Sirat Ibn Hisham 344
What God revealed concerning the story of the Companions of the Cave
[ اسْتِكْبَارُ قُرَيْشٍ عَنْ أَنْ يُؤْمِنُوا بِالرَّسُولِ ﷺ ] فَلَمَّا جَاءَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِمَا عَرَفُوا مِنْ الْحَقِّ، وَعَرَفُوا صِدْقَهُ فِيمَا حَدَّثَ، وَمَوْقِعَ نُبُوَّتِهِ فِيمَا جَاءَهُمْ بِهِ مِنْ عِلْمِ الْغُيُوبِ حِينَ سَأَلُوهُ عَمَّا سَأَلُوا عَنْهُ، حَالَ الْحَسَدُ مِنْهُمْ لَهُ بَيْنَهُمْ وَبَيْنَ اتِّبَاعِهِ وَتَصْدِيقِهِ، فَعَتَوْا عَلَى اللَّهِ وَتَرَكُوا أَمْرَهُ عِيَانًا، وَلَجُّوا فِيمَا هُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ الْكُفْرِ. فَقَالَ قَائِلُهُمْ: لَا تَسْمَعُوا لِهَذَا الْقُرْآنِ وَالْغَوْا فِيهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَغْلِبُونَ أَيْ اجْعَلُوهُ لَغْوًا وَبَاطِلًا، وَاِتَّخِذُوهُ هُزُوًا لَعَلَّكُمْ تَغْلِبُونَهُ بِذَلِكَ، فَإِنَّكُمْ إنْ نَاظَرْتُمُوهُ أَوْ خَاصَمْتُمُوهُ يَوْمًا غَلَبَكُمْ
Translation
✧ [The arrogance of Quraysh in refusing to believe in the Messenger ﷺ] When the Messenger of God ﷺ brought them what they recognized as the truth, and they recognized his truthfulness in what he related, and the reality of his prophethood in what he brought them of knowledge of the unseen when they asked him about what they asked, envy on their part toward him intervened between them and following him and believing him. So they became insolent toward God and abandoned His command openly, and persisted in the disbelief they were upon. Then one of them said: “Do not listen to this Qur’an, but make noise during it, perhaps you will overcome” (Q 41:26), that is, make it idle talk and falsehood, and take it in mockery, perhaps you will overcome him by that; for if you debate him or dispute with him one day, he will defeat you.
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