Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
Surah At-Tur
Surah 52 · At-Tur · verse 42 of 49

Quran 52:42 · At-Tur

أَمۡ يُرِيدُونَ كَيۡدٗاۖ فَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ هُمُ ٱلۡمَكِيدُونَ

Or do they intend a plan? But those who disbelieve - they are the object of a plan

Translation: Sahih International
Maulana’s commentary · Tazkirul Quran

The addressees of a preacher invariably exist on the level of materialism. In view of this, if they have the feeling that the preacher of Truth wants to take some material thing from them, they immediately shy away from him. That is why a preacher of Truth never allows any material demand to crop up between his addressees and himself. To the very end, he maintains an atmosphere of selflessness between his addressees and himself. In so doing he may have to bear some material loss. When a preacher proves his seriousness to this extent with regard to his call for Truth, he then becomes entitled to God’s help, so much so that the unbelievers find all their tricks and devices recoiling on them, rendering them unsuccessful in gaining the upper hand.

Maulana Wahiduddin Khan, Tazkirul Quran

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