[47] Surah Muhammad: Ayat 013

১৩. যে জনপদ আপনাকে বহিস্কার করেছে, তদপেক্ষা কত শক্তিশালী জনপদকে আমি ধ্বংস করেছি,  অতঃপর তাদেরকে সাহায্য করার কেউ ছিল না।

Ayat 13. And many a town, stronger than your town (Makkah) (O Muhammad  [SAWW](PBUH) which has driven you out We have destroyed. And there was none to help them.

Tafseer of Surah Muhammad  Peace be upon him] Ayat 13. And how many cities, with more power than thy city which has driven thee out, have We destroyed (for their sins)? and there was none to aid them. A reference to Pagan Makkah, which drove out the Prophet because of his righteousness and because he preached Repentance. The date of this Surah must therefore be after the Hijrah.

Hazrat Abu Musa Al-Ashari (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah [SAWW](PBUH) said, "When Allah intends to show mercy to a people, He collects their Prophet before them and makes him a herald to happiness for them in the Hereafter; and when He intends to destroy a people, He punishes them while their Prophet is alive, and destroys them while he is alive and watches them and makes him witness their destruction because they disbelieved in him and disobeyed his commands".  [Muslim Book 30, Chapter 08, Hadith # 5679].

Lesson: as mentioned above in Surah Muhammad  Peace be upon him] Ayat 13. “We have destroyed. And there was none to help them”. This Hadith tells us about a Divine law in respect of Prophets, which is meant to deter people from opposing the Prophet [SAWW](PBUH) and commands us to follow his footsteps, so that we can benefit from his intercession on the Day of Resurrection.