قُلۡ أَرَءَيۡتُمۡ إِن كَانَ مِنۡ عِندِ ٱللَّهِ وَكَفَرۡتُم بِهِۦ وَشَهِدَ شَاهِدٞ مِّنۢ بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَـٰٓءِيلَ عَلَىٰ مِثۡلِهِۦ فَـَٔامَنَ وَٱسۡتَكۡبَرۡتُمۡۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَهۡدِي ٱلۡقَوۡمَ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ
Say, "Have you considered: if the Qur'an was from Allah, and you disbelieved in it while a witness from the Children of Israel has testified to something similar and believed while you were arrogant...?" Indeed, Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people
The Makkan polytheists regarded the Jews, whom they often met on trading expeditions, as a community of prophets and therefore very learned in religious disciplines. When the Prophet Muhammad had become a controversial personality in Makkah, a number of these polytheists made enquiries of certain Jews about him. In the meantime a Jewish scholar told them that, according to their books, a prophet was due to appear in those parts, and that he (Muhammad) might be that very prophet. Evidently, this Jew had indirectly accepted the prophethood of Muhammad. The events of history had already proved that God’s messengers do appear along with God’s books. It was written in ancient divine scriptures that such a messenger was due to appear among the Ishmaelites. In the life and sayings of the Prophet of God, all those signs were clearly found that signalled prophethood. In the face of such signs and portents, those who denied the prophethood of the Prophet Muhammad were not doing so on any rational grounds, but simply because, by accepting one who had hitherto been an ordinary individual in their eyes as the prophet of God, they would be damaging their own high position. Those who are more concerned with their own pride and prestige than with the Truth, will always be led in the wrong direction by their warped mindset.
ابتداء ً جو لوگ رسول الله صلي الله عليه وسلم كے ساتھی بنے ان ميں كئي ایسے لوگ تھے جو غريب اور غلام طبقه سے تعلق ركھتے تھے۔ مثلاً بلال ، عمار ، صهيب ، خباب ، وغيره۔ اسي كے ساتھ آپ پر ايمان لانے والوں ميں وه لوگ بھي تھے جو عرب كے معزز خاندانوں سے تعلق ركھتے تھے۔ مثلاً ابو بكر بن أبي قحافه ،عثمان بن عفان، علي ابن ابي طالب، وغيره۔مگر آپ كے مخالفين صرف پهلي قسم كے لوگوں كا ذكر كرتے تھے، وه دوسري قسم كے لوگوں كا ذكر نهيں كرتے تھے۔ اس كي وجه يه هے كه آدمي كو جب كسي سے ضد هوجاتي هے تو وه اس كے بارے ميں يك رخا هوجاتا هے۔ وه اس كے اچھے پهلوؤں كو نظر انداز كرديتا هے اور صرف انھيں پهلوؤں كا ذكر كرتا هے جس كے ذريعه اسے اس كي تحقير كا موقع ملتا هو۔
اسي طرح يه ايك واقعه تھا كه رسول الله صلي الله عليه وسلم كي دعوت وهي تھي جو پچھلے تمام پيغمبروں كي دعوت تھي۔ آپ ايك ابدي صداقت كو لے كر آئے تھے۔اس واقعه كو آپ كے مخالفين ان لفظوں ميں بھي بيان كرسكتے تھے كه ’’يه ايك بهت پرانا سچ هے‘‘۔ مگر انھوں نے يه كهه ديا كه ’’يه ايك بهت پرانا جھوٹ هے‘‘۔ ناانصافي كي يه قسم قديم زمانه كے انسانوں ميں بھي پائي جاتي تھي اور آج بھي وه پوري طرح لوگوںكے اندر پائي جارهي هے۔
Maulana does not cite this verse in the lectures indexed so far. The verses of this surah Maulana does cite →