Their slander against Allah is a lie: their claim that Allah has a partner. And their denial of what has come to them of the truth: their disbelief in the Messenger and the Book. In His saying, 'When it came to him,' there is a belittlement of them. It means: they did not hesitate in denying him when they heard him, nor did they act like those whose minds are fixed in matters: they hear the news and then use deliberation and thought, and they wait until it is clear to them whether it is true or false. Is this not a confirmation of their dwelling in Hell, as in His saying: 'Are you not better than those who ride the mounts?' This is a reference to them, for riding is one of their characteristics. And 'the mounts' is a collective noun, singular of which is 'mount,' and it refers to generosity, for it is by means of it that good is typically given. It is said that when Jarir reached this verse in the poem, Abd al-Malik was reclining, and he sat up joyfully and said: 'This is how we are praised.' And he gave him a hundred camels. Some said: If it were a question, the caliph would not have given him a hundred camels. The reality is that the hamzah is a hamzah of denial that has entered upon negation, returning to the meaning of confirmation. Thus, there are two aspects: one is that they do not dwell in Hell, and they do not deserve to dwell therein, for they have slandered such a lie against Allah and denied the truth in this denial. The second is: Has it not been established among them that there is a dwelling in Hell for the disbelievers, that they dared to commit such audacity?