DAY 308: Saffat 22-39

•  (It will be said to the angels,) “Gather ˹all˺ the wrongdoers along with their peers, and whatever they used to worship instead of Allah, then lead them ˹all˺ to the path of Hell. And detain them, for they must be questioned.” ˹Then they will be asked,˺ “What is the matter with you that you can no longer help each other?” In fact, on that Day they will be ˹fully˺ submissive. They will turn on each other, throwing blame. The misled will say, “It was you who deluded us away from what is right.” The misleaders will reply, “No! You disbelieved on your own. We had no authority over you. In fact, you yourselves were a transgressing people. The decree of our Lord has come to pass against us ˹all˺: we will certainly taste ˹the punishment˺. We caused you to deviate, for we ourselves were deviant.” Surely on that Day they will ˹all˺ share in the punishment. That is certainly how We deal with the wicked. For whenever it was said to them ˹in the world˺, “There is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except Allah,” they acted arrogantly and argued, “Should we really abandon our gods for a mad poet?” In fact, he came with the truth, confirming ˹earlier˺ messengers. You will certainly taste the painful torment, and will only be rewarded for what you used to do.
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      The Drama of the Hereafter: A vivid scene of assembly, mutual blame, and failed excuses among the people of Hell.
      The Justice of Punishment: The punishment is shared because the sin was shared, and it is a direct result of their own actions.
      The Futility of Worldly Leaders: Those who were followed in life will be the first to disown their followers on the Day of Judgment.
      The Core Sin of Arrogance: The root cause of their damnation is identified as their arrogant rejection of the simple message of God's Oneness.
      The Vindication of the Prophet: The truth of the Prophet's message is affirmed in the face of the disbelievers' false accusations. 
    
      On the Day of Judgment, the disbelievers and their false gods will be assembled for Hell, where they will futilely blame one another before sharing in a painful punishment that is the direct and just consequence of their own arrogance and rejection of the truth.
   
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