THE FATE OF THE STUBBORN TYRANT (VERSES NO. 13 - 17)

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Verse 18Verses 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 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.

      Here the phrase, ``RETURN TO OUR CREED'' does not mean that the prophets, previous to their prophetic mission were idolaters. They were always against idolatry, but they had no authority to act and to preach against them when they were not God's Messengers. So they were silent. Now the idolaters wanted them to accept their creed or at least to keep quiet, and leave people alone with their idols.

      God's reaction against the threat of the heathens was that, He inspired to His Messengers:ِ ``We will definitely destroy the oppressors.'' This was because it is in the general plan of Allah that, the good will at last inherit the earth and the evil shall be blotted out.

      When the prophets were wearied, and their patience and tolerance were entirely exhausted, they prayed to their Lord God for a victory over the stubborn tyrants and obstinate transgressors. Soon their prayer was answered, and their stubborn opposition were frustrated and disappointed in their hastility. They vanguished in disgrace and Hell became their permanent abode, in which instead of clean and crystalline cold water, they were given to drink stinking water, which they sipped, but could not easily swallow. There in the Hell, even the door of escape by annihilation is closed to them.

 

 

 

 

 

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