Quran on Afterlife

"And on that day We shall let some of them surge against others and the trumpet will be blown, then We shall gather them all together, And We shall bring forth hell, exposed to view, on that day before the disbelievers,"

"How clearly will they hear and see on the day when they come to Us but the wrongdoers are today in manifest error. And warn them of the day of Regret, when the matter is decided. And they are (now) in negligence and they believe not."

"Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between them, so serve Him and be patient in His service. Knowest thou any one equal to Him? And says man: When I am dead, shall I truly be brought forth alive? Does not man remember that We created him before, when he was nothing? So by thy Lord! We shall certainly gather them together and the devils, then shall We bring them around hell on their knees. Then We shall draw forth from every sect those most rebellious against the Beneficent. Again, We certainly know best those who deserve most to be burned therein. And there is not one of you but shall come to it. This is an unavoidable decree of thy Lord. And We shall deliver those who guard against evil, and leave the wrongdoers therein on their knees."

"The day when We gather the dutiful to the Beneficent to receive honours, And drive the guilty to hell, as thirsty beasts. They have no power of intercession, save him who has made a covenant with the Beneficent."

"Your Lord is only Allah, there is no God but He. He comprehends all things in (His) knowledge. Thus relate We to thee of the news of what has gone before. And indeed We have given thee a Reminder from Ourselves. Whoever turns away from it, he will surely bear a burden on the day of Resurrection, Abiding therein. And evil will be their burden on the day of Resurrection - The day when the trumpet is blown; and We shall gather the guilty, blue-eyed, on that day, Consulting together secretly: You tarried but ten (days). We know best what they say when the fairest of them in course would say: You tarried but a day. And they ask thee about the mountains. Say: My Lord will scatter them, as scattered dust, Then leave it a plain, smooth, level, Wherein thou seest no crookedness nor unevenness. On that day they will follow the Inviter, in whom is no crookedness; and the voices are low before the Beneficent God, so that thou hearest naught but a soft sound. On that day no intercession avails except of him whom the Beneficent allows, and whose word He is pleased with. He knows what is before them and what is behind them, while they cannot comprehend it in knowledge. And faces shall be humbled before the Living, the Self-subsistent. And he who bears iniquity is indeed undone."

"And whoever turns away from My Reminder, for him is surely a straitened life, and We shall raise him up blind on the day of Resurrection. He will say: My Lord, why hast Thou raised me up blind, while I used to see? He will say: Thus did Our messages come to thee, but thou didst neglect them. And thus art thou forsaken this day. And thus do We recompense him who is extravagant and believes not in the messages of his Lord. And certainly the chastisement of the Hereafter is severer and mote lasting."

"And We will set up a just balance on the day of Resurrection, so no soul will be wronged in the least. And if there be the weight of a grain of mustard seed, We will bring it. And Sufficient are We to take account."

"Even when Gog and Magog are let loose and they sally forth from every elevated place. And the True Promise draws nigh, then lo the eyes of those who disbelieve will be fixedly open: O woe to us Surely we were heedless of this; nay, we were unjust. Surely you and what you worship besides Allah are fuel of hell: to it you will come. Had these been gods, they would not have come to it. And all will abide therein, For them therein is groaning and therein they hear not. Those for whom the good has already gone forth from Us, they will he kept far off from it They will nor hear the faintest sound of it and they will abide in that which their souls desire. The great Terror will not grieve them, and the angels will meet them: This is your day which you were promised. The day when We roll up heaven like the rolling up of the scroll of writings. As We began the first creation, We shall reproduce it. A promise (binding) on Us. We shall bring it about. And certainly We wrote in the Book after the reminder that My righteous servants will inherit the land."

