It did not behoove us that we take any guardians besides you...

It did not behoove us that we take any guardians besides you; but You did provide them and their fathers to enjoy until they forgot the Message and they were a people in perdition'." Commentary: Pagans and their deities will be put to question in the resurrection. Since the previous verses have talked about the fate of believers and pagans in the Hereafter and their reward and punishment, the concerned verses continue this subject in another way.

The question that Allah asks pagans' deities in the resurrection and their answer are mentioned as warning. It says: " And (remember) the Day He will muster them and that which they worship instead of Allah, and He shall say: 'Was it you who misled these My servants or did they themselves go astray from the way?'" But their answer will be as follows: "They will say: 'Glory be to You! It…