Allah likens those who turn away from the Message to the dead:
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The believers surrender when they hear the verses:
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To whom does Allah not make you hear?
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The attitude of those who disbelieve when the Verses are recited to them clearly:
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To whom does Allah make you hear?
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Prophet Muhammad blamed himself for his people's denial and disbelief. Our Lord reassured him by informing him that past peoples had treated messengers in the same way, that the messenger's duty was only to convey the revelation and that he was not responsible for those who did not believe.
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Related:
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The jealous disbelievers of the People of the Book rejected Allah's messengers and His Books unless they were revealed to one of them:
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