The verse says...

The verse says: " Unto Pharaoh and his chiefs; but they followed the command of Pharaoh, and the command of Pharaoh was not rightly guided. " Commentary : Verse 98 (98) يَقْدُمُ قَوْمَهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيامَةِ فَأَوْرَدَهُمُ النَّارَ وَ بِئْسَ الْوِرْدُ الْمَوْرُودُ " He shall go before his people on the Day of Resurrection and lead them into the Fire, and evil is the place(they will be)led to. " Commentary : The Arabic term/ wird/ means 'the water which one enters into'.

Originally it referred to movement towards water and approaching it. However, gradually, it came to mean 'to enter' in all cases. At any rate, those who are leaders or Imams in this world would be pioneers by leading others towards Paradise or Hell in the Hereafter. A just Imam or an enlightened leader leads people towards Paradise, and the person leading others in the direction of injustice, leads others towards the Hell Fire.

The verse says: " He shall go before his people on the Day of Resurrection and lead them into the Fire, and evil is the place(they will be)led to. " Commentary : Verse 99 (99) وَ أُتْبِعُوا في‏ هذِهِ لَعْنَةً وَ يَوْمَ الْقِيامَةِ بِئْسَ الرِّفْدُ الْمَرْفُودُ " And they are followed by a curse in this world and on the Day of Judgment, and woeful is the gift which shall be given(them).

" Commentary : Those who become followers of Pharaohs and despots are always associated with infamy and curses and their notorious names are always recorded in the books of history as people seduced by evil. Thus they will be at a loss both in this world and in the next, and what a bad gift(i. e. the curse of Allah and being distanced from Him)is that which is going to be their share.

The verse says: " And they are followed by a curse in this world and on the Day of Judgment, and woeful is the gift which shall be given(them). " Commentary : Verse 100 (100) ذلِكَ مِنْ أَنْباءِ الْقُرى‏ نَقُصُّهُ عَلَيْكَ مِنْها قائِمٌ وَ حَصيدٌ "(O' Our Apostle!)This is of the tidings of the towns(which)We relate to you; some of them are still standing and some have been mown down.

" Commentary : The act of telling didactic stories which are correct and documented is often a divinely inspired act which we must not ignore. Qur'anic stories are the most truthful and the most correct of stories for their story teller is Allah. The holy verse says: "(O' Our Apostle!)This is of the tidings of the towns(which)We relate to you; some of them are still standing and some have been mown down.

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