وَكَذَٰلِكَ
جَعَلۡنَا
لِكُلِّ
نَبِيٍّ
عَدُوّٗا
مِّنَ
ٱلۡمُجۡرِمِينَۗ
وَكَفَىٰ
بِرَبِّكَ
هَادِيٗا
وَنَصِيرٗا
٣١
Even so have We appointed unto every prophet an opponent from among the guilty; but Allah sufficeth for a Guide and Helper.
— M. Pickthall
And thus have We made for every prophet an enemy from among the criminals. But sufficient is your Lord as a guide and a helper.
— Saheeh International
Thus have We made for every prophet an enemy among the sinners: but enough is thy Lord to guide and to help.
— A. Yusuf Ali
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
The Messenger will complain against His Opponents
Allah tells how His Messenger and Prophet Muhammad ﷺ will say: "O my Lord! Verily, my people deserted this Qur'an." The idolators would not listen to the Qur'an, as Allah says:
وَقَالَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ لاَ تَسْمَعُواْ لِهَذَا الْقُرْءَانِ وَالْغَوْا
…The Messenger will complain against His Opponents
Allah tells how His Messenger and Prophet Muhammad ﷺ will say: "O my Lord! Verily, my people deserted
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