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Verily, there has come unto you a Messenger from among yourselves. It grieves him that you should receive any injury or difficulty. He is eager for you; for the believers [he is] full of pity, kind, and merciful (128)But if they turn away, say: "Allah is sufficient for me. There is no God but He, in Him I put my trust and He is the Lord of the Mighty Throne. (129)

The Advent of the Prophet (ﷺ) is a Great Bounty from Allah

Allah reminds the believers that He has sent to them a Messenger from among themselves, from their kind, speaking their language. Ibrahim, peace be upon him, said,

رَبَّنَا وَابْعَثْ فِيهِمْ رَسُولًا مِّنْهُمْ

(Our Lord! Send among them a Messenger of their own.)[2:129]

Allah said,

لَقَدْ مَنَّ اللَّهُ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِذْ بَعَثَ فِيهِمْ رَسُولًا مِّنْ أَنفُسِهِمْ 

(Indeed Allah conferred a great favor on the believers when He sent among them a Messenger from among themselves.)[3:164]

Allah said here,

لَقَدْ جَاءَكُمْ رَسُولٌ مِّنْ أَنفُسِكُمْ

(Verily, there has come unto you a Messenger from among yourselves.)

meaning, from among you, speaking your language. Ja'far bin Abu Talib said to An-Najashi (the king of Ethopia), and Al-Mughirah bin Shu'bah said to the emissary of Kisra, "Allah has sent to us a Messenger from among us, whose family lineage , description, early days, truth and honesty we know."

Allah said,

عَزِيزٌ عَلَيْهِ مَا عَنِتُّمْ 

(It grieves him that you should receive any injury or difficulty.)

Whatever would cause hardship to his Ummah or be difficult for them, then it grieves him. Similarly, there is the Hadith reported through many routes that the Prophet ﷺ said,

بُعِثْتُ بِالْـحَنِيفِيَّةِ السَّمْحَةِ

(I was sent with the easy Hanifiyah [monotheism] way.)

An authenic Hadith mentions,

إِنَّ هَذَا الدِّينَ يُسْرٌ

(Verily, this religion is easy) and its Law is all easy, lenient and perfect. It is easy for those whom Allah the Exalted makes it easy.)

حَرِيصٌ عَلَيْكُم

(He is eager for you), that you gain guidance and acquire benefits in this life and the Hereafter. Imam Ahmad recorded that 'Abdullah bin Mas'ud said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said,

إِنَّ اللهَ لَمْ يُحَرِّمْ حُرْمَةً إِلَّا وَقَدْ عَلِمَ أَنَّهُ سَيَطَّلِعُهَا مِنْكُمْ مُطَّلِعٌ، أَلَا وَإِنِّي آخِذٌ بِحُجَزِكُمْ أَنْ تَهَافَتُوا فِي النَّارِ كَتَهَافُتِ الْفَرَاشِ أَوِ الذُّبَابِ

(Verily, every matter that Allah has prohibited, He knows that some among you will breach it; but I am indeed holding you by the waist so that you do not fall in the Fire, just like butterflies and flies.)

Allah's statement next,

بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ رَءُوفٌ رَّحِيمٌ

(for the believers (he is) full of pity, kind, and merciful.)[9:128], is similar to His other statement,

وَاخْفِضْ جَنَاحَكَ لِمَنِ اتَّبَعَكَ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ - فَإِنْ عَصَوْكَ فَقُلْ إِنِّي بَرِيءٌ مِّمَّا تَعْمَلُونَ - وَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى الْعَزِيزِ الرَّحِيمِ

(And be kind and humble to the believers who follow you. Then if they disobey you, say: "I am innocent of what you do." And put your trust in the All-Mighty, the Most Merciful)[26:215-217].

Allah the Exalted commanded His Messenger in this honorable Ayah,

فَإِن تَوَلَّوْا

(But if they turn away), from the glorious, pure, perfect and encompassing Law that you – O Muhammad – brought them,

فَقُلْ حَسْبِيَ اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ

(then say: "Allah is sufficient for me. There is no God but He,)

Allah is sufficient for me, there is no deity worthy of worship except Him, and in Him I put my trust. Similarly, Allah said,

رَّبُّ الْمَشْرِقِ وَالْمَغْرِبِ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ فَاتَّخِذْهُ وَكِيلًا

((He alone is) the Lord of the east and the west; there is no God but He. So take Him alone as a guardian.)[73:9]. Allah said next,

وَهُوَ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ

(and He is the Lord of the Mighty Throne)[9:129].

He is the King and Creator of all things, and He is the Lord of the Mighty Throne ('Arsh), which is above all creation; all that is in and between the heavens and earths is under the Throne ('Arsh) and subservient to Allah's power. His knowledge encompasses all things, and His decision will certainly come to pass over all matters. He is the guardian of all things.

Imam Ahmad recorded that Ibn 'Abbas said that Ubayy bin Ka'b said, "The last Ayah revealed from the Qur'an was this Ayah,

لَقَدْ جَاءَكُمْ رَسُولٌ مِّنْ أَنفُسِكُمْ

(Verily, there has come unto you a Messenger f rom among yourselves . . .)[9:128]" unt il the end of the Surah.

It is recorded in the Sahih that Zayd bin Thabit said, "I found the last Ayah in Surah Bara'ah with Khuzaymah bin Thabit ."

This is the end of Surah At- Tawbah, all praise is due to Allah.