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Qarun

strength than his and far more possessions? The
evildoers will not be questioned about their sins. (Surat
al-Qasas: 78)

This is the deviant outlook of the arrogant. Although it is
Allah Who has given man whatever he has, the arrogant
boast of their possessions and do not feel grateful to Allah or
ask forgiveness from Him. They do not bother themselves
with thinking, even for a second, that they could lose all
these gifts in an instant. However, as we are to understand
from this verse, many people, who were wealthier or more
powerful than Qarun, perished on account of their
arrogance. Like those of the past, Qarun received his
punishment in this world. If he had been as powerful as he
assumed himself to be, he would have been able to rescue
himself. Yet, neither his status, nor his possessions, nor the
people who admired him, nor the knowledge for which he
boasted, could save him from Allah' s punishment:
We caused the earth to swallow up both him and his
house. There was no group to come to his aid, besides
Allah, and he was not someone who is helped. Those
who had longed to take his place the day before woke
up saying, "Allah expands the provision of any of His
servants He wills or restricts it. If Allah had not shown
great kindness to us, we would have been swallowed
up as well. Ah! Truly the disbelievers are not
successful." (Surat al-Qasas: 81-82)