17فَكَيفَ تَتَّقونَ إِن كَفَرتُم يَومًا يَجعَلُ الوِلدانَ شيبًاMuhammad AsadHow, then, if you refuse to acknowledge the truth, will you protect yourselves on that Day which shall turn the hair of children grey,1In ancient Arabian usage, a day full of terrifying events was described metaphorically as a day on which the locks of children turn grey"; hence the use of this phrase in the Qur'an. Its purely metaphorical character is obvious since, according to the teachings of the Qur'an, children are considered sinless - i.e., not accountable for their doings - and will, therefore, remain untouched by the ordeals and terrors of the Day of Judgment (Razi).