Arba'in — Page 130
130 ARBAIN Look, at one place Almighty Allah says: قَدْ خَابَ مَنِ افْتَرَى 10 Meaning that one who forges a lie against Allah shall perish frus- trated. And then at another place He says: وَمَنْ أَظْلَمُ مِمَّنِ افْتَرَى عَلَى اللَّهِ كَذِبًا أَوْ كَذَّبَ بِأَيْتِهِ Meaning, who could be more unjust than he who forges a lie against Allah or gives the lie to His Signs? Now, it is evident that God did not leave those people alive who rejected the Word of God during the time when the Prophets of God appeared, and He destroyed them with terrible and painful punishments. Behold! What was the end of the people of Noah; the people of 'Ad, Thamud, and Lot; and Pharaoh and the Makkan enemies of our Holy Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him? Thus, when the people who rejected [the Prophets] received punishment in this very world, then how can the one who imputes falsehood to God escape punishment, whose name is mentioned first in this verse? Can the treatment meted out by God to the truthful and the liars be the same? And is there no punishment of God for those who attribute lies to Him? مَا لَكُمْ كَيْفَ تَحْكُمُونَ 30 1. Surely, he who forges a lie shall perish (Sūrah Ta Hā, 20:62). [Publisher] 2. Surah al-An'ām, 6:22 [Publisher] 3. What is the matter with you? How judge ye? (Surah aş-Şaffāt, 37:155) [Publisher]