Surah Ar-Room (30) — Ayah 42
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
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The Root Cause of All Corruption is Shirk and Denial of the Day of Judgment:
That is, the real reason for the destruction of previous nations was shirk. Now, most of the polytheists are such that they deny the Day of Judgment, as was the case with the polytheists of Makkah. And even if they do have belief in the Hereafter, then they add such things to this belief that render the real purpose of belief in the Hereafter useless. For example, if someone believes that on the Day of Resurrection, we will cling to the garment of such-and-such personage and enter Paradise with them, or, for instance, if one pledges allegiance to such-and-such spiritual leader, then through their intercession we will attain salvation, or that if one passes through the so-called heavenly gate built at the shrine of such-and-such saint on the day of the annual festival, Paradise will become obligatory for them. Now see, if such beliefs of easy salvation are adopted, does any fear of accountability for one's deeds before Allah remain? Then, how much difference is left between such polytheists and those who deny the Hereafter altogether? Only the correct concept of the Hereafter can restrain a person from sins; otherwise, a person becomes emboldened in committing sins. Then these very sins become the cause of the destruction of individuals and nations.
