Page 130 - Some Secrets of the Qur'an

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One of the secrets revealed in the Qur'an is that people are
not repaid immediately for the wrong acts they commit, but
punishment is deferred until a specified time. This is related
in verses as follows:
If God were to take mankind to task for what they
have earned, He would not leave a single creature
crawling on the surface (of the earth), but He is
deferring them until a specified time. Then, when
their time comes, God sees His servants! (Surah
Fatir: 45)
Your Lord is The Ever-Forgiving, The Possessor of
Mercy. If He had taken them to task for what they
have earned, He would have hastened their
punishment. Instead, they have a promised