Refutation of Their Accusation that the Prophet was Insane
Allah says: `Say, O Muhammad, to these disbelievers who claim that you are
crazy,'
[إِنَّمَآ أَعِظُكُمْ
بِوَحِدَةٍ]
I exhort you to one (thing) only, meaning, I am only telling you to one thing,
and that is:
[أَن تَقُومُواْ لِلَّهِ
مَثْنَى وَفُرَادَى ثُمَّ تَتَفَكَّرُواْ مَا بِصَـحِبِكُمْ مِّن جِنَّةٍ]
that you stand up for Alla0h s sake in pairs and singly, and reflect, there is
no madness in your companion. meaning, `stand sincerely before Allah, without
being influenced by your own desires or tribal feelings, and ask one another,
is Muhammad crazy Advise one another,'
[ثُمَّ تَتَفَكَّرُواْ]
and reflect means, let each person look within himself concerning the matter of
Muhلammad , and ask other people about him if he is still confused, then let
him think about the matter. Alla0h says:
[أَن تَقُومُواْ لِلَّهِ
مَثْنَى وَفُرَادَى ثُمَّ تَتَفَكَّرُواْ مَا بِصَـحِبِكُمْ مِّن جِنَّةٍ]
(that you stand up for Allah's sake in pairs and singly, and reflect, there is
no madness in your companion.) This meaning was stated by Mujahid, Muhammad bin
Ka`b, As-Suddi, Qatadah and others. This is what is meant by the Ayah.
[إِنْ هُوَ إِلاَّ
نَذِيرٌ لَّكُمْ بَيْنَ يَدَىْ عَذَابٍ شَدِيدٍ]
(He is only a warner to you in face of a severe torment.) Al-Bukhari recorded
that Ibn `Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, commented on this Ayah: "One
day, the Prophet climbed up As-Safa' and shouted,
«يَا صَبَاحَاه»
(O people!) The Quraysh gathered around him, and said, `What is the matter with
you' He said,
«أَرَأَيْتُمْ لَوْ
أَخْبَرْتُكُمْ أَنَّ الْعَدُوَّ يُصَبِّحُكُمْ أَوْ يُمَسِّيكُمْ أَمَا كُنْتُمْ
تُصَدِّقُونِّي»
(What do you think If I told you that the enemy were approaching and will reach
us in the morning or in the evening, would you believe me) They said, `Of
course.' He said:
«فَإِنِّي نَذِيرٌ
لَكُمْ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ عَذَابٍ شَدِيد»
(I am a warner to you in the face of a severe punishment.) Abu Lahab said, `May
you perish! You have called us together only to tell us this' Then Allah
revealed:
[تَبَّتْ يَدَآ أَبِى
لَهَبٍ وَتَبَّ ]
(Perish the two hands of Abu Lahab and perish he!) (111:1) We have already
discussed this in our Tafsir of the Ayah:
[وَأَنذِرْ عَشِيرَتَكَ
الاٌّقْرَبِينَ ]
(And warn your tribe of near kindred) (26:214).
[قُلْ مَا سَأَلْتُكُم
مِّن أَجْرٍ فَهُوَ لَكُمْ إِنْ أَجْرِىَ إِلاَّ عَلَى اللَّهِ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ
شَىْءٍ شَهِيدٍ - قُلْ إِنَّ رَبِّى يَقْذِفُ بِالْحَقِّ عَلَّـمُ الْغُيُوبِ -
قُلْ جَآءَ الْحَقُّ وَمَا يُبْدِىءُ الْبَـطِلُ وَمَا يُعِيدُ - قُلْ إِن
ضَلَلْتُ فَإِنَّمَآ أَضِلُّ عَلَى نَفْسِى وَإِنِ اهْتَدَيْتُ فَبِمَا يُوحِى
إِلَىَّ رَبِّى إِنَّهُ سَمِيعٌ قَرِيبٌ ]
(47. Say: "Whatever wage I might have asked of you is yours. My wage is from
Allah only, and He is a Witness over all things.'') (48. Say: "Verily, my Lord
sends down the truth, the All-Knower of the Unseen.'') (49. Say: "The truth has
come, and the falsehood can neither create anything nor resurrect.'') (50. Say:
"If (even) I go astray, I shall stray only to my own loss. But if I remain
guided, it is because of the Revelation of my Lord to me. Truly, He is
All-Hearer, Ever Near.'')
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