"But if they deny you, so indeed were messengers denied before you, who came with clear proofs and the Zabur [scriptures]"—meaning: arguments and books—"and the illuminating Book"—meaning: the lawful and the prohibited.
Al-Hasan said: God commanded His Prophet to be patient and consoled him, and informed him that the messengers had encountered harm for the sake of God.
﴿فَإِنْ كَذَّبُوكَ فَقَدْ كُذِّبَ رُسُلٌ مِنْ قَبْلِكَ جَاءُوا بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ وَالزُّبُرِ﴾ يَعْنِي: الْحجَج والكتب ﴿وَالْكِتَابِ الْمُنِيرِ﴾ يَعْنِي: الْحَلَال وَالْحرَام.
قَالَ الْحسن: أَمر الله نبيه بِالصبرِ وَعَزاهُ، وأعلمه أَن الرُّسُل قد لقِيت فِي جنب الله أَذَى.