"O people, keep your duty to your Lord; surely the shock of the Hour is a grievous thing. The day you see it, every woman giving suck will forget her suckling and every pregnant one will lay down her burden, and thou wilt see men as drunken, yet they will not be drunken, but the chastisement of Allah will be severe. And among men is he who disputes about Allah without knowledge, and follows every rebellious devil -- For him it is written that whoever takes him for a friend, he will lead him astray and conduct him to the chastisement of the burning Fire. O people, if you are in doubt about the Resurrection, then surely We created you from dust, then from a small life-germ, then from a clot, then from a lump of flesh, complete in make and incomplete, that We may make clear to you. And We cause what We please to remain in the wombs till an appointed time, then We bring you forth as babies, then that you may attain your maturity. And of you is he who is caused to die, and of you is he who is brought back to the worst part of life, so that after knowledge he knows nothing. And thou seest the earth barren, but when We send down thereon water, it stirs and swells and brings forth a beautiful (growth) of every kind."

"That He may make what the devil casts a trial for those in whose hearts is a disease and the hardhearted. And surely the wrongdoers are in severe opposition, And that those who have been given knowledge may know that it is the Truth from thy Lord, so they should believe in it that their hearts may be lowly before Him. And surely Allah is the Guide of those who believe, into a right path. And those who disbelieve will not cease to be in doubt concerning it, until the Hour overtakes them suddenly, or there comes to them the chastisement of a destructive day. The kingdom on that day is Allah's. He will judge between them. So those who believe and do good will be in Gardens of bliss. And those who disbelieve and reject Our messages, for them is an abasing chastisement."

"So We sent among them a messenger from among them, saying: Serve Allah -- you have no God other than Him. Will you not guard against evil? And the chiefs of His people who disbelieved and called the meeting of the Hereafter a lie, and whom We had given plenty to enjoy in this world's life, said: This is only a mortal like you, eating of that whereof you eat and drinking of what you drink. And if you obey a mortal like yourselves, then surely you are losers. Does he promise you that, when you are dead and become dust and bones, you will then be brought forth? Far, very far, is that which you are promised: There is naught but our life in this world: we die and we live and we shall not be raised again: He is naught but a man who has forged a lie against Allah, and we are not going to believe in him. He said: My Lord, help me against their calling me a liar. He said: In a little while they will certainly be repenting."

"Nay, they say the like of what the ancients said. They say: When we die and become dust and bones, shall we then be raised up? We are indeed promised this, and (so were) our fathers before. This is naught but stories of those of old! Say: Whose is the earth, and whoever is therein, if you know? They will say Allah's. Say: Will you not then mind? Say: Who is the Lord of the seven heavens and the Lord of the mighty Throne of power? They will say: (This is) Allah's. Say: Will you not then guard against evil? Say: Who is it in Whose hand is the kingdom of all things and He protects, and none is prorected against Him, if you know? They will say: (This is) Allah's. Say: Whence are you then deceived?"

"Until when death overtakes one of them, he says: My Lord, send toe back, That I may do good in that which I have left. By no means! It is but a word that he speaks. And before them is a barrier, until the day they are raised. So when the trumpet is blown, there will be no ties of relationship among them that day, nor will they ask of one another. Then those whose good deeds are heavy, those are the successful. And those whose good deeds are light, those are they who have lost their souls, abiding in hell. The Fire will scorch their faces, and they therein will be in severe affliction. Were not My messages recited to you, but you used to reject them? They will say: Our Lord, our adversity overcame us, and we were an erring people. Our Lord, take us out of it; then if we return (to evil), we shall be unjust. He will say: Begone therein, and speak not to Me."

"Surely there was a party of My servants who said: Our Lord, we believe, so forgive us and have mercy on us, and Thou are the Best of those who show mercy. But you ridiculed them, until they made you forget remembrance of Me, and you used to laugh at them. Surely I have rewarded them this day because they were patient, that they are the achievers. He will say: How many years did you tarry in the earth? They will say: We tarried a day or part of a day, but ask those who keep account. He will say: You tarried but a little if you only knew! Do you then think that We have created you in vain, and that you will not be returned to Us? So exalted be Allah, the True King! No God is there but He, the Lord of the Throne of Grace."

