Chapter Introduction
Translation: Allah said:
Translation: " Say (O Muhammad!): " No wage do I ask of you for this (the Koran), nor am I one of Al Motakallifeen (those who behave in mannerism or those who pretend knowing of all subjects) * S: 38-86.
Translation: 933. Ibn Mas'oud was informed that a man was delivering a speech in the tribe of Kinda. The man said; Smoke will prevail on the Day of Resurrection and will deprive the hypocrites of their faculties of hearing and seeing. The believers will be afflicted with something like cold only thereof. Ibn Mas'oud was reclining whereupon he got angry. He erected and said; ' He who knows a thing can say it, but if he does not know, he should say; ' Allah knows best. ' For, it is an aspect of knowledge to say; ' I do not know ' if you do not know a certain thing. Allah said to His Prophet:
Translation: “ Say (O Muhammad!): ‘ I ask you no wage for this (the Koran), nor am I one of Al Motakallifeen (those who behave in mannerism or those who pretend knowing of all subjects) * S: 38-86. When the people of Qoraysh delayed in reverting to Islam for a period, the Prophet ﷺ invoked evil on them. He said: “ O Allah! Help me against them by sending seven years (of famine) like those seven of Joseph. " So, they were afflicted with such a severe year of drought (famine) that they were destroyed therein and ate dead animals and bones. They started seeing something like smoke between the sky and the earth (because of severe hunger). Abu-Sofyan then came (to the Prophet ﷺ and said; ' O Muhammad! You came to order us for keeping good relations with kith and kin, and your kinsmen have now perished, so please invoke Allah (to relieve them). ' Then Ibn Mas'oud recited;
Translation: " Then wait for the Day when the sky will bring forth a visible smoke * (That smoke) will be covering people. This is a painful torment * (They will say); ' Our Lord! Remove the torment from us, really we shall become believers * How can there be for them an admonition (at the time when the torment has reached them), when a Messenger explaining things. clearly has already come to them * Then they had turned away from him (the Messenger Muhammad and said: " (He is) one taught (by a human being), a madman * Verily, W e shall remove the torment for a while. Verily you will revert (to disbelief) * S: 44-15-15. Ibn Mas'oud added; " Then, the punishment was stopped, but truly, they reverted to heathenism (their old way). So, Allah threatened them as saying:
Translation: " The day when We shall seize you with the greatest seizure (punishment). Verily, We will exact retribution * " S: 44-16. Ibn Mas'oud added; " This will come to pass for Allah says:
Translation: Alif-Lâââm-Mêêêm * The Romans have been defeated * In the nearest land (Greater Syria), and after their defeat, they will be victorious * (This will take place) within three to nine years. The decision of the matter, before and after (these events) is only with Allah, (before the defeat of the Romans by the Persians, and after the defeat of the Persians by the Romans). And on that Day, the believers (Muslims) will rejoice (at the victory given by Allah to the Romans against the Persians and for the victory that will come on the day of Badr) ** With the help of Allah. He helps whom He wills, and He is the All Mighty, the Most Merciful. (It is) a Promise of
Translation: Allah (Allâh will give victory to the Romans against the Persians), and Allah fails not in fulfilling His Promise, but most of men know not *** S: 30-1-6.