And We had assigned them hearing...

And We had assigned them hearing, seeing, and hearts; but their hearing, seeing, and their hearts availed them nothing since they used to deny the Signs of Allah, and they were [finally] completely encircled by that which they used to mock at! To have access to facilities necessitates making efforts, but they all belong to God: (“And verily We had firmly established them”). In ad hoc indicates negation and is addressed to Meccans signifying: “O people of Quraysh!

The people of ‘Ad were better than you in terms of property, wealth, power, high stature, and perseverance.” It is said that they were so powerful that they would built houses out of mountain rocks. God had provided them with such wealth and power that they were superior to Quraysh in this respect. In…