[2:166] When those who were followed disown their followers, and they have seen the chastisement, and the cords are cut away before them.
When the first parts of the punishment appear to [the disbelievers], it will become clear to them that they have nothing sincere upon which to stand. As for the believers, they will have their lives, possessions, spouses and children taken from them [but their sincerity will remain]. [The disbelievers] will be made to reside in the graves for a few years and then He will try them at the Resurrection through lengthy terrors and the questioning of actions (?ul al-ahwāl wa'l-suÌāl), and then cast them in the fire. [But] He will grant lengthy days and lives (?ul al-ayām wa'l-aʿmār) to [the believers] so they will continue to increase in their love for Him. Because of that, He said, 'those who believe love God more ardently' [2:165].