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wa-ʾammā lladhīna kafarū ʾa-fa-lam takun ʾāyātī tutlā ʿalaykum fa-stakbartum wa-kuntum qawman mujrimīna
But as for the faithless, [they will be asked,] ‘Were not My signs recited to you? But you were disdainful, and you were a guilty lot.
— Ali Quli Qarai
Surah al-Jathiya - Verse 31
31. But as for those who disbelieved [it shall be said to them: Were not our Verses recited to you? But you were arrogant and you were a people who were sinners.
Sins stem from disbelief and arrogance. Following an expression of the believers’ and good doers’ sublime station, the blessed Verse, addressing the disbelievers, reproaches them saying that they are entangled with torment and chastisement on the Day of Recompense. Were not Divine Verses recited to them by Divinely appointed Messengers? Instead of accepting them and finding deliverance from the torment recompensed owing to your own deeds, you ignored the words of the prophets and declined to submit to Divine Command. They were arrogant. Now they are sinners. Whenever the prophets said unto them that Divine promises would be true and there would be no doubt regarding the Resurrection Day, they replied that they had not found it to be true and they disbelieved in such Hour.