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Sura 10
Aya 52
52
ثُمَّ قيلَ لِلَّذينَ ظَلَموا ذوقوا عَذابَ الخُلدِ هَل تُجزَونَ إِلّا بِما كُنتُم تَكسِبونَ

Yusuf Ali

“At length will be said to the wrong-doers: ?Taste ye the enduring punishment!1 ye get but the recompense of what ye earned!?”
  • This will be the final doom, and they will themselves have brought it on themselves!
    The psychology of the Unbelievers is here analysed and exposed. This particular argument begins at 10:47 and ends at 10:53. It begins with the general statement that every People has had due warning and explanation by means of a Prophet specially sent to them; that Prophet will be a relevant witness at the final Judgment, when the matter will be judged in perfect equity. Then follows a dialogue- The Unbelievers mock and say, “Why not bring on the Punishment now?” The reply to the Unbelievers is, “It will come in God’s good time”. The Believers are told to watch and see how the sinners would take it if the Punishment were to come at once. Would they not think it too sudden? When it actually comes, their panic will be indescribable. “Is that true?” say the Unbelievers. “It is the very truth,” is the answer, “and nothing can ward it off.”