41:21 They will say to their skins, “Why do you testify against us?” And their reply will be,
“Allah, Who has given speech to all things, has made us speak. He created you originally,
and you will be returned to Him. You did not try to hide yourselves so that your ears, eyes,
and skins could testify against you. You thought that Allah was unaware of most of the
things that you did. But this evil thought of yours [that there are other gods] has brought you
to
destruction, and now you are one of the lost.”
41:24 And though they are resigned, the Fire will still be their home. If they ask for
goodwill, they will not receive it. We have given them companions in this world who
made their present and past seem good to them. They deserve the fate of the past
generations of jinns and men. They are certainly losers.
30:9 Have they not traveled through the land and seen what became of those who came
before them? They were stronger than those today. They worked the land and were more
numerous. Their messengers came to them with clear proof of Allah’s sovereignty. It was
not Allah who wronged them; they wronged themselves. Evil was the consequence of those
who did evil.
They treated our signs as lies, and made a mockery of them.
30:11 Allah began creation, then reproduced it, and to Him you shall be returned.
30:12 On the day when the hour arrives, the guilty will be speechless with despair; the false
gods they joined with Allah will not help them. They will deny those whom they believed to
be Allah’s equal. On the day when the hour arrives, men will be sorted from one another;
those who believed and did good deeds will enjoy themselves in a Garden of Delight, but
those who called Our signs and the resurrection lies will be brought forth for punishment.
30:40 Allah created you, fed you, will cause you to die, and then will resurrect you. Are
there any of your false gods who can do any of these things? Praise be to Allah! He is
exalted far above those whom you join with Him. Trouble has appeared on land and sea as a
result of evil that men’s hands have done so that it might make them taste the fruit of their
labors, in the hope that they might turn to Allah. Say: Travel the land and see what came of
those who came before you. Most of them worshiped others besides Allah.
30:43 Set your face toward the right religion before the day comes which no one can stop.
On that day, men will be sorted into two groups. Unbelievers will be responsible for their
disbelief. The righteous will prepare their couches of repose in Paradise. He will reward
from his bounty those who believe and do good deeds. He does not love the unbeliever.
12:105 How many signs in the heavens and on the earth do they pass by, yet they turn aside
from them? And most of them do not believe in Allah, without also joining other gods with
Him. Do they feel secure that the overwhelming wrath of Allah will not come upon them or
that the Hour will not come upon them suddenly, while they are unaware? Say: This is my
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way. I call on Allah resting on a clear proof—I, and whoever follows me. Glory to Allah. I
am not one of the unbelievers.
12:109 We have never sent any messengers but men, whom We did inspire, chosen out of
the people of the cities. Have they not traveled through the land to see what has been the end
of those who were before them? But the mansions of the next life shall be better for those
who fear Allah. Do they not comprehend?
12:110 Respite will be granted until the last messengers have lost all hope and deemed that
they were reckoned as liars. Our aid reached them, and We delivered whom We willed.
Our vengeance was not averted from the wicked. Certainly in their histories is an example
for men of understanding. It is not an invented tale, but a confirmation of previous
scriptures,
an explanation of all things, and guidance and mercy for people who believe.
7:3 Follow what has been revealed to you by the Lord, and do not follow any protectors
beside Him. How little you remember. How many cities have We destroyed? We destroyed
them as We raided them at night or while they slept in the afternoon. When Our wrath
reached them, they could only reply, “Yes, we were wrongdoers.”
7:6 Yes, We will call those to account to whom Our message has been sent. We will also
question the messengers. And We will tell them their story with knowledge, as We have not
been absent from them.
7:94 Whenever We sent a prophet to any city, We afflicted its people with adversity and
trouble so they would learn humility. Then We gave them good in the place of evil until they
grew wealthy and said, “Our fathers, too, knew troubles and affluence.” Then We called
them into account when they were unaware.
7:96 If the people of these cities had believed in Us and feared Allah, We would have given
them all sorts of blessings from heaven and earth. But they rejected the truth, and We took
vengeance on them for their deeds. Did the people of those towns feel secure that Our wrath
would not come to them at night, while they slumbered? Did the people of those towns feel
secure that Our wrath would not come to them in broad day, while they were amusing
themselves? Did they feel safe from Allah’s strategy? No one can feel secure against the
strategy of Allah except those who perish. Is it not clear to those who inherit this land
from its ancient people that if We please, We can punish them for their sins and seal the
hearts of the unbelievers?
7:101 We tell you stories of some of these towns. A messenger came to them with clear
signs of his mission, but they would not believe what they had already rejected as a lie. This
is how Allah seals up the hearts of the unbelievers
46:29 We sent a company of jinn so that they might hear the Koran. When the reading was
finished, they returned to their people with warnings. They said, “Oh, people! We have
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