Allah, the Exalted, says,
[قُلْ]
(Say) This means, "O Muhammad, say to these people who are associating
partners with their Lord, while claiming to follow the truth, that they are
really following falsehood.''
[مَن كَانَ فِى
الضَّلَـلَةِ]
(whoever is in error) This means, `be they from us or from you.'
[فَلْيَمْدُدْ لَهُ
الرَّحْمَـنُ مَدّاً]
(the Most Gracious will extend [circumstances] for him.) This means that the
Most Beneficent will give him respite in that which he is in, until he meets his
Lord and his appointed time will have arrived.
[حَتَّى إِذَا
رَأَوْاْ مَا يُوعَدُونَ إِمَّا العَذَابَ]
(until, when they see that which they were promised, either the torment) that
will strike him,
[وَإِمَّا
السَّاعَةَ]
(or the Hour) that will come suddenly,
[فَسَيَعْلَمُونَ]
(they will come to know) at that time,
[مَنْ هُوَ شَرٌّ
مَّكَاناً وَأَضْعَفُ جُنداً]
(who is worst in position, and who is weaker in forces.) This is in
refutation of thier argument about their nice dwellings and splendid places of
gathering. This is a challenge against the idolators who claim that they were
following guidance in what they were doing. This is similar to the challenge
that Allah mentions about the Jews when He says,
[يأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ
هَادُواْ إِن زَعمْتُمْ أَنَّكُمْ أَوْلِيَآءُ لِلَّهِ مِن دُونِ النَّاسِ
فَتَمَنَّوُاْ الْمَوْتَ إِن كُنتُمْ صَـدِقِينَ]
(O you Jews! If you pretend that you are friends of Allah, to the exclusion
of (all) other people, then long for death if you are truthful.) [62:6] Meaning,
`Supplicate for death to come to those who are following falsehood among us if
you truly claim to be upon the truth. If you are true, then this supplication
will not harm you.' But they refused to do so. An extensive discussion of this
has already preceded in Surat Al-Baqarah, and to Allah is the praise. Likewise,
Allah mentioned the challenge that was given to the Christians in Surah Al
`Imran, when they were persistent in their disbelief and continued in their
transgression. They refused to give up their exaggerating claim that `Isa was
the son of Allah. Therefore, Allah mentioned His arguments and proofs against
the worship of `Isa, and that he was merely a creature like Adam. After this,
Allah said,
[فَمَنْ حَآجَّكَ
فِيهِ مِن بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَكَ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ فَقُلْ تَعَالَوْاْ نَدْعُ
أَبْنَآءَنَا وَأَبْنَآءَكُمْ وَنِسَآءَنَا وَنِسَآءَكُمْ وَأَنفُسَنَا
وأَنفُسَكُمْ ثُمَّ نَبْتَهِلْ فَنَجْعَل لَّعْنَتُ اللَّهِ عَلَى الْكَـذِبِينَ
]
(Then whoever disputes with you about him after (all this) knowledge that has
come to you, say: "Come, let us call our sons and your sons, our women and your
women, ourselves and yourselves - then we pray and invoke (sincerely) the curse
of Allah upon those who lie.'') [3:61] However, they (the Christians) also
retreated from this challenge.
[وَيَزِيدُ اللَّهُ
الَّذِينَ اهْتَدَواْ هُدًى وَالْبَـِّقِيَـتُ الصَّـلِحَـتُ خَيْرٌ عِندَ رَبِّكَ
ثَوَاباً وَخَيْرٌ مَّرَدّاً ]
(76. And Allah increases in guidance those who walk aright. And the righteous
good deeds that last are better with your Lord for reward and better for
resort.)
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