It was out of their vile disposition that they expected some...

It was out of their vile disposition that they expected some ailment or another affliction fall upon the Noble Prophet (S) such that he may cease his Prophetic Call and receiving Divine Revelation of the inimitable Qur’anic Verses and thereby people may not follow him through converting to the Islamic faith. Surah al-Tur - Verses 31-32 قُلْ تَرَبَّصُوا فَإِنِّي مَعَكُم مِّنَ الْمُتَرَبِّصِينَ أمْ تَأمُرُهُمْ أحْلَآمُهُم بِهَذَا أمْ هُمْ قَوْمٌ طَاغُونَ 31. Say [O Muhammad SAW unto them]: “Wait!

I am with you among the waiters! [You await my death and I await triumph over you.]” 32. Do their minds command them this [to attribute such baseless accusations to the Noble Prophet (S)] or are they people transgressing bounds?

The twain blessed Verses are addressed to the Noble Prophet (S) saying unto him that reply to disbelievers by asking them to await some blight or affliction like death fall upon him and he will await that death or torment fall into their share thus they may know that who has lost his mind and commits vices. The blessed Verse 32 addresses the chiefs of the Quraysh who imagined that they were people of reason and intelligence.

It also addresses those who regard themselves as reasonable and knowledgeable inquiring whether their reason and intelligence bid them to deny the Truth, whereas such denial stands against reason. The point is that they are rebellious and disobedient and their reason follows their concupiscent desires. Surah al-Tur - Verses 33-34 أمْ يَقُولُونَ تَقَوَّلَهُ بَل لَآ يُؤْمِنُونَ فَلْيَأتُوا بِحَدِيثٍ مِّثْلِهِ إِن كَانُوا صَادِقِينَ 33.

Or do they say: “He has forged it [the Holy Qur’an and has attributed it to God Almighty]?” Nay! [There is no such thing but the fact is that it is through their disobedience and envy that] They believe not! 34. Then if you speak the truth, produce a word like unto it.

Like other blessed Verses, these two Verses also treat of the Truth and Inimitability of the Holy Qur’an by saying that if they imagine that he has forged Qur’anic Verses, they are Arabs like him and as the Holy Qur’an says Qur’anic Verses are revealed in eloquent Arabic, they may make attempts at producing the like. The point is that they fail to convert because of their vile disposition of mind.

Surah al-Tur - Verses 35-36 أمْ خُلِقُوا مِنْ غَيْرِ شَيْءٍ أمْ هُمُ الْخَالِقُونَ أمْ خَلَقُوا السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأرْضَ بَل لَآ يُوقِنُونَ 35. Were they created out of nothing? Or were they themselves the creators? 36.

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