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“Tell those who disbelieve, ‘You will be defeated and gathered in Hell,
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a terrible place of rest.’ ”
Thus, certain segments of the Qur’aan were revealed at various point in his
mission specifically to comfort the Prophet (r) and give him steadfastness and
confidence in order to fulfill his obligation of propagating Islaam.
2. Gentleness With the Prophet (r)
The descent of revelation was a great burden which usually left the Prophet
(r) drained and weak. ‘Aa’ishah reported that once, on an extremely cold day,
she saw him when revelation came and left him. And, in spite of the cold
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weather, his forehead was dripping with sweat. Even Allaah Himself referred to
the Qur’aan as being weighty and burdensome:
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“Verily, I will cast on you a heavy set of words.”
And, in order to emphasize the greatness, power and weight of the word of God,
Allaah set forth the following metaphor:
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Soorah Aal ‘Imraan (3):12.
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Collected by al-Bukhaaree (Sahih Al-Bukhari, vol.1, p. 2, no. 2).
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Soorah al-Muzzammil (73):5.
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