They dishonestly used to say...

They dishonestly used to say, Mohammad has forged a series of lies mingled with some fairy-tales of old and presents them as Message of Allah to Man, and instead of miracles as a proof of his prophethood! THOSE WHO CARRY THE LOADS OF OTHER PEOPLE TOO.

When a group of the learned Jews and some of the arrogant disbelievers were asked about the prophet and his Divine Book of inspiration; without reflecting upon the question or having a good back ground of that knowledge, some of the pagan Arabs too, repeated the same thing that the learned but spiteful Jews, unjustly said:ِ ``These QURA"NIC VERSES are nothing but fairy-tales of old!'' They arrogantly pretended that these were not something new to them.

In this, they not only deceived their own conscience, but they also misled others who felt some affections towards them. They even claimed that they could bring the like of it, if they wanted to; but more than fifteen centuries elapsed, and no one could bring even a chapter the like of it! In fact the ungodly men of power and wealth were not against the existing superstitious religion and their false gods.

They were against the truthful religion that challenged with their fancies and caprices; and which, endangered their material profits, their ranks, and their social privileges.

Such persons will have a two-fold punishment:ِ one for carrying the burden of their own sins, and the second for misleading other people:ِ [ 448 ] ``They will have to carry their own burden of sin completely in the Day of Doom, and also they have to carry some of the burden of those whom they mislead....'' True that no bearer of burden will bear the burden of another, but the sin of misleading other is the sin of the misleader himself.

The followers of the misleaders are also of two classes or two groups.... sometimes a group of people may deliberately and with awareness, follow an oppressor leader for a certain physical interest. In such a case they will have to carry their own burden of sin besides some load for their voluntarily obedience. But there might be a second group too, who are unaware and ignorant, and are seduced by the evil leaders to do some wrong.

Such followers may have a good faith and intention, and do that evil for the sake of God. In such cases too, the followers are not acquit of blame, and they still have to carry their own burden of sins. On the other hand the punishment of their leaders will be a two-fold one.