Towards a better new world part 4

Towards a Better World
Towards A Better World - Part 4
Success and failure according to the teachings of Islam
Extracted from my Amazon Book
Towards a better life
Sabry Shaheen

Quran Verse 2:136 of Quran urges us to acknowledge what
God has revealed to the other Prophets
Say: "We believe in God and that which is revealed
to us; and what was revealed to Abraham, Ishmael,
Isaac, Jacob and their descendants, and that which
was given to Moses, Jesus, and other Prophets
from God. We do not discriminate any of them,
and to God we have surrendered ourselves
Verse 42:13 teaches that there is one religion revealed by
God to all Prophets
Success and failure according to
the teachings of Islam

He has ordained for you of religion what He enjoined
upon Noah and that which We have revealed to you,
and what We enjoined upon Abraham and Moses and
Jesus - to establish the religion and not be divided
therein. Difficult for those who associate others with
God is that to which you invite them. God chooses for
Himself whom He wills and guides to Himself whoever
turns back [to Him]
7:96 confirms the ‘blessings for obedience and the curses for
disobedience’ – the same teachings of other prophets
And if the people of the towns had believed and kept
from evil, surely We should have opened for them,
blessings from the sky and from the earth; but they
rejected (the truth) and We seized them on account of
what they used to earn

14:7 teaches that God rewards the grateful and punishes the
ungrateful
And when your Lord proclaimed: If ye give thanks, I will
give you more; but if ye are thankless, my punishment
is dire
45:30-31 the believers who obey and do good deeds will be
blessed
So as for those who believed and did righteous deeds,
their Lord will admit them into His mercy. That is
what is the clear attainment. But as for those who
disbelieved, [it will be said], "Were not Our verses
recited to you, but you were arrogant and became a
people of criminals?
7:35 comforts those who accepted and obeyed the prophets;
no fears; no grieves. The verse is to all people, not to
Muslims only

O children of Adam, if there come to you messengers
from among you relating to you My verses, then
whoever fears Allah and reforms - there will be no fear
concerning them, nor will they grieve
7:42 teaches that those who believe and do righteous deeds
will be rewarded an eternal life in paradise. The verse is also
to all people, not to Muslims only
But those who believed and did righteous deeds - We
charge no soul except [within] its capacity. Those are
the companions of Paradise; they will abide therein
eternally
103:1-3 teach that mankind is in loss Except for those who
have believed and done righteous deeds and advised each
other to truth and advised each other to patience

30:41 teaches that Evil and the curses are the results of
disobedience
Evil has appeared throughout the land and sea by
[reason of] what the hands of people have earned so He
may let them taste part of [the consequence of] what
they have done that perhaps they will return [to
righteousness]
7:164 urges us to guide the lost person to the truth and to
bring him back to God
And when asked: "Why do you preach to a people whom
God is about to destroy or to punish with a severe
torment?" (The preachers) said: "In order to be free
from guilt before God, and perhaps they may fear God."

3:92 teaches that the evidence to the true belief is to spend
money to support the poor
You can never attain righteousness unless you
spend on others out of what you cherish
yourselves; and whatever you spend - verily, God
has full knowledge thereof
71:10 urges us to repent and pray to request God’s
forgiveness
saying: "Seek forgiveness of God, He is ever ready
to forgive you. He will shower upon you heavenly
blessings abundant, And will help you with wealth
and children, and will provide Gardens and Rivers
Many verses like 11:51, 34:47, 6:90, 12:104, 34:39, and 36:21
teach that true Prophets do not accept any reward for
preaching the truth

O my people! I do not ask you any reward for my
services; for none can reward me except my
creator. Will you not then use your common sense?
The same is also taught by many Prophets in 26:145, 26:164,
and 26:180
11:117 teaches that God does not punish the obedient
righteous
God wouldn’t have destroyed the villages unjustly
while their habitants were righteous
41:30-31 teaches that the believers who obey God will be
supported by angels in this life and in the hereafter

As for those who say: "Our Lord is God," and then
stay firm on it, the angels will descend on them,
saying: "Let nothing fear or grieve you. Rejoice for the
good news of paradise that has been promised to you.
We are your protectors in this life and in the
hereafter. There you shall find all that your souls desire
and all that you can ask for
40:51 teaches that God supports the prophets and the
believers in this life and hereafter
We verily do help Our messengers, and those who
believe, in the life of the world and on the day
when the witnesses arise
The same is confirmed in other verses like 37:171-172

10:62-64 teach that the righteous have nothing to fear, and
neither shall they grieve
Oh, verily, the righteous have nothing to fear, and
neither shall they grieve, Those who believe and
obey. For them there is the glad tiding [of
happiness] in the life of this world and in the life
to come; [and since] nothing could ever alter [the
outcome of] God's promises, this, this is the
supreme triumph!
41:46 teaches that people have the choice to do either good
deeds or bad deeds and that God does not predetermine the
punishment or the rewards before the people are born and
before they have a change to do any good or bad deeds

He who does good deeds, does it for his own soul;
and he who commits evil does so at his own peril:
God is never unjust to people
38:28 clarifies that God does not treat the obedient believers
as the wicked
Shall We treat those who believe and do good
works as those who spread corruption in the earth;
or shall We treat the Pious as the wicked?
16:90 reminds us about justice, spending to support the
poor, and warns of immorality and oppression
Indeed, God orders justice and good conduct and
giving to relatives and forbids immorality and bad
conduct and oppression. He admonishes you that
perhaps you will be reminded

12:105 teaches that there are enough signs in the heavens
and on earth to guide people to God
There are many signs in the heavens and the earth
which they pass by; yet they pay no attention to
them!
16:10-14 mention some signs like the rain, the fruits, the
night, the day, the sun, the moon, the sea as a source of food
and to enable transportation via ships, etc. (such signs
should make people grateful)
He causes to grow for you thereby the crops, olives,
palm trees, grapevines, and from all the fruits. Indeed
in that is a sign for a people who give thought. And He
has subjected for you the night and day

and the sun and moon, and the stars are subjected by
His command. Indeed in that are signs for a people who
reason. And [He has subjected] whatever He multiplied
for you on the earth of varying colors. Indeed in that is
a sign for a people who remember
And it is He who subjected the sea for you to eat
from it tender meat and to extract from it ornaments
which you wear. And you see the ships plowing through
it, and [He subjected it] that you may seek of His
bounty; and perhaps you will be grateful
30:21-23 remind us of some signs like our creation, marriage,
creation of the heavens and the earth, different languages,
colors, our sleep, and earning our living; all those are signs
we should think of

And of His signs is that He created you from dust;
then, suddenly you were human beings dispersing
[throughout the earth]. And of His signs is that He
created for you from yourselves mates that you may
find tranquillity in them; and He placed between you
affection and mercy. Indeed in that are signs for a
people who give thought. And of His signs is the
creation of the heavens and the earth and the diversity
of your languages and your colors. Indeed in that are
signs for those of knowledge.
And of His signs is your sleep by night and day and
your seeking of His bounty. Indeed in that are signs for
a people who listen
30:44-45 teach that it is up to people to believe or to
disbelieve; free will, no predestinations

The wise judge does not judge based on any predetermined
thoughts or forced conditions, but he judges based on the
freedom of choices
Whoever disbelieves - upon him is [the consequence
of] his disbelief. And whoever does righteousness -
they are for themselves preparing,
That He may reward those who have believed and
done righteous deeds out of His bounty. Indeed, He
does not like the disbelievers
6:116 teaches that the majority do not follow the truth but
follow opinions and guesses
If thou obey most of those on earth they would
mislead thee far from God's way. They follow
nothing but an opinion, and they do but guess

38:24 teaches that the majority is not right (and the true
obedient believers are not the majority – but those are the
minority)
in fact many partners are unjust to one another;
except those who believe and do good deeds, and
they are few indeed
This is similar to the wisdom taught by Moses in Exodus 23:2
This is similar to the wisdom taught by Jesus when he
mentioned the narrow gate in Luke 13:24-27 and in Matthew
7:13-14
33:67-68 is a scene from the hereafter to teach that those
who follow the arrogant leaders will be misled

