more on falsification test in reference to the falsification tests mentioned earlier, it is interesting to note that they, too, relate to both the past and the present. some of them were used as illustrations of allah's omnipotence and knowledge, while others continue to stand as challenges to the present day. an example of the former is the statement made in the quran about abu lahab. it clearly illustrates that allah, the knower of the unseen, knew that abu lahab would never change his ways and accept islam. thus allah dictated that he would be condemned to the hellfire forever. such a chapter was both an illustration of allah's divine wisdom and a warning to those who were like abu lahab.