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envy, who show off, and who try to sanctify themselves or others will

be disgraced when they realize that they have committed all of these

deeds in an illusion. Since it is Allah who creates all these images, the

ultimate owner of everything is Allah alone. This fact is stressed in the

Qur’an:

"And to Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and

whatever is on the earth. And ever is Allah, of all things,

encompassing. 106

It is great foolishness to cast away religion for imaginary

passions and thus lose contentment in the eternal life, obtaining

instead everlasting deprivation. Allah describes this situation:

"And lost is what they did therein, and worthless is what

they used to do. 107

As stated in this verse, all their ambitions and passions will be

proved to be in vain. Furthermore, all those things they thought to

possess will have slipped out of their hands and brought them no

benefit.

At this stage one point should be well understood. It is not

stated that all the possessions, wealth, children, spouses, friends and

105 Surah al-An‘am, 6:104.
106 Surah an-Nisa, 4:126.

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