And they will say: Our God! we obeyed our
leaders and our great men, and it is they who have
led us astray from the right path! Our God! Give
them double punishment and curse them with a
great curse
34:32 teaches that those who followed the arrogant leaders
are also guilty
The arrogant ones will say to the weak who
followed them: "Was it we who kept you back
from Guidance after it reached you? Nay! Rather
you yourselves were guilty."
28:8 teaches that the soldiers who execute the commands of
the wicked authorities are also sinners
Pharaoh and Haman and their soldiers were
deliberate sinners

15:42 teaches that the devil does not have authority to force
people to sin
you will not have any authority over My devotees
except those misguided ones who follow you
16:99 teaches that obedient believers can resist devil’s
temptations
surely the devil has no authority over those who
believe and put their trust in God
17:65 teaches that the devil has no authority to mislead
people (they can resist temptations)
as for the obedient , you shall have no authority
over them. God is sufficient as their Guardian

27:83-85 is a scene from the hereafter, when we are asked
‘what else have you been doing?’
On that Day We shall gather from every nation a
multitude of those who disbelieved Our revelations;
then they shall be arranged in classifications according to
their merits,
until when they have all arrived, God will ask: "Did you
deny My revelations without gaining their comprehensive
knowledge? If not this, what else were you doing?
The sentence will be carried out against them for the
consequence of their wrongdoings and they will not be
able to utter a word
28:65-66 is also a scene from the hereafter to warn those
who reject the Prophets

Let them also not forget that, on that Day, He will
call them and ask: "How did you answer Our
messengers? "but all arguments and excuses will by then
have been erased from their minds, and they will not
[be able to] obtain any [helpful] answer from one
another
6:120 teaches us to be transparent; we should not have any
bad thoughts
But abstain from sinning, be it open or secret - for,
behold, those who commit sins shall be punished for all
that they have earned
61:2-3 teaches that God does not like those who talk about
good deeds but who fail to do so
O believers! Why do you say one thing and do another?
It is very hateful in the sight of God that you say
something which you don't do

25:43-44 warn those who follow their desires instead of
following God’s commands
Have you ever seen the one who has taken his own
desires as his god? Would you take the
responsibility of guiding him? Or do you think that
most of them listen or try to understand? They
are nothing but animals - nay, they are even
further off track!
16:105 teaches that the disbelievers are liars (because they
conceal the proofs of existence of God which they see
everywhere)
Surely those who do not believe in the revelations
of God, are the ones who forge the falsehood and
they are the ones who are liars!

27:14 teaches that some people reject God’s signs and
revelations although they know that the signs and
revelations are true
And they rejected those Signs in iniquity and
arrogance though their souls were convinced
thereof: so see what was the end of those who
acted corruptly!
16:22 teaches that non-believers are arrogant (those are
arrogant because they conclude that there is no God and
there is no hereafter without enough knowledge – they
acted like the child who has limited knowledge but makes
conclusions about the advanced science theories)

Your God is One God. But as for those who
believe not in the Hereafter their hearts refuse to
know, for they are arrogant
23:64-66 is a scene from the hereafter to warn those who
prefer to live a luxury life ignoring God’s message
Till when We grasp those who enjoyed a luxury life
with the punishment, behold! they supplicate. We
shall say: "Do not cry for help this Day, for surely
from Us you shall receive no help.
Time and again were My messages conveyed unto
you, but [every time] you would turn about on
your heels

46:20 is a scene from the hereafter to warn the arrogant
people who did not obey but chose to enjoy a luxury life
And on the Day when the disbelievers will be
brought within sight of the hell, [they will be
told:] "You have exhausted your [share of] good
things in your worldly life, having enjoyed them
[without any thought of the hereafter]: and so
today you shall be requited with the suffering of
humiliation for having gloried on earth in your
arrogance offending against all that is right, and
for all your iniquitous doings!“
That is similar to the wisdom taught by Jesus in Luke 16:25

4:150-152 Warns those who reject some of the prophets
those who disbelieve in God and His messengers,
and seek to make distinction between God and His
messengers, and say: We believe in some and
disbelieve in others, and seek to choose a way in
between; these are the real unbelievers and We
have prepared for such unbelievers a humiliating
punishment. As for those who believe in God and
His messengers and do not discriminate between
any of them, We shall give them their due
rewards. God is Forgiving, Merciful
7:30 teaches that God does not mislead people, but people
are misled when they follow the devils temptations

