Surah Ash-Shuraa 42:44

The State of the Wrongdoers on the Day of Resurrection

Allah tells us that whatever He wills happens and whatever He does not will does not happen, and no one can make it happen. Whomever He guides, none can lead astray, and whomever He leads astray, none can guide, as He says:

(but he whom He sends astray, for him you will find no protecting to lead him.) (18:17). Then Allah tells us about the wrongdoers, i.e., the idolators who associate others in worship with Allah:

(when they behold the torment,) i.e., on the Day of Resurrection, they will wish that they could go back to this world.

(they will say: "Is there any way of return") This is like the Ayah:

(If you could but see when they will be held over the (Hell) Fire! They will say: "Would that we were but sent back! Then we would not deny the Ayat of our Lord, and we would be of the believers!" Nay, it has become manifest to them what they had been concealing before. But if they were returned, they would certainly revert to that which they were forbidden. And indeed they are liars.) (6:27-28)

(And you will see them brought forward to it) means, to the Fire.

(made humble by disgrace,) means, in a befitting manner, because of their previous disobedience towards Allah.

((and) looking with stealthy glance.) Mujahid said, "In a humiliated manner." That is, they will steal glances at it, because they will be afraid of it. But the thing that they are afraid of will undoubtedly happen, and worse than that -- may Allah save us from that.

(And those who believe will say) means, on the Day of Resurrection they will say:

(Verily, the losers...) means, the greatest losers.

(are they who lose themselves and their families on the Day of Resurrection. ) means, they will be taken to the Fire and deprived of any pleasures in the Hereafter. They will lose themselves, and they will be separated from their loved ones, companions, families and relatives, and they will lose them.

(Verily, the wrongdoers will be in a lasting torment.) means, everlasting and eternal, with no way out and no escape.

(And they will have no protectors to help them other than Allah.) means, no one to save them from the punishment and torment which they are suffering.

(And he whom Allah sends astray, for him there is no way.) means, no salvation.

Pada ayat ini Allah menerangkan bahwa apa yang dikehendaki-Nya pasti menjadi kenyataan dan tak seorang pun yang dapat menghalangi-Nya; sebaliknya apa yang tidak dikehendaki-Nya, tidak akan terjadi. Barang siapa yang telah diberi petunjuk oleh Allah tidak akan ada yang menyesatkannya, dan barang siapa yang telah dibiarkan sesat oleh Allah, karena selalu berbuat kejahatan tidak akan ada seorang pun yang dapat memberinya petunjuk ke jalan yang benar, yang akan membantunya dia mencapai kebahagiaan dan keberuntungan. Firman Allah:

Dan barang siapa disesatkan-Nya, maka engkau tidak akan mendapatkan seorang penolong yang dapat memberi petunjuk kepadanya. (al-Kahf/18: 17)

Orang-orang kafir di akhirat nanti ketika melihat dan menyaksikan azab di depan matanya, berangan-angan bisa kembali lagi ke dunia untuk berbuat baik dan beriman. Mereka berkata, "Apakah masih ada jalan bagi kami untuk kembali ke dunia?" Andaikata mereka itu dapat kembali lagi ke dunia, mereka tidak juga akan beriman dan berbuat baik, mereka akan tetap saja melanggar larangan-larangan Allah. Hal ini digambarkan pula oleh Allah dalam ayat yang lain dengan firman-Nya:

Dan seandainya engkau (Muhammad) melihat ketika mereka dihadapkan ke neraka, mereka berkata, "Seandainya kami dikembalikan (ke dunia), tentu kami tidak akan mendustakan ayat-ayat Tuhan kami, serta menjadi orang-orang yang beriman."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: 27-28)