DAY 188: Maryam 66-74

• DAY 188: Maryam 66-74

   Yet ˹some˺ people ask ˹mockingly˺, “After I die, will I really be raised to life again?” Do ˹such˺ people not remember that We created them before, when they were nothing? By your Lord ˹O Prophet˺! We will surely gather them along with the devils, and then set them around Hell on their knees. Then We will certainly begin by dragging out of every group the ones most defiant to the Most Compassionate. And We truly know best who is most deserving of burning in it. And every one of you will come within sight of it:  ˹This is˺ a decree your Lord must fulfil. Then We will save those who feared Allah, and will leave the wrongdoers in it, fallen on their knees. When Our clear revelations are recited to them, the disbelievers ask the believers ˹mockingly˺, “Which of the two of us is better in status and superior in assembly?” (Imagine) how many peoples We have destroyed before them, who were far better in luxury and splendour!
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      Resurrection is Logical: If creation from nothing is possible, returning is easier.
      Hell is Real: A graphic reminder to deter arrogance.
  
      Worldly Success is Fleeting: True "superiority" lies in taqwā (God-consciousness).
      
      Tawḥīd (Belief in Allah):
          "Your God is One God" (Surah Al-Ikhlāṣ 112:1).
          Rejecting idols/shirk (e.g., Surah Al-An‘ām 6:74).
      Ākhirah (Hereafter):
          "Did you think We created you in play, and you would not be returned to Us?" (Surah Al-Mu’minūn 23:115).
          Resurrection, Judgment, and eternal reward/punishment (e.g., Surah Al-Qiyāmah 75).
          
          Foundation of Faith: Without Tawḥīd, deeds are void; without Ākhirah, morality lacks accountability.
          
          Tawḥīd (Oneness of Allah) and Ākhirah (Hereafter) are the twin pillars of faith—Surah Maryam and all early Meccan revelations relentlessly reinforce these to transform hearts and anchor believers in eternity.
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