Chapter 6 of the Quran (43) Turn Away From Them

Allah commands His Prophet with this verse in Mecca, but the prophetic Companions found it hard to implement. They were later given dispensation to sit with the idolaters so as to admonish and warn them.

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Although the Quran is the absolute truth; however, your people have denied it.

The Prophet Muhammad did his best effort to persuade the people of Mecca to stop worshipping the idols and to worship Allah, the only one true God.

The idolators and pagan leaders of Mecca were full of pride and too proud to listen to the truth.

 

The Prophet Muhammad used to recite the Quran in Kaabah, the Holy Place in Mecca, hoping that the unbelievers may listen to it and may understand.

However, the idolators and pagan leaders of Mecca used to mock the Quran and to mock Muhammad.

Indeed, this upsets the Prophet Muhammad.

 

In Ayah 6:68, Allah has commanded His Last Prophet Muhammad:

 

When you see those who engage in discourse about the Quran, in mockery, turn away from them. And do not sit with them, until they discourse on some other topic.

In other words, when you see those who meddle with our revelations, withdraw from them.

When you see those who mock the Quran, leave their assembly until they meddle with another topic.

Keep away from who were mocking you.

Leave them until they talk about something other than the Quran and such that they cease mocking you.

 

And if Satan should make you forget and you sit with the evildoing folk, and then do not sit, after you remember what Allah has commanded you.

In other words, if the devil causes you to forget and you sits with them, after being warned against it, then do not sit after the remembrance; i.e. after being reminded with the congregation of wrong-doers or the idolaters.

 

Allah commanded His Prophet with this verse in Mecca, but the prophetic Companions found it hard to implement. They were later given dispensation to sit with the idolaters so as to admonish and warn them.

 

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The verse 6:68 in different translations

 

QARIB:

When you see those who plunge (scoffing) into our verses, withdraw from them till they plunge into some other talk. if satan causes you to forget, leave the wrongdoing people as soon as you remember.

 

SHAKIR:

And when you see those who enter into false discourses about our communications, withdraw from them until they enter into some other discourse, and if the shaitan causes you to forget, then do not sit after recollection with the unjust people.

 

PICKTHAL:

And when thou seest those who meddle with our revelations, withdraw from them until they meddle with another topic. And if the devil causes thee to forget, sit not, after the remembrance, with the congregation of wrong-doers.

 

YUSUFALI:

When thou seest men engaged in vain discourse about our signs, turn away from them unless they turn to a different theme. if satan ever makes thee forget, then after recollection, sit not thou in the company of those who do wrong.