Page 79 - Communication and Argument in the Qur'an

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Naturally, a religious morality that accords with human
nature will gain mass appeal and acceptance by being
communicated to people. But those members of the “rul-
ing circle who have lapsed into unbelief” try to hinder the
believers and messengers because they do not want reli-
gious morality to gain ground. The Qur’an mentions how
they try to influence public opinion and block the commu-
nication of this morality. For example, the ruling circle
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another verse, Allah speaks of their anti-religion propagan-
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The ruling circle of his people–those who did not
believe and who denied the encounter of the Hereafter
and whom We had given opulence in this world–said:
“This is nothing but a human being like yourselves who
eats what you eat and drinks what you drink.” (Surat
al-Muminun: 33)
As we can see, these prominent individuals try to influ-
ence people’s thinking by warning them that they will be
losers and that Allah’s messengers and prophets are just
human beings, not supernatural beings. In another verse,
Allah describes their attempts:
The ruling circle of those of his people who did not
believe said: “This is nothing but a human being like
yourselves who simply wants to gain ascendancy over
you. If Allah had wanted, He would have sent angels
down. We never heard of anything like this among our
ancestors, the earlier peoples.” (Surat al-Muminun: 24)
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