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CH. 68 AL-QALAM PT. 29 would fain have dislodged thee فَاجْتَبَهُ رَبُّهُ فَجَعَلَهُ مِنَ الصَّلِحِينَ 51. But his Lord chose him and made him one of the righteous. وَاِنْ يَّكَادُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لَيُزْلِقُونَكَ And those who disbelieve. 52 بِأَبْصَارِهِمْ لَمَّا سَمِعُوا الذِّكْرَ وَيَقُولُونَ from thy God-given station with إِنَّهُ لَمَجْنُونٌ وَمَا هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِلْعَلَمِينَ وقف لانه their angry looks when they heard the Reminder; and they say, 'He is certainly mad. '4338 53. Nay, it is naught but a source of honour for all the worlds. 4339 4338. Commentary: The verse appears to say to the Holy Prophet that disbelievers cast severe looks at him that might frighten a person of a lesser calibre into giving up his mission, but he has a Divine Message to deliver to the world and so he can hardly be intimidated into yielding to such pressure tactics. They call him a madman. But far from this, his teaching contains the quintessence of wisdom; through it not only his own people the Arabs would be lifted from the lowest depths of degradation to the highest summits of greatness and glory, but it would also cleanse other peoples, freeing them from moral blemishes and raising their spiritual stature (v. 52). 4339. Commentary: See the preceding verse. 3206