The Prophet's (SAW) Concern for the Ummah and Reliance on Allah

At-Tawbah — Verses 128–129 | Explore this Quran theme on Muallim

لَقَدْ جَاءَكُمْ رَسُولٌ مِّنْ أَنفُسِكُمْ عَزِيزٌ عَلَيْهِ مَا عَنِتُّمْ حَرِيصٌ عَلَيْكُم بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ رَءُوفٌ رَّحِيمٌ ١٢٨

Verily, there has come unto you a Messenger (Muhammad SAW) from amongst yourselves (i.e. whom you know well). It grieves him that you should receive any injury or difficulty. He (Muhammad SAW) is anxious over you (to be rightly guided, to repent to Allah, and beg Him to pardon and forgive your sins, in order that you may enter Paradise and be saved from the punishment of the Hell-fire), for the believers (he SAW is) full of pity, kind, and merciful.

لَقَدْ جَاءَكُمْ رَسُولٌ مِّنْ أَنفُسِكُمْ
Verily, there has come unto you a Messenger (Muhammad SAW) from amongst yourselves (i.e. whom you know well).
عَزِيزٌ عَلَيْهِ مَا عَنِتُّمْ
It grieves him that you should receive any injury or difficulty.
حَرِيصٌ عَلَيْكُم
He (Muhammad SAW) is anxious over you (to be rightly guided, to repent to Allah, and beg Him to pardon and forgive your sins,
بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ رَءُوفٌ رَّحِيمٌ
for the believers (he SAW is) full of pity, kind, and merciful.

فَإِن تَوَلَّوْا فَقُلْ حَسْبِيَ اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۖ عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ ۖ وَهُوَ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ ١٢٩

But if they turn away, say (O Muhammad SAW): "Allah is sufficient for me. La ilaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He), in Him I put my trust and He is the Lord of the Mighty Throne.

فَإِن تَوَلَّوْا
But if they turn away,
فَقُلْ حَسْبِيَ اللَّهُ
say (O Muhammad SAW): 'Allah is sufficient for me.
لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۖ
La ilaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He),
عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ ۖ
in Him I put my trust
وَهُوَ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ
and He is the Lord of the Mighty Throne.