The Application and Function of the Afterlife Punishment in Meccan Surahs

Abstract

The Holy Qur'an gradually introduced people to Islamic concepts and tried to change the people of the society and, accordingly, the Islamic society. This program was a wise method change that was explained according to people's reactions. Commentators should be aware of this process in order to gain the wisdom of the interpretations and educational goals hidden behind these expressions. One of the most frequent topics in the Holy Qur'an is the discussion of resurrection, followed by the topic of the afterlife, which plays an important role in the educational system of the Qur'an as a deterrent. This article examines the audiences of the afterlife in Meccan Surahs with a descriptive-analytical method. In a general view of Meccan surahs, it can be analyzed in six stages. The first stage: from "Alaq" to "Fajr" which describes the liars and their punishment. Second: from "Borouj" to "Qaf", which begins with the threat of seditionists against the nascent Muslim community. Third: from "Balad" to "Ta_Ha" which describes the disbeliever who is not denier, as one of the tormentors in the hereafter. Fourth: from "Maryam" to "Zumar" which is not only blasphemy; Rather, it introduces the lack of faith as the cause of inclusion in the hereafter. Fifth: From "Ghafir" to "Shura", who calls the arrogance of praying to God's door as one of the causes of entering into torment, and sixth: from "Zukhruf" to "Mutaffefin", who, with the plan of deviating Christians, also causes faith to be distorted. He does not know how to create an obstacle to enter into torment. In general, in Meccan surahs, the audience of the hereafter are exclusively liars, disbelievers, and deviants from the true religion.