Chapter 18 · Verse 42
Quran 18:42
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وَأُحِيطَ بِثَمَرِهِۦ فَأَصۡبَحَ يُقَلِّبُ كَفَّيۡهِ عَلَىٰ مَآ أَنفَقَ فِيہَا وَهِىَ خَاوِيَةٌ عَلَىٰ عُرُوشِہَا وَيَقُولُ يَـٰلَيۡتَنِى لَمۡ أُشۡرِكۡ بِرَبِّىٓ أَحَدً۬ا ٤٢
Indeed, his crops were wiped out, and he ended up sorrowful, lamenting what he had spent on it in vain, as his property lay barren. He finally said, "I wish I never set up anything (my property) as a god beside my Lord.”
Proofs and revelations
18:32-42 The Quran cites many examples of the different gods that people worship beside Allah; they include children (7:190), religious leaders and scholars (9:31), property (18:42), dead saints and prophets (16:20-21, 35:14, & 46:5-6), and the ego (25:43, 45:23).
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3 writings · 5 passagesLessons To Be Learnt From Quran’s Verses, Allegories & Examples
18:42 Indeed, his crops were wiped out, and he ended up sorrowful, lamenting what he had spent on it in vain, as his property lay barren. He finally said, “I wish I never set up my property as a god beside my Lord.”Read passage
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18:42 Indeed, his crops were wiped out, and he ended up sorrowful, lamenting what he had spent on it in vain, as his property lay barren. He finally said, “I wish I never set up my property as a god beside my Lord.”
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18:42 Part: “I wish I never set up my property as a god beside my Lord.”
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18:42 & 18:43 Parts: “I wish I never set up my property as a god beside my Lord.” No force on Earth could have helped him against ALLAH.
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Human Feelings Created by ALLAH
18:42 Indeed, his crops were wiped out, and he ended up sorrowful, lamenting what he had spent on it in vain, as his property laid barren. He finally said, “I wish I never set up my property as a god beside my Lord.”Read passage
What Is Idolatry?
18:39 "When you entered your garden, you should have said, `This is what ALLAH has given me (Maa Shaa Allah). No one possesses power except ALLAH (La Quwwata Ellaa Billaah).' You may see that I possess less money and less children than you.18:40 "My Lord may grant me better than your garden. He may send a violent storm from the sky that wipes out your garden, leaving it completely barren.18:41 "Or, its water may sink deeper, out of your reach."18:42 Indeed, his crops were wiped out, and he ended up sorrowful…Read passage
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