Refutation of Their Accusation that the Prophet was Insane
Allah says: `Say, O Muhammad, to these disbelievers who claim that you are crazy,'
﴿ÅöäøóãóÂ ÃóÚöÙõßõãú ÈöæóÍöÏóÉò﴾
I exhort you to one (thing) only, meaning, I am only telling you to one thing, and that is:
﴿Ãóä ÊóÞõæãõæÇú áöáøóåö ãóËúäóì æóÝõÑóÇÏóì Ëõãøó ÊóÊóÝóßøóÑõæÇú ãóÇ ÈöÕóÜÍöÈößõãú ãøöä ÌöäøóÉò﴾
that you stand up for Alla0h s sake in pairs and singly, and reflect, there is no madness in your companion. meaning, `stand sincerely before Allah, without being influenced by your own desires or tribal feelings, and ask one another, is Muhammad crazy Advise one another,'
﴿Ëõãøó ÊóÊóÝóßøóÑõæÇú﴾
and reflect means, let each person look within himself concerning the matter of Muháammad , and ask other people about him if he is still confused, then let him think about the matter. Alla0h says:
﴿Ãóä ÊóÞõæãõæÇú áöáøóåö ãóËúäóì æóÝõÑóÇÏóì Ëõãøó ÊóÊóÝóßøóÑõæÇú ãóÇ ÈöÕóÜÍöÈößõãú ãøöä ÌöäøóÉò﴾
(that you stand up for Allah's sake in pairs and singly, and reflect, there is no madness in your companion.) This meaning was stated by Mujahid, Muhammad bin Ka`b, As-Suddi, Qatadah and others. This is what is meant by the Ayah.
﴿Åöäú åõæó ÅöáÇøó äóÐöíÑñ áøóßõãú Èóíúäó íóÏóìú ÚóÐóÇÈò ÔóÏöíÏò﴾
(He is only a warner to you in face of a severe torment.) Al-Bukhari recorded that Ibn `Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, commented on this Ayah: "One day, the Prophet climbed up As-Safa' and shouted,
«íóÇ ÕóÈóÇÍóÇå»
(O people!) The Quraysh gathered around him, and said, `What is the matter with you' He said,
«ÃóÑóÃóíúÊõãú áóæú ÃóÎúÈóÑúÊõßõãú Ãóäøó ÇáúÚóÏõæøó íõÕóÈøöÍõßõãú Ãóæú íõãóÓøöíßõãú ÃóãóÇ ßõäúÊõãú ÊõÕóÏøöÞõæäøöí»
(What do you think If I told you that the enemy were approaching and will reach us in the morning or in the evening, would you believe me) They said, `Of course.' He said:
«ÝóÅöäøöí äóÐöíÑñ áóßõãú Èóíúäó íóÏóíú ÚóÐóÇÈò ÔóÏöíÏ»
(I am a warner to you in the face of a severe punishment.) Abu Lahab said, `May you perish! You have called us together only to tell us this' Then Allah revealed:
﴿ÊóÈøóÊú íóÏóÂ ÃóÈöì áóåóÈò æóÊóÈøó ﴾
(Perish the two hands of Abu Lahab and perish he!) (111:1) We have already discussed this in our Tafsir of the Ayah:
﴿æóÃóäÐöÑú ÚóÔöíÑóÊóßó ÇáÇøñÞúÑóÈöíäó ﴾
(And warn your tribe of near kindred) (26:214).
﴿Þõáú ãóÇ ÓóÃóáúÊõßõã ãøöä ÃóÌúÑò Ýóåõæó áóßõãú Åöäú ÃóÌúÑöìó ÅöáÇøó Úóáóì Çááøóåö æóåõæó Úóáóì ßõáøö ÔóìúÁò ÔóåöíÏò - Þõáú Åöäøó ÑóÈøöì íóÞúÐöÝõ ÈöÇáúÍóÞøö ÚóáøóÜãõ ÇáúÛõíõæÈö - Þõáú ÌóÂÁó ÇáúÍóÞøõ æóãóÇ íõÈúÏöìÁõ ÇáúÈóÜØöáõ æóãóÇ íõÚöíÏõ - Þõáú Åöä ÖóáóáúÊõ ÝóÅöäøóãó ÃóÖöáøõ Úóáóì äóÝúÓöì æóÅöäö ÇåúÊóÏóíúÊõ ÝóÈöãóÇ íõæÍöì Åöáóìøó ÑóÈøöì Åöäøóåõ ÓóãöíÚñ ÞóÑöíÈñ ﴾
(47. Say: "Whatever wage I might have asked of you is yours. My wage is from Allah only, and He is a Witness over all things.'') (48. Say: "Verily, my Lord sends down the truth, the All-Knower of the Unseen.'') (49. Say: "The truth has come, and the falsehood can neither create anything nor resurrect.'') (50. Say: "If (even) I go astray, I shall stray only to my own loss. But if I remain guided, it is because of the Revelation of my Lord to me. Truly, He is All-Hearer, Ever Near.'')