“This (Quran) is enlightenment for mankind and
guidance and mercy for a people who have Faith with certainty.
What! Do those
who commit evils think that We shall hold them equal with those who believe and
do righteous deeds -
that equal will be their life and their death?
Ill is the judgment
that they make.
And Allah created the heavens and earth with truth and so that
every soul may be rewarded for what it has earned, and they will not be
wronged.” (Surah Al Jathiya, 45: 21-23)
In the first verse (verse 21),
Allah says that the Quran and the words of the Quran contain clear proofs/signs
for humanity. If someone carefully studies it with Taqwa (fear of Allah, with
piety), and in any aspect that he cares to study it, then, he shall therein
certainly will find very clear evidence. Then Allah says it is a guidance and a
mercy for the believers, for those who have faith (Iman), and who have a
certainty in this book (and its words).
In another verse (verse 22), Allah says:
“Do those who commit evils think that We shall hold them equal with those who
believe and do righteous deeds - that equal will be their life and their
death.” In other words, do those who do
evil deeds think that We will give them the same treatment so that their lives
and deaths become similar to the lives and deaths of the believers? No it’s impossible.
For those who have faith (who are believers) and do righteous deeds, Allah will
make them on this earth itself such treatment that will distinguish them from
all others. And it is indeed such a treatment that shall be ongoing.
So, the
treatment which Allah reserves for the true believers is quite different from
the treatment which the people who are immersed in evil shall receive. This
treatment is different and it is distinguished and when you analyze this
treatment closely then you will know for sure that those who are indeed
recipient of this treatment are indeed the servants of Allah and that the
others are from Iblis.