the last, ‘You are in
deluded by the life of this world. Remind by it no way superior to us so taste the punishment for
lest a person is delivered up to destruction for what you earned.’ (7:39)
what he has earned with no protector or interces- We sent Nuh to his people and he said, ‘My peo-
sor besides Allah. Were he to offer every kind of ple, worship Allah! You have no other god than
compensation, it would not be accepted from Him. I fear for you the punishment of a dreadful
him. Such people are delivered up to destruction Day.’ (7:59)
for what they have earned. They will have scald- He (Hud) said, ‘Punishment and anger have
ing water to drink and a painful punishment be- come down on you from your Lord. Do you
cause they disbelieved. (6:70) argue with me regarding names which you and
Who could do greater wrong than someone who your forefathers invented and for which Allah
invents lies against Allah or denies His Signs, or has sent down no authority? Wait, then; I am
who says, ‘It has been revealed to me,’ when waiting with you.’ (7:71)
nothing has been revealed to him, or someone And to Thamud We sent their brother Salih, who
who says, ‘I will send down the same as Allah said, ‘My people, worship Allah! You have no
has sent down’? If you could only see the wrong- other god than Him. A Clear Sign has come to
doers in the throes of death when the angels are you from your Lord. This is the She-Camel of
stretching out their hands, saying, ‘Disgorge your Allah as a Sign for you. Leave her alone to eat on
own selves! Today you will be repaid with the Allah’s earth and do not harm her in any way or a
punishment of humiliation for saying something painful punishment will afflict you.’ (7:73)
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