"On the day when their tongues and their hands and their feet bear witness against them as to what they did, On that day Allah will pay back to them in full their just reward, and they will know that Allah, He is the Evident Truth."

"But they deny the Hour, and We have prepared a burning Fire for him who denies the Hour. When it sees them from a far off place, they will hear its raging and roaring. And when they are cast into a narrow place thereof in chains, they will there pray for destruction. Pray nor this day for destruction once but pray for destruction again and again. Say: Is this better or the Garden of Perpetuity, which the dutiful are promised? That is a reward and a resort for them. For them therein is what they desire, to abide. It is a promise to be prayed for from thy Lord. And on the day when He will gather them, and that which they serve besides Allah, He will say: Was it you who led astray these My servants, or did they themselves stray from the path? They will say: Glory be to Thee! it was not beseeming for us that we should take for protectors others besides Thee, but Thou didst make them and their fathers to enjoy until they forgot the Reminder, and they became a lost people. So they will give you the lie in what you say, then you can neither ward off (evil), nor (obtain) help. And whoever among you does wrong, We shall make him taste a great chastisement."

"And those who look not for meeting with Us, say: Why have not angels been sent down to us, or (why) do we not see our Lord? Indeed they are too proud of themselves and revolt in great revolt. On the day when they will see the angels, there will be no good news for the guilty, and they will say: Let there be a strong barrier! And We shall turn to the work they have done, so We shall render it as scattered motes. The owners of the Garden will on that day be in a better abiding-place and a fairer resting-place. And on the day when the heaven bursts asunder with clouds, and the angels are sent down, as they are sent. The kingdom on that day rightly belongs to the Beneficent, and it will be a hard day for the disbelievers. And on the day when the wrongdoer will bite his hands, saying: Would that I had taken a way with the Messenger! O woe is me! would that I had not taken such a one for a friend! Certainly he led me astray from the Reminder after it had come to me. And the devil ever deserts man."

"The day when wealth will not avail, nor sons, Save him who comes to Allah with a sound heart. And the Garden is brought near for the dutiful, And hell is made manifest to the deviators, And it is said to them: Where are those that you worshipped Besides Allah? Can they help you or help themselves? So they are hurled into it, they and the deviators, And the hosts of the devil, all. They will say, while they quarrel therein By Allah We were certainly in manifest error, When we made you equal with the Lord of the worlds. And none but the guilty led us astray. So we have no intercessors, Nor a true friend. Now, if we could but once return, we would be believers."

"Nay, their knowledge reaches not the Hereafter. Nay, they are in doubt about it. Nay, they are blind to it. And those who disbelieve say: When we have become dust and our fathers (too), shall we indeed be brought forth? We have certainly been promised this -- we and our fathers before; these are naught but stories of the ancients!"

"And the day when We gather from every nation a party from among those who rejected Our messages, then they will be formed into groups. Until, when they come, He will say did you reject My messages, while you did not comprehend them in knowledge? Or what was it that you did? And the word will come to pass against them because they were unjust, so they will not speak. See they not that We have made the night that they may rest therein, and the day to give light? Surely there are signs in this for a people who believe. And the day when the trumpet is blown, then those in the heavens and those in the earth will be struck with terror, except such as Allah please. And all shall come to Him abased. And thou seest the mountains -- thou thinkest them firmly fixed -- passing away as the passing away of the cloud; the handiwork of Allah, Who has made everything thoroughly. Surely He is Aware of what you do. Whoever brings good, he will have better than it; and they will be secure from terror that day. And whoever brings evil, these will be thrown down on their faces into the Fire. Are you rewarded aught except for what you did?"

"And the day when He will call them and say: Where are those whom you deemed to be My associates? Those against whom the word has proved true will say: Our Lord, these are they whom we caused to deviate -- we caused them to deviate as we ourselves deviated. We declare our innocence before Thee. Us they never worshipped. And it will be said: Call your associate-gods. So they will call upon them, but they will not answer them, and they will see the chastisement. Would that they had followed the right way And the day He will call them, then say: What was the answer you gave to the messengers? On that day excuses will become obscure to them, so they will not ask each other. But as to him who repents and believes and does good, maybe he will be among the successful."

