The Detroit Address — Page 4
4 َنْيِذَّلِل ْۤيِرَدْزَت ْمُكُنُيْعَا ْنَل ُمُهَيِتْؤُّي ُهّٰللا اًرْيَخ١ؕ ُهّٰللَا ُمَلْعَا اَمِب ْۤيِف ْمِهِسُفْنَا١ۖۚ ْۤيِّنِا اًذِا 1 َنِمَّل َنْيِمِلّٰظلا۰۰ [Translation:] The chiefs of his people, who disbelieved, replied, “We see you to be nothing but a mortal like our- selves, and we see that no one has followed you but those who, to all outward appearance, are the meanest of us. And we do not see in you any superiority over us. No, we believe you to be liars. ” He said, “O my people, tell me if I stand on a dear proof from my Lord, and He has bestowed upon me from Himself a great mercy which has remained obscure to you, how will 1. The chiefs of his people, who disbelieved, replied, ‘We see in thee nothing but a man like ourselves, and we see that none have followed thee but those who, to all outward appearance, are the meanest of us. And we do not see in you any superiority over us; nay, we believe you to be liars. ’ He said, “O my people, tell me: if I stand on a clear proof from my Lord and He has bestowed upon me from Himself a great mercy which has been rendered obscure to you, shall we force it upon you, while you are averse thereto? And O my people, I ask not of you any wealth in return for it. My reward is due from Allah alone. And I am not going to drive away those who believe. They shall certainly meet their Lord. But I con- sider you to be a people who act ignorantly. And O my people, who would help me against Allah, if I were to drive them away? Will you not then consider? And I say not to you, ‘I possess the treasures of Allah,’ nor do I know the unseen, nor say I, ‘I am an angel. ’ Nor say I concerning those whom your eyes despise, ‘Allah will not bestow any good upon them’—Allah knows best whatever is in their minds—Surely, I should then be of the unjust ( Sūrah H u d, 11:28-32). ” [Publisher]