DAY 171:Furkan 35-44

•  We certainly gave Moses the Book and appointed his brother Aaron as his helper. We had ordered ˹them˺, “Go to the people who would deny Our signs.” Then We annihilated the deniers entirely. And when the people of Noah rejected the messengers, We drowned them, making them an example to humanity. And We have prepared a painful punishment for the wrongdoers. Also ˹We destroyed˺ ’Ȃd, Thamûd, and the people of the Water-pit, as well as many peoples in between. For each We set forth ˹various˺ lessons, and We ultimately destroyed each. They have certainly passed by the city ˹of Sodom˺, which had been showered with a dreadful rain ˹of stones˺. Have they not seen its ruins? But they do not expect to be resurrected. When they see you ˹O Prophet˺, they only make fun of you, ˹saying,˺ “Is this the one that Allah has sent as a messenger? He would have almost tricked us away from our gods, had we not been so devoted to them.” ˹But˺ soon they will know, when they face the punishment, who is far astray from the ˹Right˺ Way. Have you seen ˹O Prophet˺ the one who has taken their own desires as their god? Will you then be a keeper over them? Or do you think that most of them listen or understand? They are only like cattle—no, more than that, they are astray from the ˹Right˺ Way!
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      Allah recounts how He supported Musa (Moses) and Harun (Aaron) with revelation and authority.   The disbelievers of their time (like Pharaoh’s people) rejected signs and were utterly destroyed.
      Allah’s messengers are always supported, but those who deny them face annihilation.   
          Allah lists destroyed nations (Noah’s people, ‘Ad, Thamud, etc.) as warnings for later generations.    These people were given clear signs but chose disbelief and corruption.
      History repeats itself—those who reject truth face the same fate as past destroyed nations.
          The disbelievers mock the Prophet(sav) and dismiss the idea of resurrection, despite seeing ruins of past punished nations (e.g., Sodom).    Their arrogance blinds them to the lessons of history.
      Mockery of prophets is a sign of deep-rooted denial, leading to divine punishment.
          The disbelievers admit they’d have abandoned idols if not for stubbornness—showing their faith is based on pride, not truth.    Some worship their desires (materialism, ego) instead of Allah.
      Allah compares them to mindless cattle—they follow instincts without reasoning.
      Willful ignorance and slavery to desires are worse than animal behavior. 
      Allah recounts how past nations were destroyed for rejecting their prophets—just as today's disbelievers mock the truth, blindly follow desires, and face the same fate, proving that stubborn arrogance leads only to ruin.
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