What is the meaning of helping God or being
the helpers of God in this verse? It means
giving oneself wholeheartedly to the divine
dawah
mission. It means joining oneself
with the divine plan whole-heartedly in both
word and deed so that mankind might have
no argument against God on the Day of
Judgement.
The noted commentator of the Quran, Ibn
Kathir, explained it in thus: ‘Who will help
me in the tak of calling people to God?’ The
followers of Jesus replied: “We are your
helpers in the mission with which you have
been sent forth, and we will be your helpers
in this mission.” For this reason Jesus sent
them to Syria to the Israelites and the
Romans. In the same way the Prophet
Muhammad, may peace be upon him, used to
go to people during the Hajj season and he
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