Al-Maaida (The Table)

60. "Say: 'Shall I inform you of (him who is) worse than that in retribution with Allah?(Worse are those) whom Allah has cursed and brought His wrath upon, some of whom He turned into apes and swine, and worshippers of Taghut (false deity). They are worse in place (with Allah) and far more astray from the (right) path."

In this holy verse, some perverted creeds and some wrong deeds of the People of the Book, resulted to the inflictions they were faced with, are compared with the situation of the true Muslim believers, in order to make ( clear which of these two groups deserve to be blamed and criticized.

This is, indeed, a logical answer which is used for the stubborn and fanatic persons to become mindful. In this comparison, it addresses the Prophet (S) to tell them whether the person who believes in Allah and the heavenly Books deserves to be criticized and blamed, or the wrong actions of those whose retribution of their deed is worse than that with Allah. The verse says:

"Say: 'Shall I inform you of (him who is) worse than that in retribution with Allah?.."

Then, it explains this subject when it says:

"…(Worse are those) whom Allah has cursed and brought His wrath upon, some of whom He turned into apes a swine, and worshippers of Taghut (false deity). They are worse in place (with Allah) and far more astray from the (right) path."