سُوْرَةُ الصَّافَّاتِ

Surah As-Saaffaat (37) — Ayah 170

Those drawn up in Ranks · Meccan · Juz 23 · Page 452

فَكَفَرُوا۟ بِهِۦ ۖ فَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ ﴿170﴾
But (now that the Qur’ân has come) they disbelieve therein (i.e. in the Qur’ân and in Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم , and all that he brought, - the Divine Revelation), so they will come to know!
فَكَفَرُوا۟ fakafarū But they disbelieved
بِهِۦ ۖ bihi in it
فَسَوْفَ fasawfa so soon
يَعْلَمُونَ yaʿlamūna they will know

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170. 1. This is a warning that the consequence of denial will soon become known to them.

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170. (And when the Qur’an came) they denied it [95]. Soon they will know (the consequences).

[95]
The Claim of the Quraysh: If a Prophet Had Come to Us, We Would Have Been Sincere Servants of Allah:

After Sayyiduna Shu'aybؑ, no prophet had come to the Hijaz. When these people would hear that a prophet had been sent to a certain region, they would sometimes wish that if a prophet had come to them and Allah's Book had been revealed to them, they would have become such obedient servants of Allah as would be an example for others. But when the Prophet of the Last Age came to them, they forgot all such statements and promises. They denied the Prophet and became determined in their opposition to him.