DAY 321: Saba 31-45

• DAY 321: Saba 31-45

   The disbelievers vow, “We will never believe in this Quran, nor in those ˹Scriptures˺ before it.” If only you could see when the wrongdoers will be detained before their Lord, throwing blame at each other! The lowly ˹followers˺ will say to the arrogant ˹leaders˺, “Had it not been for you, we would certainly have been believers.” The arrogant will respond to the lowly, “ Had we stopped you from (accepting) guidance after it came to you? Rather, you yourselves were guilty.” The lowly will say to the arrogant, “No! It was your plotting by day and night—when you ordered us to disbelieve in Allah and to set up equals with Him.” They will ˹all˺ hide ˹their˺ remorse when they see the torment. And We will put shackles around the necks of the disbelievers. Will they be rewarded except for what they used to do? Whenever We sent a warner to a society, its elite would say, “We truly reject what you have been sent with.” Adding, “We are far superior ˹to the believers˺ in wealth and children, and we will never be punished.” Say,  “Surely ˹it is˺ my Lord ˹Who˺ gives abundant or limited provisions to whoever He wills. But most people do not know.” It is not your wealth or children that bring you closer to Us. But those who believe and do good—it is they who will have a multiplied reward for what they did, and they will be secure in ˹elevated˺ mansions. As for those who strive to discredit Our revelations, it is they who will be confined in punishment. Say,  “Surely ˹it is˺ my Lord ˹Who˺ gives abundant or limited provisions to whoever He wills of His servants. And whatever you spend in charity, He will compensate ˹you˺ for it. For He is the Best Provider.” (Remember) the Day when He will gather all of them together, then will say to the angels, “Is it you that these people used to worship?” They will say, “Glory be to You! Our loyalty is to You, not them. In fact, they ˹only˺ followed the ˹temptations of evil˺ jinn, in whom most of them had faith.” So Today neither of you can benefit or protect each other. And We will say to the wrongdoers, “Taste the torment of the Fire, which you used to deny.” When Our clear revelations are recited to them, they say, “This is only a man who wishes to hinder you from what your forefathers used to worship.” They also say, “This ˹Quran˺ is no more than a fabricated lie.” And the disbelievers say of the truth when it has come to them, “This is nothing but pure magic.” ˹They say so even though˺ We had never given them any scriptures to study, nor did We ever send them a warner before you. Those ˹destroyed˺ before them denied as well—and these ˹Meccans˺ have not attained even one-tenth of what We had given their predecessors. Yet ˹when˺ they denied My messengers, how severe was My response!
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  This passage delves deeper into the psychology of denial, the arrogance of the disbelieving elite, and the ultimate, regretful confession that will take place on the Day of Judgment. It serves as a powerful conclusion to the arguments presented in the previous sections.
      The Sociology of Disbelief: Exposes the dynamic between arrogant leaders and misled followers, and the mutual blame that will occur on the Day of Judgment.
      Wealth as a False God: Refutes the idea that material success is a sign of divine favor, establishing that true value lies only in faith and good deeds.
      The Ultimate Exposure: The scene with the angels reveals the shocking reality of who the polytheists were actually worshipping (the jinn), exposing the depth of their misguidance.
      The Psychology of Denial: Identifies the baseless accusations (magic, lies, innovation) that deniers use when confronted with the clear truth, highlighting that their rejection stems from arrogance, not evidence.
      
      On the Day of Judgment, the arrogant leaders and their misled followers will blame each other for their disbelief, exposing the futility of trusting in wealth or false deities and confirming that their denial was based on nothing but arrogance and delusion, for which they will be justly punished.
       
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