Transliteration:( Wa qaaloo nahnu aksaru amwaalanw wa awlaadanw wa maa nahnu bimu 'azzabeen )
109. Just as we are enjoying better comforts in the world than the believers, in the Hereafter, too, we will enjoy the same superiority over them. They were saying this in the form of accusation because they did not believe in the punishment of the Hereafter.
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The tafsir of Surah Saba verse 35 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Saba ayat 34 which provides the complete commentary from verse 34 through 38.
55. Their reasoning was: “We are greater favorites of Allah than you. That is why He has favored us with the blessings of which you are deprived, or have received them in lesser measure. Why should Allah have given us all these provisions and wealth and power, had He not been pleased with us? Now, how can we believe that Allah Who is showering us with all kinds of His blessings here will punish us in the Hereafter? He will punish only those who are deprived of His favors here,â€
This misunderstanding of the world-worshippers has also been mentioned at several places in the Quran and refuted. For instance, see (Surah Al-Baqarah, Ayat 126), (Surah Al-Baqarah, Ayat 212); (Surah At-Taubah, Ayat 55), (Surah At-Taubah, Ayat 69); (Surah Hud, Ayat 3), (Surah Hud, Ayat 27); (Surah Ar-Raad, Ayat 26); (Surah Al-Kahf, Ayat 34-43); (Surah Maryam, Ayat 73-77); (Surah TaHa, Ayat 131); (Surah Al-Muminun, Ayat 55-61); (Surah Ash-Shuara, Ayat 111); (Surah Al-Qasas, Ayat 76-83); (Surah Ar-Rum, Ayat 9); (Surah Al-Muddaththir, Ayat 11-26): (Surah Al-Fajr, Ayat 15-20).
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