Arabs did not like the word Merciful to be attributed to God, and it was not customary among them to call Allah with such attributes. On the contrary the prophet always gave special emphasis to this name (AL-RAHMÄN) because he believed that God's Mercy covers all His creatures and includes all, be they believers or unbelievers! He naturally wondered why the people believed not in a Lord whose Mercy embraces all His creatures and is something general.

      Another point to note here is that; some people by reference to the above verse (NO.31), say; that the prophet Mohammad (AS) has had no miracle other than Qurän! We have repeatedly mentioned in this our book that a miracle is to uncover the face of a truth, and it is not a play-toy or a boasting means in the hands of a prophet. Such childish miracles that the obstinate pagans asked for, like turning the mountains into gold and silver or moving them forward and backward were only objections for hiding their feeling of disapproval and opposition, which was supported by mere ignorance. Had he turned the mountains into gold for them, gold would become cheaper than stone or soil.

      The last verse (NO.32) is a good support for the idea that the pagans were only scoffing at the prophet by asking for such miracles:ِ

      ``And the Messengers before you, too, were scoffed at....''