To one group He has guided while the other group
deserved to be left in error due to their own
choice; for they followed the devils instead of God
yet they think that they are guided
7:146 teaches that God does not guide the arrogant who
ignore the signs and deny God’s message
I will turn away from My signs the eyes of those
who are unjustly arrogant on earth, so that even if
they see each and every sign they will not believe
in it. If they see the Right Way before them they
will not follow it; but if they see a crooked way
they will follow it; this is because they denied Our
revelations and were heedless of them
This is similar to the wisdom taught in Isaiah 30:9-11

6:119 teaches that many are led astray by their own
lusts through ignorance
15:56 teaches that we should never despair of God’s mercy
Who would despair of the mercy of his God except
one who goes astray?
4:97 is a scene from hereafter to teach that people should
not submit to the unjust authorities which does not allow
justice or religion freedom
as for those whom the angels take (in death) while
they wrong themselves, (the angels) will ask: In
what were ye engaged? They will say : We were
oppressed in the land.

(The angels) will say: Was not God’s earth
spacious that ye could have migrated therein? As
for such, their habitation will be hell, an evil
journey's end
28:59 teaches that God does not punish without sending
messengers; he punishes the wrongdoers
God would never destroy the towns until He had
sent a messenger, proclaiming to them Our
revelations; and We would not destroy towns
except when their dwellers had become wrongdoers

7:28 teaches that we should not automatically inherit the
bad habits of the disobedient parents
Whenever they commit a shameful deed, they say:
"We found our forefathers doing this and God
Himself has commanded us to do so." Tell them:
"Nay! God never commands what is shameful. Do
you attribute to God something about which you
have no knowledge?
37:69-70 warn those who blindly follow the father’s religion
They indeed found their fathers astray, and they
are eagerly following their footsteps
The same is confirmed in 43:23-25

Rather, they say, "Indeed, we found our fathers
upon a religion, and we are in their footsteps
[rightly] guided."And similarly, We did not send
before you any warner into a city except that its
affluent said, "Indeed, we found our fathers upon a
religion, and we are, in their footsteps,
following."[Each Warner] said, "Even if I brought
you better guidance than that [religion] upon
which you found your fathers?" They said, "Indeed
we, in that with which you were sent, are
disbelievers." So we took retribution from them;
then see how was the end of the deniers
16:35 warns those who say that it is all decided by God and
we do not have decisions about faith matters

And the idolaters say: "If God wanted, neither we
nor our forefathers would have worshipped anyone
else but Him, nor made anything
unlawful without His will." Such excuses were put
forward also by those who went before them. Yet
messengers have no more responsibility than to
convey the Message clearly
16:53 reminds us about God’s gifts and the fact that he is the
only refuge we seek in real disasters
Whatever gifts you enjoy are from God, and when
touched by distress, He is the One to Whom you
cry for help
16:83 warns those who enjoy the gifts of God but are ungrateful
They recognize the gifts of God, yet they deny
them; most of them are ungrateful disbelievers

17:14 is a scene from the hereafter teaches that each
person will validate his records of his deeds
Here is your book of deeds: read it. Today you
yourself are sufficient to take your own account
17:15 teaches that God enables people to choose their faith,
they will be rewarded according to their deeds, and there is
no punishment for those who do not know about the
Prophets
Whoever chooses to follow the right path, follows
it but for his own good; and whoever goes astray,
goes but astray to his own hurt; and no bearer, of
burdens shall be made to bear burdens of
others. Moreover, We do not inflict punishment
until We send forth a messenger to make truth
distinct from falsehood

17:72 warns those who turn a blind eye to the signs of God
in this world that they will be blind in the hereafter
But those who have turn a blind eye to the signs
of God in this world will be blind in the hereafter,
rather worse than blind in finding the Way to
Salvation
20:124-127 warn those who turn a blind eye to the signs of
God in this world that they will be blind in the hereafter
And whoever turns away from My remembrance -
indeed, he will have a depressed life, and We will
gather him on the Day of Resurrection blind."
He will say, "My Lord, why have you raised me
blind while I was [once] seeing?" [God] will say,
"Thus did Our signs come to you, and you forgot
them; and thus will you this Day be forgotten."

