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hal yanẓurūna ʾillā taʾwīlahū yawma yaʾtī taʾwīluhū yaqūlu lladhīna nasūhu min qablu qad jāʾat rusulu rabbinā bi-l-ḥaqqi fa-hal lanā min shufaʿāʾa fa-yashfaʿū lanā ʾaw nuraddu fa-naʿmala ghayra lladhī kunnā naʿmalu qad khasirū ʾanfusahum wa-ḍalla ʿanhum mā kānū yaftarūna
Do they not consider [the consequences of] its fulfillment? The day when its fulfillment comes, those who had forgotten it before will say, ‘Our Lord’s apostles had certainly brought the truth. If only we had some intercessors to intercede for us, or we would be returned, so that we may do differently from what we did!’ They have certainly ruined their souls, and what they used to fabricate has forsaken them.
— Ali Quli Qarai
Surah Al-‘A’raf, Verse 53
53. "Do they wait (for anything) but its interpretation? On the day its interpretation comes, those who forgot it before (in the world) will say: 'Indeed the messengers of our Lord brought the truth. Are there for us then any intercessors that they intercede for us? Or could we be sent back to do other than that we were doing?' Indeed they have lost their souls and that which they were forging has gone away from them. "
The Qur'anic term /ta'wil/ (interpretation) is in the sense of 'referring to the past or future'. In the Qur'an, it has been applied with the meaning of the truth, and the beginning or the end of an action.' In the current Surah, verse No.43, the word of the inhabitants of Heaven was that they said:
Here, in this holy verse, the word of the inhabitants of Hell is the same.
In Hereafter, disbelievers will gain no vail of their hopes, moaning, and protests. Therefore, they must take the divine threats seriously in the present world. In the meantime, this fact should be known that neglecting the school of Islam and the Qur'an is a great loss. Disbelievers think that their deeds are correct. On the Resurrection Day, when they recognize their own error, they wish to return back to the world. But this wish is of no avail. They say:
On the Day of Judgment, there will be no sign of worldly parades, influence of false deities, idols, properties, and powers. Also, there will not be found intercessions for everybody, either.