The people of the trench: Persecution for faith

The Surah Al-Buruj begins by mentioning those who sat by the trench filled with fire. A fire fed with fuel and the perpetrators gathered around it are described. The center of the scene is not a catastrophe to be watched, but an act of tyranny committed by human hands. The position of those who committed the crime is clearly displayed.

It is stated that they watched what they did to the believers. It is explained that the enmity they felt toward these people stemmed from their faith in Allah, the Almighty and worthy of praise. Thus, what happened to the victims is not attributed to any fault of theirs. The hatred of the oppressors toward the faith is revealed as the reason for the attack.

It is reminded that the sovereignty of the heavens and the earth belongs to Allah and that He is a witness to everything. A severe outcome is mentioned for those who torment believing men and women and then do not repent. The verse informs that injustice does not remain unrequited or unseen while directing the responsibility to those who commit it.

In the following verse, gardens through which rivers flow are mentioned for those who believe and do good deeds, and this is described as the great salvation. The Quran does not provide the names of the land, the ruler, or the victims in this passage. The narrative here preserves the framework provided by the verses; it does not add accounts from other sources to the scene without citing them.