Fact of History

Qur’aanic Verse 28:86:

Transliteration:

86. Wama kunta tarjoo an yulqa ilayka alkitabu illa rahmatan min rabbika fala takoonanna thaheeran lilkafireena

Translation:

86. And you did not expect the Book to be thrown at you, but as a mercy from your Lord. So lend no support to the suppressors of the Truth.¹⁴

Study Note:

14. The Prophet is reassured here that the Qur’aan was not being just thrown at him, but it carries with it Mercy from the Lord. So he should not be scared of and yield to the persecution perpetrated by his opponents. Allah will help him out. And Allah did help him out! Slowly, but steadily, the Prophet got the upper hand over his opponents after his migration to Medina. Muslims of today should learn a lesson fromthis fact of history. They should not abandon the Qur’aan as they indeed have done and are therefore presently in the doldrums. Allah has withdrawn His Hand of Mercy from them. They should revert back to the Qu’aan to take them out of the doldrums. The divine exhortation to the Prophet in this Verse here continues in Verse 87 below.