How can You feel Secure against the Punishment of Allah while He is Able to seize You however He wills
This is another indication of His gentleness and His mercy with His creatures. He is able to punish them because some of them disbelieve in Him and worship others besides Him, yet He is forbearing, He pardons, and He gives respite for an appointed time without hastening. This is as He says,
﴿æóáóæú íõÄóÇÎöÐõ Çááøóåõ ÇáäøóÇÓó ÈöãóÇ ßóÓóÈõæÇú ãóÇ ÊóÑóßó Úóáóì ÙóåúÑöåóÇ ãöä ÏóÂÈøóÉò æóáóÜßöä íõÄóÎøöÑõåõãú Åöáóì ÃóÌóáò ãøõÓóãøðì ÝóÅöÐóÇ ÌóÂÁó ÃóÌóáõåõãú ÝóÅöäøó Çááøóåó ßóÇäó ÈöÚöÈóÇÏöåö ÈóÕöíÑÇð ﴾
(And if Allah were to punish men for that which they earned, He would not leave a moving creature on the surface of the earth; but He gives them respite to an appointed term: and when their term comes, then verily, Allah is Ever All-Seer of His servants.) ﴿35:45﴾ Here Allah says,
﴿ÃóÁóãöäÊõãú ãøóä Ýöì ÇáÓøóãóÂÁö Ãóä íóÎúÓöÝó Èößõãõ ÇáÇøñÑúÖó ÝóÅöÐóÇ åöìó ÊóãõæÑõ ﴾
(Do you feel secure that He, Who is over the heaven, will not cause the earth to sink with you, and then it should quake) meaning, that it would move back and forth, and be disrupted.
﴿Ãóãú ÃóãöäÊõãú ãøöä Ýöì ÇáÓøóãóÂÁö Ãóä íõÑúÓöáó Úóáóíúßõãú ÍóÜÕöÈÇð﴾
(Or do you feel secure that He, Who is over the heaven, will not send against you a Hasib) meaning, a wind containing gravel that will strike you, as Allah says in another Ayah,
﴿ÃóÝóÃóãöäÊõãú Ãóä íóÎúÓöÝó Èößõãú ÌóÇäöÈó ÇáúÈóÑøö Ãóæú íõÑúÓöáó Úóáóíúßõãú ÍóÇÕöÈðÇ Ëõãøó áÇó ÊóÌöÏõæÇú áóßõãú æóßöíáÇð ﴾
(Do you then feel secure that He will not cause a side of the land to swallow you up, or that He will not send against you a violent sandstorm Then, you shall find no trustee.) ﴿17:68﴾ And similarly, here Allah threatens them with His statement,
﴿ÝóÓóÊóÚúáóãõæäó ßóíúÝó äóÐöíÑö﴾
(Then you shall know how has been My warning.) meaning, `how is My admonition and what will happen to those who disregard and reject it.' Then Allah says,
﴿æóáóÞóÏú ßóÐøóÈó ÇáøóÐöíäó ãöä ÞóÈúáöåöãú﴾
(And indeed those before them rejected,) meaning, from the previous nations and the old generations that have passed. Then Allah says,
﴿ÝóßóíúÝó ßóÇäó äóßöíÑö﴾
(then how terrible was My reproach) meaning, `how was My rebuke of them and my punishment of them.' Meaning, it was great, severe and painful.