وَلَآ أَقُولُ لَكُمْ عِندِى
خَزَآئِنُ ٱللَّهِ وَلَآ أَعْلَمُ
ٱلْغَيْبَ وَلَآ أَقُولُ إِنِّى
مَلَكٌ وَلَآ أَقُولُ لِلَّذِينَ
تَزْدَرِىٓ أَعْيُنُكُمْ لَن
يُؤْتِيَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ خَيْرًا ۖ ٱللَّهُ
أَعْلَمُ بِمَا فِىٓ أَنفُسِهِمْ ۖ إِنِّىٓ
إِذًا لَّمِنَ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ
And I do not say to
you that with me
are the treasures of
Allah, nor that I
know the Ghayb; nor
do I say I am an
angel, and I do not
say of those whom
your eyes look down
upon that Allah will
not bestow any good
on them. Allah knows
what is in their inner
selves. In that case,
I should, indeed be
one of the wrongdoers.
Nuh is informing them that he is a Messenger from Allah, calling to the worship of Allah alone, without any partners and he is doing this by the permission of Allah. At the same time, he is not asking them for any reward for this work. He invites whomever he meets, whether of nobility or low class. Therefore, whoever responds favorably, then he has achieved salvation. He also explains that he has no power to manipulate the hidden treasures of Allah, nor does he have any knowledge of the Unseen, except what Allah has allowed him to know. Likewise, he is not an angel, rather, he is merely a human Messenger aided with miracles. Nuh goes on to say, “I do not say about these people whom you (disbelievers) detest and look down upon, that Allah will not reward them for their deeds. Allah knows best what is in their souls. If they are believers in their hearts, as their condition appears to be outwardly, then they will have a good reward. If anyone behaves evilly with them after they have believed, then he is a wrongdoer who speaks what he has no knowledge of.