Saheeh Seerah Al Albaanee English

Chapter 31: Some of the objections which the Mushriks of Makkah
raised against the Prophet ‏,ﷺ and their arrogance in persistently
asking him ﷺ to provide a number of Signs and miracles, not for
seeking guidance and rectitude but out of intransigence
For this reason many of their demands or the things they had wished for were rejected
and not fulfilled, because Allaah تعاىل knew that even if their wishes were fulfilled, and
they had seen what they wanted, they would have still obstinately persisted in their
transgression and misguidance, wandering blindly.
Allaah تعاىل said:
‏﴿وَأَق سَم واُبِاللَّهُُِجَه دَُُأَْي ‏َاِنِِم ‏ُُلَئِنُجَاءَت ه م ‏ُُآيَةُُلَّي ؤ مِن نَُُِّبَِاُُۖق ل ‏ُُإَِّنََّاُاْل يَات ‏ُُعِندَُُاللَّهُُُِۖوَمَاُي ش عِرك م ُ ُ
أَنَّهَا ‏ُإِذَاُجَاءَت ‏ُُّلَُُي ؤ مِن ونَُُ*ُوَن قَلِّب ‏ُُأَف ئِدَتَه م ‏ُُوَأَب صَارَه م ‏ُُكَمَاُلَُُي ؤ مِن واُبِهُُِأَوَّلَُُمَرَّةُُوَنَذَرُه م ‏ُُفِ‏ ‏ُُط غ يَاِنِِم ُُ
يَع مَه ونَُُ*ُوَلَو ‏ُُأَنَّنَاُنَزَّل نَاُإِلَي هِمُُال مَالَ‏ ئِكَةَُُوَكَلَّمَه مُُال مَو تَىُُوَحَشَر نَاُعَلَي هِم ‏ُُك لَُُّشَيءُُق ب ال ‏ُُمَّاُكَان واُلِي ؤ مِن واُ‏
إِّلَُُّ‏ أَن ‏ُيَشَاءَُُاللَّهُُوَلَىكِنَُُّأَك ثَرَه م ‏ُُيَ‏ هَل ونَُ﴾‏
{And they swear their strongest oaths by Allaah, that if there came to them a sign,
they would surely believe therein. Say: “Signs are but with Allaah and what will make
you (Muslims) perceive that (even) if it (the sign) came, they will not believe?” And
We shall turn their hearts and their eyes away (from guidance), as they refused to
believe therein for the first time, and We shall leave them in their trespass to wander
blindly. And even if We had sent down unto them angels, and the dead had spoken
unto them, and We had gathered together all things before their very eyes, they
would not have believed, unless Allaah willed, but most of them behave ignorantly.}
[Surah al-An`aam (6): 109-111] 209
209 [TN: In his Tafseer, Ibn Katheer رمحهُاهلل mentioned a very good point regarding the Companions of the Prophet
mentions about some of the favors He did تعاىل how they believed in him without asking for a miracle. Allaah ‏,ﷺ
‏:تعاىل for the Children of Israa’eel but how they still rebelled against Him
{And We shaded you (O Children of Israa'eel) with clouds and sent down on you al-Manna and al-Salwa,
(saying): “Eat of the good lawful things We have provided for you,” (but they rebelled). And they did not wrong
Us but they wronged themselves.} [Surah al-Baqarah (2): 57]
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