Besides annoying Allah^-SWT , infidelity and polytheism also disrupt the universal system, causing mischief on land and sea. Although Allah^-SWT , out of His^-SWT Mercy, does not punish people for all their sins instantly and grants them respite, yet the evil effects of sins are manifested even now and then. For instance, the infidel world promoted immorality under the cover of women liberation, but it has proved to be a punishment for them. Today, peace and harmony of every household is in shambles, so much so that the lineage of children cannot be traced. Fatal diseases like AIDS are the by-products of debauchery. Similar are the evil consequences of interest based economy. Allah^-SWT wants people to observe these consequences and repent and revert to Him^-SWT .

The Holy Prophet^-SW may ask the infidels to ponder over the ruins of the nations destroyed across the globe. They were the people who indulged in polytheism, which led to their misfortune. ‘O Reader! Stand fast on Islam with utmost sincerity; else Allah^-SWT’s punishments are inevitable. The time of respite is only until death or the establishment of the Day of Judgment. On that Day people will be gathered in separate groups. Those who had indulged in infidelity would be punished for it while those who had acted piously for themselves, will be rewarded graciously. Indeed the rewards of Allah^-SWT shall far out class their deeds. He^-SWT will bless the righteous believers with His^-SWT Forgiveness and He^-SWT does not like the non believers.

Another proof of His^-SWT Omnipotence is that He^-SWT fills the wind with life and wherever it blows, carries the glad tidings of rain with it. He^-SWT has created such a beautiful System that His^-SWT Mercy reaches mankind in the form of rain and cloud. He^-SWT made rivers and oceans and taught man how to sail ships. All this takes place by His^-SWT Absolute Omnipotence, so that man may find means of livelihood and be thankful to Him^-SWT .

O’ Prophet^-SW! We^-SWT did send Our Messengers^-AS unto nations before you^-SW, with clear evidence. The infidels and polytheists of those nations rebelled and stood against the believers. They were ultimately destroyed to avenge their crime. And the believers were helped to prevail upon them as Allah^-SWT had promised His^-SWT help, and He^-SWT was to do it.

Allah^-SWT , the Almighty ladens the multi layered clouds with tons of water which are carried by the winds to places where Allah^-SWT wants them to pour down to satiate His^-SWT servants. They rejoice as without rainfall, they had been in great distress. And what indeed is the downpour? It is a distribution of His^-SWT Mercy, as life begins to spread from each and every particle of the soil that had become dead prior to rainfall. The same Omnipotent will quicken the dead as He^-SWT wields control over everything.

Science

What is science except the knowledge of things, how these come into existence and the effects thereof? Knowing the properties of various gases, light waves and atoms etc. by itself serves as evidence to His^-SWT Greatness. As for the meanness of the infidels, they are such ingrates that if the wind blows fast or their harvest begins to turn pallid they simply forget all His^-SWT favours and take to denial an ingratitude afresh. So people whose denial and sin incapacitate their powers of seeing and hearing to perceive the truth, can be compared to the dead in this context, who cannot act even if they listen. Or they can be compared to the blind who is without sight and cannot see the path. Or they are like the deaf who is incapable of hearing and also does not wish to hear and walks away. So, O’ Prophet^-SW, you^-SW cannot make such people listen to you^-SW or pay heed to your^-SW words. The prerequisite for that is faith or at least the desire to seek. So it is only the believers who can listen to your words and absorb them in their hearts.

It has already been explained in Surah Shu’ara that these Ayat do not pertain to the issue of Hearing by the Dead.