Meccan chapters usually focus on the fundamentals of the faith; thus the fact that corrupt business practices are mentioned here is an important consideration. It highlights the emphasis Islam gives to having good ethics and its uncompromising stand against injustice.
Verses 7 17: Recording the deeds of the wicked
A list of the wicked is already in a register. It is a written record of who will be in the lowest depths of Hell. And on the Day of Resurrection, ruin and destruction will belong to the deniers of that Day. It is only the sinful transgressors that deny it - their hearts are stained by their sinful actions. When they hear the revelations, they call them tales from ancient people. They will not be able to see God in the Afterlife. This separation from God is the most agonizing o
