And when he mentioned the Messenger; and the one who is sent with it; and the sender; he mentioned the Messenger for him; so he said: "To warn a people"; meaning: of strength; and power; and intelligence; and insight; "what has been warned"; meaning: has not been warned at all; "their forefathers"; meaning: those who changed the religion of their greatest forefather; Ibrahim - blessings and peace be upon him -; and those who came after them during the period of the messengers; and when the lack of warning necessitates the dominance of desires and passions over the mind; and as a result, there occurs negligence from the path of salvation; he said: "So they"; meaning: because of the time of the period; "are heedless"; or the meaning is that "what"; is the second object: "to warn"; meaning: to warn them who were warned by their forefathers who were before the change; for indeed these are heedless of that due to the long time; and the occurrence of forgetfulness.