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Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (25:69-70) ing layers on top of them. That is how We repay
For certainly all who repent and act rightly have wrongdoers. (7:41)
turned sincerely towards Allah; (25:71) Hell, where they will roast. What an evil resting-
But as for those who repent and act rightly, they place! (38:56)
will hopefully be successful. (28:67)
The Forgiver of wrong action, the Accepter of re- RESURRECTION
pentance, the Severe in retribution, the Possessor How can you reject Allah, when you were dead
of abundance. There is no god but Him. He is the and then He gave you life, then He will make
final destination. (40:3) you die and then give you life again, then you
It is He Who accepts repentance from His ser- will be returned to Him? (2:28)
vants and pardons evil acts and knows what they Then We brought you back to life after your
do. (42:25) death, so that perhaps you would show thanks.
We have instructed man to be good to his par- (2:56)
ents. His mother bore him with difficulty and We said, ‘Hit (the dead body) with part of the
with difficulty gave birth to him; and his bearing (sacrificed cow)!’ In that way Allah gives life to
and weaning take thirty months. Then when he the dead and He shows you His Signs so that
achieves his full strength and reaches forty, he hopefully you will understand. (2:73)
says, ‘My Lord, keep me thankful for the blessing In the creation of the heavens and earth, and the
You bestowed on me and on my parents, and alternation of the night and day, and the ships
keep me acting rightly, pleasing You. And make which sail the seas to people’s benefit, and the
my descendants righteous. I have repented to water which Allah sends down from the sky–by
You and I am truly one of the Muslims.’ (46:15) which He brings the earth to life when it was
You who believe! Repent to Allah. It may be that dead and scatters about in it creatures of every
your Lord will erase your bad actions from you kind–and the varying direction of the winds, and
and admit you into Gardens with rivers flowing the clouds subservient between heaven and
under them on the Day when Allah will not dis- earth, there are Signs for people who use their in-
grace the Prophet and those who believed along tellect. (2:164)
with him. Their light will stream out ahead of What do you think about those who left their
them and on their right. They will say, ‘Our Lord, homes in thousands in fear of death? Allah said
perfect our light for us and forgive us! You have to them, ‘Die!’ and then brought them back to
power over all things.’ (66:8) life. Allah shows great favour to mankind, but
Those who persecute men and women of the be- most people are not grateful. (2:243)
lievers, and then do not repent, will have the Or the one who passed by a town which had
punishment of Hell, will have the punishment of fallen into ruin? He asked, ‘How can Allah re-
the Burning. (85:10) store this to life when it has died?’ Allah caused
him to die a hundred years then brought him
RESTING PLACE back to life. Then He asked, ‘How long have you
When he is told to have fear of Allah, he is seized been here?’ He replied, ‘I have been here a day
by pride which drives him to wrongdoing. Hell or part of a day.’ He said, ‘Not so! You have been
will be enough for him! What an evil resting- here a hundred years. Look at your food and
place! (2:206) drink–it has not gone bad–and look at your don-
Say to those who disbelieve: ‘You will be over- key so We can make you a Sign for all mankind.
whelmed and crowded into Hell. What an evil Look at the bones–how We raise them up and
resting-place!’ (3:12) clothe them in flesh.’ When it had become clear
A brief enjoyment; then their shelter will be Hell. to him, he said, ‘Now I know that Allah has
What an evil resting-place! (3:197) power over all things.’ (2:259)
They will have Hell as a resting-place and cover- When Ibrahim said, ‘My Lord, show me how You
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