"And the day when He will call them and say: Where are My associates whom you pretended? And We shall draw forth from among every nation a witness and say: Bring your proof. Then shall they know that the Truth is Allah's and that which they forged will fail them."

"That abode of the Hereafter, We assign it to those who have no desire to exalt themselves in the earth nor to make mischief. And the good end is for those who keep their duty."

"And We granted him Isaac and Jacob, and ordained prophethood and the Book among his seed. And We gave him his reward in this world, and in the Hereafter he will surely be among the righteous."

"And they ask thee to hasten on the chastisement. And had not a term been appointed, the chastisement would certainly have come to them. And certainly it will come to them all of a sudden, while they perceive not. They ask thee to hasten on the chastisement, and surely hell encompasses the disbelievers -- The day when the chastisement will cover them from above them, and from beneath their feet And He will say: Taste what you did. O My servants who believe, surely My earth is vast, so serve Me only. Every soul must taste of death then to Us you will be returned. And those who believe and do good, We shall certainly give them an abode in high places in the Garden wherein flow rivers, abiding therein. Excellent the reward of the workers."

"They know the outward of this world's life, but of the Hereafter they are heedless. Do they not reflect within themselves? Allah did not create the heavens and the earth and what is between them but with truth, and (for) an appointed term. And surely most of the people are deniers of the meeting with their Lord."

"Allah originates the creation, then reproduces it, then to Him you will be returned. And the day when the Hour comes, the guilty will despair. And they will have no intercessors from among their associate-gods, and they will deny their associate-gods. And the day when the Hour comes, that day they will be separated one from the other. Then as to those who believed and did good, they will be made happy in a garden. And as for those who disbelieved and rejected Our messages and the meeting of the Hereafter, they will he brought to chastisement."

"And the day when the Hour comes, the guilty will swear: They did not tarry but an hour. Thus are they ever turned away. And those who are given knowledge and faith will say: Certainly you tarried according to the ordinance of Allah till the day of Resurrection -- so this is the day of Resurrection -- but you did not know. So that day their excuse will not profit those who were unjust, nor will they be granted goodwill."

"And if We had pleased, We could have given every soul its guidance, but the word from Me was just; I will certainly fill hell with the jinn and men together. So taste, because you forgot the meeting of this Day of yours surely We forsake you; and taste the abiding chastisement for what you did."

"Is he then, who is a believer, like him who is a transgressor? They are not equal. As for those who believe and do good deeds, for them are Gardens, a refuge -- an entertainment for what they did. And as for those who transgress, their refuge is the Fire. Whenever they desire to go forth from it, they are brought back into it, and it is said to them: Taste the chastisement of the Fire, which you called a lie. And certainly We will make them taste the nearer punishment before the greater chastisement, that haply they may turn. And who is more iniquitous than he who is reminded of the messages of his Lord, then he turns away from them? Surely We exact retribution from the guilty."

"And We indeed gave Moses the Book -- so doubt not the meeting with Him -- and We made it a guide for the Children of Israel. And We made from among them leaders to guide by Our command when they were patient. And they were certain of Our messages. Surely thy Lord will judge between them on the day of Resurrection concerning that wherein they differed."

"Surely Allah has cursed the disbelievers and prepared for them a burning Fire, To abide therein for a long time; they will find no protector nor helper. On the day when their leaders are turned back into the Fire, they say: O would that we had obeyed Allah and obeyed the Messenger! And they say: Our Lord, we only obeyed our leaders and our great men, so they led us astray from the path. Our Lord, give them a double chastisement and curse them with a great curse."

"And those who disbelieve say: The Hour will never come to us. Say: Yea, by my Lord, the Knower of the unseen! it will certainly come to you. Not an atom's weight escapes Him in the heavens or in the earth, nor is there less than that nor greater, but (all) is in a clear book, That He may reward those who believe and do good. For them is forgiveness and an honourable sustenance. And those who strive hard in opposing Our Messages, for them is a painful chastisement of an evil kind."

"And those who disbelieve say: Shall we show to you a man who informs you that, when you are scattered the utmost scattering, you will then be in a new creation? Has he forged a lie against Allah or is there madness in him? Nay, those who believe not in the Hereafter are in torment and in far error."

"And those who disbelieve say: We believe not in this Qur'an, nor in that which is before it. And if thou couldst see when the wrongdoers are made to stand before their Lord, throwing back the blame one to another! Those who were reckoned weak say to those who were proud: Had it not been for you, we would have been believers. Those who were proud say to those who were deemed weak: Did we turn you away from the guidance after it had come to you? Nay, you (yourselves) were guilty. And those who were deemed weak say to those who were proud: Nay, (it was your) planning by night and day when you told us to disbelieve in Allah and to set up likes with Him. And they will manifest regret when they see the chastisement. And We put shackles on the necks of those who disbelieve. They will not be requited but for what they did."

"And on the day when He will gather them all together, then will He say to the angels: Did these worship you? They will say: Glory be to Thee! Thou art our Protecting Friend, not they; nay, they worshipped the jinn; most of them were believers in them. So on that day you will not control profit nor harm for one another. And We will say to those who were iniquitous: Taste the chastisement of the Fire, which you called a lie."

"And couldst thou see when they become terrified, but (then) there will be no escape and they will be seized from a near place; And they will say: We believe in it. And how can they attain (to faith) from a distant place? And they indeed disbelieved in it before, and they utter conjectures with regard to the unseen from a distant place. And a barrier is placed between them and that which they desire, as was done with their partisans before. Surely they are in a disquieting doubt."

"Gardens of perpetuity, which they enter -- they are made to wear therein bracelets of gold and pearls, and their dress therein is silk. And they say: Praise be to Allah, Who has removed grief from us! Surely our Lord is Forgiving, Multiplier of reward, Who out of His grace has made us alight in a house abiding for ever; therein toil touches us not nor does fatigue afflict us therein. And those who disbelieve, for them is Fire of hell; it is not finished with them so that they should die, nor is chastisement thereof lightened to them. Thus We deal retribution on every ungrateful one. And therein they cry for succour: Our Lord, take us out! we will do good deeds other than those which we used to do! Did We not give you a life long enough, for him to be mindful who would mind? And there came to you the warner. So taste; because for the iniquitous there is no helper."

"And the trumpet is blown, when lo! from their graves they will hasten on to their Lord. They will say: O woe to us Who has raised us up from our sleeping-place? This is what the Beneficent promised and the messengers told the truth. It is but a single cry, when lo! they are all brought before Us. So this day no soul is wronged in aught and you are not rewarded aught but for what you did. Surely the owners of the Garden are on that day in a happy occupation. They and their wives are in shades, reclining on raised couches. They have fruits therein, and they have whatever they desire. Peace! A word from a Merciful Lord. And withdraw today, O guilty ones! Did I not charge you, O children of Adam, that you serve not the devil? Surely he is your open enemy. And that you serve Me. This is the right way. And certainly he led astray numerous people from among you. Could you not then understand? This is the hell which you were promised. Enter it this day because you disbelieved. That day We shall seal their mouths, and their hands will speak to Us, and their feet will bear witness as to what they earned."

"And say: This is nothing but clear enchantment. When we are dead and have become dust and bones; shall we then be raised, Or our fathers of yore? Say: Yea, and you will be humiliated. So it will be but one cry, when lo! they will see. And they will say: O woe to us! This is the day of Requital. This is the day of Judgment, which you called a lie. And say: This is nothing but clear enchantment. When we are dead and have become dust and bones; shall we then be raised, Or our fathers of yore? Say: Yea, and you will be humiliated. So it will be but one cry, when lo! they will see. And they will say: O woe to us! This is the day of Requital. This is the day of Judgment, which you called a lie. Gather together those who did wrong and their associates, and what they worshipped Besides Allah, then lead them to the way to hell. And stop them, for they shall be questioned: What is the matter with you that you help not one another? Nay, on that day they will be submissive. And some of them will turn to others mutually questioning -- Saying: Surely you used to come to us from the right side. They will say: Nay, you (yourselves) were not believers. And we had no authority over you, but you were an inordinate people. So the word of our Lord has proved true against us: we shall surely taste. We led you astray, for we ourselves were erring. So, that day they will be sharers in the chastisement. Thus do We deal with the guilty."

"They indeed were arrogant, when it was said to them: There is no god but Allah; And said: Shall we give up our gods for a mad poet? Nay, he has brought the Truth and verifies the messengers. Surely you will taste the painful chastisement. And you are requited naught but for what you did -- Save the servants of Allah, the purified ones. For them is a known sustenance: Fruits. And they are honoured, In Gardens of delight, On thrones, facing each other. A bowl of running water will be made to go round them, White, delicious to those who drink. It deprives not of reason, nor are they exhausted therewith. And with them are those modest in gaze, having beautiful eyes, As if they were eggs, carefully protected. Then some of them will turn to others, questioning mutually. A speaker of them will say: Surely I had a comrade, Who said: Art thou indeed of those who accept? When we are dead and have become dust and bones, shall we then be requited? He will say: Will you look? Then he looked down and saw him in the midst of hell. He will say: By Allah! thou hadst almost caused me to perish And had it not been for favour of my Lord, I should have been among those brought up. Are we not to die, Except our previous death? And are we not to be chastised? Surely this is the mighty achievement. For the like of this, then, let the workers work. Is this the better entertainment or the tree of Zaqqum? Surely We have made it a trial for the wrongdoers. It is a tree that grows in the bottom of hell -- Its produce is as it were the heads of serpents. Then truly they will eat of it and fill (their) bellies with it. Then surely they shall have after it a drink of boiling water. Then their return is surety to the flaming Fire. They indeed found their fathers astray, So in their footsteps they are hastening on. And most of the ancients surely went astray before them,"

"And remember Our servants Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, men of power and insight. We indeed purified them by a pure quality, the keeping in mind of the (final) abode. And surely they were with Us, of the elect, the best."

"This is an army rushing headlong with you -- no welcome for them! Surely they will burn in fire. They say: Nay! you -- no welcome to you! You prepared it for us, so evil is the resting-place. They say: Our Lord, whoever prepared it for us, give him more, a double, punishment in the Fire. And they say: What is the matter with us? -- we see not men whom we used to count among the vicious. Did we (only) take them in scorn, or do our eyes miss them? That surely is the truth the contending one with another of the inmates of the Fire."

"If you are ungrateful, then surely Allah is above need of you. And He likes not ungratefulness in His servants. And if you are grateful, He likes it for you. And no bearer of a burden will bear another's burden. Then to your Lord is your return, then will He inform you of what you did. Surely He is Knower of what is in the breasts. And when distress afflicts a man he calls upon his Lord, turning to Him; then when He grants him a favour from Him, he forgets that for which he called upon Him before, and sets up rivals to Allah that he may cause (men) to stray from His path. Say: Enjoy thine ungratefulness for a little, surely thou art of the companions of the Fire."

"Say: I fear, if I disobey my Lord, the chastisement of a grievous day. Say: Allah I serve, being sincere to Him in my obedience. Serve then what you will beside Him. Say: The losers surely are those who lose themselves and their people on the day of Resurrection. Now surely that is the manifest loss They shall have coverings of fire above them and coverings beneath them. With that Allah makes His servants to fear; so keen your duty to Me, O My servants. And those who eschew the worship of the idols and turn to Allah, for them is good news. So give good news to My servants, Who listen to the Word, then follow the best of it. Such are they whom Allah has guided, and such are the men of understanding. He against whom the sentence of chastisement is due -- canst thou save him who is in the Fire? But those who keep their duty to their Lord, for them are high places, above them higher places, built (for them), wherein rivers flow. (It is) the promise of Allah. Allah fails not in (His) promise."

"Then surely on the day of Resurrection you will contend one with another before your Lord. Who is then more unjust than he who utters a lie against Allah and denies the truth, when it comes to him? Is there not in hell an abode for the disbelievers?"

"Say: O Allah, Originator of the heavens and the earth, Knower of the unseen and the seen, Thou judgest between Thy servants as to that wherein they differ. And had those who do wrong all that is in the earth and the like of it with it, they would certainly offer it as ransom from the evil of the chastisement on the day of Resurrection. And what they never thought of shall become plain to them from Allah. And the evil of what they wrought will become plain to them, and that which they mocked at will beset them."

"Nay, but serve Allah alone and be of the thankful. And they honour not Allah with the honour due to Him; and the whole earth will be in His grip on the day of Resurrection and the heavens rolled up in His right hand. Glory be to Him! and highly exalted is He above what they associate (with Him). And the trumpet is blown, so all those in the heavens and all those in the earth will swoon, except such as Allah please. Then it will be blown again, when lo! they stand up, awaiting. And the earth beams with the light of its Lord, and the Book is laid down, and the prophets and the witnesses are brought up, and judgment is given between them with justice, and they are not wronged. And every soul is paid back fully for what it did, and He knows best what they do. And those who disbelieve are driven to hell in companies; until, when they come to it, its doors are opened, and the keepers of it say to them: Did not there come to you messengers from among you reciting to you the messages of your Lord and warning you of the meeting of this day of yours? They say: Yea. But the word of punishment proved true against the disbelievers. It is said: Enter the gates of hell to abide therein; so evil is the abode of the proud. And those who keep their duty to their Lord are conveyed to the Garden in companies until when they come to it, and its doors are opened and the keepers of it say to them Peace be to you! you led pure lives so enter it to abide. And they say: Praise be to Allah Who has made good to us His promise, and He has made us inherit the land; we abide in the Garden where we please. So goodly is the reward of the workers. And thou seest the angels going round about the Throne of Power, glorifying their Lord with praise. And they are judged with justice, and it is said: Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds!"

"Those who disbelieve are told: Certainly Allah's hatred (of you), when you were called upon to the faith and you rejected, was much greater than your hatred (now) of yourselves. They say Our Lord, twice hast Thou made us die, and twice hast Thou given us life; so we confess our sins. Is there then a way of escape? That is because when Allah alone was called upon, you disbelieved, and when associates were given to Him, you believed. So judgment belongs to Allah, the High, the Great. He it is Who shows you His signs and sends down for you sustenance from heaven, and none minds but he who turns (to Him). So call upon Allah, being sincere to Him in obedience, though the disbelievers are averse -- Exalter of degrees, Lord of the Throne of Power, He makes the spirit to light by His command upon whom He pleases of His servants, that he may warn (men) of the day of Meeting -- The day when they come forth. Nothing concerning them remains hidden from Allah. To whom belongs the kingdom this day? To Allah, the One, the Subduer (of all). This day every soul is rewarded what it has earned. No injustice this day! Surely Allah is Swift in Reckoning. And warn them of the day that draws near, when hearts, grieving inwardly, rise up to the throats. The iniquitous will have no friend, nor any intercessor who should be obeyed."

"And when they contend One with another in the Fire, the weak saying to those who were proud: Surely we were your followers; will you then avert from us a portion of the Fire? Those who were proud say: Now we are all in it: Allah has indeed judged between the servants. And those in the Fire will say to the guards of hell: Pray to your Lord to lighten our chastisement for a day. They will say: Did not your messengers come to you with clear arguments? They will say: Yea. They will say: Then pray. And the prayer of the disbelievers goes only astray. We certainly help Our messengers, and those who believe, in this world's life and on the day when the witnesses arise -- The day on which their excuse will not benefit the unjust, and for them is a curse and for them is the evil abode."