(20:126) He will say: "Even so it is. Our Signs came to you and you ignored them. So shall you be ignored this Day."107
107. Transgressors will pass through different states during the interregnum, beginning with their new life commencing on the Day of Resurrection up until their entry into Hell. These states are also described at several different places in the Qur'an. For example, the transgressors are told: 'You were heedless of this; now have We removed your veil and sharp is your sight on this Day' (Qaf 50: 22). Elsewhere the Qur'an refers to another state through which they will pass: . . . He is merely granting them respite until a Day when their eyes shall continue to stare in horror, when they shall keep pressing ahead in haste, their heads lifted up, their gaze directed forward, unable to look away from what they behold, their hearts utterly void' (Ibrāhīm 14: 42-3). Yet another state is described as follows: 'On the Day of Resurrection We shall produce for him his scroll, in the shape of a wide open book, [saying:] "Read your scroll; this Day you are sufficient to take account of yourself" ' (Banī Isrā'il 17: 13–14).
The verse under study also sketches a similar state. It appears that God will enable the transgressors to foresee the terrible scenes of the Last Day and the dire consequences of their misdeeds. They will, however, only be able to see this much but no more. In other respects they will be like the blind, unable to find their way: they will not enjoy the assistance of anyone to help them walk nor will they even possess a stick to help them feel their way. Instead, they will stumble at every step, not knowing in which direction to proceed, absolutely ignorant of what lies ahead of or behind them. This condition is summed up in the Qur'an as follows: 'Allah will say: "... Our signs came to you and you ignored them. So you shall be ignored this Day" (Tā Hā 20: 126).
The underlying idea is that no attention will be paid to the unbelievers; their state of suffering and perplexity will be altogether ignored. No one will come forward to lend them a supporting hand nor will there be anyone to fulfil their needs for them, or to look after them.