Lessons from the Past (10:13)

Lessons from the Past

10:13 Many a generation we have annihilated before you when they transgressed. Their messengers went to them with clear proofs, but they refused to believe. We thus requite the guilty people.

Lessons to be Learned

11:100 This is news from the past communities that we narrate to you. Some are still standing, and some have vanished. 11:101 We never wronged them; they wronged their own souls. Their gods, whom they invoked beside GOD, could not help them in the least when the judgment of your Lord came. In fact, they only ensured their doom. 11:102 Such was the retribution enforced by your Lord when the communities transgressed. Indeed, His retribution is painful, devastating. This should be a lesson for those who fear the retribution of the Hereafter. That is a day when all the people will be summoned—a day to be witnessed. We have appointed a specific time for it to take place. The day it comes to pass, no soul will utter a single word, except in accordance with His will. Some will be miserable, and some will be happy. As for the miserable ones, they will be in Hell, wherein they sigh and wail. Eternally they abide therein, for as long as the heavens and the earth endure, in accordance with the will of your Lord. Your Lord is doer of whatever He wills. As for the fortunate ones, they will be in Paradise. Eternally they abide therein, for as long as the heavens and the earth endure, in accordance with the will of your Lord—an everlasting reward.