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Do the evil-doers imagine that We shall make them equal to those who believe and do good, making their lives and deaths alike? How evil is their judgement! Allah created the heavens and the earth in Truth that each person will be requited for his deeds. They will not be wronged.
Would a true believer be like him who was an evil-doer? Surely they are not equal. As for those who believe and act righteously, theirs shall be Gardens to dwell in, a hospitality to reward them for their deeds. As for the evil-doers, their refuge shall be the Fire. Every time they want to escape from it they shall be driven back and shall be told: "Taste the chastisement of the Fire which you used to reject as a lie."
We did not create this heaven and earth and all that lies between them in vain. That is the fancy of those who denied the Truth. So woe from the Fire to all who deny the Truth. Shall We then treat alike those that believe and act righteously and those that create mischief on earth? Or treat alike the God-fearing and the wicked?
Whosoever comes with good will receive a reward better than his deed, and they will be made secure from the terror of that Day. And whosoever comes with evil, they will be flung upon their faces into the Fire. Will you be recompensed for anything other than what you do?
Can the reward of goodness be any other than goodness?
A party will be in Paradise, and a party in the Blazing Fire.
On that Day the kingdom will be Allah's and He will judge among them. Then those who believed and acted righteously will be in Gardens of Bliss. A humiliating chastisement awaits those who disbelieved and denied Our Signs.
The truth is that Hell awaits him who comes to his Lord laden with sin; he will neither die in it nor live. But he who comes to Him with faith and righteous works will be exalted to high ranks, and will live for ever in everlasting Gardens beneath which rivers flow. Such will be the reward of those who purify themselves.
Do not let the strutting about of the unbelievers in the land deceive you. This is but a little enjoyment, then their destination is Hell -what an evil resting place! But those who fear their Lord: theirs shall be the gardens beneath which rivers flow and in which they will live forever: a hospitality from Allah Himself, And Allah's reward is best for the truly pious.
Not equal are the dwellers of the Fire and the dwellers of the Paradise. It is the dwellers of Paradise that will be successful.