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2122 To each People is sent Allah's Messenger or Teacher, to point out the right way. There may be one, or there may be
many. Such a Messenger (Rasul) will be a witness that Allah's Truth was preached to all peoples in express terms, in
addition to the Signs of Allah everywhere in nature. There will then be no room for excuses of any kind. Those who
rejected Allah after repeated warnings cannot reasonably ask for more respite, as they had every kind of respite
during their life of probation; nor can they now take refuge behind Allah's Grace, which they had repeatedly rejected.
A) That is, they will not be allowed to seek grace by repentance. Cf. xxx. 57, xlv. 35. (16.84)
DEALS GENTLY AND MERCY TO ALL:
3:159 - It is part of the Mercy of Allah that thou dost deal gently with them. Wert thou severe or
harsh-hearted they would have broken away from about thee; so pass over (their faults) and
ask for (Allah's) forgiveness for them; and consult them in affairs (of moment). Then when
thou hast taken a decision put thy trust in Allah. For Allah loves those who put their trust (in
Him). 471
471 The extremely gentle nature of Muhammad endeared him to all, and it is reckoned as one of the Mercies of Allah. One
of the Prophet's titles is "A Mercy to all Creation." At no time was this gentleness, this mercy, this long-suffering with
human weaknesses, more valuable than after a disaster like that at Uhud. It is a quality, which then, as always, bound
and binds the souls of countless men to him. (3.159)
21:107 We sent thee not but as a mercy for all creatures. 2762
2762 There is no question now of race or nation, of a "chosen people" or the "seed of Abraham"; or the "seed of David"; or
of Hindu Arya-varta; of Jew or Gentile, Arab or 'Ajam (non-Arab), Turk or Tajik, European or Asiatic, White or
Coloured; Aryan, Semitic, Mongolian, or African; or American, Australian, or Polynesian. To all men and creatures
other than men who have any spiritual responsibility, the principles universally apply. (21.107)
AS A FAVOUR TO THE BELIEVERS:
3:164 - Allah did confer a great favor on the believers when He sent among them an Apostle from
among themselves rehearsing unto them the Signs of Allah sanctifying them and instructing
them in Scripture and Wisdom while before that they had been in manifest error. 473
2:151 - A similar (favor have ye already received) in that We have sent among you an Apostle of
your own rehearsing to you Our signs and sanctifying you and instructing you in Scripture and
wisdom and in new Knowledge. 155
155 This verse should be read with ii. 150., of which the sentence is here completed. The argument is that in the grant of
the Ka'ba Qibla, God was perfecting religion and fulfilling the prayer for the future made by Abraham. That prayer was
threefold: (1) That Mecca should be made a sacred Sanctuary (ii. 126); (2) that a truly believing (Muslim) nation
should be raised, with places of devotion there (ii 128); and (3) that an Apostle should be sent among the Arabs with
certain qualities (ii. 129), which are set out there and again repeated here to complete the argument. (2.151)
33:21 - Ye have indeed in the Apostle of Allah a beautiful pattern of (conduct) for anyone whose
hope is in Allah and the Final Day and who engages much in the praise of Allah. 36943695
3694 We now have the psychology of the Believers,-God-fearing men, led by that pattern of men and of leaders,
Muhammad Al-Mustafa. (33.21)
3695 Cf. xxvi. 227: see especially the last clause of that verse in a Makkan Sura, which was amply fulfilled in Madinah.
(33.21)
TO OBEY HIM:
4:64 - We sent not an Apostle but to be obeyed in accordance with the will of Allah. If they had only
when they were unjust to themselves come unto thee and asked Allah's forgiveness and the
Apostle had asked forgiveness for them they would have found Allah indeed Oft-Returning
most Merciful.
4:69 - All who obey Allah and the Apostle are in the company of those on whom is the Grace of
Allah of the Prophets (who teach) the sincere (lovers of truth) the witnesses (who testify) and
the righteous (who do good): ah! what a beautiful fellowship! 586
586 A passage of the deepest devotional meaning. Even the humblest man who accepts Faith and does good becomes
an accepted member of a great and beautiful company in the Hereafter. It is a company which lives perpetually in the
sunshine of God's Grace. (This passage partly illustrates Q. i. 5). It is a glorious hierarchy, of which four grades are
specified: (1) The highest is that of the Prophets or Apostles, who get plenary inspiration from God, and who teach
mankind by example and precept. That rank in Islam is held by Muhammand Al-Mustafa. (2) The next are those
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