Page 77 - The Arrogance of Satan
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                                   The Chiefs of the Nations

              certainly not their incapability to comprehend. Even if they
              can grasp the existence of Allah and the hereafter, they
              strongly resist the idea, being overcome by their pride. Allah
              makes clear their situation in the Qur' an: "They repudiated
              them wrongly and haughtily, in spite of their own certainty
              about them..." (Surat an-Naml: 14) As said earlier, wealth
              and power is the reason for their haughtiness:

                  We  never sent a warner into any city without the
                  affluent people in it saying, "We reject what you have
                  been sent with." They also said, "We have more wealth
                  and children. We are not going to be punished." (Surah
                  Saba' : 34-35)
                  However, wealth, children or possessions bring no
              benefits to a person unless one seeks the pleasure of Allah.
              Only if a person puts these blessings into use for the cause of
              Allah' s religion can he expect rewards in the hereafter:
                  It is not your wealth or your children that will bring you
                  near to Us-only in the case of people who believe and
                  act rightly; such people will have a double recompense
                  for what they did. They will be safe from all harm in the
                  High Halls of Paradise. (Surah Saba' : 37)


                  They Follow In the Footsteps of
                  Their Forefathers

                  Those who exult in their ostentation make an unjust claim
              by maintaining that the messengers' mission is to divert them
              from their forefathers' religion:
                  When Our Clear Signs are recited to them, they say,
                  "This is nothing but a man who wants to debar you from
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