The Cave - 18:55 What prevents the people from believing and asking forgiveness from their Lord when a guide comes to them is that they wish that the tradition of those before them should come upon them or that the torment should come upon them openly. What prevents the people from believing and asking forgiveness from their Lord when a guide comes to them is that they wish that the tradition of those before them should come upon them or that the torment should come upon them openly.
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Questions to the Verse (7)
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Who are the past societies?
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How does Allah guide?
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The disbelievers have challenged that the hour/end of the world will never come:
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The destruction of the unbelievers who denied the messengers and struggled with them is a law of Allah that is constantly practiced. A reference to the unbelievers of the people of the Book in Mecca who had the same attitude towards Prophet Muhammad and plotted to expel and kill him:
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The disbelieving people of the past, confident that the messengers were liars and that they would never be punished, defiantly and mockingly asked for the torment they were threatened with to be brought upon them:
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What is the right way?
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Why does Allah send guides (messengers)?
(18.The Cave)
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