Surah 11:98
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وَلَقَدۡ أَرۡسَلۡنَا مُوسَىٰ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا وَسُلۡطَٰنٖ مُّبِينٍ
Certainly We sent Moses with Our signs and clear authority
إِلَىٰ فِرۡعَوۡنَ وَمَلَإِيْهِۦ فَٱتَّبَعُوٓاْ أَمۡرَ فِرۡعَوۡنَۖ وَمَآ أَمۡرُ فِرۡعَوۡنَ بِرَشِيدٖ
to Pharaoh and his assembly, but they followed the command of Pharaoh, when the command of Pharaoh was not right-minded.
يَقۡدُمُ قَوۡمَهُۥ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ فَأَوۡرَدَهُمُ ٱلنَّارَۖ وَبِئۡسَ ٱلۡوِرۡدُ ٱلۡمَوۡرُودُ
He will precede his people on the Day of Resurrection, and lead them to the Fire. Evil is the place (to which they are) led!
وَأُتۡبِعُواْ فِي هَٰذِهِۦ لَعۡنَةٗ وَيَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِۚ بِئۡسَ ٱلرِّفۡدُ ٱلۡمَرۡفُودُ
They were followed in this (world by) a curse, and on the Day of Resurrection – evil is the gift (they will be) given!
Allah also said,
{He will go ahead of his people on the Day of Resurrection, and will lead them into the Fire, and evil indeed is the place to which they are led.}
This will be the condition of those who were followed. They will have a great share of the punishment on the Day of Resurrection. This is as Allah says,
{For each one there is double (torment), but you know not.}
Allah also says that the disbelievers will say while they are in the Hellfire,
{"Our Lord! Verily, we obeyed our chiefs and our great ones, and they misled us from the (right) way. Our Lord! Give them double torment."}
Concerning the statement,
{They were pursued by a curse in this (deceiving life of this world) and (so they will be pursued by a curse) on the Day of Resurrection.}
meaning, 'We have made them to be followed by something more than the punishment of the Fire and that is their being cursed in this life.'
{and on the Day of Resurrection, evil is the gift granted.}
Mujahid said, "Another curse will be added to them on the Day of Resurrection, so these are two curses." 'Ali bin Abi Talhah said that Ibn 'Abbas said,
{evil indeed is the gift granted.}
"The curse of this life and the Hereafter." Ad-Dahhak and Qatadah both said the same thing. This is similar to Allah's statement,
{And We made them leaders inviting to the Fire: and on the Day of Resurrection, they will not be helped. And We made a curse to follow them in this world, and on the Day of Resurrection, they will be among the despised.}