Explore Verses Related to rejection by others
At a Glance
📖 Quranic Context
A highly specific and severe category of disbelief, highlighting the gravity of rejecting truth after it has been clearly witnessed and accepted.
Represents a conscious turning away from Divine guidance, which results in the withdrawal of that guidance as a consequence of human choice and injustice.
💭 Theological Perspective
It is a deliberate act of the will against one's own prior conviction and witnessed evidence, not a state of simple ignorance.
Seen as a spiritual self-sabotage, where an individual nullifies their own potential for enlightenment and salvation.
It is the primary example of a self-imposed barrier to receiving Allah's special guidance (hidayah).
Represents the ultimate spiritual regression, a reversal of the path towards God.
📜 Hadith Perspective
The context provided by Ibn Abbas for the revelation of 3:86-87 links it to a real-life event of a man who apostatized and later regretted it, showing the verse addresses a tangible human failing.
- The severity of apostasy (ridda)
- The conditions for repentance
- The nature of faith and its fragility
Universal agreement among scholars that rejecting faith after accepting it is a major sin, with legal consequences in Islamic jurisprudence.
💎 Deeper Insights
The curse in verse 3:87 is not just from Allah, but also from the 'angels and all mankind.' Tafsir analysis reveals this signifies a complete spiritual alienation. The person is cut off from the sources of mercy above (Allah and the angels' prayers) and the community of believers on Earth, highlighting the social and spiritual isolation that results from this act.
— Ibn Kathir, Tanwîr al-Miqbâs
The verse classifies the act not as 'a sin' but as 'Zulm' (wrongdoing/injustice). This is a crucial theological distinction. Al-Tabari's analysis shows that 'Zulm' here means placing something in the wrong place—in this case, placing disbelief where belief and gratitude should be. This act of injustice against the truth itself is what triggers the withdrawal of guidance.
— Al-Tabari, Al-Qurtubi