Who is Qaroun (Korah)?
من هو قارون؟
Living during the era of Prophet Musa, Qaroun possessed treasures so vast that even the keys to his storehouses were a heavy burden for a group of strong men. His downfall began when he claimed his success came solely from his own knowledge, ignoring the advice of his people to remain humble and seek the reward of the Hereafter.
عاش قارون في زمان نبي الله موسى عليه السلام، وكان له غنى فاحش. لم يشكر الله على نعمه بل نسب هذا الغنى لعلمه وقوته الشخصية، فكانت عاقبته أن جعل الله ماله وكنوزه سبباً في هلاكه وخسفه.
(Indeed, Korah was from the people of Moses, but he behaved arrogantly towards them. We had granted him such treasures that even their keys would burden a group of strong men. Some of his people advised him, "Do not be prideful! Surely Allah does not like the prideful.")
(إِنَّ قَارُونَ كَانَ مِن قَوْمِ مُوسَىٰ فَبَغَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ ۖ وَآتَيْنَاهُ مِنَ الْكُنُوزِ مَا إِنَّ مَفَاتِحَهُ لَتَنُوءُ بِالْعُصْبَةِ أُولِي الْقُوَّةِ إِذْ قَالَ لَهُ قَوْمُهُ لَا تَفْرَحْ ۖ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ الْفَرِحِينَ) [القصص: ٧٦]
(Rather, seek the reward of the Hereafter by means of what Allah has granted you, without forgetting your share of this world. And be good to others as Allah has been good to you. Do not seek to spread corruption in the land, for Allah certainly does not like the corruptors.)
(وَابْتَغِ فِيمَا آتَاكَ اللَّهُ الدَّارَ الْآخِرَةَ ۖ وَلَا تَنسَ نَصِيبَكَ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا ۖ وَأَحْسِن كَمَا أَحْسَنَ اللَّهُ إِلَيْكَ ۖ وَلَا تَبْغِ الْفَسَادَ فِي الْأَرْضِ ۖ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ الْمُفْسِدِينَ) [القصص: ٧٧]
(He replied, "I have been given all this only because of my knowledge." Did he not know that Allah had already destroyed many generations before him who were far mightier and greater in wealth?)
(قَالَ إِنَّمَا أُوتِيتُهُ عَلَىٰ عِلْمٍ عِندِي ۚ أَوَلَمْ يَعْلَمْ أَنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ أَهْلَكَ مِن قَبْلِهِ مِنَ الْقُرُونِ مَنْ هُوَ أَشَدُّ مِنْهُ قُوَّةً وَأَكْثَرَ جَمْعًا) [القصص: ٧٨]