Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
Surah Ya-Sin
Surah 36 · Ya-Sin · verse 17 of 83

Quran 36:17 · Ya-Sin

وَمَا عَلَيۡنَآ إِلَّا ٱلۡبَلَٰغُ ٱلۡمُبِينُ

And we are not responsible except for clear notification

Translation: Sahih International
Maulana’s commentary · Tazkirul Quran

The township referred to in these verses was perhaps a settlement in Egypt where two prophets, Moses and Aaron were sent to admonish the people. But they rejected both of them. Then, a third person from amongst their own community came forth to support the Prophets, but this angered His fellow-men so much that they threatened to stone him, if he did not stop. At all times, the bitterest pill for a man to swallow is the piece of advice which is not to his liking. He flares up as soon as he hears it. Consequently, he cannot consider it with a balanced mind and does not assess it in the light of reason. Swayed by obstinacy and hatred, he goes on saying irrelevant things against it. Making assessments in the light of reason is to remain within reasonable limits but irrational opposition amounts to transgressing those limits.

Maulana Wahiduddin Khan, Tazkirul Quran

Maulana explains this verse in 4 lectures2007 to 2012

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