They denied the Favours of Allah -azwj and changed what was in themselves...

They denied the Favours of Allah -azwj and changed what was in themselves, so Allah -azwj Mighty and Majestic Sent the flood of Al-Aram against them. Their two villages were submerged, and their houses were spoilt, and their wealth was gone. It changed their plantations into two plantations to be only with the edible plants of bitter tamarisk (a troublesome weed) and a few Lotus trees.

Then Allah -azwj Mighty and Majestic Said: That was our Retaliation due to their committing Kufr; and do We Retaliate except for the Kufr? [34:17] ’’. [10] Amir Al-Momineen Ali -asws Ibn Abi Talib -asws said in a sermon: And as for the rich from the affluent communities, they were prejudicial to the effects of the places of bounties, And they said, ‘We are more in wealth and children, and we shall not be the Punished ones’ [34:35] .

In case you cannot avoid prejudice, your prejudice should be for good qualities, praiseworthy acts, and admirable matters with which the dignified and noble chiefs of the Arab families distinguished themselves, as attractive manners, high thinking, respectable position and good performances.

You too should show prejudice towards praiseworthy habits like the protection of the neighbour, the fulfilment of agreements, obedience to the virtuous, opposition to the haughty, extending generosity to others, abstention from rebellion, keeping aloof from blood-shed, doing justice to people, suppressing anger and avoiding trouble on the earth. You should also fear what calamities befell people before you an account of their evil deeds and detestable actions.

📌Remember, during good or bad circumstances, what happened to them, and be cautious that you do not become like them (an extract). [11] ‘From Abu Ja’far -asws regarding His -azwj Words: until when there is panic from their hearts, they say, ‘What is that which your Lord Said?’ They say: ‘The Truth.

And He is the Exalted, the Great’ [34:23] : ‘And that is, that the inhabitants of the skies did not hear a Revelation during what is between the Sending of Isa -as Bin Maryam -as until the Sending of Muhammad -saww . When Allah -azwj Sent Jibraeel -as to Rasool-Allah -saww , the inhabitants of the sky heard the sound of Revelation of the Quran like the occurrence of the iron upon Al-Safa. The inhabitants of the sky were stunned.

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