because it is possible for a person to be learned in one of the aspects of religion but less aware of another, and it is not surprising that Allah conceals something from a well-known scholar and reveals it to another who is not renowned. Similarly, a group of disbelievers found it strange that the Quran was revealed to Muhammad , despite the presence of men they viewed as more significant than he; as Allah Almighty has said about them: ﴿وَقَالُوا لَوْلَا نُزِّلَ هَذَا الْقُرْآنُ عَلَى رَجُلٍ مِنَ الْقَرْيَتَيْنِ عَظِيمٍ﴾[1]; “And they said: ‘Why was this Quran not revealed to a man of significance from the two cities?!’” In response to them, He said: ﴿أَهُمْ يَقْسِمُونَ رَحْمَتَ رَبِّكَ ۚ نَحْنُ قَسَمْنَا بَيْنَهُمْ مَعِيشَتَهُمْ فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا ۚ وَرَفَعْنَا بَعْضَهُمْ فَوْقَ بَعْضٍ دَرَجَاتٍ لِيَتَّخِذَ بَعْضُهُمْ بَعْضًا سُخْرِيًّا ۗ وَرَحْمَتُ رَبِّكَ خَيْرٌ مِمَّا يَجْمَعُونَ﴾[2]; “Is it they who distribute the mercy of your Lord?! It is We Who distributed among them their livelihood in the life of the world and raised some of them above others in rank, so that some of them would take some others in service. And the mercy of your Lord is better than what they amass.” Moreover, Allah is not ashamed to use an obscure creation as a means of guiding His servants; as He has said: ﴿إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَسْتَحْيِي أَنْ يَضْرِبَ مَثَلًا مَا بَعُوضَةً فَمَا فَوْقَهَا ۚ فَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا فَيَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّهُ الْحَقُّ مِنْ رَبِّهِمْ ۖ وَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا فَيَقُولُونَ مَاذَا أَرَادَ اللَّهُ بِهَذَا مَثَلًا ۘ يُضِلُّ بِهِ كَثِيرًا وَيَهْدِي بِهِ كَثِيرًا ۚ وَمَا يُضِلُّ بِهِ إِلَّا الْفَاسِقِينَ﴾[3]; “Allah is not ashamed to set forth a gnat or something above it as an example. As for those who believed, they know that it is the truth from their Lord. And as for those who disbelieved, they say: ‘What did Allah intend by this example?!’ He misguides many through it and guides many through it, and He does not misguide anyone except sinners through it.” Rather, it is proven by experience that most of the friends of Allah have been obscure individuals. Therefore, rejecting someone’s call merely due to his obscurity is contrary to wisdom and precaution. Rather, Allah’s way is to bestow favor upon the oppressed of the Earth and make them leaders and inheritors of it; as He has said: ﴿وَنُرِيدُ أَنْ نَمُنَّ عَلَى الَّذِينَ اسْتُضْعِفُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَنَجْعَلَهُمْ أَئِمَّةً وَنَجْعَلَهُمُ الْوَارِثِينَ﴾[4]; “And We intend to bestow favor upon those who were oppressed on the Earth and make them leaders and make them inheritors.”