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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books An Enlightening Commentary into the Light of the Holy Qur'an vol. 7 Section 5: Every People Had an Apostle from Allah Surah Yunus – Verse 41 وَإِن كَذَّبُوكَ فَقُل لِي عَمَلِي وَلَكُمْ عَمَلُكُمْ أَنتُم بَرِيئُونَ مِمَّآ أَعْمَلُ وَأَنَاْ بَريءٌ مِمَّا تَعْمَلُونَ 41. “And if they belie you, say: ‘For me is my work and for you is your work.

You are quit of what I do, and I am quit of what you do’.” A leader must prepare himself for a party of the people to oppose him, and he must not feel defeated when he is confronted the rejecters because he will benefit from the guidance he provides them under every circumstance. Opponents also will meet their fate, resulting from their rejection and obstinacy. The winner in this scene will be the one who provides guidance.

The verse says: “And if they belie you, say: ‘For me is my work and for you is your work...” Incidentally, Islam is the religion of reason and ethics; it is not a religion of reconciliation with the idolaters. Were they not to answer the call of Allah (s.w.t.), you should express your abhorrence towards their ideas and behaviour.

The verse continues saying: “…You are quit of what I do, and I am quit of what you do’.” Surah Yunus – Verse 42 وَمِنْهُم مَن يَسْتَمِعُونَ إِلَيْكَ أَفَاَنتَ تُسْمِعُ الصُّمَّ وَلَوْ كَانُوا لا يَعْقِلُونَ 42.

“And (when you recite the Qur’an) some of them (pretend to) listen to you, but can you make the deaf to hear, even though they are without understanding?” The Qur’an addresses the Prophet (S) and implies that when you are reading the Qur’an and teaching the Divine commandments, there are some people who listen to you but do not accept what you have to say and do not reflect upon them.

And there are some people who look toward you and take your guidance, contemplating and paying more attention to the symbols of your appointment to prophecy, yet they do not testify them. The verse says: “And (when you recite the Qur’an) some of them (pretend to) listen to you...” Then the verse implies whether he is able to make himself be heard when he as faced with those who are deaf, especially, when in addition to being deaf reason does not prevail.

For a deaf wise man may sometimes pay attention to reasoning. The verse continues saying: “…but can you make the deaf to hear, even though they are without understanding?” Surah Yunus – Verse 43 وَمِنْهُم مَن يَنظُرُ إِلَيْكَ أَفَاَنتَ تَهْدِي الْعُميَ وَلَوْ كَانُوا لا يُبْصِرُونَ 43.

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