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fa-qāla l-malaʾu lladhīna kafarū min qawmihī mā narāka ʾillā basharan mithlanā wa-mā narāka ttabaʿaka ʾillā lladhīna hum ʾarādhilunā bādiya r-raʾyi wa-mā narā lakum ʿalaynā min faḍlin bal naẓunnukum kādhibīna
But the elite of the faithless from among his people said, ‘We do not see you to be anything but a human being like ourselves, and we do not see anyone following you except those who are simpleminded riffraff from our midst. Nor do we see that you have any merit over us. Indeed, we consider you to be liars.’
— Ali Quli Qarai
Surah Hud – Verse 27
27. “Then the chiefs of those who disbelieved among his people said: ‘We do not see (in) you but a man like ourselves, nor do we see that any follow you but those who are the meanest among us, at first thought, nor do we see (in) you any excellence over us; nay, we think you are liars!’”
The opponents of the truth sometimes belittle and endeavor to weaken the Divine leaders. They claim that prophets are men like others and not superior to them. The verse says:
“Then the chiefs of those who disbelieved among his people said: ‘We do not see (in) you but a man like ourselves...”
At other times, humiliating the prophets’ followers, they claim that they are some unimportant and insignificant people. The verse continues saying:
“…nor do we see that any follow you but those who are the meanest among us, at first thought...”
At other times, they despise the entire school claiming that the adherents of this school are naive and superficial who lack any depth of vision. The verse says:
“…nor do we see (in) you any excellence over us; nay, we think you are liars!’”
Arrogant people often detest being equal with the masses, especially with those who are deprived. Usually, the aristocrats have always allied themselves with the opponents of the prophets but those who take less interest in worldly affairs, become believers more quickly and are more decent. Therefore, the opponents of the prophets lack reasoning and whatever they claim is based on conjecture, speculation and on hallucinations.