Page 125 - Signs of the End Times in Surat Al-Kahf

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[terrible] was My retribution! (Surah Ghafir, 5)
As Allah says in the above verse, the unbelievers’ struggle is an evil one
that will end in ultimate loss. Allah has never allowed them to succeed in
the past, and will not allow them to do so in the future. At a time of His de-
termination, our Lord will severely punish those who try to lead people
astray from the true religion, for He has written this in their destiny. Those
who go astray and deny the truth suffer a great loss now and an even
greater disaster in the Hereafter, as Allah says:

The kingdom of the heavens and Earth belongs to Allah, and on
the Day that the Hour arrives, [on] that Day the liars will be lost.
(Surat al-Jathiyya, 27)
Surat al-Kahf 56 also relates that the unbelievers mocked Allah’s Signs
(i.e. verses), and the approaching punishment in Hell.
One of the greatest reasons for their denial of Allah’s verses is their con-
ceit. What they desire most is that no one pronounce Allah’s name or take
an interest in Islam’s morality, because only in such an environment will
they be able to continue with their vile character and feel at ease. They
think that they can find peace if they deny the evidence for creation or bla-
tantly ignore Allah’s power. Such willful ignorance means that even the
most clear-cut evidence will never convince them to believe. By denying
Allah and religion, they think that they will gain the upper hand and sta-
tus with the people around them who, like all other living beings, were
created by Allah and so are completely dependent upon Him and totally
helpless without Him.
Their vanity is founded on the gifts that Allah gave them: intelligence,
physical strength, material means, good looks, and whatever else they
have. But those people who cannot use their intellect and conscience
choose to mock, rather than to be grateful.
The Qur’an states that such people begin to mock Allah’s verses the
moment they hear them. For instance: "Each time a sura is sent down,
there are some among them who say: 'Which of you has this increased in
faith?’ As for those who believe, it increases them in faith and they re-

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