nor any power over death, life, or resurrection (3). Those who disbelieve say, ‘This is nothing but a lie he has fabricated, and others have helped him with it.’ They have indeed committed an injustice and a falsehood (4). They say, ‘Tales of the ancients that he has had written down, which are dictated to him morning and evening’ (5). Say, ‘It has been sent down by Him who knows every secret in the heavens and the earth. Indeed, He is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful’ (6). They say, ‘What sort of messenger is this, who eats food and walks in the markets? Why has no angel been sent down to him to be a warner alongside him (7)? Or why has no treasure been bestowed upon him, or why does he not have a garden from which to eat?’ The wrongdoers say, ‘You are following none but a man bewitched’ (8). See how they draw comparisons for you! They have gone astray and cannot find a way (9).” [al-Furqān 1–9]

Likewise, Allah, Exalted is He, said:

“When you recite the Quran, We place a hidden barrier between you and those who do not believe in the Hereafter (45). We place coverings over their hearts, preventing them from understanding it, and deafness in their ears. When you mention your Lord alone in the Quran, they turn their backs in aversion (46). We know best how they listen when they listen to you, and when they converse in secret—when the wrongdoers say, ‘You are following none but a man bewitched’ (47). See how they draw comparisons for you! They have gone astray and cannot find a way (48).” [al-Isrā’ 45–48]

Thus, when they denied the truth, they sought to liken it to magic, poetry, falsehood, or something else, placing it in the same category. They were therefore astray, and in this state of misguidance they could find none of the paths leading to guidance, like someone who has lost his way and who