Surah Yunus 10:43

The Command to be Free and Clear from the Idolators

Allah said to His Prophet : `If these idolators belie you, then be clear from them and their deeds.'

(Say: "For me are my deeds and for you are your deeds!") Similarly, Allah said:

(Say: "O you disbelievers! I worship not that which you worship.")109:1-2 to the end of the Surah. Ibrahim Al-Khalil (the Friend) and his followers said to the idolators among their people:

(Verily, we are free from you and whatever you worship besides Allah) 60:4 Allah then said:

(And among them are some who listen to you,) They listen to your beautiful talk and to the Glorious Qur'an. They listen to your truthful, eloquent and authentic Hadiths that are useful to the hearts, the bodies and their faith. This is indeed a great benefit and is sufficient. But guiding the people to the truth is not up to you or to them. You cannot make the deaf hear. Therefore you cannot guide these people except if Allah wishes. Y

(And among them are some who look at you, ) They look at you and at what Allah has given you in terms of dignity, noble personality and great conduct. There is in all of this clear evidence of your prophethood to those who have reason and insight. Other people also look but they do not receive guidance like them. Believers look at you with respect and dignity while disbelievers regard you with contempt.

(And when they see you, they treat you only in mockery.)25:41 Then Allah announces that He is never unjust with anyone. He guides whomever He wills and opens the eyes of the blind, makes the deaf hear and removes neglect from the hearts. At the same time He lets others go astray, moving away from faith. He does all of that yet He is always Just, for He is the Ruler and has full authority over His kingdom. He does whatever He wills without any restrictions. No one can question Him as to what He does while he will question everyone else. He is Omniscient, All-Wise, and All-Just. So Allah said:

(Truly, Allah wrongs not mankind in aught; but mankind wrong themselves.) In the Hadith narrated by Abu Dharr, he states that the Prophet related that His Lord, Exalted and High is He, said:

(O My servant! I have prohibited oppression for Myself and made it prohibited for you, so do not oppress one another...) Until He said at the end of the Hadith:

(O My servants! It is but your deeds that I reckon for you and then recompense you for. So let him who finds good (in the Hereafter) praise Allah. And let him who finds other than that blame no one but himself.) The complete version was recorded by Muslim.

Sesudah itu Allah menjelaskan bahwa di antara orang-orang yang mendustakan ayat-ayat Allah ada pula kelompok orang yang benar-benar memperhatikan Nabi Muhammad saw pada saat membacakan Al-Qur'an. Akan tetapi, perhatian mereka itu hanya lahiriyah semata dan hanya melihat gerakan lidah Nabi pada saat mengucapkan lafaz dan susunannya, bukan merupakan perhatian yang murni yang dapat memahami dan memikirkan makna yang terkandung di dalam kata yang tersusun dalam kalimat itu. Itulah sebabnya maka cahaya iman dalam hati mereka tidak dapat memancar karena tertutup noda-noda kemusyrikan. Mereka tidak dapat melihat tanda-tanda kebenaran dan petunjuk yang terkandung dalam Al-Qur'an. Padahal pandangan batin inilah yang membedakan manusia dengan binatang. Seharusnya dengan perhatian itu manusia dapat memahami dan memikirkan apa yang dilihatnya, karena Allah menyamakan mereka itu dengan orang buta.

Pada akhir ayat, Allah menegaskan bahwa Nabi Muhammad sebagai utusan tidaklah mampu membuat mereka itu melihat tanda-tanda kebenaran yang terdapat di dalam ayat-ayat Al-Qur'an. Karena mereka memang tidak akan mampu mengindera tanda-tanda kebenaran ayatnya apalagi mereka tidak mempunyai niat untuk mempergunakan indera batinnya untuk memahami kandungan isi ayat-ayat Al-Qur'an itu selama-lamanya.