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wa-ka-dhālika jaʿalnā li-kulli nabiyyin ʿaduwwan mina l-mujrimīna wa-kafā bi-rabbika hādiyan wa-naṣīran
That is how for every prophet We assigned an enemy from among the guilty, and your Lord suffices as helper and guide.
— Ali Quli Qarai
25Al-FurqānالفرقانVerse 31 of 77
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Al Furqān
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Surah al-Furqan - Verse 31
31 “And thus We appointed for every prophet an enemy from among the sinners, and sufficient is your Lord as a Guide and a Helper.”
The call that expresses and seeks truth has always been faced with opponents. In struggles of truth with falsehood, man needs two things; guidance and power. Of course, guidance and help are of dignities of Allah’s Lordship. So in this noble verse, for sympathizing with the Prophet (S), who faced atrocious position of enemies, the Qur’an says:
(It is not only you who have faced severe animosity of this group, all prophets were in such positions that a group of wrongdoers stood against them.) But the holy Prophet (S) is not alone and without supporter; as the verse continues saying:
Neither can their temptations mislead the holy Prophet (S), for Allah guides him, nor their conspiracies can defeat him, for Allah is his supporter and helper, He Whose knowledge is the supreme and His power is above all others’. In brief we must say: