Approaching the West — Page 152
A pproaching the West—152 Thus does All ā h seal up the heart of every arrogant, haughty person. (40:36) … They rejected the Signs of their Lord so We destroyed them for their sins. And We drowned the People of the Pharaoh, for they were all wrongdoers. (8:55) … We cut off the last remnant of those who rejected Our Signs… (7:73) … their works are in vain… (7:148). … those who disbelieve in the Signs of All ā h, these it is who are the losers… (39:64); … and they ruin none but their own selves; only they perceive not (6:27); … they incurred the wrath of All ā h… (2:62); (they were given) “severe punishment” (3:12); a painful punishment (3:21, 34:39); smitten with wretchedness (3:112); the inmates of Hell (5:86, 17:99, 22:52, 22:73, 39:72, 57: 20, 18:107). Those who reject Our Signs are deaf and dumb (6:40). Surely, humiliation before All ā h and a severe punishment shall smite the offenders because of their plotting (6:125, 22:58). Those who dispute concerning the Signs of All ā h without any authority having come to them—there is nothing in their breasts but a feeling of greatness which they will never attain. So, seek refuge in All ā h. Surely, He is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing. (40:57)