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Disbelieving Nations

not themselves believe it. Furthermore, they alleged that he
himself fabricated all the things he told, and thus, accused
him of lies.
The similarity of these slanders to the words of the former
nations, demonstrates that this is part of Allah' s immutable
law. Yet, there is another immutable law of Allah: according
to which, both in this world and beyond, Allah humiliates
and inflicts punishment upon those who deny His
messengers, and become arrogant towards them...
The similarity of the words used by all nations to confront
their messengers is quite striking. A time difference of
hundreds of years, even cultural and geographical
dissimilarities, does not matter. Disbelievers, of all ages, who
failed to see or ignored the truth because of their arrogance,
shared a common character trait. They all followed the same
pattern and adopted the very same tactics. Surely, their ends
corresponded to their behaviour, and ultimately, they were
repaid with humiliating punishment.
The Qur' an informs us about that many nations have
existed, who were also afflicted with anguish before the
ultimate torment of Hell. The People of the Thicket, Madyan,
al-Hijr, Lut, and the Companions of the Well are only a few of
these. And, many other nations, having existed in different
times and places, perished for the very same reason:

How many wrongdoing cities We destroyed, and now all
their roofs and walls are fallen in; how many abandoned
wells and stuccoed palaces! (Surat al-Hajj: 45)