Surah Al-Mu'minun 23:105

Rebuking the People of Hell, their admission of Their Wretchedness and their Request to be brought out of Hell

This is a rebuke from Allah to the people of Hell for the disbelief, sins, unlawful deeds and evil actions that they committed, because of which they were doomed. Allah says:

("Were not My Ayat recited to you, and then you used to deny them") meaning, `I sent Messengers to you, and revealed Books, and cleared the confusion for you, so you have no excuse.' This is like the Ayat:

(in order that mankind should have no plea against Allah after the Messengers) 4:165

(And We never punish until We have sent a Messenger) 17:15.

(Every time a group is cast therein, its keeper will ask: "Did no warner come to you") Until His saying;

(So, away with the dwellers of the blazing Fire!) They will say:

(Our Lord! Our wretchedness overcame us, and we were (an) erring people.) meaning, evidence has been established against us, but we were so doomed that we could not follow it, so we went astray and were not guided. Then they will say:

(Our Lord! Bring us out of this. If ever we return (to evil), then indeed we shall be wrongdoers.) meaning, send us back to the world, and if we go back to what we used to do before, then we will indeed be wrongdoers who deserve punishment. This is like the Ayat:

(Now we confess our sins, then is there any way to get out) Until His statement:

(So the judgment is only with Allah, the Most High, the Most Great!") 40:11-12 meaning, there will be no way out, because you used to associate partners in worship with Allah whereas the believers worshipped Him Alone.

Pada ayat ini Allah menerangkan bahwa berbagai pertanyaan yang sifatnya mengejek diajukan kepada para penghuni neraka. Hal itu mengingatkan mereka kembali bahwa telah diutus para rasul untuk membimbing mereka, dan diturunkan kitab-kitab samawi untuk menjadi pedoman mereka, supaya tidak ada lagi alasan bagi mereka untuk tidak taat dan patuh kepada ajaran-ajaran yang dibawa para rasul itu, sebagaimana firman Allah:

Agar tidak ada alasan bagi manusia untuk membantah Allah setelah rasul-rasul itu diutus. (an-Nisa'/4: 165)

Dan firman-Nya:

Tetapi Kami tidak akan menyiksa sebelum Kami mengutus seorang rasul. (al- Isra'/17: 15)

Tetapi mereka itu mendustakan ayat-ayat Allah dan tidak mempercayainya sedikit pun, bahkan rasul-rasul yang diutus kepada mereka disiksa dan dianiayanya. Sejalan dengan ayat 105 ayat ini, firman Allah:

Hampir meledak karena marah. Setiap kali ada sekumpulan (orang-orang kafir) dilemparkan ke dalamnya, penjaga-penjaga (neraka itu) bertanya kepada mereka, "Apakah belum pernah ada orang yang datang memberi peringatan kepadamu (di dunia)?" Mereka menjawab, "Benar, sungguh, seorang pemberi peringatan telah datang kepada kami, tetapi kami mendustakan(nya) dan kami katakan, "Allah tidak menurunkan sesuatu apa pun, kamu sebenarnya didalam kesesatan yang besar." (al-Mulk/67: 8-9)