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qul ʾinnī ʿalā bayyinatin min rabbī wa-kadhdhabtum bihī mā ʿindī mā tastaʿjilūna bihī ʾini l-ḥukmu ʾillā li-llāhi yaquṣṣu l-ḥaqqa wa-huwa khayru l-fāṣilīna
Say, ‘Indeed I stand on a manifest proof from my Lord and you have denied it. What you seek to hasten is not up to me. Judgement belongs only to Allah; He expounds the truth and He is the best of judges.’
— Ali Quli Qarai
Surah Al-‘An’am, Verse 57
57. "Say: "Verily I am (relying) to clear proof from my Lord, while you belied it; I have not with me that (chastisement) which you hasten, for the Judgment is only Allah’s ; Who declares the truth and He is the best of deciders '."
The Arabic term /bayyinah/ (clear proof), mentioned in the verse, is derived from /baynunah/ (separation). It is so called for the reason that it clearly and completely separates between right and wrong. Pagans said that if it was true, why the divine chastisement was not sent down upon them. This expression is a similar meaning to the content of another verse where they said if He was right, He should send down stones upon them. Here is the verse:
The proofs and miracles of prophets had neither heaviness nor ambiguity. Everybody could understand them, and, if those people were not stubborn they would heartily accept them. That was why the divine prophets used to introduce themselves as messengers of Allah with some proofs. Seeking for chastisement and hastening for the punishment of Allah were found in other communities, too. The peoples of Salih, Hud, and Noah also said that if the prophet of their time was true, he would bring the promised punishment upon them. They said
The invitation of prophets is done on proofs. It is not based on imagination and blindly imitation.
Prophets should have proofs from the origin of Allah. They might not work according to what people demand every day.
For what reason or which evidence it can be that pagans belie the proof of the Prophet (S) while they expect him to follow their low desires. Can this cause be anything save rudeness, stubbornness, and enmity? A prophet is a divine messenger supported with logic and proofs, while the order of the world of existence is with Allah.