[52] Surah At-Tur [The Mount]: Ayat 029-031

২৯. অতএব, আপনি উপদেশ দান করুন। আপনার পালনকর্তার কৃপায় আপনি অতীন্দ্রিয়বাদী নন এবং উম্মাদও নন।

৩০. তারা কি বলতে চায়ঃ সে একজন কবি আমরা তার মৃত্যু-দুর্ঘটনার প্রতীক্ষা করছি।

৩১. বলুনঃ তোমরা প্রতীক্ষা কর, আমিও তোমাদের সাথে প্রতীক্ষারত আছি।  

Ayat 29. Therefore, remind and preach (mankind, O Muhammad  [SAWW](PBUH) of Islamic Monotheism). By the Grace of Allah, you are neither a soothsayer, nor a madman.

Ayat 30. Or do they say: "(Muhammad   [SAWW](PBUH) is) a poet! We await for him some calamity by time.!"

Ayat 31. Say (O Muhammad  [SAWW](PBUH) to them): "Wait! I am with you, among the waiters!"

Tafseer of Surah At-Tur (The Mount) Ayat 29 to 31. Therefore proclaim thou the praises (of thy Lord): for by the Grace of thy Lord, thou art no (vulgar) soothsayer, nor art thou one possessed. The greatest of the Prophets was called a soothsayer, i.e., one who tells fortunes by divination, or a madman possessed of some evil spirit, or a poet singing spiteful satires. Much more may lesser men be called by such names because they proclaim the Truth. They should go on in spite of it all. 30. Or do they say:- "A Poet! we await for him some calamity (hatched) by Time!" If a spiteful poet foretells evil calamities for men, men can afford to laugh at him, hoping that Time will bring about its revenge, and spite will come to an evil end. For the various meanings of Rayb, see 14:9. Some Commentators suggest Death as the Calamity hatched by Time. 31. Say thou: "Await ye!- I too will wait along with you!" see Cf. 9 :52.  If the wicked wait or look for some calamity to befall the preacher of Truth, the preacher of Truth can with far more justice await the decision of the issue between him and his persecutors. For he stands for right, and Allah will support the right.

Hazrat Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported: The Messenger of Allah [SAWW](PBUH) used to supplicate (in these words): "Allahumma inni audhu bika min sharri ma `amiltu, wa min sharri ma lam a`mal (O Allah! I seek refuge in You from the evil of that which I have done and the evil of that which I have not done).''  [Muslim Book 35, Chapter 17, Hadith # 6558]

Lesson: as mentioned above in Surah At-Tur Ayat 31. Say (O Muhammad  [SAWW](PBUH) to them): "Wait! I am with you, among the waiters!" This prayer is also very comprehensive. Sometimes a person does a virtuous deed but it is tainted with slight hypocrisy or pride. It is an element which destroys even the most virtuous deeds. It is this mischief against which Allah's Protection has been sought through this prayer.