Believers should not be impressed by the apparent successes of disbelievers, which are temporary and become the source of their misery in this world.1, 2, 3
Just as people study and work hard for decades to secure this life and retirement, we must work far harder for the eternal life after resurrection, which is the most important period.1, 2, 3
The Friday prayer is extremely important; believers must leave all business for it, even a ten million dollar deal, and God will give them more.1, 2, 3, 4
Most people today are unaware of their Creator, of the Hereafter, and of their accountability, and are busy with this worldly life.1, 2, 3
Those who do not expect to meet God, who are content with this life and heedless of His revelations, deserve Hell as a consequence of their works.1, 2, 3
God provides for disbelievers as well as believers, letting disbelievers enjoy for a while before retribution, and often gives them more because this life is all they will get.1, 2, 3
If God gave everyone abundant material goods, people would forget and just enjoy material things instead of developing their souls.1
Reward and retribution do not wait for millions of years in the grave; they begin here in this world, as the Quran repeats many times.1, 2
Humans are rebels banished from God's kingdom, this world is a halfway house, and its pleasures are like provisions given to prisoners of war, ridiculous compared to the Hereafter.1, 2, 3, 4
Believers have joy in this world and the Hereafter, so we do not have to die before enjoying heaven; heaven and hell begin here.1, 2, 3
Money, power, and fame do not guarantee happiness; all happiness and dignity are in God's hands.1, 2, 3
This worldly life is like a blink of an eye compared to the Hereafter, so being rich or poor, tall or short does not matter; what matters is preparing for the Hereafter.1, 2, 3
For most people the body is the boss, and living only to please the body is foolish because the body vanishes and becomes dust.1, 2, 3
God grants kingship to the believers who worship Him alone and follow His commandments alone, so they have everything they need without the burdens of celebrity or wealth.1, 2, 3
Some people ask God only for this life and have no share in the Hereafter, while others ask for righteousness in both lives; the first seek the material things of this fleeting world.1, 2, 3
In this new era the believers generally get their way, although believing is harder because of distractions like TV and movies.1, 2
This worldly life is play, boasting, and a temporary illusion, so believers should race hard for God's forgiveness and a Paradise as wide as the heavens and the earth.1, 2, 3
Those who mocked God's revelations and were preoccupied with this life will be forgotten on that day and will abide in Hell with no helpers and no exit.1, 2, 3
A person in God's kingdom has access to God's treasury, and anything such a person needs comes at the time it is needed and keeps him satisfied, whether or not he is a millionaire.1, 2, 3
Being greedy for more differs from working hard to reach one's potential, and God loves people who work hard.1, 2
Being poor means needing more, no matter how many millions a person has, and being rich means being content and happy with what one has, no matter how little.1, 2, 3
Because of our composite nature, we need to take care of the body and have certain material requirements in order to worship God.1, 2
God subdued the earth for us to roam and eat from His provisions, but we will return to Him and must answer for how we used it.1, 2, 3, 4
God must be the only priority in life, so work should be scheduled around the five prayers, not the other way around.1, 2, 3
Happiness is a function of the soul, not the body, so material success has nothing to do with happiness.1, 2, 3
God would give disbelievers mansions with silver roofs were it not that all people would become disbelievers, because worldly materials are all they get before heading for hell.1, 2, 3, 4
The rich believer is better than the poor believer because God said so, though being a rich believer is harder and carries more responsibility, as Solomon's distraction by his horses shows.1, 2, 3, 4
Heaven and Hell begin in this world: stepping into God's kingdom guarantees perfect happiness now, while the alternative is misery here, so we do not have to die before enjoying Heaven.1, 2, 3, 4
Happiness is an exclusive quality of the soul and depends on the soul's growth, so material success often belongs to an unhappy person.1, 2, 3
Spouses, children, property, and the ego can distract a person from God, for example by giving more attention to children than to God.1, 2, 3, 4
The world is mostly oblivious to God, and many believers are swept along with the crowd, doing the same as others.1, 2, 3
Material success does not bring happiness.1
Verse 62:9 commands believers to go to the Friday prayer and drop all business, and God, the only provider, will make up any lost business.1, 2, 3
Satan's only role on Earth is to run his kingdom with his constituents, not to provide for them.1
This world is a temporary hell, a halfway house between heaven and hell that may be called a purgatory, and the hell starting on the Day of Resurrection is far worse.1, 2, 3