DAY 231: Qasas 43-51

•  Indeed, We gave Moses the Scripture—after destroying earlier nations—as an insight for the people, a guide, and mercy so perhaps they would be mindful. You were not there ˹O Prophet˺ on the western side of the mountain when We entrusted the Commandments to Moses, nor were you present ˹in his time˺. But We ˹later˺ raised ˹several˺ generations, and the ages took their toll on them. Nor were you living among the people of Midian, rehearsing Our revelations with them. But it is We Who have sent ˹this revelation to you˺. And you were not at the side of Mount Ṭûr when We called out ˹to Moses˺. But ˹you have been sent˺ as a mercy from your Lord to warn a people to whom no warner has come before you, so perhaps they may be mindful. Also so they would not say, if struck by an affliction for what their hands have done: “Our Lord! If only You had sent us a messenger, we would have followed Your revelations and become believers.” But when the truth came to them from Us, they said, “If only he was given the like of what Moses had been given.” Did they not deny what had been given to Moses earlier? They claimed, “Both ˹Scriptures˺ are works of magic, supporting each other!”² Adding, “We truly deny both.” Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Bring then a scripture from Allah which is a better guide than these two so I may follow it, if your claim is true.” So if they fail to respond to you, then know that they only follow their desires. And who could be more astray than those who follow their desires with no guidance from Allah? Surely Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people. Indeed, We have steadily delivered the Word ˹of Allah˺ to the people so they may be mindful.
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      Divine Source of the Quran: The detailed knowledge of past events proves the Quran is from Allah, as Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) could not have known these stories otherwise.
      Removing Excuses: The sending of a prophet is a ultimate mercy from Allah that completes the argument against humanity on the Day of Judgment, removing the excuse of not being warned.
      Insincere Demands for Miracles: Demands for specific miracles by those who reject faith are often a smokescreen; their hearts are already closed due to their desires, and no miracle would convince them.
      The Root of Disbelief: The ultimate reason for rejecting truth is not a lack of evidence but the surrender to one's own base desires and arrogance.
      The Quran as the Sufficient Sign: For the sincere seeker, the Quran itself—its guidance, its wisdom, its knowledge of the unseen—is the greatest miracle and proof.
      
      Allah provides past nations' histories as divine proof for all people, revealing that the rejection of truth is never due to a lack of evidence, but to the choice to follow one's own desires over divine guidance, thereby removing humanity's final excuse for disbelief.
   
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