47:12 Truly, Allah will lead those who believe and do good works to the Garden beneath
which rivers flow, while the unbelievers enjoy the pleasures of this world and eat their fill
like the beasts of the field. And the Fire will be their final destination! And how many cities,
which were stronger than your own city which drove you out, have We decimated, and they
had no one to help them. Are those who follow the clear path sent down by their Lord equals
to those who think their evil deeds are acceptable and those who follow their own cravings?
47:15 A description of the Paradise which Allah promised to those who fear Him: in it are
flowing rivers of pure water and rivers of milk that never turn sour; rivers of wine,
delectable to those who drink it and rivers of clear honey. In it there are all kinds of fruit,
with forgiveness from their Lord. Are these to be measured against the ones who will live in
the
Fire for eternity, and who are made to drink boiling water that will tear their insides?
47:16 Among them are some who will in fact listen to you, but when they leave you they go
to those with knowledge and ask, “What is it that he said just now?” These are the ones
whose hearts have been hardened by Allah and who follow their own desires. Those who
follow the right path, however, will receive His increased guidance and He will teach them
what to fear.
47:18 Do the unbelievers wait for the Hour of Doom to suddenly come and take them
unaware? Its signs have already come, and when it is actually upon them, how then will they
be warned? Therefore, know that there is no god except Allah, and ask forgiveness for your
sins and for the sins of the men and women who believe. Allah knows the places you go as
well as your place of rest.
22:42 And if they reject you, remember that so did the people of Noah, and of Ad and
Thamud [ancient Arabic cities], and the people of Abraham and Lot, and those who lived in
Midian [a city on the Red Sea] have also denied their messengers. Moses, too, was rejected.
I endured the unbelievers for a long while; then I seized them, and how terrible was My
rejection of them.
22:45 How many cities, which were full of sin, have we destroyed? Many wells lie
neglected and castles abandoned. Have they not traveled through the land, or do they not
have hearts with which to understand or ears to hear? It is not that their eyes are blind, but
their hearts within their breasts are blind. They ask you to bring the punishment quickly.
Allah will not fail to keep His promise. Truly, one day in Allah’s sight is like a thousand
years in your eyes. And how many nations have I endured, while they were full of
wickedness? In the end I punished them, and to Me all will return.
22:49 Say: People, I have only been sent to give you a clear warning. Those who believe and
do good works will be forgiven and will be richly provided for; but those try to refute Our
signs will be the prisoners of the Fire.
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