Islam Guidance

Verse42

(42) يَوْمَئِذٍ يَوَدُّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ وَعَصَوُاْ الرَّسُولَ لَوْ تُسَوَّى بِهِمُ الأَرْضُ وَلاَ يَكْتُمُونَ اللّهَ حَدِيثًا

42. " On that Day will those who disbelieve and disobey the Messenger wish that the earth were levelled with them, and they will not hide any word from Allah."
Commentary:
On the Day of Judgement, before standing these witnesses up, the disobedient infidels deny their committing sins and corruptions in the world and try to find a way to escape. They would say: "... By Allah, our Lord, we were not polytheists.(1);But, in Hereafter when the witnesses say the facts, there will exist no room for them to deny. So, they will desire that the earth were levelled with them.
" On that Day will those who disbelieve and disobey the Messenger wish that the earth were levelled with them, and they will not hide any word from Allah."

Explanations:
1- Disobedience to the governmental commands of the Prophet (p.b.u.h.) is considered in a row with disbelief in Allah.
"...those who disbelieve and disobey the Messenger..."
2- The Day of Resurrection is the day of regret and desire.
"... wish that the earth were levelled with them, ..."
3- On the Day of Judgement, there will remain nothing concealed.
"...and they will not hide any word from Allah."
In some verses of the Qur'an, the regretful wishes of the sinners are pointed out, as follows:
I wish I were soil. I wish I were covered inside the soil! I wish I would not have made friend with so and so! I wish I contemplated in the world! I wish I had been vanished by that very death. And some other phrases like that.


(1) Sura Al-'An'am, No. 6, verse 23

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