God says:
… God does not love evildoers – Q.3: 140
And such is thy Sustainer’s punishing grasp whenever He takes to task any community that isgiven to evildoing: verily His punishing grasp is grievous, severe! - Q.11: 102
BEHOLD, from on high have We bestowed upon thee [O Muhammad] this divine writ, setting forth the truth for [the benefit of all] humankind. And whoever chooses to be guided [thereby], does so for his own good, and whoever chooses to go astray,* goes but astray to his own hurt;…. Q.39: 41
*I.e., chooses not to be guided by the divine writ through which God has set forth the truth for the benefit of all humankind.
The above verse 39: 41 and its explanation needs to be born in mind, specially by those who have yet not taken seriously the study of the Quran. They do not know what they are missing. If the reason is that you do not know the Arabic language, then it is worth noting that the Quran came to provide guidance not only to the Arabs but to the people of the entire world, and most of them do not know Arabic. Hence, the translation (m’ana wa mafhoom) in many languages. And for those who want to understand further more, there is elaboration or explanation (tafseer). However, if the reason is that the study of the Quran is meant only for the learned (‘Ulama), then heed the following verse :
“Even as (My blessings) We have sent among you an Apostle from among yourselves to convey unto you Our messages, and to cause you to grow in purity, and to impart unto you revelation [Quran] and wisdom [hikmah], and to teach you that which you knew not:” -- 2: 151
Mark the last phrase, “and to teach you that which you knew not:” The fact remains, that those who are learned and those who are not, they both receive guidance from the Quran. Are you aware that in the 54th Chapter, which is quite brief, four times has God repeatedly called: “Hence, indeed, We made this Quran easy to bear in mind: who, then, is willing to take it to heart?” Will you then not respond now and say : ”I am, my Lord.”
Prophet said:
1. “Whoever has done wrong affecting his brother Muslim’s honour or any other thing of his, let him ask his forgiveness now before (the Day of Resurrection when) he will have neither silver nor gold coins (to compensate). His good deeds equaling his wrong-doing will be (given to the other), and if he will have no good deeds left, bad deeds of the other will be laid on him”-- H: Bukhari. N: Abu Hurairah.
2. “Beware of the invocation of the oppressed because nothing stands between the invocation of the oppressed and God. ”-- H: Bukhari and Muslim. N: Ibn ‘Abbas.
