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“If they reject you, messengers before you were also rejected. To Allah all matters are returned.”
“If they reject you,” O Messenger, you have an example in the messengers who came before you, for “messengers before you were also rejected.” The deniers were destroyed, while Allah saved the messengers and their followers. “To Allah all matters are returned.”
﴿وَإِنْ يُكَذِّبُوكَ فَقَدْ كُذِّبَتْ رُسُلٌ مِنْ قَبْلِكَ وَإِلَى اللَّهِ تُرْجَعُ الأمُورُ﴾ .
﴿وَإِنْ يُكَذِّبُوكَ﴾ يا أيها الرسول، فلك أسوة بمن قبلك من المرسلين، ﴿فَقَدْ كُذِّبَتْ رُسُلٌ مِنْ قَبْلِكَ﴾ فأهلك المكذبون، ونجى الله الرسل وأتباعهم. ﴿وَإِلَى اللَّهِ تُرْجَعُ الأمُورُ﴾