Therefore...

Therefore, do not blame me, but blame yourselves…” Concerning pagans, in Surah As-Saffat, No. 37, we recite that they will conflict with each other and every one will count another a guilty one, but those whose work is temptation will explicitly reply them: “Nor had we any authority over you. Nay, it was you who were a people in obstinate rebellion!” [^1] However, after that they will be questioned about their objects of worship and they will remain impotent to answer.

Their situation is explained as follows: “And it will be said (unto them): ‘Call your associate (gods)’…” They are told to call their gods to help them but they, who know their objects of worship cannot do anything there, as a result of the intense horror and that they find nothing to help them, or because of obeying the command of Allah, Who wants to disgrace such pagans and their astray objects of worship before the public, they will go to their gods and ask them to help them, but it is clear that they will not answer them.

At this time, they will see the chastisement of Allah by their own eyes, and they gain nothing but failure…