Surah al-Mulk (The Dominion ) 67 : 18

Explanatory Note

Examples are cited for them from the history of ancient, unbelieving communities. God rejected that those people of old should disbelieve. He now asks the present unbelievers.  They were fully aware of how terrible it was. The ruins and other traces of destruction were vivid evidence of how terrible His scourge was. Moreover, the sense of security that God objects to is that which makes people oblivious of Him, His will and power. This is not the same as the sense of reassurance that believers have about His care and compassion being granted. The two are totally different. A believer always has trust in his Lord, praying for His grace and bounty, but this does not lead him to forgetfulness or to thoughtless indulgence of the earth's pleasures. On the contrary, it makes him always alert, wary that he may incur God's displeasure, keen to avoid any adversity that His will may bring about. Yet, at the same time, he willingly submits himself to God, reassured of His mercy.