I asked Al-Ridha about the Honorable the Exalted God’s words, ‘…They have forgotten God; so He hath forgotten them…’ The Imam (s) said, ‘The Sublime God neither forgets nor does He neglect. The creatures that are originated forget and neglect. Have you not heard the Honorable the Exalted God say, ‘…and thy Lord never doth forget.’ Rather this verse means that when they forget Him and meeting Him on His Day, the Honorable the Exalted God will make them forget themselves. The Honorable the Exalted God said, ‘And be ye not like those who forgot Allah and He made them forget their own souls! Such are the rebellious transgressors!’ Also the Sublime God said, ‘…That day shall We forget them as they forgot the meeting of this day of theirs…’ That means that We will abandon them just as they abandoned getting prepared for the meeting of this day of theirs.’”The author of this book (Sheikh Sadooq) said, “What is meant by ‘We will abandon them’ is that ‘We will not grant them the rewards they hope to receive on that day.’ This is because physically ‘leaving’ or ‘abandoning’ does not apply to the Sublime God and the Sublime God has said, ‘…and left them in utter darkness. So they could not see.’ This means that God does not rush to punish them. Rather He gives them time to repent.