Al-Ahqaf • EN-TAFSIR-AL-TUSTARI
﴿ وَإِذَا حُشِرَ ٱلنَّاسُ كَانُوا۟ لَهُمْ أَعْدَآءًۭ وَكَانُوا۟ بِعِبَادَتِهِمْ كَٰفِرِينَ ﴾
“such as, when all mankind is gathered [for judgment], will be enemies unto those [who worshipped them], and will utterly reject their worship?”
And when mankind are gathered, [at the Resurrection], they will be enemies to them... He said:[This] concerns their lower selves, which led them into following them, [they will be turned against them] as a penalty for their allowing their desire to rule [over them], for they [their lower selves] will bear witness against them. Indeed, the Messenger of God said: �Truly, the severest foe of man is his self that is between his two sides.� His words, Exalted is He: