Saba 34:35 وقالوا نحن اكثر اموالا واولادا وما نحن بمعذبين ٣٥

34:35

وَقَالُواْ

نَحۡنُ

أَكۡثَرُ

أَمۡوَٰلٗا

وَأَوۡلَٰدٗا

وَمَا

نَحۡنُ

بِمُعَذَّبِينَ

٣٥

They would say, ‘We have greater wealth and more children than you, and we shall not be punished.’

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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

How Those Who lived a Life of Luxury disbelieved in the Messengers and were misled by Their pursuit of Wealth and Children

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How Those Who lived a Life of Luxury disbelieved in the Messengers and were misled by Their pursuit of Wealth and Children

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Chapter 34, Page 432, Juz 22

31. The disbelievers say, ‘We will believe neither this Qur an nor the Scriptures that came before it.’ If only you could see [Prophet] how the wrongdoers will be made to stand before their Lord, hurling reproaches at one another. Those who were oppressed will say to the oppressors, ‘If it were not for you, we would have been believers.’ 32. The oppressors will say to them, ‘Was it we who prevented you from following right guidance after it had reached you? No! You yourselves were sinners.’ 33. The oppressed will say to them, ‘No, it was your scheming, night and day, ordering us to disbelieve in God and set up rivals to Him.’ When they see the punishment, they will fall silent with regret, and We shall put iron collars on the disbelievers’ necks. Why should they be rewarded for anything other than what they have done? 34. Never have We sent a warner to a community without those among them who were corrupted by wealth saying, ‘We do not believe in the message you have been sent with.’ 35. They would say, ‘We have greater wealth and more children than you, and we shall not be punished.’ 36. Say [Prophet], ‘My Lord gives in abundance to whoever He will and sparingly to whoever He will, though most people do not understand.

- M.A.S. Abdel Haleem