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li-tundhira qawman mā ʾundhira ʾābāʾuhum fa-hum ghāfilūna
that you may warn a people whose fathers were not warned, so they are oblivious.
— Ali Quli Qarai
36Yā-SīnيسVerse 6 of 83
Ya-Sin36. Yā-Sīnيس
Yā Sīn
Ya Sin
MeccanVerse 6 of 83
36Yā-SīnيسVerse 6 of 83
Ya Sin
that you may warn a people whose fathers were not warned, so they are oblivious.
— Ali Quli Qarai
Surah Ya-Sin - Verses 5-6
5. “A revelation of the Mighty, the Merciful.”
6. “That you may warn a people whose fathers were not warned, hence they are heedless.”
The origin of the descent of The Qur’an is Divine Power and Mercy, and whoever attaches it, reaches honour and grace. This holy verse implies that this is The Qur’an which has been sent down from the side of Allah, the Mighty, the Merciful. It says:
The emphasis of the holy verse on the fact that Allah is ‘Mighty’ is for the statement of His power over such a great Book which remains during all centuries as an eternal miracle, and no power is able to wipe out its greatness from the hearts of the believers. The emphasis on mercifulness of Allah is for the statement of this fact that His Mercy has required that He bestows such a great bounty on human beings. So, if people try to deny and belie the truth, Allah has threatened them by His Might, and if they come forth with submission and acceptance, Allah has given them glad tiding by His Mercy.2
Therefore, His Might and Mercy, one of which is the symbol of warning, and the other is the symbol of glad tiding, have mixed with together and He has given this great heavenly Book to men. Here, there arises a question that why the addressee in this sentence has been taken the holy Prophet (S), not the polytheist nor the people in general. The answer is that: the purpose has been in this fact that He emphasizes that you are legitimate and on the straight path, whether they accept it or not. For this very reason, you should be earnest in the heavy mission of your messengership, and do not let the least discouragement come to you because of the rejection of the opponents.
In the next verse, the Qur’an explains the main aim of the descent of the Qur’an, as follows:
The purpose of this people is certainly the pagans of Arab, and if someone says that, as they believe, there has not been any nation without a Warner, and the earth will never be empty of Allah’s ir, No. 35, verse 24:
there is, of course, an answer for it. In answer we will say that the purpose of the verse under discussion is the manifest Warner and a great prophet whose name is heard everywhere, else, in any time, there exists Divine authority for those who eagerly seek him. And if we see that the course between the time of Hadrat Messiah (as) and the advent of the Prophet of Islam (S) has been counted as the course of intermission, it does not mean that there has not absolutely been any Divine Authority for them, but this interval had been from the point of the appointment of great prophets or arch-prophets.
Imam Amir-ul-Mu’mineen Ali (as) in this regard says:
“Verily Allah appointed Muhammad (S) when neither one of Arabs used to read a heavenly Book, nor (anyone) claimed prophesy.” 3
However, the aim by sending down the Qur’an was to make the negligent people aware and to awaken those who were asleep. It intended to remind them the dangers that had surrounded them, and the sins they were involved in and the Polytheism and immorality, they were polluted by. Yes, the Qur’an is the base of knowledge and awareness, and it is the Book of sanctification of the heart and soul, too.
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