Since He knows that the Prophet ( s )...
Since He knows that the Prophet ( s ), who is the embodiment of divine mercy and compassion, is worrying about the people who refuse to accept Islam, the path of truth, and obey God, as a result of which they will taste chastisement in hell, God consoles him—Why are you endangering your life out of grief and sorrow for the people’s refusal to embrace the faith? We ordained Islam for the people to accept it out of their own freewill and volition.
Had We only wished, We could have guided all the people: ﴿وَلَوْ شَاءَ رَبُّكَ لآمَنَ مَن فِي الأَرْضِ كُلُّهُمْ جَمِيعًا أَفَأَنتَ تُكْرِهُ النَّاسَ حَتَّى يَكُونُوا مُؤْمِنِينَ﴾ “And had your Lord wished, all those who are on earth would have believed. Would you then force people until they become faithful?” [^10] God’s purpose in sending down the apostles ( ‘a ) is to guide the people in recognizing the truth and the path of salvation.
They have to accept the religion of truth out of their own freewill, and God does not…
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