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bolt of the punishment of humiliation seized But when We removed the punishment from
them on account of what they earned. (41:17) them, they immediately broke their word.
We will make those who disbelieve suffer a se- (43:50)
vere punishment and repay them for the worst of The various factions among them differed. Woe
what they did. (41:27) then to those who did wrong on account of the
But if We let him taste mercy from Us after he has punishment of a painful Day! (43:65)
suffered hardship, then he says, ‘This is my due. I The evildoers will remain timelessly, for ever, in
do not think that the Hour is going to come. And the punishment of Hell. (43:74)
if am returned to my Lord, I will definitely find So be on the watch for a day when heaven brings
the best reward with Him.’ But We will inform forth a distinctive smoke, which enshrouds
those who disbelieve of what they did and make mankind. ‘This is a painful punishment! Our
them suffer a ruthless punishment. (41:50) Lord, remove the punishment from us. We are re-
The argument of those who argue about Allah, ally believers.’ (44:10-12)
once He has been acknowledged, has no basis We remove the punishment a little, and you re-
whatsoever with their Lord. There is anger upon vert! (44:15)
them and they will have a harsh punishment. We rescued the tribe of Israel from the humiliat-
(42:16) ing punishment. (44:30)
Or do they have partners who have laid down a (Custodians of Hell will be told,) ‘Then pour the
religion for them for which Allah has not given punishment of boiling water on his head.’ (44:48)
any authority? Were it not for the prior Word of They will not taste any death there–except for the
Decision, the judgement between them would first one. He will safeguard them from the pun-
already have been made. The wrongdoers will ishment of the Blazing Fire. (44:56)
have a painful punishment. (42:21) Woe to every wicked liar who hears the Signs of
He responds to those who believe and do right Allah recited to him and then persists in his arro-
actions and gives them increase from His favour. gance just as if he had never heard them. Give
But the disbelievers will have a harsh punish- him the news of a painful punishment. (45:7-8)
ment. (42:26) When he does learn something of Our Signs, he
There are only grounds against those who wrong makes a mockery of them. Such people will have
people and act as tyrants in the earth without any a humiliating punishment. (45:9)
right to do so. Such people will have a painful Hell is right at their heels. Nothing they have
punishment. (42:42) earned will be of any use to them, nor will those
Whoever Allah misguides has no one to protect they took as protectors besides Allah. They will
them after that. You will see the wrongdoers say- have a terrible punishment. (45:10)
ing, when they see the punishment, ‘Is there no This is guidance. And those who reject the Signs
way back?’ (42:44) of their Lord will have a punishment of agonising
You will see them as they are exposed to it, ab- pain. (45:11)
ject in their abasement, glancing around them Remember the brother of ‘Ad when he warned
furtively. Those who believe will say, ‘Truly the his people by the sand-dunes–and warners
losers are those who lose themselves and their passed away before and after him–‘Worship no
families on the Day of Rising.’The wrongdoers are one but Allah. I fear for you the punishment of a
in an everlasting punishment. (42:45) terrible Day.’ (46:21)
It will not benefit you today, since you did wrong, When they saw it as a storm cloud advancing on
that you share equally in the punishment. (43:39) their valleys they said, ‘This is a storm cloud
We showed them no Sign which was not greater which will give us rain.’ No, rather it is what you
than the one before it. We seized them with pun- desired to hasten–a wind containing painful pun-
ishment so that hopefully they would turn back. ishment, destroying everything at its Lord’s com-
(43:48) mand! When morning came you could see
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