And thus do We recompense he who transgressed
and did not believe in the signs of his Lord. And
the punishment of the Hereafter is more severe
and more enduring
21:24 teaches that most unbelievers do not know the truth
But most of them have no knowledge of the
truth, and that is why they have turned away
43:7 teaches that people used to persecute the Prophets
But there would not come to them a prophet
except that they used to ridicule him
23:44 teaches that people hate the true teachings of the
prophets

- and sent forth Our messengers one after
another: every time a messenger came to his
people, they disbelieved him, so We punished them
one by one and made them a history; so away with
a people who do not believe
21:35 teaches that we will be tested by bad and good things
before we return to God
Every human being is bound to taste death; and
We test you [all] through the bad and the good
[things of life] by way of trial: and unto Us you all
must return
23:55-58 teach that gifts in this life are not rewards to the
chosen, but are means for testing.

Do they think that, in giving them wealth and sons,
We are eager for their welfare? By no means! They do
not understand the reality of the matter. Surely those
who live cautiously for fear of God, And those who
believe in the signs and revelations of God and who do
not worship other than God, who do good deeds, and
their hearts are full of fear by the very idea that they
shall have to return to God, These race to do good
deeds, and they shall win them in the race
27:14 al warns those who reject the signs of God although
they know that they are true signs and revelations
- and in their wickedness and self-exaltation they
rejected them, although their minds were convinced
of their truth: and behold what happened in the
end to those spreaders of corruption!

28:50 warns those who follow their desires without
guidance from God
And since they cannot respond to this thy
challenge, know that they are following only their
own desires: and who could be more astray than he
who follows [but] his own desires without any
guidance from God? Verily, God does not grace
with His guidance the evildoers
29:60 teaches that God provides the means of living to
people and to the animals (which cannot store food for
future use)
How many creatures are there that do not carry
their provisions with them? God provides for them
as He provides for you. It is He Who is All-hearing,
All-knowing

32:12 is a scene from the hereafter to warn those who fail to
do good deeds
If only you could visualize when the criminals will
hang their heads before God saying: "Our God! We
have seen and we have heard; please send us back
to the world and we will do good deeds: we are
now convinced."
32:22 warns those who ignore God’s signs
Who could be more unjust than the one who is
reminded of the signs and revelations of God and
he turns away from them? Surely We shall punish
such criminals

33:39 teaches that God will reward those who deliver his
messages and fear none save God (the verse does not
mention the reward; but says that those are very special
people to God; God knows how to reward his very special
people)
Those Who deliver the messages of God and fear
Him, and fear none but God. God knows how to
settle their account
34:25-26 teach that everyone will be judged for his deeds
only (not for the mistakes of fathers or others)
Say: You will not be asked of what we committed,
nor shall we be asked of what you do
Say: Our Lord will bring us all together, then He
will judge between us with truth. He is the All
knowing Judge

34:34 warns the wealthy people who are usually the first
people to reject the prophets
Whenever We have sent a Warner to a town, its
wealthy residents have said: "We surely disbelieve in
what you are sent with"
35:32 teaches that some of those who inherit the scripture
are bad and some are good (It is not an honor to get the task,
but the honor is to accomplish the mission)
Then We gave the Scripture as inheritance unto
those whom We elected. But of them are some
who wrong themselves and of them are some who
are lukewarm and of them are some who outstrip
(others) through good deeds, by God's leave. That
is the great favour!

35:37 is a scene from the hereafter to explain the conditions
of the disobedient who wish to go back to life to do good
deeds (although they are granted enough time to
demonstrate their behaviour)
And they cry for help there, (saying): Our Lord!
Release us; we will do right, not (the wrong) that
we used to do. Did not We grant you a life long
enough for who reflected to reflect therein? And
the Warner came unto you. Now taste (the
flavour of your deeds), for evil doers have no
helper
38:14 warns those who reject the Prophets
All rejected the apostles, so My Punishment came
justly and inevitably (on them)

40:60 warns those who do not ask God for guidance
And your Lord says: "Call on Me; I will answer
your (Prayer): But those who are too arrogant to
obey Me will surely find themselves in Hell in
humiliation!“
41:53 urges us to think about God’s signs
We will show them Our signs in the horizons and
within themselves until it becomes clear to them
that it is the truth
39:59-61 is a scene from the hereafter to warn the arrogant
who deny the signs and revelations
Then God will say to him: "My revelations did come to
you; but you denied them, were arrogant and you
were among the disbelievers."

