104. Al-Humazah/The Slanderer
I/We begin by the Blessed Name of Allah
The Immensely Merciful to all, The Infinitely Compassionate to everyone.
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a. Woe to every slanderer and backbiter,
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a. as also the one who amasses wealth without spending a part of it on charity, and keeps
adding and counting it over and over again,
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a. thinking - in his ignorance - that his wealth will make him live forever.
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a. Never!
b. It is not like what he thinks.
c. On the contrary, he will certainly be flung into the Crushing Fire - that which breaks its inmates to pieces.
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a. And what may enable you to comprehend the Crushing Fire?
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a. The Crushing Fire is Allah’s Fire, fiercely set ablaze,
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a. which will leap up and penetrate deep into sinful peoples’ hearts and shall burn within as without.
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a. It will definitely be closing upon them from all directions,
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a. in towering and extending columns of flames.
Allah almighty has created Human beings, the angels, and jinn for His worship alone. To guide the human beings to the right path, Allah almighty has sent many messengers to all nations and pieces of lands. Hazrat Adam (A. S.) was the first human being as well as the first Prophet of Allah on the Earth, while the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was the last of all in this chain. There will be no prophet after him. Now, it is the duty of every Muslims to carry and spread this universal message to the whole humanity. In this context, the message of Islam is universal. This article deals with this issue through giving proofs from the Holy Qur'an and Sunnah.
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