Essence of the Holy Qur’an — Page 108
Essence of the Holy Qur’ ā n 108 punishment which will be meted out to the guilty and the iniquitous will be most grievous and frightful, the Divine favours which will be bestowed upon the righteous and the God-fearing in that age of Mammon-worship and hankering after pleasures of the flesh will also be beyond measure or count, and thus both Divine punishment and favours would show that whereas God is 'Swift at reckoning, He is also the Master of glory and honour. ' The S u rah seems to deal particularly with the time when the power and prestige of Western nations will be at their highest.