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Then shall We make following (generations) follow them. Thus do We ever deal with men of sin. Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth. Did We not create you from a base fluid? The which We placed in a safe abode; (firmly fixed) . For a period (of gestation) determined? For We determine; and We are the best to determine (and then Resurrection is easy for Us to portend) Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth! Have We not made the earth (as a place) to draw together?

Both for the living and the dead, And placed therein high mountains standing firm, and given you to drink (wholesome) sweet water? Ah woe, that Day, to the Rejecters of Truth! Commentary: They see these Signs of Power, yet they reject the Resurrection Through these verses, Rejecters are warned in different ways and by various statements. First, they are reminded of the old generation's fate: "Did We not destroy the men of old?" In our own times we can observe relics of old civilizations.

Generations such as those of the 'Ad, the Thamud, Noah's, Lot's and Pharaoh's were destroyed as punishment for their evil deeds; partly by flood, lightning and hurricane, and some generations by earthquakes and meteorites. Then shall We make following (generations) follow them. Allah's Law is always the same. Sin or corruption prepares its own destruction. Should some be punished for sinning while others not? Thus do We ever deal with men of sin.

In fact, this verse is a confirmation to the destruction of the old generations and for the present and future generations, as well. Since Allah's punishment is neither for revenging nor settling His own personal account, it, therefore, depends on their own sinful deeds and on His superior wisdom.