(10) وَ لَقَدِ اسْتُهْزِئَ بِرُسُلٍ مِنْ قَبْلِكَ فَحاقَ بِالَّذِينَ سَخِرُوا مِنْهُمْ ما كانُوا بِهِ يَسْتَهْزِؤُنَ
10. " And certainly some Messengers were mocked at, before you, then the retribution which they used to ridicule fell on them.
Commentary :
This verse can be counted as a soothing for the Messenger of Allah (p.b.u.h.). The evidence is that, firstly, the former messengers of Allah were mocked, too; secondly, the mockers will be confronted with not only the chastisement of the Hereafter but also the Divine wrath in the present world. Their own dangerous plots will surround the plotters themselves. The verse says :
" And certainly some Messengers were mocked at before you, then the retribution which they used to ridicule fell on them."
However, mockery is one of the great sins which has been promised punishment for.
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali (a.s.) said: " The most loser of people is the one who is able to tell the truth but he does not." (1)
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(1) Qurar-ul-Hikam, No. 3178