Yunes 98-100
98- IF THERE WAS THERE A VILLAGE THAT BELIEVED AND BENEFITED FROM ITS BELIEF, BUT THE PEOPLE OF YUNES, WHEN THEY BELIEVED WE TOOK AWAY THE HUMILIATING PUNISHMENT IN THE LOWER LIFE AND WE LET THEM ENJOY LIFE UP TO DEFINITE TERM.
99- HAD ALLAH WILLED, ALL THOSE ON EARTH WOULD HAVE BELIEVED, ALL OF THEM TOGETHER, SO ARE YOU GOING TO FORCE PEOPLE TO BECOME BELIEVERS.
100- IT IS NOT FOR A SOUL TO BELIEVE WITHOUT ALLAH’S PERMISSION, AND THEN THE IMPURITY WILL BE ON THOSE WHO DO NOT COMPREHEND.
Allah the Highest sent many prophets and messengers to mankind everywhere, their number is in the thousands. The majority of people did not believe, some prophets had millions, some had thousands, some had few, and others did not have any followers. Allah’s messenger, prayer and peace upon him, said: “The prophets were shown to me, and they passed by, a prophet with a group of people, and a prophet with one man and a prophet with two men and a prophet without anyone”. (M:Eman & T:Manaqeb & AL1;401)
Allah the Highest sent Yunes, peace upon him, to over a hundred thousand, and they believed. Allah the Highest said about him: “AND WE SENT HIM TO A HUNDRED THOUSAND OR MORE * THEY BELIEVED THEREFORE WE LET THEM ENJOY LIFE FOR A TIME”. (S:37 A:147-148)
This was not the rule, for usually people did not believe their prophets but mocked or called them magicians, as happened to Moses and Mohamed, peace upon them, or sometimes they consider them mad. Allah the Highest said: “IT IS SAD FOR THE SLAVES, WHENEVER A MESSENGER COMES TO THEM, THEY WILL MOCK HIM”. (S:36 A:30)
And said: “THUS WHENEVER THOSE BEFORE THEM HAD A MESSENGER COME TO THEM, THEY WOULD SAY: MAGICIAN OR INSANE”. (S:51 A:52)
The belief of the people of Yunes saved them from punishment, and I hope that our belief will save us as well. Amen.
For Allah the Highest created Mankind and Jinn to worship Him, and if we do not fulfil this function, we have then failed in the very reason for our creation. Allah the Highest said: “AND I CREATED JINN AND MANKIND ONLY TO WORSHIP ME * I DO NOT WANT PROVISIONS FROM THEM AND I DO NOT WANT THEM TO FEED ME”. (S:51 A:56-57)
Allah the Highest could have made all people believers, had He willed, by His will or by manifesting Himself to his creations or by any other means. However, Allah the Highest gave us minds, and the ability to choose, sent us prophets and messengers to guide us and to let us choose, between, belief or disbelief, between obedience or disobedience. Therefore believing and obeying will have its value and reward.
It is therefore because of our free choice that Allah the Highest is not allowing us to force people to believe. Allah the Highest said in Sorah Al-Baqarah: “THERE IS NO COMPULSION IN RELIGION. THE RIGHT HAS BEEN CLEARLY DISTINGUISHED FROM THE WRONG. WHOEVER DISBELIEVES IN WHAT IS EVIL AND BELIEVES IN ALLAH, HE HAS HELD FIRMLY TO MOST TRUSTWORTHY HAND-HOLD WHICH NEVER BREAKS AND ALLAH HEARS AND KNOWS ALL THINGS”. (S:2 A:256)
However, nothing happens in the universe without Allah’s permission, even believing. Allah the Highest is Just and Merciful, and for some people He will pave the way to believe, and others He might blind their eyes to faith, out of His severe anger and displeasure with them.
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