Allah commands His Messenger Muhammad to invite the people to Allah with
Hikmah (wisdom). Ibn Jarir said: "That is what was revealed to him from the Book
and the Sunnah.''
[وَالْمَوْعِظَةِ
الْحَسَنَةِ]
(and fair preaching) meaning, with exhortation and stories of the events that
happened to people that are mentioned in the Qur'an, which he is to tell them
about in order to warn them of the punishment of Allah.
[وَجَـدِلْهُم
بِالَّتِى هِىَ أَحْسَنُ]
(and argue with them with that which is best.) meaning, if any of them want
to debate and argue, then let that be in the best manner, with kindness,
gentleness and good speech, as Allah says elsewhere:
[وَلاَ تُجَـدِلُواْ
أَهْلَ الْكِتَـبِ إِلاَّ بِالَّتِى هِىَ أَحْسَنُ إِلاَّ الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُواْ
مِنْهُمْ]
(And do not argue with the People of the Book, unless it be with that which
is best, except for those who purposefully do wrong.) [29:46] Allah commanded
him to speak gently, as He commanded Musa and Harun to do when he sent them to
Pharaoh, as He said:
[فَقُولاَ لَهُ
قَوْلاً لَّيِّناً لَّعَلَّهُ يَتَذَكَّرُ أَوْ يَخْشَى ]
(And speak to him mildly, perhaps he may accept admonition or fear
(Allah))(20: 44).
[إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ
أَعْلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِ]
(Truly, your Lord best knows who has strayed from His path,) meaning, Allah
already knows who is doomed (destined for Hell) and who is blessed (destined for
Paradise). This has already been written with Him and the matter is finished, so
call them to Allah, but do not exhaust yourself with regret over those who go
astray, for it is not your task to guide them. You are just a warner, and all
you have to do is convey the Message, and it is He Who will bring them to
account.
[إِنَّكَ لاَ تَهْدِى
مَنْ أَحْبَبْتَ]
(You cannot guide whom you love) [28:56]
[لَّيْسَ عَلَيْكَ
هُدَاهُمْ وَلَـكِنَّ اللَّهَ يَهْدِى مَن يَشَآءُ]
(It is not up to you to guide them, but Allah guides whom He wills.) [2:72]
[وَإِنْ عَاقَبْتُمْ
فَعَاقِبُواْ بِمِثْلِ مَا عُوقِبْتُمْ بِهِ وَلَئِن صَبَرْتُمْ لَهُوَ خَيْرٌ
لِّلصَّـبِرينَ - وَاصْبِرْ وَمَا صَبْرُكَ إِلاَّ بِاللَّهِ وَلاَ تَحْزَنْ
عَلَيْهِمْ وَلاَ تَكُ فِى ضَيْقٍ مِّمَّا يَمْكُرُونَ - إِنَّ اللَّهَ مَعَ
الَّذِينَ اتَّقَواْ وَّالَّذِينَ هُم مُّحْسِنُونَ ]
(126. And if you punish them, then punish them with the like of that with
which you were afflicted. But if you have patience with them, then it is better
for those who are patient.) (127. And be patient, and your patience will not be,
but by the help of Allah. And do not grieve over them, and do not be distressed
by their plots.) (128. Truly, Allah is with those who have Taqwa, and the doers
of good.)
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