Transliteration:( La'allaka baakhi'un nafsaka allaa yakoonoo mu'mineen )
3. In this there is an expression of the intensity being the beloved of Allah Almighty .In addition,mention is made of the Holy Prophet's intense kindness for the creation
The Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم is kind to the followers, and Allah Almighty is
kind to the Holy Prophet.
This means Oh My Beloved, Are you going to give up your life due to grief because they do not want to accept faith? Do not grieve at all! It should be remembered that until the Day of Judgement our Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم becomes grieved at our sinful deeds. Says Allah Almighty: "Heavy upon him is your suffering, he ardently desires your welfare" (S9: V128)
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2. The words bakhiun-nafsaka literally mean: You would kill yourself. The verse in fact describes the extreme anguish, anxiety and grief of the Prophet (peace be upon him) over the Makkan disbelievers’ ways of deviation, moral degradation, and obduracy and opposition to his message of reform. Sometimes it seemed as if his grief and mental suffering for their sake would cause his death. This state of the Prophet (peace be upon him) has been referred to at other places in the Quran as well, for instance in (Surah Al-Kahf, Ayat 6), thus: Well, O Muhammad, it may be that you will consume your life for their sake out of sorrow if they do not believe in this message. And in (Surah Al-Fatir, Ayat 8), thus: Let not your life be consumed in grief for their sake.
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