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The "Reward"

of Those Who Mock

Those who turn their religion into a game and a subject of en-
tertainment, in addition to unwisely mocking the religious values
will receive their "reward" in both this world and the next. As in the
Qur'an Allah states, their real "reward" is waiting for them in the
hereafter. Just as Allah brings the believers the good news of para-
dise, so does He threatens the unbelievers with hell.
On the Day of Judgment, when everybody is called to account
for their actions, all of the unbelievers will definitely feel great re-
morse and, just as definitely, will be punished. On that day, they
will become the real subject of mockery because they will face a sit-
uation for which their obstinate unbelief had not prepared them.
There will be no way to escape the demeaning punishment waiting
for them, for in this world they mocked Allah's revelation and there-
fore earned their place in hell. Thus, they have turned themselves
into the real subject of mockery:
When he learns something of Our signs, he mocks them.
Such people will have a humiliating punishment. Hell is
right at their heels. Nothing they have earned will be of
any use to them, and neither will those they took as protec-
tors besides Allah. They will have a terrible punishment.
(Surat al-Jathiyya, 9-10)