Ta-Ha - 20:131 Do not covet the ornaments of the life of this world which We have given to some of them as a test. Better and lasting is what your Lord has prepared for you.
Comparison of the life of this world and the Hereafter:
The Thunder/13:26 Allah increases or decreases provision for whom He wills. They rejoice in the life of this world, while the life of this world is but a subsistence compared to the Hereafter.
The Bee/16:95 Do not sell your pledge to Allah cheaply. Better for you is that which is with Allah, if you only knew.
The Family Of Imran/3:14 Pleasures such as women, children, heaps of gold and silver, trained horses, cattle and crops seem attractive to people. These are the blessings of the life of this world. But the best destination is with Allah.
The Women/4:77 "Have you not paid attention to those who were told, "Keep your hands off the war, observe the prayer and pay the zakat"? When they were commanded to fight, they began to fear mankind as they feared Allah, perhaps more, and they said, "Our Lord, why have you burdened us with war, could you not have postponed it until a near time?"Say, "This world is but a little, and the Hereafter is better for the righteous, and you will not be wronged in the slightest."
The Repentance/9:38 "O you who believe, what has happened to you that when you were told, "Take action in the way of Allah,"you fell to the ground? Are you content with the life of this world instead of the Hereafter? The blessings of the life of this world are little compared to the life of the Hereafter."
Prophet Hud/11:15 Whoever seeks the life of this world and its luxuries, We will repay them therein in full for what they used to do, and they will not be lacking therein in anything.
Prophet Hud/11:16 For them in the Hereafter there is only Fire. All that they used to do will be null and void therein. All that they did is null and void.
Prophet Hud/11:108 And those who deserve happiness will abide in Paradise as long as the heavens and the earth endure. Except if your Lord wills. This is an uninterrupted reward.
The Cave/18:28 Seek to be with those who serve morning and evening, seeking the Pleasure of their Lord. Do not desire the attractive materials of this world´s life and take your eyes off them. And do not follow those whose hearts We have made heedless of Our Message and who mix up their affairs according to their whims.
The Stories/28:60 All that is given to you is the wealth and ornaments of this world´s life. Better and lasting is that which is with Allah. Do you not understand?
The Stories/28:79 "At one time he came out among his people in all his splendor. Those who chose the life of this world said: "If only we had been given the like of what was given to Karun. Indeed, he is a very lucky man"."
The Stories/28:80 "Those who had been given knowledge said, "Woe to you, for better is the reward of Allah for him who believes and does righteous deeds. Only the patient shall attain it."
The Spider/29:64 The life of this world is nothing but amusement and play. And the abode of the Hereafter is the true life, if only they knew.
The Forgiver/40:39 O my people, the life of this world is a temporary livelihood. The abode of the Hereafter is an everlasting abode.
The Forgiver/40:39 O my people, the life of this world is a temporary livelihood. The abode of the Hereafter is an everlasting abode.
Muhammad/47:36 The life of this world is but play and amusement. If you believe and act righteously, He will give you your rewards. He does not ask you for your money.
The Iron/57:20 Know that the life of this world is but play, amusement, adornment, boasting among yourselves, and a race to multiply money and children. It is like the rain that makes a plant grow which the disbelievers like. But then the plant withers and turns yellow and becomes rubbish. In the Hereafter there is a severe punishment from Allah and forgiveness and contentment. The life of this world is but a temporary pleasure that deceives.
The Most High/87:16 But you choose the life of this world.
The Most High/87:17 But the Hereafter is better and lasting.
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