سُوْرَةُ الْمُؤْمِنُوْنَ
Surah Al-Muminoon (23) — Ayah 70
أَمْ يَقُولُونَ بِهِۦ جِنَّةٌۢ ۚ بَلْ جَآءَهُم بِٱلْحَقِّ وَأَكْثَرُهُمْ لِلْحَقِّ كَـٰرِهُونَ ﴿70﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Or say they: There is madness in him? Nay, but he brought them the truth [i.e. Tauhîd: Worshipping Allâh Alone in all aspects, the Qur’ân and the religion of Islâm], but most of them (the disbelievers) are averse to the truth.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَمْ
am
Or
يَقُولُونَ
yaqūlūna
they say
بِهِۦ
bihi
In him
جِنَّةٌۢ ۚ
jinnatun
(is) madness
بَلْ
bal
Nay
جَآءَهُم
jāahum
he brought them
بِٱلْحَقِّ
bil-ḥaqi
the truth
وَأَكْثَرُهُمْ
wa-aktharuhum
but most of them
لِلْحَقِّ
lil'ḥaqqi
to the truth
كَـٰرِهُونَ
kārihūna
(are) averse
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70. Or do they say, "He is possessed" [70]? Rather, he has brought them the truth, but most of them [71] dislike the truth.
[70] A third possible reason for denial is that these people, considering their Messenger to be insane, do not regard his words as worthy of attention. Even if they call him insane, their hearts never accept this claim. Thus, when the call to monotheism began to spread widely, the chiefs of Quraysh became very concerned. To stop this call, they gathered at the house of Walid bin Mughirah for consultation. Walid bin Mughirah was the uncle of Abu Jahl, and after the death of Harb bin Umayyah, the leadership of Quraysh had come into his hands. Walid bin Mughirah was an intelligent man. He said, "Present your suggestions regarding this matter." Among the suggestions presented, one chief proposed that they would tell people, "He is just a madman." Upon hearing this, Walid bin Mughirah said, "By Allah! He is not insane. We have seen madmen many times. He has neither the suffocating fits of madmen, nor their erratic movements, nor their incoherent speech." [الرحيق المختومص 121] (Also, for the difference between a Messenger and a madman, see Surah Al-A'raf, verse 184.)
[71] Then, when all these things are impossible, the only conclusion is that the message this Messenger is presenting is true and correct, and the only reason for their denial and aversion is that they have developed an aversion to the truth, and due to their stubbornness, prejudice, and obstinacy, they are not willing to accept this truth.
[70] A third possible reason for denial is that these people, considering their Messenger to be insane, do not regard his words as worthy of attention. Even if they call him insane, their hearts never accept this claim. Thus, when the call to monotheism began to spread widely, the chiefs of Quraysh became very concerned. To stop this call, they gathered at the house of Walid bin Mughirah for consultation. Walid bin Mughirah was the uncle of Abu Jahl, and after the death of Harb bin Umayyah, the leadership of Quraysh had come into his hands. Walid bin Mughirah was an intelligent man. He said, "Present your suggestions regarding this matter." Among the suggestions presented, one chief proposed that they would tell people, "He is just a madman." Upon hearing this, Walid bin Mughirah said, "By Allah! He is not insane. We have seen madmen many times. He has neither the suffocating fits of madmen, nor their erratic movements, nor their incoherent speech." [الرحيق المختومص 121] (Also, for the difference between a Messenger and a madman, see Surah Al-A'raf, verse 184.)
[71] Then, when all these things are impossible, the only conclusion is that the message this Messenger is presenting is true and correct, and the only reason for their denial and aversion is that they have developed an aversion to the truth, and due to their stubbornness, prejudice, and obstinacy, they are not willing to accept this truth.
