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and heaviness in their ears. Though you call He has given you everything you have asked
them to guidance, they will nonetheless never be Him for. If you tried to number Allah’s blessings,
guided. (18:57) you could never count them. Man is indeed
Then he (Dhu’l-Qarnayn) followed a path until wrongdoing, ungrateful. (14:34)
he arrived between the two mountains where he (Musa said to his people,) ‘And when your Lord
found a people scarcely able to understand announced: "If you are grateful, I will certainly
speech. (18:92-93) give you increase, but if you are ungrateful, My
Loosen the knot in my tongue so that they will punishment is severe."’ (14:7)
understand my words. (20:27-28) Allah makes an example of a city which was safe
We gave Sulayman understanding of it. We gave and at peace, its provision coming to it plenti-
each of them judgement and knowledge. We fully from every side. Then it showed ingratitude
subjected the mountains to Dawud, glorifying, for Allah’s blessings so Allah made it wear the
and the birds as well. This is something We are robes of hunger and fear for what it did. (16:112)
well able to do. (21:79) But when He removes the harm from you, a
Have they not travelled about the earth and do group of you associate others with their Lord, un-
they not have hearts to understand with or ears to grateful for what We have given them. Enjoy
hear with? It is not their eyes which are blind but yourselves. You will soon know! (16:54-55)
the hearts in their breasts which are blind. Squanderers are brothers to the Satans, and Satan
(22:46) was ungrateful to his Lord. (17:27)
Do you suppose that most of them hear or under- When harm occurs to you at sea, those you call
stand? They are just like cattle. Indeed they are on vanish–except for Him alone! But when He
even more astray! (25:44) delivers you to dry land, you turn away. Man
Such metaphors–We devise them for mankind; truly is ungrateful. (17:67)
but only those with knowledge understand them. Or do you feel secure against Him taking you
(29:43) back into it another time and sending a violent
People will ask you about the Last Hour. Say: storm against you and drowning you for your in-
‘Only Allah has knowledge of it. What will make gratitude? Then you will find no one to defend
you understand? It may be that the Last Hour is you against Us. (17:69)
very near.’ (33:63) Allah will defend those who believe. Allah does
You are a greater cause of terror in their breasts not love any thankless traitor. (22:38)
than Allah! That is because they (the hypocrites) It is He Who gave you life and then will cause
are people who do not understand. (59:13) you to die and then will give you life again. Man
That is because they have believed and then re- is truly ungrateful. (22:66)
turned to disbelief. So their hearts have been (Pharaoh said to Musa,) ‘Yet you did the deed
sealed up and they cannot understand. (63:3) you did and were ungrateful.’ (26:19)
They are the people who say, ‘Do not spend on He who possessed knowledge of the Book said, ‘I
those who are with the Messenger of Allah, so will bring it to you before your glance returns to
that they may go away.’ The treasuries of the you.’ And when he saw it standing firmly in his
heavens and earth belong to Allah. But the hyp- presence, he (Sulayman) said, ‘This is part of my
ocrites do not understand this. (63:7) Lord's favour to test me to see if I will give thanks
or show ingratitude. Whoever gives thanks only
UNGRATEFULNESS does so to his own gain. Whoever is ungrateful,
Remember Me–I will remember you. Give thanks my Lord is Rich Beyond Need, Generous.’
to Me and do not be ungrateful. (2:152) (27:40)
If We let man taste mercy from Us, and then take it Let them be ungrateful for what We have given
away from him, he is despairing, ungrateful. them! Let them enjoy themselves–they will soon
(11:9) know! (29:66)
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