Verse 112

11:28.

Commentary:

It is an established fact of history that in the beginning of their missions only poor people follow the Messengers of God. This is quite in keeping with Divine plan. In this way God wants to show that the subsequent triumph of the Prophets predicted long before by them was due solely to God’s help and not to any combination of worldly circumstances. The acceptance of the Divine Message by poor people not only does not add to the material strength of the new Movement but also repels the wealthy and the powerful from it, inasmuch as they refuse to associate with those whom they regard as lowly and humble. But such has always been the Divine practice that these very humble and lowly people eventually prevail upon the wealthy and the powerful disbelievers.