Pages of the Glorious Qur’ān today Monday 26/10/26, Sūrah Saba'i (34): 40-54 and Fātir (35): 1-3, tafakkur verse 34: 43 وَإِذَا تُتۡلَىٰ عَلَیۡهِمۡ ءَایَـٰتُنَا بَیِّنَـٰتࣲ قَالُوا۟ مَا هَـٰذَاۤ إِلَّا رَجُلࣱ یُرِیدُ أَن یَصُدَّكُمۡ عَمَّا كَانَ یَعۡبُدُ ءَابَاۤؤُكُمۡ وَقَالُوا۟ مَا هَـٰذَاۤ إِلَّاۤ إِفۡكࣱ مُّفۡتَرࣰىۚ وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِینَ كَفَرُوا۟ لِلۡحَقِّ لَمَّا جَاۤءَهُمۡ إِنۡ هَـٰذَاۤ إِلَّا سِحۡرࣱ مُّبِینࣱ "And when Our verses are recited to them as clear evidences, they say, This is not but a man who wishes to avert you from that which your fathers were worshipping. And they say, This is not except a lie invented. And those who disbelieve say of the truth when it has come to them, This is not but obvious magic." LESSONS: 1. Clear evidence does not guarantee that those whose hearts are blocked from the truth will accept it. Hence, even when Allah’s revelations are recited with clarity, those who are determined to reject them may refuse to believe. Therefore, we must pray for people's guidance and admonish them with gentility and wisdom. 2. One of the major reasons Allah revealed the Qur'ān is to guide humankind back to the basis, the foundation i.e. Tawḥīd. This is because blind adherence to ancestral traditions has become an obstacle to guidance for many people. Following the beliefs and practices of our forefathers without examining their validity can prevent us from recognising the truth. Thus, tradition must be assessed against divine guidance. 3. As a form of resistance to the truth, Shaytan teaches people to sometimes discredit the messenger instead of addressing the message. By accusing the Messenger of Allah of seeking to turn people away from their ancestral worship or making slaves to the Arabs, the rejectors attempted to undermine his credibility rather than engage with the truth he conveyed. 4. False accusations are often used to resist uncomfortable truths. Describing the Qur’ān as an invented lie was an attempt to dismiss its divine origin without providing a valid argument. This teaches us to distinguish genuine criticism from baseless allegations. 5. The truth may be labelled with false and misleading descriptions. Calling the Qur’ān obvious magic illustrates how prejudice can distort people's judgement. The rejection of a message by its opponents does not invalidate its truth; what matters is the strength of the evidence. O Allah, guide us to recognise the truth and grant us the sincerity to follow it. Protect us from arrogance, blind imitation, and the temptation to reject guidance because it challenges our inherited beliefs. Make us among those who listen to Your revelations with humility, reflect upon them with understanding, and act upon them with conviction. Āmīn.