him—of what their hearts concealed and of the details of their affairs that they kept hidden from him.

Then he called them, peace be upon him, to knowledge of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, and to obeying Him in what he had been charged to convey to them, through the words of Allah Most High:

“Obey Allah and obey the Messenger.”

[Al-Taghābun: 12]

He made known to them Allah’s command that he convey this, and His promise to protect him from them, through the words of Allah Most High:

“O Messenger, convey what has been revealed to you from your Lord. If you do not, then you have not conveyed His message. And Allah will protect you from the people.”

[Al-Mā’idah: 67]

Thus Allah protected him from them, despite their great numbers, their formidable strength, and their intense obstinacy and hostility towards him, until he had conveyed his Lord’s message to them—despite their multitude and his being alone, his family’s disowning him, his clan’s enmity, and his being targeted by all who opposed him when he exposed the folly of their views concerning what