Verse No. 1
No time is devoid of one who guides people by the command of Allah.
قَالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى:
﴿إِنَّمَا أَنْتَ مُنْذِرٌ ۖ وَلِكُلِّ قَوْمٍ هَادٍ﴾[1]
Translation:
God Almighty has said:
“You are only a warner and there is a guide for every nation”.
Consideration
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْهَرَوِيُّ، قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ الْمَنْصُورَ عَنْ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى: ﴿لِكُلِّ قَوْمٍ هَادٍ﴾، فَقَالَ: مَا أَبْيَنَ ذَلِكَ! لَا يَخْلُو قَوْمٌ مِمَّنْ يَهْدِيهِمْ بِأَمْرِ اللَّهِ، قُلْتُ: وَمَا الْقَوْمُ؟ قَالَ: الْقَرْنُ -يَعْنِي أَهْلَ زَمَانٍ وَاحِدٍ.
Translation:
Muhammad ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Harawi informed us, he said: I asked Mansoor about the words of God Almighty that says: “There is a guide for every nation”, so he said: How obvious it is! No nation is empty of one who guides them by the command of God, I said: What does nation mean? He said: Age –that is, people of the same time.