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sire for the goods of this world. If anyone forces thing with Me about which you have no knowl-
them, then after they have been forced, Allah is edge, do not obey them. Keep company with
Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (24:33) them correctly and courteously in this world but
We pursued them with a curse in this world and follow the Way of him who turns to Me. Then
on the Day of Rising they will be hideous and you will return to Me and I will inform you about
spurned. (28:42) the things you did.’ (31:15)
Anything you have been given is only the enjoy- Mankind! Have fear of your Lord and fear a day
ment of the life of this world and its finery. What when no father will be able to atone for his son,
is with Allah is better and longer lasting. So will or son for his father, in any way. Allah’s promise
you not use your intellect? (28:60) is true. So do not let the life of this world delude
Is someone whom We have promised good and you and do not let the Deluder delude you con-
who then obtains it, the same as someone whom cerning Allah. (31:33)
We have given enjoyment in the life of this world O Prophet, tell your wives: ‘If you desire the life
and who then, on the Day of Rising, is one of of this world and its finery, come and I will give
those brought to punishment? (28:61) you all you need and release you with kindness.’
He is Allah. There is no god but Him. Praise be to (33:28)
Him in this world and the hereafter. Judgement As for those who abuse Allah and His Messenger,
belongs to Him. You will be returned to Him. Allah’s curse is on them in this world and the
(28:70) hereafter. He has prepared a humiliating punish-
(His people said to Qarun,) ‘Seek the abode of ment for them. (33:57)
the hereafter with what Allah has given you, Mankind! Allah’s promise is true. Do not let the
without forgetting your portion of this world. And life of this world delude you and do not let the
do good as Allah has been good to you. And do Deluder delude you about Allah. (35:5)
not seek to cause corruption in the earth. Allah Say: ‘Servants of Mine who believe! Have fear of
does not love corrupters.’ (28:77) your Lord. For those who do good in this world
He went out among his people in his finery. there is good and Allah’s earth is spacious. The
Those who desired the life of this world said, steadfast will be paid their wages in full without
‘Oh! If only we had the same as Qarun has been any reckoning.’ (39:10)
given! What immense good fortune he pos- So Allah made them taste disgrace in the life of
sesses.’ (28:79) this world and the punishment of the hereafter is
He (Ibrahim) said, ‘You have adopted idols apart far worse if they only knew. (39:26)
from Allah as tokens of mutual affection in this (The man who believed said,) ‘My people! The
world. But then on the Day of Rising you will re- life of this world is only fleeting enjoyment. It is
ject one another and curse one another. The Fire the hereafter which is the abode of permanence.’
will be your shelter. You will have no helpers.’ (40:39)
(29:25) (The man who believed said,) ‘There is no ques-
We gave him Ishaq and Ya‘qub and placed tion that what you call me to has no foundation
Prophethood and the Book among his progeny. either in this world or the hereafter, that our re-
We gave him his reward in this world and in the turn is to Allah, and that the profligate will be
hereafter he will be among the righteous. (29:27) Companions of the Fire.’ (40:43)
The life of this world is nothing but a game and a We will certainly help Our Messengers and those
diversion. The abode of the hereafter–that is truly who believe both in the life of this world and on
Life if they only knew. (29:64) the Day the witnesses appear. (40:51)
They know an outward aspect of the life of this So We sent a howling wind against them on dis-
world but are heedless of the hereafter. (30:7) astrous ill-fated days to make them taste the pun-
(We have instructed man concerning his par- ishment of degradation in this world. And the
ents:) ‘But if they try to make you associate some- punishment of the hereafter is even more degrad-
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