Transliteration:( Wa zakkir fa innaz zikraa tanfa'ul mu'mineen )
4. Reason for its Revelation:
When command, in the previous verse, was given to the Noble Companions were saddened. They thought that now revelation could be discontinued, but rather Divine punishment would descend upon the infidels, because Allah Almighty has asked His Beloved صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم to show indifference. Prophet to the infidels and shun away from them. In response, this verse was revealed.
65. From this, emerge two issues:
1. Propagational work should not be stopped under any circumstance.
2. Sermons and counselling are beneficial for the heavens only, or for those who are destined to accept faith. Seeds do not grow in every soil.
The tafsir of Surah Ad-Dhariyat verse 55 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Dhariyat ayat 52 which provides the complete commentary from verse 52 through 60.
52. The Prophet (peace be upon him) has not been addressed here to be taught this method because, God forbid, in his preaching he unnecessarily pursued the people and Allah wanted to stop him from this fact, the real reason for stating this method is that when a preacher of the truth has done his best to make the people understand his message in a rational way and then seeing the signs of stubbornness in them withdraws from them, the people inveigh against him and start accusing him of indifference and inattention whereas, they, as they say, want to discuss things in order to understand his message. The fact, however, is that they do not intend to understand anything but only to involve the preacher in disputation and waste his time. Therefore, Allah Himself said in clear words: Turn away from them, you are not at all to blame for showing any indifference towards them. After this nobody could blame the Prophet (peace be upon him) that, according to the Book that he had brought, he had been appointed to make them understand his religion, then why he did not answer their objections.
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