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Allah Demeans the Unbelievers

in This Life

Those who foolishly mock Allah's religion and revelation, as
well as His prophets and those who follow them, have always ex-
isted. Incapable of praising Allah's power and greatness, they live
heedless lives and overlook the fact that they will be punished for
their deeds. They continue to hold this attitude, even though in the
Qur'an Allah tells them that the punishment they regard as being far
in the future is, in reality, very close at hand:
They deny the truth each time it comes to them, but news
of what they were mocking will certainly reach them.
(Surat al-An‘am, 5)
Messengers before you were also mocked, but those who
jeered were engulfed by what they mocked. (Surat al-
Anbiya', 41)
… every time some nobles of his people passed him by,
they ridiculed him. He [Nuh] said: "Though you ridicule us
now, we will certainly ridicule you as you do us. You will
soon know who will receive a punishment that disgraces
him and find unleashed against himself an everlasting
punishment." (Surah Hud, 38-39)
There is no doubt that these people will be punished for their