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lan tughniya ʿanhum ʾamwāluhum wa-lā ʾawlāduhum mina llāhi shayʾan ʾulāʾika ʾaṣḥābu n-nāri hum fīhā khālidūna
Their possessions and children will not avail them in any way against Allah. They shall be the inmates of the Fire and they shall remain in it [forever].
— Ali Quli Qarai
Surah Mujadila - Verse 17
17. Their children and their wealth will avail them nothing against Allah's Wrath. They will be the dwellers of the Fire to dwell therein forever.
Qur’anic warnings are quite serious. Worldly possessions and children shall be of no avail in the Hereafter. Hypocrites often rely on their worldly possessions and children as economic and labor resources. In this vein, the Holy Qur’an says that their worldly possessions and children may never be of any avail against Divine torment, but they serve as shackles and fetters leading to their excruciating torment. There shall be no refuge but God Almighty on the Day of Resurrection, since besides Him all others shall be inefficient.
The same theme is also reflected elsewhere in the Holy Qur’an13:
The blessed Verse closes by the warning:
The torments in store for them have been depicted as severe, humiliating, and everlasting, each of which proportionately reflects their evil deeds.
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