Whoever thinks that Allah will not help His Prophet in this world and the Hereafter, let them stretch out a rope to the ceiling and strangle themselves, then let them see if this plan will do away with ˹the cause of˺ their rage.1
When Prophet Muhammad called upon the people to embrace the Truth, those who had constructed their lives upon falsehood became his adversaries. Opposition to his message continued to escalate, reaching a critical juncture where it seemed that the advocates of falsehood would triumph over the champions of Truth. In the face of these dire circumstances, certain Muslims began to question why God, if He truly supported the Truth, did not visibly aid ...
Allah ﷻ tells us that if someone is bothered with the fact that Allah ﷻ is aiding His beloved prophet ﷺ then they might as well kill themselves and see if that helps them deal with their anger.
Sometimes we deal with Allah ﷻ as if He ﷻ is a mentor/teacher/leader on this horizontal plane. We subtly think of Allah ﷻ as if He ﷻ is constrained by the world around us - His ﷻ creation. Of course when I say this outl...
There a stark change in direction from previous verses speaking of those who are doomed to reminding us of the resting place of those who have iman AND inclined toward/do good deeds (an essential combination). I'm always struck by the love that Allah has for the prophet (SAW) when he defends His beloved messenger so vehmently in verses such as verse 15. Verse 17 reminds me of a confidence believers are given which can relate back to the adab of d...