37. Salvation Depends on Deeds

The Quran gives two contrasting examples: “As an example to those who are bent on denying the truth, God cited the wife of Noah and the wife of Lot, who were married to two of Our righteous servants, but who betrayed them. So they could not help them against God, and they were told, ‘Enter the Fire along with all the others.’ To the believers God has given the example of Pharaoh’s wife who said: ‘My Lord, build me a house in nearness to You in Paradise and save me from Pharaoh and his misdeeds. Save me from all evildoers.’” (66:10-11)

These verses clearly show that, before God, a person’s rank and destiny depend only on their own actions, not on lineage, marriage, or family ties.

Every man and woman relies on their own faith and actions. It is deeds—not blood or social bonds—that determine one’s true worth in the Hereafter.