1 The Virtues of Surah Al-Ma'idah; When It was Revealed Surah to ...

Threatening to Replace the Believers With Another People if
They Revert from Islam
Allah emphasizes His mighty ability and states that whoever
reverts from supporting His religion and establishing His Law,
then Allah will replace them with whomever is better, mightier
and more righteous in Allah's religion and Law.
Allah said in other Ayat,
وَإِن تَتَوَل َّوْاْ‏ یَسْتَبْدِلْ‏ قَوْماً‏ غَيْرَآُمْ‏ ثُم َّ لاَ‏ یَكُونُواْ‏ أَمْثَلَكُم
And if you turn away, He will exchange you for some
other people and they will not be your likes. (47:38)
and,
أَلَمْ‏ تَرَ‏ أَن َّ الل َّهَ‏ خَلَقَ‏ الس َّمَوَتِ‏ وَالأَرْضَ‏
بِخَلْقٍ‏ جَدِیدٍ‏
وَمَا ذَلِكَ‏ عَلَى الل َّهِ‏ بِعَزِیزٍ‏
بِالْحق ِّ إِن یَشَأْ‏ یُذْهِبْكُمْ‏ وَیَأْ‏ ‏ِت
Do you not see that Allah has created the heavens and
the earth with truth If He will, He can remove you and
bring (in your place) a new creation! And for Allah that is
not hard or difficult. (14:19-20)
Verily this is not difficult or hard on Allah.
Allah said here,
یَا أَی ُّهَا ال َّذِینَ‏ آمَنُواْ‏ مَن یَرْتَد َّ مِنكُمْ‏ عَن دِینِهِ‏ ...
O you who believe! Whoever from among you turns back
from his religion...,
and turns back from the truth to falsehood, from
now until the commencement of the Last Hour.
فَسَوْفَ‏ یَأْتِي اللّهُ‏ بِقَوْمٍ‏ یُحِب ُّهُمْ‏ وَیُحِب ُّونَهُ‏ ...
Allah will bring a people whom He will love and they will
love Him;
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