thee, and spoken well of their gods.' Muhammad said: 'But how dost thou find
thy heart?' ; Secure and steadfast in the faith.' 'Then,' continued Muhammad,
'if they repeat their cruelty, repeat thou also thy words.' The case of such
unwilling deniers of the faith is provided for in the Suratu'n-Nahl (xvi) 108
which is said to have been revealed after, the interview with 'Ammar bin Yasir.1
Whoso, after he hath believed in God, denieth Him, if he was forced to it and
if his heart remain steadfast in the faith, shall be guiltless. 2
About this time, when the Prophet's mind was full of anxiety, the two short
Suras, the Suratu'd-Duha (xciii).3 and the Suratu'l-Inshirah (xciv),
both addressed directly to Muhammad himself, and Suratu'l-Kafirun (cix) and
Su'ratu'l-Ikhlas (cxii), addressed to the people, were revealed for his
consolation: