Chapter: Reports on how the Chosen Prophet ﷺ protected the domain of tawḥīd (pure monotheism) and blocked every road that could lead to shirk (polytheism)

The Almighty’s words: “There has certainly come to you a Messenger from among yourselves; grievous to him is what you suffer…”

The remainder of the verse reads: “…he is concerned over you; to the believers he is kind and merciful.” (al-Tawbah 9:128)

Relevance of this chapter to the Book of Tawḥīd: After the author—may Allah have mercy on him—clarified in the preceding chapters certain aspects of the Prophet’s ﷺ defense of the precincts of tawḥīd, he now wishes in this chapter to show his special and detailed safeguarding of it.

Explanation of terms
• al-Muṣṭafā: the Chosen One.
• janāb: side, precinct.
• jāʾakum: “has come to you,” O Arabs.
• min anfusikum: from your own kind and in your own language.
• ʿazīzun ʿalayhi: extremely burdensome to him.
• mā ʿanittum: whatever troubles or harms you—such as disbelief, misguidance, killing, or captivity; the particle mā with what follows functions as a verbal noun that serves as a postponed subject.
• ḥarīṣun ʿalaykum: intensely eager and desirous of guiding you and securing for you benefit both immediate and ultimate.