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It is d e riv e d f ro m t h e v e r y f irs t c o rd "W a t T u r-i ."

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F ro m t h e in te rn a l e v id e n c e o f t h e s u b je c t m a t te r it a p p e a rs t h a t t h is S u ra h to o w a s re v e a le d in t h e
s a m e s t a g e o f t h e H o ly P ro p h e t 's lif e a t M a k k a h in w h ic h t h e S u ra h A d h -D h a riy a t w a s re v e a le d . W h ile
g o in g t h ro u g h it o n e c a n c le a rly f e e l t h a t d u rin g t h e p e rio d o f it s re v e la t io n t h e H o ly P ro p h e t (p e a c e
a n d b le s s in g s o f A lla h b e u p o n h im ) w a s b e in g s h o w e re d w it h o b je c t io n s a n d a c c u s a t io n s b u t t h e re
is n o e v id e n c e y e t to s h o w t h a t s e v e re p e rs e c u t io n o f t h e M u s lim s h a d s t a r te d .

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T h e s u b je c t m a t te r o f it s f irs t s e c t io n (v v . 1 -2 8 ) is t h e H e re a f te r. A s a rg u m e n t s f o r it s p o s s ib ilit y ,
n e c e s s it y a n d o c c u rre n c e h a d a lre a d y b e e n g iv e n in S u ra h A d h -D h a riy a t , t h e s e h a v e n o t b e e n
re p e a te d h e re . H o w e v e r, s w e a rin g a n o a t h b y s o m e re a lit ie s a n d s ig n s w h ic h te s t if y to t h e H e re a f te r,
it h a s b e e n s t a te d m o s t e m p h a t ic a lly t h a t it w ill s u re ly c o m e to p a s s , a n d n o n e h a s t h e p o w e r to
p re v e n t it s o c c u rre n c e . T h e n , it h a s b e e n s t a te d a s to w h a t w ill b e t h e f a te o f t h o s e w h o d e n y it
w h e n it a c t u a lly o c c u rs , a n d h o w w ill t h o s e w h o b e lie v e in it a n d a d o p t t h e w a y o f p ie t y a n d
rig h te o u s n e s s a c c o rd in g ly , b e b le s s e d b y A lla h .

T h e n , in t h e s e c o n d s e c t io n (v v . 2 9 -4 9 ) t h e Q u ra is h c h ie f s ' a t t it u d e to w a rd s t h e m e s s a g e o f t h e H o ly
P ro p h e t (p e a c e a n d b le s s in g s o f A lla h h e u p o n h im ) h a s b e e n c rit ic iz e d . T h e y c a lle d h im a s o rc e re r, a
m a d m a n , o r a p o e t , a n d w o u ld t h u s m is le a d t h e c o m m o n p e o p le a g a in s t h im s o t h a t t h e y s h o u ld n o t
p a y a n y s e rio u s a t te n t io n to t h e m e s s a g e h e p re a c h e d . T h e y lo o k e d u p o n h im a s a c a la m it y t h a t h a d
s u d d e n ly d e s c e n d e d o n t h e m a n d w o u ld o p e n ly w is h t h a t h e m e t w it h a d is a s te r s o t h a t t h e y w e re
rid o f h im . T h e y a c c u s e d h im o f f a b ric a t in g t h e Q u r 'a n b y h im s e lf a n d o f p re s e n t in g it in t h e n a m e o f
A lla h , a n d t h is w a s , G o d f o rb id , a f ra u d t h a t h e w a s p ra c t ic in g . T h e y w o u ld o f te n t a u n t h im , s a y in g
t h a t G o d c o u ld n o t h a v e a p p o in te d a n o rd in a r y m a n lik e h im to t h e o f f ic e o f P ro p h e t h o o d . T h e y
e x p re s s e d g re a t d is g u s t a t h is in v it a t io n a n d m e s s a g e a n d w o u ld a v o id h im a s if h e w a s a s k in g t h e m
f o r a re w a rd f o r it . T h e y w o u ld s it a n d t a k e c o u n s e ls to g e t h e r to d e v is e s c h e m e s in o rd e r to p u t a n
e n d to h is m is s io n . A n d w h ile t h e y d id a ll t h is t h e y n e v e r re a liz e d w h a t c re e d s o f ig n o ra n c e t h e y
w e re in v o lv e d in a n d h o w s e lf le s s ly a n d s in c e re ly w a s M u h a m m a d (p e a c e a n d b le s s in g s o f A lla h b e
u p o n h im ) e x e r t in g h im s e lf to d e liv e r t h e m f ro m t h e ir e rro r. W h ile c rit ic iz in g t h e m f o r t h is a t t it u d e
a n d c o n d u c t , A lla h h a s p u t t h e m c e r t a in q u e s t io n s , o n e a f te r t h e o t h e r, e a c h o f w h ic h is e it h e r a n
a n s w e r to s o m e o b je c t io n o f t h e irs , o r a c rit ic is m o f s o m e e rro r. T h e n , it h a s b e e n s a id t h a t it w o u ld
a b s o lu te ly b e o f n o a v a il to s h o w t h e m a m ira c le in o rd e r to c o n v in c e t h e m o f h is P ro p h e t h o o d , f o r
t h e y w e re s u c h s t u b b o rn p e o p le a s w o u ld m is in te rp re t a n y t h in g t h e y w e re s h o w n o n ly to a v o id
a f f irm in g t h e f a it h .

In t h e b e g in n in g o f t h is s e c t io n a s w e ll a s in it s e n d , t h e H o ly P ro p h e t (p e a c e a n d b le s s in g s o f A lla h
b e u p o n h im ) h a s b e e n g iv e n t h e in s t ru c t io n t h a t h e s h o u ld p e rs is te n t ly c o n t in u e g iv in g h is in v it a t io n
a n d p re a c h in g h is m e s s a g e in s p ite o f t h e a c c u s a t io n s a n d o b je c t io n s o f h is o p p o n e n t s a n d e n e m ie s ,
a n d s h o u ld e n d u re t h e ir re s is t a n c e p a t ie n t ly t ill A lla h 's ju d g m e n t c o m e s to p a s s . B e s id e s , h e h a s
b e e n c o n s o le d , a s if to s a y "Y o u r L o rd h a s n o t le f t y o u a lo n e to f a c e y o u r e n e m ie s , a f te r ra is in g y o u
a s a P ro p h e t , b u t H e is c o n s t a n t ly w a tc h in g o v e r y o u . T h e re f o re , e n d u re e v e r y h a rd s h ip p a t ie n t ly t ill
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is re q u ire d f o r e x e r t in g in t h e c a u s e o f A lla h u n d e r s u c h c o n d it io n s .

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