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ʾulāʾika lladhīna ʾātaynāhumu l-kitāba wa-l-ḥukma wa-n-nubuwwata fa-ʾin yakfur bihā hāʾulāʾi fa-qad wakkalnā bihā qawman laysū bihā bi-kāfirīna
They are the ones whom We gave the Book, judgement and prophethood. So if these disbelieve in them, We have certainly entrusted them to a people who will never disbelieve in them.
— Ali Quli Qarai
Surah Al-‘An’am, Verse 89
89. "These are they to whom We gave the Book, the authority and the prophet hood; so if these (infidels) disbelieve in it, We have (already) entrusted with it a people who are not disbelievers in it."
In this verse, three magnificent privileges, which have been the base of all privileges of the prophets, are referred to. It says:
The Arabic term /hukm/ originally means: 'prevention, and restrain'. Then, since wisdom prevents faults and offences; also, correct judgment hinders injustice and oppression, and a just government may restrain some other unjust governments, the term is applied in every one of these three senses. Next to that statement, the verse continues saying that if these people, viz. pagans, the citizens of Mecca, and the like of them, do not believe in these facts, the invitation of the Prophet (S) will not remain without response.
Allah has commissioned a group of people who not only accept it, but also protect it and guard it. They are such a group that never pave the path of infidelity and are surrendered to the Truth.1 The verse announces:
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