The Garden of Guidance. Allah, Almighty and Glorious, said: “And those who break the covenant of Allah after ratifying it, and sever that which Allah hath commanded should be joined, and make mischief in the earth: theirs is the curse and theirs the ill abode.” (13:25) “And those who break the covenant of Allah after ratifying it, and sever that which Allah hath commanded should be joined, and make mischief in the earth: theirs is the curse and theirs the ill abode.” (13:25) On the authority of Jubayr ibn Mut'im (may Allah be pleased with him), the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "The one who severs ties of kinship shall not enter Paradise." Agreed upon. A Valuable Insight: There is a deep connection between the womb (*rahim*) and divine mercy (*rahmah*). Thus, whoever desires the Most Merciful to show him mercy, let him maintain his ties of kinship— that very kinship which clung to the Throne of the Most Merciful and cried out: "O Allah, maintain ties with him who maintains me, and sever ties with him who severs me!"