God does not change the condition of a people as long as they do not change it themselves!

Verse 11 of Chapter 13
For him (each person), there are angels in succession, before and behind him. They guard him by the command of Allah. Verily, Allah will not change the (good) condition of a people as long as they do not change their state (of goodness) themselves. But when Allah wills a people's punishment, there can be no turning it back, and they will find besides Him no protector.

Whom does God always offer rewards in this world (as well as in hereafter) for the good deeds?

Verses 89-92 of Chapter 12
He said: "Do you know what you did with Yusuf and his brother, when you were ignorant''. They said: "Are you indeed Yusuf (Joseph)'' He said: "I am Yusuf (Joseph), and this is my brother. Allah has indeed been gracious to us. He who has Taqwa (fear of Allah), and is patient, then surely, Allah makes not the reward of the gooddoers to be lost.'' They said: "By Allah! Indeed Allah has preferred you above us, and we certainly have been sinners.'' He said: "No reproach on you this day; may Allah forgive you, and He is the Most Merciful of those who show mercy!

Why do people not act in accordance with the entire revealations of God?  

Verses 84-86 of Chapter 2:
Remember also that We made another solemn covenant with you: you shall not shed blood among yourselves nor expel one another from your homes. And you confirmed it and you are a witness to it. But inspite of this, you are killing your brethren and driving them out from their homes and making unjust and aggressive alliances against one another. And when they come to you as captives, you trade on their ransoms whereas their expulsion itself was unlawful for you. Do you then believe in one part of the Scriptures and disbelieve in the other? What other punishment do such people from among you deserve except an ignominious life in this world and the most grievous doom on the Day of Resurrection? Allah is not unaware of what you are doing. These are the people who have preferred the worldly life to the life in the Hereafter. Therefore their torment shall not be lightened nor shall help be given to them (from any quarter).

What will be the destiny of the people wh0 desire this wordly life and its splendors? 

 


Verses 15-16 of Chapter 11
Whosoever desires the life of the world and its glitter, to them We shall pay in full (the wages of) their deeds therein, and they will have no diminution therein. They are those for whom there is nothing in the Hereafter but Fire, and vain are the deeds they did therein. And of no effect is that which they used to do.


Verse 18 of Chapter 17
If a person hankers after the immediate good things of this worldly life, We give him whatever We will; then We condemn such a one to Hell, wherein he will burn, accursed and deprived of mercy.

Can anyone be a believer without the permission of God?

 

Verses 99-100 of Chapter 10

If it had been thy Lord’s will, they would all have believed,- all who are on earth! wilt thou then compel mankind, against their will, to believe! No soul can believe, except by the will of Allah, and He will place doubt (or obscurity) on those who will not understand.

What are the behaviors of people in general when affliction touches them and is subsequently removed?

 

 

Verse 12 of Chapter 10
When he is in affliction, he calls Us, standing or sitting or lying down, but when We remove his .affliction from him, he behaves as if he had never called Us at the time when affliction came upon him. Thus the evil deeds of such transgressors have been made seeming fair to them.


Verses 9-11 of Chapter 11
And if We make man taste mercy from Us, then take it off from him, most surely he is despairing, ungrateful. And if We make him taste a favor after distress has afflicted him, he will certainly say: The evils are gone away from me. Most surely he is exulting, boasting. Except those who are patient and do good, they shall have forgiveness and a great reward.

Verse 83 of Chapter 17
And when We bestow favor on man, he turns aside and behaves proudly, and when evil afflicts him, he is despairing.

Verses 49-51 of Chapter 41
Man is never wearied of praying for good, and when an evil befalls him, he loses hope and becomes desperate. But when We let him taste Our mercy after the hardship, he says, "I deserve this, and I do not think that the Hour (of Resurrection) will ever come. But if I am really brought back to my Lord, I shall have good reward with Him, too. " The fact, however, is that We shall certainly tell the disbelievers what they had done, and We shall make them taste a most degrading Chastisement.When We bless man, he turns away and grows stiff necked; but when an evil touches him, he comes with lengthy supplications.