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37 forever. And that it may warn those who say ‘Allah has taken unto Himself a son. . ’ No Knowledge have they thereof, nor had their fathers. They speak naught but a lie. So haply thou wilt grieve thyself to death for sorrow after them if they believe not in t his discourse. Verily, We have made all that is on the earth as an ornament, for it, that we may try them as to which of them is best in conduct. And We shall make all that is thereon a barren soil. ( Ch. 18: Vs. l - 9 ) The concluding part of Chapter 18 reads as follows: On that day We shall leave some of them surge against others, and the trumpet will be blown. Then shall we gather them all together. And on that day we shall present Hell, face to face, to the disbelievers - whose eyes were under a veil so as not to heed My warning, and they could not even hear. Do the disbelievers think that they can take My servants as protectors instead of Me? Surely, We have prepared hell as an entertainment for the disbelievers. Say, ‘Shall We tell you of those who are the greatest loser s in respect of their works? – Those whose labour is all lost in search after things pertaining to the life of this world, and they think that they are doing good works. Those are they who disbelieve in the Signs of their Lord and in the meeting with Him. So their works are vain, and on the Day of Resurrection We shall give them no weight. That is their reward – Hell; because they