Eternal Words 6-Sura Al-'An'am Verse52
Verse52
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(52) وَ لا تَطْرُدِ الَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ رَبَّهُمْ بِالْغَداةِ وَ الْعَشِيِّ يُرِيدُونَ وَجْهَهُ ما عَلَيْكَ مِنْ حِسابِهِمْ
مِنْ شَيْءٍ وَ ما مِنْ حِسابِكَ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنْ شَيْءٍ فَتَطْرُدَهُمْ فَتَكُونَ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ
52. " And do not repel those who call upon their Lord in the morning and the evening, seeking His countenance. Nothing of their account falls upon you nor anything of your account falls upon them, that you should repel them and thus become of the unjust."
Occasion of Revelation :
Upon the occasion of revelation of this verse, it is cited that when a group of rich pagans saw that there had gathered some poor persons such as : 'Ammar, Bilal, Khabbeh and the like of them around the Prophet (p.b.u.h.), they suggested to the Prophet (p.b.u.h.) that he would leave them in order that they themselves could gather around him. As Al-Minar, the commentary book, narrates, the second kalif said that they would accept that suggestion to try it, and the above verse was revealed.
There is a similar verse to this one in the Qur'an. It is in Sura Al-Kahf, No. 18, verse 28.
Qurtubi cites in his commentary book that from the time this verse was revealed on, the Prophet (p.b.u.h.) did not leave the gathering of the poor unless the poor left (the place) first.
The objective meaning of 'call upon their Lord in the morning and the evening' may be the daily prayers. (Al-Mizan, the commentary)
Commentary :
Regarding the occasion of revelation, Islam is a school of struggle against unjust discrimination, racialism, demanding privilege, and asking for blackmail.
Thus, protecting the sincere, poor, and striving believers is more important than the probable attraction of some rich pagans. The holy verse says :
" And do not repel those who call upon their Lord in the morning and the evening, ..."
Then, no privilege can match the Faith. Most of the followers of the divine prophets were the poor persons who believed in the Truth.
"... seeking His countenance. ..."
Never should the existing believers be scorned for the attraction of the chiefs of pagans.
If the seekers of pretexts cannot find faults with the leader of the school of thought or the school itself, they try to find faults with the followers of the school of thought and their economical circumstances. (Regarding to the occasion of revelation.)
However, repelling the sincere poor and the deprived, is an injustice and, in the meanwhile, the reckoning of everybody is up to Allah (s.w.t.). (In spite of the current manner in Christianity, (where priests forgive the faults), even the Prophet (p.b.u.h.) is not responsible for the forgiveness or retribution of sins in Islam :
"... Nothing of their account falls upon you nor anything of your account falls upon them, ..."
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