Satan overtook him, and he went astray [A Jew converted to Islam and then renounced it.].
If it had been Our will, We could have elevated him, but he clung to the earth and followed
his own desires. His likeness is that of a dog, which if you attack him hangs out his tongue,
and if you leave him alone, hangs out his tongue. This is the parable of those who reject Our
signs. Tell them this story so they may reflect on it. Evil is the story of those who reject Our
signs and wrong their own souls.
7:178 Whoever Allah
guides is on the right path, and whoever He rejects are the losers.
29:60 How many animals are there that do not provide their own sustenance? Allah sustains
them and you. He hears and knows all things. If you ask them who created the heavens and
the earth and subjugated the sun and the moon, they would certainly say, “Allah.” Then how
are they turned away? Allah makes wide provisions to whichever
of His servants He pleases,
and He grants by strict measure to whomever He pleases. Allah knows all things.
29:63 If you ask them who sends rain from heavens and revives the earth after its death, they
will certainly answer, “Allah.” Say: Praise be to Allah. Yet most of them do not understand.
This present life is no other than a pastime and a game, but truly the hereafter is life indeed.
If they only realized this.
29:65 When they embark on ships, they call upon Allah, vowing sincere devotion to Him.
When He brings them safely to land, they give a share of their worship to others. They
become ungrateful for what We have given them, so that they may enjoy worldly things, but
they will soon know their error.
29:67 Do they not see that We have made a secure sanctuary [Mecca] while men are being
ravaged all around them? Will they then believe in false gods and reject the bounty of
Allah? Who does more wrong than he who invents a lie against Allah or denies the truth
when it comes to him? Is there not a home in Hell for the unbelievers?
29:69 As for those who make efforts for Us, We will surely guide them in Our ways for
Allah is with those who do right.
14:18 A parable of those who do not believe in their Lord is that their works are like ashes,
which the wind blows hard and scatters on a stormy day. They will have no gain from what
they earn. This is the great error. Do you not see that Allah created the heavens and the earth
with truth? If He wished, He could remove you and cause a new creation to arise. This is not
difficult for Allah.
14:21 They will all come before Allah together, and the weak will say to those who were
arrogant, “We were your followers. Can you save us from any part of Allah’s wrath?” They
will say, “If Allah had guided us, we surely would have guided you. It is all the same now,
whether we rage or bear these torments with patience. We have no place to hide.”
14:22 When the decision has been judged, Satan will say, “Allah gave you a promise of
truth. I, too, made you a promise, but I deceived you. I had no power over you, but I called
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