وَقَالُوا نَحْنُ أَكْثَرُ أَمْوَالًا وَأَوْلَادًا وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمُعَذَّبِينَ
They say, ‘We have greater wealth and more children, and we will not be punished!’
Agha Ali Puya Commentary
Commentary on Quran 34:35
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 34:35] People became infatuated with worldly power and position. Aqa Mahdi Puya says: Verses 34 to 39 refer to the general tendency of people to attach importance to abundance of wealth and children, while through the Quran Allah reveals that it is people's faith and good deeds which are the means of approach to Allah.