The verses and the warners do not give any benefit to those...
The verses and the warners do not give any benefit to those waywards who have no Faith. (Sura Yunus 10:101) ‘Ayaat’, here, means Imams (a.s.) and ‘Nuzur’ (warners) means the messengers. Then in further explanation he added that: وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا وَكَذَّبُوا بِآيَاتِنَا فَأُوْلَئِكَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ مُهِينٌ. And (as for) those who disbelieve in and reject Our communications, these it is who shall have a disgraceful chastisement.
(Sura Muminoon 23:57) This verse refers to those people who became disbelievers and who belied our signs. So for them is the humiliating chastisement. It means the group which did not put faith in the Wilayat of Amirul Momineen and the Holy Imams (a.s.). Then added that the Divine words: “Very soon Allah will show you His signs (ayats) and that at that time you will recognize them.” Here ‘them’ means Amirul Momineen and the Holy Imams (a.s.) when they will return in Raja’t (Second coming).
Then their enemies will recognize them when they see them. Again with a good chain of narrators Imam Sadiq (a.s.) is reported to have said, in explanation of the verse: إِنْ نَشَأْ نُنَزِّلْ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنْ السَّمَاءِ آيَةً فَظَلَّتْ أَعْنَاقُهُمْ لَهَا خَاضِعِينَ. If We wish We may send down from sky an ayat which may make them bow before it (Sura Shuraa 42:4) Here the meaning of ‘those who will bow down’ is the ‘necks of proud Bani Umayyah’.
They will bow when a voice from sky will be heard in the name of Sahibul Amr (a.s.). At that time they will have to obey. Similarly, it has been mentioned in the explanation of the divine commandment: “No one denies our verses but the disbelievers” that ‘who do not deny’ means Amirul Momineen (a.s.).
Likewise, according to trustworthy chains of narrators, Imam Kazim (a.s.) is reported to have said, while explaining the verse: ذَلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ كَانَتْ تَأْتِيهِمْ رُسُلُهُمْ بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ فَكَفَرُوا فَأَخَذَهُمْ اللَّهُ إِنَّهُ قَوِيٌّ شَدِيدُ الْعِقَابِ. That was because there came to them their apostles with clear arguments. (Sura Ghafir 40:22) “Clear arguments” means Imams (a.s.).
According to Kulaini, while explaining the verse: وَإِذَا تُتْلَى عَلَيْهِمْ آيَاتُنَا بَيِّنَاتٍ قَالَ الَّذِينَ لَا يَرْجُونَ لِقَاءَنَا ائْتِ بِقُرْآنٍ غَيْرِ هَذَا أَوْ بَدِّلْهُ. And when Our clear communications are recited to them, those who hope not for Our meeting say: Bring a Quran other than this or change it.