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28 THE EVIL CALLED MOCKERY

Using examples from the Qur'an, we will now analyze how un-
believers approach religion. In addition, we will point out that their
mockery causes them great harm and that they will receive their just
"reward" in the hereafter.

Inability to Understand Allah's Verses

Each time a surah is sent down, some among them ask:
"Which of you has this increased in faith?" As for those
who believe, it increases them in faith and they rejoice at it.
(Surat at-Tawba, 124)
As stated in the above verse, only people with sincere faith in
their hearts can understand Allah's verses and see the Divine wis-
dom therein. Unbelievers, who cannot understand verses of the
Qur'an, resort to mockery by asking: "Which of you has this in-
creased in faith?" But for the believers, these unbelieving individu-
als have only deprived themselves of the good news, which is one of
Allah's blessings for the believers.
In another verse Allah tells about the unbelievers' incompre-
hension and their twisted approach to His verses:
Allah is not ashamed to make an example of a mosquito or
of an even smaller thing. As for those who believe, they
know it is the truth from their Lord. But as for those who do
not believe, they ask: "What does Allah mean by this exam-
ple?" He misguides many by it, and also guides many by it.
But He only misguides the deviators. (Surat al-Baqara, 26)
As in the above verse Allah tells us, the unbelievers could not
understand His Divine wisdom in speaking of a mosquito. Thus,
they decided to mock it by asking: "What is Allah telling us by
means of this example?" But today science has revealed that the