Ad-Dukhan 44:37

<h2>Refutation of Those Who deny the Resurrection</h2><p>Here Allah denounces the idolators for their denial of the Resurrection and their belief that there is nothing after this life and no life or resurrection after death, which they based on the fact that their forefathers had died and had not returned. They said, If the resurrection is true,</p><p>فَأْتُواْ بِـَابَآئِنَا إِن كُنتُمْ صَـدِقِينَ</p><p>(Then bring back our forefathers, if you speak the truth!) This is false evidence and a specious argument, for the resurrection will happen on the Day of Judgement, not in this world; it will happen when this world has ended and ceased to be. Allah will bring all creatures back, created anew. He will make the evildoers fuel for the fire of Hell, and on that Day you will be witnesses over mankind and the Messenger will be a witness over you. Then Allah threatens them and warns them of the irresistible torment other idolators like who denied the resurrection, suffered. Such as the people of Tubba`, i.e., Saba'. Allah destroyed them, wreaked havoc upon their land and scattered them here and there throughout the land, as we have already seen in Surah Saba'. This was brought about because the idolators …

Are they better, or the folk of Tubb'a and those before them? We destroyed them, for surely they were guilty.

What! Are they better than the people of Tubba and those who were before them? We destroyed them because they were guilty of sin.

Are they better or the people of Tubba' and those before them? We destroyed them because they were indeed Mujrimun (disbelievers, polytheists, sinners, criminals, etc.).

Are they better, or the people of Tubba and those before them? We annihilated them. They were evildoers.