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Bearing Witness to his Honesty and Comforts him with His Kindness
This is applicable to the verse, "We know what they say saddens you. It is not you that they belie; but the harmdoers deny the verses of Allah" (6:33).
Ali said that this verse was sent down when Abu Jahl said, "We do not call you a liar. We say that what you have brought is a lie."
It has also been narrated that the Prophet was saddened when his tribesmen belied him whereupon the Archangel Gabriel, peace be upon him, visited him and asked, "What saddens you?" to which he replied, 'My tribesmen belie me." Gabriel then informed him, "They know you are telling the truth." Thereafter Allah sent down this verse.
This verse is full of kindness and gently consoles the Prophet . It also affirms that he is indeed held to be truthful by all in both word and belief, and that it is not him they belie, rather it is the Words of Allah. Even before he was called to the Prophethood, all and sundry knew him to be trustworthy. With the sending down of this verse his sadness that others had turned to think he was a liar was removed.
After this consolation, Allah censures those who belie by referring to them as harmdoers saying, "but the harmdoers belie the verses of Allah" (6:33). Allah did not permit His Prophet to be dishonored and classifies the deniers on account of their denial of His signs as being arrogant. One should realize that belying arises when a person has knowledge of something but chooses to deny it. Allah makes this very clear in the verse, "They denied them unjustly out of pride, though their souls acknowledged them" (27:14).
In another verse Allah further consoles His beloved Prophet and causes him to rejoice because he knows the help of Allah will come. Allah says, "Messengers indeed were belied before you, yet they became patient with that which they were belied and were hurt until Our help came to them" (6:34).
It is also of note that Allah addresses all His other noble prophets and messengers by their name, saying for example, "O Adam", "O Noah' "O Abraham", "O Moses" "O David," "O Jesus". "O Zachariah", and "O John" however, amongst, the distinguishing qualities of the Prophet one finds the kindness and honoring of Allah to His last Prophet as He addresses Prophet Muhammad with titles such as "O Messenger" (Al-Ma'ida 5:67), "O Prophet" (33:45), "O Wrapped" (73:1), "O Cloaked" (74:1).
Allah swears to the immense value of the Prophet
Allah says, "By your life, they wandered blindly in their bedazzlement" (15:72). There is a consensus of scholastic opinion in this verse that Allah swore by the life span of Prophet Muhammad and means, "By your continuation, O Muhammad" and that it also bears the meaning, "By your life." This is yet another indication of the great
This is applicable to the verse, "We know what they say saddens you. It is not you that they belie; but the harmdoers deny the verses of Allah" (6:33).
Ali said that this verse was sent down when Abu Jahl said, "We do not call you a liar. We say that what you have brought is a lie."
It has also been narrated that the Prophet was saddened when his tribesmen belied him whereupon the Archangel Gabriel, peace be upon him, visited him and asked, "What saddens you?" to which he replied, 'My tribesmen belie me." Gabriel then informed him, "They know you are telling the truth." Thereafter Allah sent down this verse.
This verse is full of kindness and gently consoles the Prophet . It also affirms that he is indeed held to be truthful by all in both word and belief, and that it is not him they belie, rather it is the Words of Allah. Even before he was called to the Prophethood, all and sundry knew him to be trustworthy. With the sending down of this verse his sadness that others had turned to think he was a liar was removed.
After this consolation, Allah censures those who belie by referring to them as harmdoers saying, "but the harmdoers belie the verses of Allah" (6:33). Allah did not permit His Prophet to be dishonored and classifies the deniers on account of their denial of His signs as being arrogant. One should realize that belying arises when a person has knowledge of something but chooses to deny it. Allah makes this very clear in the verse, "They denied them unjustly out of pride, though their souls acknowledged them" (27:14).
In another verse Allah further consoles His beloved Prophet and causes him to rejoice because he knows the help of Allah will come. Allah says, "Messengers indeed were belied before you, yet they became patient with that which they were belied and were hurt until Our help came to them" (6:34).
It is also of note that Allah addresses all His other noble prophets and messengers by their name, saying for example, "O Adam", "O Noah' "O Abraham", "O Moses" "O David," "O Jesus". "O Zachariah", and "O John" however, amongst, the distinguishing qualities of the Prophet one finds the kindness and honoring of Allah to His last Prophet as He addresses Prophet Muhammad with titles such as "O Messenger" (Al-Ma'ida 5:67), "O Prophet" (33:45), "O Wrapped" (73:1), "O Cloaked" (74:1).
Allah swears to the immense value of the Prophet
Allah says, "By your life, they wandered blindly in their bedazzlement" (15:72). There is a consensus of scholastic opinion in this verse that Allah swore by the life span of Prophet Muhammad and means, "By your continuation, O Muhammad" and that it also bears the meaning, "By your life." This is yet another indication of the great