۞ أَلَمۡ تَرَ إِلَى ٱلَّذِينَ بَدَّلُواْ نِعۡمَتَ ٱللَّهِ كُفۡرٗا وَأَحَلُّواْ قَوۡمَهُمۡ دَارَ ٱلۡبَوَارِ
[12]. This rebukes those — individuals or nations — who receive Allāh’s blessings of faith, peace, and prosperity, yet replace gratitude with denial and lead others astray, causing moral and eternal ruin.
It’s a reminder that leadership without thankfulness leads to destruction, both for the self and the society that follows.
It is a direct warning against the arrogance of leaders and nations who receive Allāh’s blessings — revelation, prosperity, or security — and then replace gratitude with denial, using those blessings to spread corruption or disbelief.
It applies to anyone who uses wealth, power, or knowledge in ways that oppose their Giver.
It also reflects moral and social collapse in this world: when those in power lead others astray, their corruption spreads destruction both here and in the Hereafter.
