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JUSTICE AND COMPASSION IN THE QUR'AN

punishments. Allah is not unaware of what you do. (Surat
al-Baqara, 85)

A Muslim knows only too well how severe this
punishment might be. Allah is the al-Adl, the Just, and He
renders His servants perfect justice. He will show His justice
to His servants in the Hereafter in the same way that He does
in this world. People will give account of every deed, whether
important or insignificant, they have done all through their
lives, every remark they have uttered and every thought that
occurred in their minds, and they will be repaid for them. This
will take the form of either the endless blessings of Paradise or
painful punishment:

Each and every one of you will return to Him. Allah‘s
promise is true. He brings creation out of nothing and then
regenerates it so that he can repay with justice those who
had faith and did right actions. Those who were
disbelievers will have a drink of scalding water and a
painful punishment because of their disbelief. (Surah
Yunus, 4)

For this reason, a Muslim avoids all kinds of behaviour
which will not be pleasing to Allah. The social life marked by
peace and compassion during the administration of the
Prophet Muhammad (saas), the caliphs succeeding him and
other Muslim administrators, depended on commitment to
the Qur'an.
As exemplified in this book, Muslims have an honorable
past with the justice, mercy, understanding, compassion,
conscience they displayed and the noble values they
possessed. There is therefore nothing to prevent the Muslims
of today drawing lessons from past experiences and re-