A Treasury of The Qur’an
HEAVENLY SOULS
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HEAVENLY SOULS
Indeed man was born with a restless disposition.
When evil befalls him he is filled with self-pity, but
blessed with good fortune he grows niggardly. Not
so the worshippers who are steadfast in their
prayer; who set aside a due portion of their goods
for the needy and the dispossessed; who truly
believe in the Day of Reckoning and dread the
punishment of their Lord for none is secure from
the punishment of God; who preserve their chastity
save with their wives and slave girls, for in their
case they are not blameworthy; but those who lust
after other than those are transgressors; who keep
their trusts and promises and bear true witness; and
who attend to their prayers. These shall be in
Gardens, honoured.
(70:19-35)
