Page 179 - Signs of the End Times in Surat Al-Kahf

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( (Surat al-Kahf, 87) )
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rom the expressions used in the verse, we understand that
F F Dhu’l-Qarnayn (as) was a Muslim leader who ruled a
Muslim nation. When he spoke, he reminded his people of
Allah and the Hereafter. He spoke in a Muslim manner.
Dhu’l-Qarnayn (as) makes it clear that the wrongdoers will be pun-
ished according to the law of that time. Allah ordained that he would
punish the unbelievers in this life; however, this is only the part of their
punishment, for as our Lord states: "… And the punishment of the
Hereafter is much greater, if they only knew" (Surat al-Qalam, 33).
Everyone who denies Allah’s existence and the Hereafter, and who
rejects the precepts of the Qur’an, will receive exactly what they deserve
in this life as well as in the Hereafter. Many nations throughout history
were punished severely in this life, for they rejected the Messengers' in-
vitation to believe. The verses, which reveal the destruction of these na-
tions, also reveal that the punishment of the Hereafter is far worse and
should be more feared by people. As Allah says:
So We sent a howling wind against them on disastrous ill-fated
days to make them taste the punishment of degradation in this
world. The punishment of the Hereafter is even more degrad-
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