“When they embark in the ships they call upon Allah, consecrating their faith to Him. But when He rescues them and brings them to land, they suddenly begin to associate others with Allah in His Divinity that they may be ungrateful for the rescue that We granted them, and they may revel in the pleasures (of the present life). Soon they shall come to know. Do they not see that We have given them a sanctuary of safety whereas people around them are being snatched away? So do they believe in falsehood and ungratefully deny Allah’s bounties?”
(Al Qur’ān – 29:65-67)
The unbelievers are asked to consider: who is it who brought about the wonderful peace and security that prevailed in Makkah? Was it an idol that had made it happen? Was it possible for anyone other than God to keep Makkah secure against all kinds of violence and disorder for a period of approximately 2,500 years despite its location in the strife-ridden Arabian Peninsula? If it was not God, then who maintained Makkah’s sanctuary across the ages?
The fact is that the unbelievers rejected the Prophet’s claim to Messengership, decrying it as false. They will have either of the following two consequences. If the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be to him) made a false claim and invoked God’s name in that regard, he will be reckoned the worst wrong-doer. However, if the Prophet’s claim to Messengership is true, then it will be the rejecters who will be judged as wrong-doers for they dubbed a true Messenger a liar.