Allah never commands upon returning to infidelity and paganism.

Allah never commands upon returning to infidelity and paganism. He who returns from His command, surely the amount of his deed is so little that the one regrets from his action, while Allah is not like that and He never reviews the religion. The verse says: “We should have forged a lie against Allah if we returned into your creed after Allah delivered us from it…” The Qur’ānic term /fath/ and /fātih/, in these aspects, mean: ‘judgement and arbitration’.

The final word is said by Allah, in order that they might be delivered from this blind, and the path be paved. Therefore, opposite to the evil suggestions of the enemies, we must trust on Allah and show our conclusiveness. Never a believer is ready to collude on his beliefs, and he never returns from the Truth. Turing back and retrogression is forbidden for a true Muslims.

The verse says: “…It is not for us to return into it, unless Allah, our Lord, (so) will…” It is for this reason that we must submit the command of Allah and obey it. Do not forget to observe discipline and courtesy in speech. Instead of curse, invoke Allah the just arbitration. “…Our Lord comprehends all things in His knowledge. In Allah we have put our trust. Our Lord!

Decide between us and our people with truth…” In supplication, the relationship between the demand and the Divine Names should be considered. We are in need of triumph and, therefore, we call Him saying: “…and You are the best of deciders.” Surah al-‘Araf , Verses 90-91 وَقَالَ الْمَلأُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا مِنْ قَوْمِهِ لَئِنْ اتَّبَعْتُمْ شُعَيْباً إِنَّكُمْ إِذاً لَخَاسِرُونَ فَاَخَذَتْهُمُ الرَّجْفَةُ فَاَصْبَحُوا فِي دَارِهِمْ جَاثِمِينَ 90 ***.

“And the chiefs of those who disbelied from among his people said: ‘If you follow Shu‘ayb, you will indeed be losers’.”*** 91 ***. “Then the earthquake seized them, so they became motionless bodies in their dwellings.”*** In this verse, the term /rajfah/ (earthquake) has been used for the punishment of those people, while in Surah Hūd, No. 11, verse 94 the word /sayhah/ (rumbling) has been applied, and in Surah Ash-Shu‘arā, No.

26, verse 189 the phrase “…the punishment of the day of cloud…” , which is a covering produced by an annihilating cloud, is mentioned as their torment. This shows that the earthquake of their chastisement had been accompanied with rumbling and an annihilating dark cloud. The Arabic term /jāθm/is derived from /jaθm/ which means: to sit upon the knee and to stay in one place.

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