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If even a single waft of the punishment were to But then when We seize the affluent among them
touch them, they would say, ‘Alas for us! We with the punishment, they will suddenly start
were indeed wrongdoers.’ (21:46) praying fervently. (23:64)
On the day they see it, every nursing woman will We seized them with the punishment, but they
be oblivious of the baby at her breast, and every did not go low before their Lord; nor will they
pregnant woman will abort the contents of her humble themselves until We open to them a gate
womb, and you will think people drunk when to a harsh punishment in which they will at once
they are not drunk; it is just that the punishment be crushed by despair. (23:76-77)
of Allah is so severe. (22:2) A woman and a man who commit fornication:
It is written of him that if anyone takes him flog both of them with one hundred lashes and
(Satan) as a friend, he will mislead him and guide do not let compassion for either of them possess
him to the punishment of the Searing Blaze. you where Allah’s religion is concerned, if you
(22:4) believe in Allah and the Last Day. A number of
Among people there is one who argues about believers should witness their punishment. (24:2)
Allah without knowledge or guidance or any And the punishment is removed from her if she
light-giving Book, turning away arrogantly, to testifies four times by Allah that he (her husband)
misguide people from the Way of Allah. He will is lying. (24:8)
be disgraced in this world and on the Day of There is a group of you who propagated the lie.
Rising We will make him taste the punishment of Do not suppose it to be bad for you; rather it is
the Burning. (22:8-9) good for you. Every one of them will incur the
Do you not see that everyone in the heavens and evil he has earned and the one who took it on
everyone on the earth prostrates to Allah, and the himself to amplify it will receive a terrible pun-
sun and moon and stars and the mountains, trees ishment. (24:11)
and beasts and many of mankind? But many of Were it not for Allah’s favour to you and His
them inevitably merit punishment. Those Allah mercy, both in this world and the hereafter, a ter-
humiliates will have no one to honour them. rible punishment would have afflicted you for
Allah does whatever He wills. (22:18) your plunging headlong into it. (24:14)
Every time they want to come out of it, because People who love to see filth being spread about
of their suffering, they will be driven back into it: concerning those who believe will have a painful
‘Taste the punishment of the Burning!’ (22:22) punishment both in this world and the hereafter.
Those who disbelieve and bar access to the Way Allah knows and you do not know. (24:19)
of Allah and to the Sacred Mosque (Masjid al- Those who accuse chaste believing women, un-
Haram) which We have appointed for all aware (of the evil), are cursed both in this world
mankind–equally for those who live near it and and the hereafter, and they will have a terrible
those who come from far away–those who desire punishment. (24:23)
to profane it with wrongdoing, We will let them Do not make the Messenger’s summoning of you
taste a painful punishment. (22:25) the same as your summoning of one another.
They ask you to hasten the punishment. Allah Allah knows those of you who sneak away.
will not break His promise. A day with your Lord Those who oppose his command should beware
is equivalent to a thousand years in the way you of a testing trial coming to them or a painful pun-
count. (22:47) ishment striking them. (24:63)
But those who disbelieve will not cease to be in So now they have disowned you for what you
doubt of it until the Hour comes on them sud- said, and they cannot avert it or give you any
denly or the punishment of a desolate Day ar- help. As for anyone among you who has done
rives. (22:55) wrong, We will make him suffer great punish-
But those who disbelieve and deny Our Signs ment. (25:19)
will have a humiliating punishment. (22:57) And when the people of Nuh denied the
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