Johnnie Ellington II March 29, 2015 at 8:40pm · They Ridiculed the Believers [23:109] "A group of My servants used to say, `Our Lord, we have believed, so forgive us and shower us with mercy. Of all the merciful ones, You are the Most Merciful.' [23:110] "But you mocked and ridiculed them, to the extent that you forgot Me. You used to laugh at them. [23:111] "I have rewarded them today, in return for their steadfastness, by making them the winners." [23:112] He said, "How long have you lasted on earth? How many years?" [23:113] They said, "We lasted a day or part of a day. Ask those who counted." [23:114] He said, "In fact, you stayed but a brief interim, if you only knew. [23:115] "Did you think that we created you in vain; that you were not to be returned to us?" [23:116] Most exalted is GOD, the true Sovereign. There is no other god beside Him; the Most Honorable Lord, possessor of all authority. [23:117] Anyone who idolizes beside GOD any other god, and without any kind of proof, his reckoning rests with his Lord. The disbelievers never succeed. [23:118] Say, "My Lord, shower us with forgiveness and mercy. Of all the merciful ones, You are the Most Merciful."