The Spoils of War - 8:28 Know that your wealth and your children are a test for you, and with Allah is a great reward.
The transitory materials of this world's life should not distract us from striving for the Hereafter and remembering Allah:
The Arabic Letter Sad/38:30 We gave Solomon to David, and he was a good servant, one who always turned (to God).
The Arabic Letter Sad/38:31 One evening, beautiful horses were presented to him.
The Arabic Letter Sad/38:32 "He said, "The love of wealth and property has kept me from the remembrance of my Lord. Until it (the sun) disappeared behind a veil."
The Arabic Letter Sad/38:33 "He said, "Bring them back to me,"and stroked their legs and necks (in farewell)."
The Arabic Letter Sad/38:34 Thus did We test Solomon, and We added material wealth to his kingdom, but he turned wholly (to God).
The Arabic Letter Sad/38:34 Thus did We test Solomon, and We added material wealth to his kingdom, but he turned wholly (to God).
The Congregation - Friday/62:9 O you who believe, when you are called to prayer on Friday, hasten to remember Allah and leave the shopping. That is better for you, if you know.
The Congregation - Friday/62:10 When the prayer is over, spread out in the earth and seek Allah´s favor and keep on remembering Allah.
The Congregation - Friday/62:11 "Some of them, when they see a trade or a pastime, leave you standing and flock to it. Say, "What is with Allah is better than amusement and trade. Allah is the best provider."
The Criterion/25:18 "He will say: "You are Great, it is not befitting for us to accept anyone as guardians besides You. But You bestowed favors on them and their fathers. Finally, they forgot the Message and became a corrupt people."
The Hypocrites/63:9 O you who believe, let not your wealth and your children keep you from the remembrance of Allah. Those who do so are the losers.
The Repentance/9:24 "Say: "If your parents, your children, your brothers and sisters, your wives, your families, the money you earn, the business you fear may go bad, and the houses you enjoy are dearer to you than Allah and His Messenger and striving in His Way, then wait until Allah brings His Command."Allah does not guide the people who have gone astray."
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 Family Of Imran/3:185 Everyone will taste death. On the Day of Resurrection your rewards will be given to you in full. And whoever is rescued from the Fire and admitted to Paradise, he is victorious. The life of this world is but a deceitful pleasure.
Prophet Jonah/10:7 Those who do not hope to meet Us, those who love the life of this world and cling to it, and those who are heedless of Our signs
Prophet Jonah/10:8 Their abode is the Fire because of what they earned.
Prophet Jonah/10:23 And when He rescues them, they begin to transgress in the earth unjustly. O people, your excesses are against yourselves. You are fond of the transient pleasures of this world´s life, but to Us is your return, and We will inform you of all that you do.
Prophet Jonah/10:24 The life of this world is like this example: the water We send down from the sky mixes with the plants that people and animals eat. This lasts until the earth is adorned and its inhabitants think that they have dominion over nature. Then Our command comes to it by night or by day. We make it uproot itself as if it had not possessed anything the day before. Thus do We explain the verses for a people who reflect.
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.
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 Night Journey/17:18 Whoever desires this transitory world, We give therein as much as We will to whom We will. Then We will condemn him to Hell, condemned and dismissed.
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 Cave/18:45 Give them as an example of the life of this world the plant of the earth, which is nourished by the water We send down from the sky and then turns to rubbish blown away by the wind. Allah is all-powerful.
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/28:61 Is he to whom We have promised a good reward, like him to whom We have blessed him with the wealth of this world´s life, and then he will be called to account on the Day of Resurrection?
The Stories/28:76 "Karun was of the people of Moses, but he betrayed them and oppressed them. We had given him such treasures that their keys were too heavy even for a strong people. His people said to him: "Do not be spoiled, Allah does not love the spoiled."
The Stories/28:77 Seek the abode of the Hereafter with the favors Allah has bestowed upon you, without forgetting your share in this world. Do good to Allah as He has done good to you. Do not seek to make corruption in the earth. Allah does not love the corrupters.
The Stories/28:78 "He said, "All this has been given to me because of my knowledge and skill."Does he not know that Allah destroyed many generations before him who had greater power and numerical majority than he? The criminals will not be asked about their crimes."
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 Stories/28:81 We drove him down into the earth with his house, and he had no company to help him except Allah, and he was not of the victorious.
The Stories/28:82 "Those who envied him on the previous day said: "So Allah gives abundant provision to whomsoever of His servants He wills and withholds it from whomsoever He wills. If Allah had not favored us, He would have made us fail. So the disbelievers do not succeed"."
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.
Luqman/31:33 O people, listen to your Lord and fear the Day when the father will not be able to help his child nor the child help the father. The Word of Allah is the truth. Let not the life of this world deceive you, nor let the deceivers deceive you with Allah.
Originator/35:5 O people, the word of Allah is truth; let not the life of this world deceive you. Let not the deceiver deceive you about Allah.
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.
Council/42:36 Whatever you have been given is the sustenance of the life of this world. But what is with Allah is better and lasting for those who believe and trust in their Lord.
The Ornaments of Gold/43:33 Had it not been that all mankind would have been one people (in disbelief), We would have furnished the houses of those who disbelieve in the Most Merciful with silver ceilings and stairs for them to climb up.
The Ornaments of Gold/43:34 Doors to their houses and comfortable furniture.
The Ornaments of Gold/43:35 And many ostentatious materials. All this is the temporary material of this worldly life. But the Hereafter is for the righteous in the Presence of your Lord.
The Kneeling/45:24 "They say, "We live only in the life of this world. We live and die and nothing but time will destroy us."They have no knowledge of this. They only assume."
The Kneeling/45:34 "And it will be said to them: "We forget you today because you have forgotten your meeting today. Your abode is the Fire and you will have no helper."
The Kneeling/45:35 "Because you mocked the signs of Allah and the life of this world deceived you."Consequently, they will not come out of it and their apologies will not be heard."
The Sandhills/46:20 "On the Day when the disbelievers will be presented to Hell, they will say: "You wasted all your good things in the life of this world and enjoyed them. Today you will see a humiliating torment for your unjust arrogance in the earth and your transgression."
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 Star/53:29 Pay no attention to him who turns away from Our Message and desires nothing but the life of this world.
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 Man/76:27 They love this transient and do not care for a heavy day ahead of them.
Those Who Pull Out/79:38 And as for those who prefer the life of this world.
Those Who Pull Out/79:39 Their destination will be Hell.
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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