The day of their gathering

The day We shall gather all of them together and say to those who ascribe (partners to God): "Where are the compeers who you claimed (were equal to God)?"

Then their excuse will be but to say: "By God our Lord, we were not idolaters."

You will see how they will lie against themselves, and all their slanderings will be vain.

There are some among them who listen to you; but We have put a covering on their hearts so that they fail to understand it, and a deafness appears in their ears. Even if they saw all the signs they would not believe in them; and even when they come to you to dispute with you, the unbelievers say: "This is nothing but fables of antiquity."

And they forbid others from (believing in) it, and themselves keep away from it. But they ruin none but themselves, and do not understand.