The Impact of the Qur'an on Priests and Opponents
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says that the Qur'an has an impact on others. What is its impact on those who embraced Islam from among the priests and the opponents of this religion?
Answer:
Yes, it has a wondrous impact. The Qur'an has a wondrous impact. Even the polytheists, when they heard it, began to listen to it. They began to listen to it. They used to lie in wait for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) during the night prayer to listen to his recitation, because the Qur'an captivates hearts and inclines souls when heard. This is one of the wonders of the Qur'an: this strange phenomenon.
And some of the Christians, when they heard it, embraced Islam, including some priests. Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Ma'idah 5:82] We are Christians.
That is because among them are priests and they do not act with arrogance.[Al-Ma'idah 5:83] meaning the Qur'an [Al-Ma'idah 5:83]. They said that this was revealed concerning the Najashi (may Allah have mercy on him). When the Najashi heard the Qur'an, he wept.
Likewise, in His saying, the Exalted: "Say: O Allah, grant success"[Al-Isra 17:107-109], this is regarding the Christians whom Allah favored, who submitted to Islam and yielded to the Qur'an. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says that the Qur'an has an impact on others. What is its impact on those who embraced Islam from among the priests and the opponents of this religion?
Answer:
Yes, it has a wondrous impact. The Qur'an has a wondrous impact. Even the polytheists, when they heard it, began to listen to it. They began to listen to it. They used to lie in wait for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) during the night prayer to listen to his recitation, because the Qur'an captivates hearts and inclines souls when heard. This is one of the wonders of the Qur'an: this strange phenomenon.
And some of the Christians, when they heard it, embraced Islam, including some priests. Allah the Exalted said:
You will surely find the most intense of the people in animosity toward the believers [to be] the Jews and those who associate others with Allah; and you will find the nearest of them in affection to the believers those who say
لَتَجِدَنَّ أَشَدَّ النَّاسِ عَدَاوَةً لِّلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا الْيَهُودَ وَالَّذِينَ أَشْرَكُوا وَلَتَجِدَنَّ أَقْرَبَهُم مَّوَدَّةً لِّلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا الَّذِينَ قَالُواThat is because among them are priests and they do not act with arrogance.
And when they hear what has been revealed to the Messenger
وَإِذَا سَمِعُوا مَا أُنزِلَ إِلَى الرَّسُولِyou see their eyes overflowing with tears because of what they have recognized of the truth
تَرَىٰ أَعْيُنَهُمْ تَفِيضُ مِنَ الدَّمْعِ مِمَّا عَرَفُوا مِنَ الْحَقِّLikewise, in His saying, the Exalted: "Say: O Allah, grant success"
(107) Say, "Believe in it or do not believe. Indeed, those who were given knowledge before it - when it is recited to them, they fall upon their faces in prostration, (108) And they say, "Exalted is our Lord! Indeed, the promise of our Lord has been fulfilled." (109) And they fall upon their faces weeping, and the Qur'an increases them in humble submission.
بِهِ أَوْ لَا تُؤْمِنُوا إِنَّ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْعِلْمَ مِن قَبْلِهِ إِذَا يُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِمْ يَخِرُّونَ لِلْأَذْقَانِ سُجَّدًا وَيَقُولُونَ سُبْحَانَ رَبِّنَا إِن كَانَ وَعْدُ رَبِّنَا لَمَفْعُولًا وَيَخِرُّونَ لِلْأَذْقَانِ يَبْكُونَ وَيَزِيدُهُمْ خُشُوعًاThe presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/075 — archive.org (8:13)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.