(2) The Disbelievers
[2:6] As for those who disbelieve, it
is the same for them; whether you warn them, or not warn
them, they cannot believe.*
*2:6-7 Those who make a decision to reject God are
helped in that direction; they are prevented by God from
seeing any proof or guidance for as long as they maintain
such a decision. The consequences of such a disastrous
decision are spelled out in Verse 7.
[2:7] GOD seals their minds
and their hearing, and their eyes are veiled. They
have incurred severe retribution.
[6:110] We control their minds and
their hearts. Thus, since their decision is to
disbelieve, we leave them in their
transgressions, blundering.
God teaches us and sets all kinds of examples for us in His
infallible scripture. His words and standards are the
ultimate ones for those who wish to advance on His straight
path. Believers should utter the correct utterance (33:7)
and should stick to God's supreme definitions. Making up our
own definitions based on our own understanding means lying
about God and losing our souls to our egos. In continuation
of last week's reminder, the following is a second set
SUPREME definitions but for the disbelievers:
- The disbelievers oppose..:
[2:98] Anyone who opposes
GOD, and His angels, and
His messengers, and Gabriel and
Michael, should know that GOD opposes
the disbelievers.
[40:69] Have you noted those who
argue against GOD's proofs, and how
they have deviated?
[40:70] They are the ones
who have disbelieved in the scripture, and
in the messages we have sent with our
messengers. Therefore, they will surely find
out.
- The disbelievers question the Hereafter and reject the
Quran, they cannot understand it:
[84:21] And when the Quran is recited
to them, they do not fall prostrate.
[84:22] This is because those
who disbelieved are rejecting (the Quran).
[84:23] GOD is fully aware of their
innermost thoughts.
[84:24] Promise them painful
retribution.
Disbelievers Cannot
Understand Quran
[17:45] When you read the
Quran, we place between you and those who
do not believe in the Hereafter an invisible barrier.
- They only claim they believe in God and His messengers but
they seek to make distinction among God and believing
in all His messengers:
You Shall Not Make Any Distinction
Among God's Messengers
[4:150] Those who disbelieve in GOD
and His messengers, and seek to make distinction
among GOD and His messengers, and say, "We
believe in some and reject some," and wish to follow a path
in between;
[4:151] these are the real
disbelievers. We have prepared for the disbelievers
a shameful retribution.
- They are incapable of seeing, witnessing or
appreciating the proofs:
[6:7] Even if we sent down to them a
physical book, written on paper, and they touched it with
their hands, those who disbelieved would have said,
"This is no more than clever magic."
Divine Intervention
Keeps the Disbelievers in the Dark
[7:146] I will divert from My
revelations those who are arrogant on earth, without
justification. Consequently, when they see every
kind of proof they will not believe.
And when they see the path of guidance they will not
adopt it as their path, but when they see the path of
straying they will adopt it as their path.
This is the consequence of their rejecting our
proofs, and being totally heedless thereof.
[6:25] Some of them listen to
you, but we place veils on their hearts to prevent them
from understanding, and deafness in their ears.
Thus, no matter what kind of proof they see, they cannot
believe. Thus, when they come to argue
with you, the disbelievers say, "These are tales from
the past."
- They only claim they believe in the Quran, but they pick
and choose, obeying it partially. They divide people because
they are full of doubts and they spread these doubts:
[22:55] As for those who
disbelieve, they will continue to harbor doubts until the
Hour comes to them suddenly, or until the retribution of a
terrible day comes to them.
[41:54] Indeed, they are
doubtful about meeting their Lord. He is fully
aware of all things.
[15:90] We will deal with the
dividers.
[15:91] They accept the Quran
only partially.
[15:92] By your Lord, we will
question them all,
[15:93] about everything they have
done.
[15:94] Therefore, carry out
the orders given to you, and disregard the idol worshipers.
- They only claim they believe in the Quran, but they ague
about its completeness:
Disbelievers Refuse to Accept
the Completeness of the Quran
[18:54] We have cited in this Quran
every kind of example, but the human being is the
most argumentative creature.
-They argue with falsehood, invent lies about God and
violate His teachings:
[18:56] We only send the messengers
as simply deliverers of good news, as well as warners.
Those who disbelieve argue with falsehood to defeat the
truth, and they take My proofs and warnings in
vain.
[5:103] GOD did not prohibit
livestock that begets certain combinations of males and
females, nor livestock liberated by an oath, nor the one
that begets two males in a row, nor the bull that fathers
ten. It is the disbelievers who invented such lies
about GOD. Most of them do not understand.
(2) The Disbelievers
[13:25] As for those who
violate GOD's covenant after pledging to keep it,
and sever what GOD has commanded to be joined,
and commit evil, they have incurred
condemnation; they have incurred the worst destiny.
[23:63] Because their minds
are oblivious to this, they commit works that do not conform
with this; their works are evil.
- Their hearts harbor sick feelings:
Jealousy Condemned
[2:105] Neither the
disbelievers among the followers of the scripture,
nor the idol worshipers, wish to
see any blessings come down to you from your Lord.
However, GOD showers His blessings upon whomever He chooses.
GOD possesses infinite grace.
[4:89] They wish that you
disbelieve as they have disbelieved, then you become equal.
Do not consider them friends, unless they mobilize
along with you in the cause of GOD. If they turn
against you, you shall fight them, and you may kill them
when you encounter them in war. You shall not accept them as
friends, or allies.*
- They are unjust to their own souls and to others. When
they rule, they don't apply God's laws:
No Intercession*
[2:254] O you who believe, you shall
give to charity from the provisions we have given to you,
before a day comes where there is no trade, no nepotism, and
no intercession. The disbelievers are the unjust.
The Disbelievers
[16:33] Are they waiting for the
angels to come to them, or until your Lord's judgment comes
to pass? Those before them did the same thing. GOD
is not the One who wronged them; they are the ones who
wronged their own souls.
Honoring Previous Scripture
[5:44] We have sent down the Torah,*
containing guidance and light. Ruling in accordance with it
were the Jewish prophets, as well as the rabbis and the
priests, as dictated to them in GOD's scripture, and as
witnessed by them. Therefore, do not reverence human
beings; you shall reverence Me instead. And
do not trade away My revelations for a cheap price.
Those who do not rule in accordance with GOD's
revelations are the disbelievers.
- They are stingy and they hide God's blessings:
[4:37] The ones who are
stingy, exhort the people to be stingy, and
conceal what GOD has bestowed upon them from His bounties.
We have prepared for the disbelievers a shameful
retribution.
[92:8] But he who is stingy,
though he is rich.
[92:9] And disbelieves in the
scripture.
- They are unappreciative creatures:
The Disbelievers Unappreciative
[16:83] They fully recognize GOD's
blessings, then deny them; the majority of
them are disbelievers.
- They strive in their own evil cause to oppress others and
to repel from God's path:
[4:76] Those who believe are fighting
for the cause of GOD, while those who disbelieve are
fighting for the cause of tyranny. Therefore, you
shall fight the devil's allies; the devil's power is nil.
Spending Their Money to Fight God*
[8:36] Those who disbelieve
spend their money to repel others from the way of GOD.
They will spend it, then it will turn into sorrow and
remorse for them. Ultimately, they will be defeated, and all
disbelievers will be summoned to Hell.
- They are violent:
Violence & Belligerence: Signs of Disbelief
[22:72] When our revelations are
recited to them, clearly, you recognize wickedness
on the faces of those who disbelieve. They
almost attack those who recite our revelations to them.
Say, "Shall I inform you of something much worse? Hell is
promised by GOD for those who disbelieve; what a miserable
destiny."
- They are allies of the hypocrites and of one another:
[4:140] He has instructed you in the
scripture that: if you hear GOD's revelations being mocked
and ridiculed, you shall not sit with them, unless they
delve into another subject. Otherwise, you will be as guilty
as they are. GOD will gather the hypocrites and the
disbelievers together in Hell.
[8:73] Those who disbelieved
are allies of one another. Unless you keep these
commandments, there will be chaos on earth, and terrible
corruption.
All the above are God's supreme definitions of who is a
disbeliever. They are the confessions of a disbeliever in
words, actions and behavior. All the above is a fully
detailed manual for those who want to take heed and judge
in order to take necessary measures when applicable and
based on God's laws.
[60:5] "Our Lord, let us not be
oppressed by those who disbelieved, and forgive us. You are
the Almighty, Most Wise."
Peaceful Friday, salaam and God bless you.
