[26].Surah Ash-Shuara [The Poets]: Ayat 213-220

২১৩. অতএব, আপনি আল্লাহর সাথে অন্য উপাস্যকে আহবান করবেন না। করলে শাস্তিতে পতিত হবেন।
২১৪. আপনি নিকটতম আত্মীয়দেরকে সতর্ক করে দিন।
২১৫. এবং আপনার অনুসারী মুমিনদের প্রতি সদয় হোন।
২১৬. যদি তারা আপনার অবাধ্য করে, তবে বলে দিন, তোমরা যা কর, তা থেকে আমি মুক্ত।
২১৭. আপনি ভরসা করুন পরাক্রমশালী, পরম দয়ালুর উপর, 
২১৮. যিনি আপনাকে দেখেন যখন আপনি নামাযে দন্ডায়মান হন, 
২১৯. এবং নামাযীদের সাথে উঠাবসা করেন।       
২২০. নিশ্চয় তিনি সর্বশ্রোতা, সর্বজ্ঞানী। 
 

Ayat 213. So (O Muhammad SAWW (PBUH) invoke not with Allah another illah (god) lest you be among those who receive punishment.

Ayat 214. And warn your tribe (O Muhammad  SAWW (PBUH) of near kindred.

Ayat 215. And be kind and humble to the believers who follow you.

Ayat 216. Then if they disobey you, say: "I am innocent of what you do."

 Ayat 217. And put your trust in the All-Mighty, the Most Merciful,

Ayat 218. Who sees you (O Muhammad SAWW (PBUH) when you stand up (for preaching).

Ayat 219. And your movements among those who fall prostrate (along with you to Allah in the five compulsory congregational prayers).

Ayat 2220. Verily! He, only He, is the All-Hearer, the All-Knower.

Tafseer of Ayat 213 to 220. So call not on any other god with Allah, or thou wilt be among those under the Penalty. And admonish thy nearest kinsmen, And lower thy wing to the Believers who follow thee. That is, be kind, gentle, and considerate with them, as a highflying bird is when she lowers her wing to her offspring. Then if they disobey thee, say: "I am free (of responsibility) for what ye do!" "Disobey thee" implied that they did something wrong, for the Prophet commanded what was right and forbade what was wrong. If, then, any of his flock did wrong the responsibility was not his, for he, like a good shepherd, tried to keep them right. What was he then to do? He would continue his teaching. But if any of them went so far wrong as to try to injure their own Teacher, Leader and guide, there was nothing for him to fear. His trust was only in Allah and Allah sees and appraises all men's actions at their true worth. And put thy trust on the Exalted in Might, the Merciful,- Who seeth thee standing forth (in prayer), And thy movements among those who prostrate themselves. Literally, the standing and prostration are postures of Muslim prayer: the Holy Prophet was equally earnest, sincere, and zealous in prayer for himself and for all his people. The Prophet's behaviour was exemplary in all the turns of fortune, and however foolish men may cavil, his purity and uprightness are fully known to Allah. For it is He Who heareth and knoweth all things.

Hazrat Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: When this Verse was revealed: "And warn your tribe (O Muhammad [SAWW](PBUH) of near kindred". (26:214) Messenger of Allah [SAWW](PBUH) called the Quraish; when they gathered, he said to them: "O sons of `Abd Shams; O sons of Ka`b bin Lu'ai, rescue yourselves from the Fire! O sons of Murrah bin Ka`b, rescue yourselves from the Fire! O sons of `Abd Manaf, rescue yourselves from the Fire! O sons of `Abdul-Muttalib, rescue yourselves from the Fire! O Fatimah, rescue yourself from the Fire, for I have no power (to protect you) from Allah in anything except that I would sustain relationship with you".

[Muslim Book 01, Chapter 87, Hadith # 399]. 

Lesson : as mentioned above in Surah Ash-Shuara Ayat 214. And warn your tribe (O Muhammad SAWW (PBUH) of near kindred" 1. This Hadith tells us that lineage in the Hereafter will not help anybody. So much so that even one's relationship with Messenger of Allah (PBUH) shall not carry any weight on that day. The only thing that will then help in salvation will be one's good deeds. People for whom the Prophet (PBUH) and pious men will intercede will be believers with some sins in their account and not the disbelievers devoid of Faith and good actions. Neither will anybody intercede for the infidels, nor will the infidels find salvation. 2. In preaching religion, priority must be given to one's own close relatives. They deserve it more than anyone else, and for this reason Divine injunctions should be first of all conveyed to them. 3. Even if a Muslim's relatives are pagans and polytheists, their rights of kinsmen and the demands of "maintaining the ties of kinship'' enjoined by Islam must be fulfilled. The first and foremost demand of their rights is that they should be invited to the right path so that they will be saved from Hell-fire.