On the Day of Judgement you shall see that the
faces of those who uttered falsehood against God
shall be darkened. Is there not an abode in hell for
such arrogant?
And God will save those who feared Him by their
attainment; no evil will touch them, nor will they
grieve
40:81 warns those who ignore God’s signs which he shows
everywhere
Thus, He shows you His signs; then, which signs of
God you will deny?

42:40 teaches that it is better to forgive than to return evil
for evil
And the retribution for an evil act is an evil one
like it, but whoever pardons and makes
reconciliation - his reward is [due] from God .
Indeed, He does not like wrongdoers
42:43 urges us to be patient and to forgive
And whoever is patient and forgives - indeed, that
is of the matters [requiring] determination
43:20 warns those who worship other Gods and claim that
they do not have a choice to choose the right faith
And they said, "If the Most Merciful had willed,
we would not have worshipped them." They have
of that no knowledge. They are not but falsifying

43:36-37 warns those who ignore God Guidance that they
will be misled by devils
And whoever is blinded from remembrance of the
Most Merciful - We appoint for him a devil, and
he is to him a companion. And indeed, the devils
avert them from the way [of guidance] while they
think that they are [rightly] guided
43:72 Teaches that people are rewarded according to their
deeds (God does not create people as holy or sinners. He
does not determine their salvation, but he delegates that
task to each person)
And that is Paradise which you are made to
inherit for what you used to do

45:15 teaches that people determine their fate by their
deeds
Whoever does a good deed - it is for himself; and
whoever does evil - it is against the self. Then to
God you will be returned
45:21-22 teach that God distinguishes the righteous from the
evil doers
Or do those who commit evils think We will make
them like those who have believed and done
righteous deeds - [make them] equal in their life
and their death? Evil is that which they judge.
And God created the heavens and earth in truth
and so that every soul may be recompensed for
what it has earned, and they will not be wronged

45:28-31 explains a scene from the hereafter; people will be
rewarded for their deeds, all deeds are recorded
You shall see every nation on its knees. Every nation
shall be summoned to its book of record, and God will
say: "Today you shall be rewarded for your deeds. This
book of Ours speaks about you with the truth. Surely
We have recorded all your deeds."
As for those who believed and did righteous deeds, their
God will admit them into His mercy. That will be a
glorious achievement.
But as to those who disbelieved, God will say: "Were
My revelations not recited to you? But you showed
arrogance and chosen to be criminals"

46:13 teaches that the obedient believers can earn their
salvation
Indeed, those who have said, "Our Lord is God ,"
and then remained on a right course - there will be
no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve
51:50 teaches that God is the only refuge to flee to. The
verse does not mention the sources of the disasters to flee
from; the only safe haven from all disasters is God
So flee to God . Indeed, I am to you from Him a
clear Warner

63:10 urges us to spend money to support the poor
And spend [in the way of God ] from what We
have provided you before death approaches one of
you and he says, "My Lord, if only You would
delay me for a brief term so I would give charity
and be among the righteous."
76:27 warns those who just enjoy life and forget to think
about their salvation
Indeed, those [disbelievers] love the immediate life
and leave behind them a grave Day

80:34-37 warn about the Day of Judgment
On the Day a man will flee from his brother, And
his mother and his father, And his wife and his
children, on that Day, to every one of them will
his own state be of sufficient concern
24:22 urges forgiveness
“...and you should forgive And overlook: Do you
not like God to forgive you? And God is The
Merciful Forgiving.”
83:2-3 urges justice
“Woe to those... who, when they have to receive
by measure from people, they demand exact full
measure, but when they have to give by measure
or weight to people, give less than due”

4:8-9 urge people to take care of the orphans and the needy
“...orphans and the needy, give them something
and speak kindly to them. And those who are
concerned about the welfare of their own children
after their death, should have fear of God [Treat
other people's Orphans justly] and guide them
properly.”
2:267 urge people to spend of the good things that they have
earned
“O you who believe! Spend [benevolently] of the
good things that you have earned... and do not
even think of spending [in alms] worthless things
that you yourselves would be reluctant to accept.”

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