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134 THE DAY OF JUDGMENT

When those who were followed disown those who followed
them, and they see the punishment and the connection
between them is cut, those who followed will say: "If only we
could have another chance, we would disown them just as they
have disowned us." In that way Allah will show them their
actions as a cause of anguish and remorse for them. They will
never emerge from the Fire. (Surat al-Baqara, 166-67)
They will say on the Day their faces are rolled over in the Fire:
"If only we had obeyed Allah and obeyed the Messenger!" And
they will say: "Our Lord, we obeyed our masters and great men,
and they misguided us from the Way. Our Lord, give them
double the punishment and curse them many times over!"
(Surat al-Ahzab, 66-68)
Allah reveals that such leaders are one of the factors that lead
people away from belief in Him. Some people who are considered
superior because of other people's values and not because of Allah's
values, have an enormous influence over their followers. People
who submit to these leaders are tricked into living according to this
world's impermanent values and thus waste their lives. However,
unable to recognize their mistakes on Earth, they supported one
another in disobedience against Allah and abided by their own
creeds. When their error is exposed on this Day, they will begin to

blame one another. Regardless of these accusations, neither party
will be saved from Hell.
Allah describes such leaders in the following terms:
We made them leaders, summoning to the Fire, and on the Day
of Resurrection they will not be helped. We pursued them with
a curse in this world... (Surat al-Qasas, 41-42)
He [Pharaoh] will go ahead of his people on the Day of