As a matter of fact, man should always and in any condition, throughout his life rely on God, and make sure that the doors of hope and God's aid is always open to him, and that Allah will come to his help in proper time. But man should also know that putting trust in God, does not mean stopping strive and getting out of work, that God will help those who help themselves. Having trust in God, serves to increase man's stability and resistance in hardship and troubles.
It will induce patience in the soul of man, in difficulties and reasures him that he is not alone in the critical conditions. وَقَالَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لِرُسُلِهِمْ لَنُخْرِجَنَّكُمْ مِّنْ أَرْضِنَا أَوْ لَتَعُودُنَّ فِي مِلَّتِنَا فَأَوْحَى إِلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُمْ لَنُهْلِكَنَّ الظَّالِمِينَ(( 13 )) 13- AND THE UNBELIEVERS SAID TO THEIR MESSENGERS, WE WILL EXPEL YOU OUT OF OUR LAND, UNLESS YOU RETURN TO OUR CREED. THEN THEIR LORD INSPIRED TO THEM THAT, WE WILL DEFINITELY DESTROY THE OPPRESSORS.
[ 364 ] وَلَنُسْكِنَنَّكُمْ الاَْرْضَ مِنْ بَعْدِهِمْ ذَلِكَ لِمَنْ خَافَ مَقَامِي وَخَافَ وَعِيدِ (( 14 )) 14- AND WE WILL RESIDE YOU IN THE LAND AFTER THEM. THAT IS (THE REWARD) FOR HE WHO FEARS MY POSITION AND WHO FEARS MY THREAT. وَاسْتَفْتَحُوا وَخَابَ كُلُّ جَبَّار عَنِيد(( 15 )) 15- AND THEY ASKED (ALLAH) FOR VICTORY. AND EVERY STUBBORN TYRANT WAS DISAPPOINTED. مِّنْ وَرَائِهِ جَهَنَّمُ وَيُسْقَى مِنْ مَّاء صَدِيد (( 16 )) 16- HELL IS BEFORE HIM, AND HE IS GIVEN TO DRINK STINKING WATER.
يَتَجَرَّعُهُ وَلاَ يَكَادُ يُسِيغُهُ وَيَأْتِيهِ الْمَوْتُ مِنْ كُلِّ مَكَان وَمَا هُوَ بِمَيِّت وَمِنْ وَرَائِهِ عَذَابٌ غَلِيظٌ (( 17 )) 17- WHICH HE WILL SIP BUT CANNOT EASILY SWALLOW IT! AND DEATH ASSAILS HIM FROM EVERYWHERE AND YET HE DIES NOT, AND STILL A HARSH TORMENT AWAITS HIM. THE COMMENTARY THE FATE OF THE STUBBORN TYRANT (VERSE NO.
13 - 17) When the obstinate unbelievers knew their own weakness in thought and logic, they left reason and adhered to threat and force-majeure and relied upon their physical power. They said to their Messengers:ِ ``We will expel you out of our land, unless you RETURN to our creed of idolatry.'' The transgressors whose only belief were in materialism; thought [ 365 ] that threat and force can easily put down the righteous.
By this motive, they offered their Messengers two options:ِ either to be expelled from their home town by force, or conformity to their evil creed of idolatry.