Part 13

Allah has constructed them * He raised high the canopy, and gave it order and perfection * ... * And so, when the great overwhelming event arrives (i.e. Qiyama) * On that day, man will remember all that he used to strive for * And hell-fire will be made plainly visible for all who see * Then, as for the one who transgressed * And preferred the life of this world * Verily (for such) the fire is the final abode * Enjoining Right & Forbidding Wrong - 26 Translated by Salim Abdallah ibn Morgan And as for those who had fear of their standing before their Lord, and forbid themselves the dictates of their hawaa * Verily the Garden (of Paradise) is their final abode.] Quran 79/27-28, 34-41 Also, in surah al-Muzammil, Allah mentions His own statement: [And leave me with those who deny the truth, who possess the good things of this life, and leave them for a short time * Verily, we have fetters (to bind them) and fire (to burn them) * And food that chokes, and a painful punishment * One day, the earth and the mountains will tremble and quake, and the mountains will be like a heap of sand poured out and flowing down * Verily, we have sent to you a Prophet as a witness over you, just as we sent to Fir'aun a Prophet * But Fir'aun disobeyed the Prophet, so we seized him with a heavy punishment.] Quran 73/11-16 Also, in surah Al-Haaqqa, Allah mentions the stories of the disbelieving nations such as Thamud, 'aad, and Fir'aun, and then says: [When a single blast is sounded on the Horn * And the earth and the mountains are lifted up and crushed to powder at a single stroke.] Quran 69/13-14 Then, in verses 15-37 Allah describes the people of heaven and hell, and their condition on the day of Qiyama and after. In surah Al-Qalam, Allah mentions the story of the owners of the garden (i.e. farm) who conspired to withhold the rights of the poor from them and were punished by the destruction of their crop. Then Allah says: [Such is the punishment, and the punishment of the hereafter is of greater magnitude, if they only knew.] Quran 68/33 Again, in surah At-Taghaabun, Allah says: [Didn't the news reach you of those who rejected faith before? * They tasted the results of their actions, and for them is a painful punishment * That was because Messengers used to come to them with clear signs, but they said: "Should mere human beings guide us?" So they rejected faith, and turned away. And Allah is in no need. Allah is free of all needs, worthy of all praise * Enjoining Right & Forbidding Wrong - 27 Translated by Salim Abdallah ibn Morgan The disbelievers imagine that they will not be raised up (for judgement) Say: Yes, by my Lord, you will be raised up, then you will be informed of all that you did, and that is very easy for Allah.] Quran 64/5-7 Allah has mentioned the condition of those who oppose and disobey the prophets, as well as the threatened punishments which await them in the hereafter in many chapters of the Qur`an. Among them: Qaf, Al-Qamar, Al-Mu'min, As-Sajdah, Az-Zukhruf, Ad-Dukhaan, and many others. Promises And Threats Of Punishment Were The First Part Of Revelation Tauhid, promises of rewards, and threats of punishments were the first things to be revealed of the Quran. In Sahih al-Bukhari, Yusuf ibn Maahak narrates: "I was at Aisha's, the Mother of the believers may Allah be pleased with her, when an Iraqi came to her and said: "Which shroud is best?" Aisha said: "Woe to you, what harms you?" He said: "O, mother of the believers, show me your mus-haf" Aisha said: "Why?" He said: "In order that I may arrange and order the Quran according to it, for it is being read with no particular order." Aisha said: "What is the harm to you whichever of it you read first?