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nothing but their dwellings. That is how We has given them. Their Lord will safeguard them
repay the people of the evildoers. (46:24-25) from the punishment of the Blazing Fire. (52:17-
Our people, respond to Allah’s caller and believe 18)
in Him. He will forgive you some of your wrong But Allah was gracious to us and safeguarded us
actions and save you from a painful punish- from the punishment of the searing wind. (52:27)
ment. (46:31) And those who do wrong will have a punishment
On the Day when those who disbelieved are ex- besides that but most of them do not know it.
posed to the Fire, they will be asked, ‘Is this not (52:47)
the truth?’ They will say, ‘Yes, by our Lord.’ He How terrible were My punishment and warn-
will say, ‘Then taste the punishment for having ings! (54:16, 54:18, 54:30)
disbelieved.’ (46:34) ‘Ad denied the truth. How terrible were My pun-
Say to the Arabs who remained behind: ‘You will ishment and warnings! (54:18)
be called up against a people who possess great They even wanted to seduce his guests! So We
force whom you must fight unless they submit. If put out their eyes: ‘Taste My punishment and
you obey, Allah will give you an excellent re- warnings!’ (54:37)
ward. But if you turn your backs as you did Early morning brought them enduring punish-
before, He will punish you with a painful punish- ment: ‘Taste My punishment and warnings!’
ment.’ (48:16) (54:38-39)
There is no constraint on the blind, nor on the That Day the men and women of the hypocrites
lame, nor on the sick. We will admit all who will say to those who believe, ‘Wait for us so that
obey Allah and His Messenger into Gardens with we can borrow some of your light.’ They will be
rivers flowing under them. But We will punish told, ‘Go back and look for light!’ And a wall will
with a painful punishment anyone who turns his be erected between them with a gate in it, on the
back. (48:17) inside of which there will be mercy but before
They are those who disbelieved and debarred whose exterior lies the punishment. (57:13)
you from the Sacred Mosque (Masjid al-Haram) Know that the life of this world is merely a game
and prevented the sacrifice from reaching its and a diversion and ostentation and a cause of
proper place, and had it not been for some men boasting among yourselves and trying to outdo
and women who are believers, whom you did one another in wealth and children: like the
not know and might trample underfoot, and so plant-growth after rain which delights the culti-
unknowingly incur blame on their account–so vators, but then it withers and you see it turning
that Allah might admit into His mercy those He yellow, and then it becomes broken stubble. In
wills–and had those among them who disbelieve the hereafter there is terrible punishment but also
been clearly distinguishable, We would have forgiveness from Allah and His good pleasure.
punished them with a painful punishment. The life of this world is nothing but the enjoy-
(48:25) ment of delusion. (57:20)
(The Custodians of Hell will be told,) ‘Hurl into Anyone who cannot find the means must fast for
Hell every obdurate disbeliever, impeder of two consecutive months before the two of them
good, doubt-causing aggressor, who set up an- may touch one another again. And anyone who
other god together with Allah. Hurl him into the is unable to do that must feed sixty poor people.
terrible punishment.’ (50:24-26) That is to affirm your faith in Allah and His
And We left a Sign in it for those who fear the Messenger. These are Allah’s limits. The disbe-
painful punishment. (51:37) lievers will have a painful punishment. (58:4)
Your Lord’s punishment will certainly take place. Those who oppose Allah and His Messenger will
(52:7) be subdued and overcome as those before them
The people who guard against evil will be in were also subdued and overcome. We have sent
Gardens of Delight, savouring what their Lord down Clear Signs. The disbelievers will have a hu-
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