5. The surah goes on to list more objections and allegations made by the unbelievers. " And those who look not for a meeting with Us say: Why are angels not sent down unto us and (Why) do we not see our Lord? Assuredly they think too highly of themselves and are scornful with great pride. (21) On the day when they behold the angels, on that day there will be no good tidings for the guilty; and they will cry: A forbidding ban! "(22)
This will be the kind of reception they will be accorded. They will not be welcome, and whatever they might have done during their lifetime in this world will be thrown to the wind. It is curious to note that the objections put forward by the Arabs of Makkah were the same as those expressed by earlier communities who rejected previous prophets and messengers.
6. The next objection is: " And those who disbelieve say: 'Why is the Qur'an not revealed unto him all at once?' "[32], the answer to which is: " (It is revealed) thus that We may strengthen thy heart therewith; and We have arranged it in right order ' " (32).
In other words, the Qur'an was deliberately revealed over a period of time and on specifically selected occasions for a deeper impact on Muhammad and his followers, and for better results. It is a misconception that this was unique to the Qur'an. The Old and New Testaments were also collated and written over several years, indeed centuries.
7. The objections continue: "And when they see thee (O Muhammad) they treat thee only as a jest (saying): Is this he whom Allah sendeth as a messenger? (41) He would have led us far away from our gods if we had not been staunch to them. They will know, when they behold the doom, who is more astray as to the road " (42).
" A Thematic Commentary On The Qur'an "
Shaykh Muhammad al-Ghazali
Reflection and commentary by Mufti Ameen Aziz,
ayat 11 - ayat 16
ayat 17 - ayat 20
ayat 21 - ayat 23
Ayat 23 to ayat 26: Shaykh Ameen Aziz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZsgnNIpT1k
Reflection from Ustaz Nouman Ali Khan
ayat 26 to 31:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vE4XM7Evt0A
Ayat 35 to ayat 40 : Shaykh Ameen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9ZgU2SzMCg
Ayat 41 to Ayat 44 : Shaykh Ameen Aziz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0OgzVGXAIU
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