Ghafir (The Forgiver)

6. Thus [the Confederates were chastised in this world] the Word of your Lord has been justified against those who disbelieved that they will be the dwellers of the Fire.

The following Verse makes mention of this worldly and otherworldly chastisements saying:

“Thus [the Confederates were chastised in this world] the Word of your Lord has been justified against those who disbelieved that they will be the dwellers of the Fire.”

The outward meaning of the Verse is broad in scope encompassing obdurate disbelievers from every people. It is not as a number of exegets have deemed a particular reference to Meccan disbelievers.

It is evident that the justification of Divine Command regarding this people is consequent to their incessant willful commitment of sins and faults.

It is surprising that some exegets like Fakhr Razi maintain that the Verse in question serves as an argument for the preordained fate of different peoples and divesting them of free choice whereas if sectarian biases could be removed, they could evidently and conveniently notice that God Almighty preordains such dire fate for them when they commit all kinds of wrong and crime.