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The Two Gardens
IslamQuran 18:32-44
The parable of the two garden-owners in Surah Al-Kahf forms a chiasm contrasting pride and gratitude, with the moment of ruin at the structural center as a warning.
AThe owner of two gardens boasts of his wealth and says: I do not think this will perishA'
BHis companion asks: Do you disbelieve in the One who created you from dust?B'
XRUIN COMES: HIS GARDEN IS DESTROYED AND HE WRINGS HIS HANDS IN REGRET
B'Wealth and children are the adornment of this life; righteous deeds are better with your LordB
A'Authority on that Day belongs to Allah alone — the best in reward, the best in outcomeA