Surah Muhammad Tafseer

ذَلِكَ بِأَنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا اتَّبَعُوا الْبَاطِلَ

That is because those who disbelieve follow falsehood,

meaning, `We only invalidate the deeds of the disbelievers and overlook the sins of the righteous, and amend their affairs, because those who disbelieve follow false- hood.' Meaning, they choose falsehood over the truth.

وَأَنَّ الَّذِينَ امَنُوا اتَّبَعُوا الْحَقَّ مِن رَّبِّهِمْ

كَذَلِكَ يَضْرِبُ اللَّهُ لِلنَّاسِ أَمْثَالَهُمْ

while those who believe follow the truth from their Lord. Thus does Allah set forth for the people their parables.

Thus He makes the consequence of their actions clear to them, and He shows them where they will end in their next life -- and Allah knows best