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The Makkan Period, Part 8: Iqraʾ, the Seven Forms of Revelation, and the Warning at al-Ṣafā

Section 6 of 18 · The Life of the Prophet Muhammad: The Makkan Period

Mockery

وَإِذَا رَأَوْكَ إِن يَتَّخِذُونَكَ إِلَّا هُزُوًا أَهَـٰذَا ٱلَّذِى بَعَثَ ٱللَّهُ رَسُولًا

“When they see you, they take you only as a laughing stock, (saying) “Is this the man whom Allah has sent as a messenger?” (25:41)

When they see you, they ridicule you and say, "Is this the one whom Allah has sent as a messenger?" They were saying, "Didn't Allah find anyone else to send? There was no one better to send except you." So they would make fun of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), they would mock at him. Now, even though the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) belonged to the noblest family, he had the most outstanding character in Quraysh — but because he wasn't the wealthiest, because he wasn't the most powerful, they made fun of him.