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wa-la-qad kudhdhibat rusulun min qablika fa-ṣabarū ʿalā mā kudhdhibū wa-ʾūdhū ḥattā ʾatāhum naṣrunā wa-lā mubaddila li-kalimāti llāhi wa-la-qad jāʾaka min nabaʾi l-mursalīna
Apostles were certainly denied before you, yet they patiently bore being denied and tormented until Our help came to them. Nothing can change the words of Allah, and there have certainly come to you some of the accounts of the apostles.
— Ali Quli Qarai
Surah Al-‘An’am, Verse 34
34. "Messengers indeed have been denied before you, but they were patient on being denied and hurt, until Our help came unto them; and there is none to change the words of Allah , and certainly there has come to you some information about the messengers."
The former prophets and their patience should be our models. The destruction of old nations such as: the people of Hud, the people of Salih, the people of Lut and some others, who belied the truth, should be taken an example of Allah’s way of treatment is to send messengers, and people are free to accept them or not. Then, He punishes the disbelievers and assists the messengers in their way of invitation.
It is certain that the opponents neglect no effort against the Truth. They belie it and hurt, but Truth is always victorious.7 Moreover, Allah’s way of treatment is not changeable.
The Qur'anic term /kalimat/, mentioned in the holy verse, means 'Allah’s way of treatment'. The evidences for this meaning are the following holy verses:
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