Page 63 - The Struggle Against the Religion of Irreligion

as clearly as Pharaoh and their own leaders did. However, it will be

too late; their plea for return to the world to correct their mistakes and

sins will be to no avail. They will then blame those who led them to

the Hellfire and call for a grievous punishment for them. Not having

heeded the warnings of Allah's messengers, they will suffer deep

regret. In the Qur’an, Allah gives an account of what they will endure

in the Hereafter unless they turn away from the religion of irreligion:

And those who disbelieve say, 'We will never believe in

this Qur'an, nor in that before it.' But if you could see

when the wrongdoers are made to stand before their

Lord, refuting each others’ words… Those who were

oppressed will say to those who were arrogant, 'If it not

for you, we would have been believers' Those who were

arrogant will say to those who were oppressed, 'Did we

avert you from guidance after it has come to you? Rather,

you were criminals.' Those who were oppressed will say

to those who were arrogant, 'Rather, [it was your]

conspiracy of night and day when you were ordering us to

disbelieve in Allah and attribute to Him equals.' But they

will [all] confide regret when they see the punishment;

and We will put shackles on the necks of those who

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