Surah Ar-Rum 30:55

The Ignorance of the Disbelievers in this World and in the Hereafter

Here Allah tells us of the ignorance of the disbelievers in this world and in the Hereafter. In this world they worship idols, and in the Hereafter they will also display great ignorance. They will swear by Allah that they did not even stay for one hour in this world. They will mean that there was not enough time given to establish proof against them which would leave them with no excuse. Allah says:

(thus were they ever deluded. And those who have been bestowed with knowledge and Faith will say: "Indeed you have stayed according to the decree of Allah, until the Day of Resurrection...") The believers who have knowledge of the Hereafter will respond to them, just as they established the proof of Allah against them in this world. When they swear that they did not stay even one hour in this world, they will say to them:

(Indeed you have stayed according to the decree of Allah,) meaning, the Book of deeds,

(until the Day of Resurrection;) means, `from the day when you were created until the day you were resurrected. '

(but you knew not.) Allah says:

(So, on that Day) meaning, the Day of Resurrection,

(no excuse of theirs will avail those who did wrong,) means, their excuses for what they did.

(nor will they be allowed (then) to return to seek (Allah's) pleasure.) means, they will not be allowed to return to this world. This is like the Ayah,

(and if they seek to please (Allah), yet they are not of those who will ever be allowed to please (Allah)) (41:24).

Diterangkan bahwa pada hari kebangkitan nanti, orang-orang kafir menyatakan kepada Allah bahwa hidup yang telah mereka lalui di dunia amat singkat. Mereka meminta untuk dikembalikan ke dunia dan berjanji akan memperbaiki amal mereka. Hal itu mereka sampaikan kepada Allah dengan bersumpah. Dengan demikian, kebiasaan berbohong mereka sewaktu di dunia masih mereka bawa ke akhirat. Pernyataan dan janji mereka itu hanyalah helah (alasan) mereka untuk menghindari hukuman Allah. Bila mereka dikembalikan lagi ke dunia, mereka pasti akan kembali kafir dan berbuat jahat sebagaimana dinyatakan ayat berikut:

Tetapi (sebenarnya) bagi mereka telah nyata kejahatan yang mereka sembunyikan dahulu. Seandainya mereka dikembalikan ke dunia, tentu mereka akan mengulang kembali apa yang telah dilarang mengerjakannya. Mereka itu sungguh pendusta. (al-An'am/6: 28)

Mereka sesungguhnya telah diberi kesempatan yang cukup di dunia untuk melakukan yang seharusnya, tetapi mereka lalai, tergoda setan, dan berbuat jahat. Itu mereka akui sebagaimana dilukiskan ayat berikut:

Dan (ingatlah) pada hari (ketika) Allah mengumpulkan mereka, (mereka merasa) seakan-akan tidak pernah berdiam (di dunia) kecuali sesaat saja pada siang hari, (pada waktu) mereka saling berkenalan. Sungguh rugi orang yang mendustakan pertemuan mereka dengan Allah dan mereka tidak mendapat petunjuk. (Yunus/10: 45)

Oleh karena itu, singkatnya waktu hidup di dunia dalam perasaan orang kafir itu hanyalah alasan yang dibuat-buat. Sebenarnya mereka takut masuk neraka , sehingga mereka mencari berbagai macam helah atau tipu daya.