If someone is stubborn, Allah will make them unsuccessful.
Pharaoh, Abu Jahl and Abu Lahab were unsuccessful because they were stubborn.
The truth was clear, but they persisted in their opposition. Abu Jahl’s opposition was so intense that it caused hardship and distress for the Prophet
.
When Abu Jahal was killed, the Prophet
praised Allah and expressed his gratitude.
Imagine how great a burden this must have been for the Prophet
.
Allah says:
“And they rejected them out of injustice and arrogance, though their inner hearts believed them to be true.”
(27:14)
In their hearts, they know what is right, but they do not want to follow it; they want things their own way.
So, Allah will cause those who persist in stubbornness to fail.
But whoever abandons their stubbornness and submits will be granted success.
