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fa-qad kadhdhabū bi-l-ḥaqqi lammā jāʾahum fa-sawfa yaʾtīhim ʾanbāʾu mā kānū bihī yastahziʾūna
They have certainly denied the truth when it came to them, but soon there will come to them the news of what they have been deriding.
— Ali Quli Qarai
Surah Al-‘An’am, Verses 4 - 5
4. "There never came unto them any Sign from the Signs of their Lord but they turned away from it."
5. "So they indeed belied the truth when it came unto them, therefore very soon the (bitter) tidings will come to them of what they used to mock at."
As it was mentioned before, the words stated in Surah Al-'An'am mostly address polytheists. The fact is that the Qur'an applies kinds of different means to inform them might be they become aware. This verse points to the pagans' mood of obstinacy, heedlessness, and arrogance against the truth and the sings of Allah. It implies that they are so obstinate and disrespectful that whatever sign out of Allah’s signs they see they immediately turn aside from it. The verse says:
This quality was not confined to the Age of Ignorance and the pagans of Arab. At the present time, even, there are many persons who do not suffer the trouble of only one hour research and investigation about their Lord and the divine religion. So, it is evident that when they come across a book or a passage in this field, they do not study it. Moreover, if a person speaks with them upon the matter, they usually do not listen to him. These people are some ignorant and unaware arrogant ones who may sometimes appear in society in the form of scientists.
Then, the next verse points to the consequence of this very action of theirs, and says:
It is in a case that if they contemplated carefully over the Divine verses, they would see the truth very well, and recognize it and believe in it. The verse continues saying:
In fact, the two above-mentioned verses refer to three stages of infidelity where, stage by stage, they are intensified. At first, it is the stage of turning away. Then there comes the stage of belying the Divine verses. And, after that, there is the stage of mocking the facts and Signs of Allah.