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Sura 70
Aya 28
28
إِنَّ عَذابَ رَبِّهِم غَيرُ مَأمونٍ

Muhammad Asad

for, behold, of their Sustainer's chastisement none may ever feel [wholly] secure;1
  • This warning against pharisaic self-righteousness implies that however "good" a person may be, there is always a possibility of his or her having done a moral wrong (e.g., an injury to a fellow-being) and then conveniently "forgotten" this sin. Elliptically, this warning contains a call to increasing consciousness in all one's doings - for, "temptation to evil (fitnah) does not befall only those who are bent on denying the truth" (8:25), but may also befall people who are otherwise righteous.