“And Allah’s Messengers came to them with Clear Signs. It was not Allah Who wronged them, but it is they who wronged themselves. Evil was the end of those evil-doers, for they gave the lie to Allah’s Signs and scoffed at them.”
(Al Qur’ān – 30:9-10)
The Messengers brought with the Clear Signs that were sufficient to establish their veracity. Mention of the advent of Messengers in this context means that evidence for the Afterlife is found in man’s own being, in the workings of the universe, and in the record of human history. On the other hand, God’s Messengers were raised in succession and were endowed with those Signs and miracles which confirmed their Prophethood. They too warned mankind of the impending Afterlife.
When the communities failed to respond to the call of the Messengers who came to them with Clear Signs from God, they were utterly destroyed. This was certainly not an act of God’s injustice and cruelty to them; rather, it is these communities themselves that had invited destruction upon themselves. If an individual or a community does not see reason and pays no heed to the admonitions of those who sincerely warn and counsel them to follow the Straight Way, it is not God but they themselves who are to blame for the disastrous end that overtakes them. This, because God has made true guidance available to mankind through His Books and Prophets. Additionally, He has endowed man with knowledge and intellect wherewith he can ascertain the soundness of the knowledge imparted by the Prophets and Scriptures.