And if Allah had given provisions abundantly to His servants, they would have transgressed in the earth, but He sends down in due measure as He wishes. Indeed, He is the Acquainted, the Observant.
Since in the earlier period sustenance was given in limited quantity, bloodshed and such mischievous activities were fewer compared with nowadays. But today, mankind has earned sustenance abundantly by digging for petroleum, coal, gold, etc., and has made growth in industries by utilizing them, and has developed agriculture using genetic seeds, chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and modern technologies. Thus, by forgetting the aim of life, they are enjoying heavenly life here itself. The Fujjar who are reading these verses in the Arabic Qur’an are at the forefront of leading luxurious lives compared to other people all over the world.
Today, the abundance of sustenance shows that the destruction of the earth—and thereby the destruction of the universe—is near. On the Day when everyone will be assembled in the Hereafter, Allah will ask the saintly people about the Fujjar, as told in verse 25:17: “Did you mislead these My servants, or did they stray themselves?” The saintly people will answer, as told in verse 25:18: “Glory to You! It was not suitable for us to select any patrons besides You; but You provided them and their forefathers livelihood until they forgot Adhikr and became a worthless people.” As told in verse 25:29, on the Day of Judgment, these wrongdoers will wail, biting their hands: “Woe to me! Satan has prevented me from Adhikr after It had come to me.”
The Last Hour will come when the people belonging to the community of the Messenger Muhammad also become wrongdoers and transgressors, just like the Arabic Qur’an-reading Fujjar, as explained in verses 6:45 and 46:35. Just before the arrival of Antichrist for annihilating Islam and implementing Kufr, production of rain and food crops will decrease. On his coming, the Fujjar will accept him as a prophet for getting rain and food, and later even as a lord, as explained in verses 4:159-160. See explanation 6:158; 9:65-66 and 41:52-54.