The Essence of Islam – Volume III — Page 88
88 آسمان بار امانت نتوانست کشید قرعه فال بنام من دیوانه زدند 76 Almighty Allah points towards this, saying: Essence of Islam-III إِنَّا عَرَضْنَا الْأَمَانَةَ عَلَى السَّمَوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَالْجِبَالِ فَأَبَيْنَ أَن يَحْمِلْنَهَا وَاشْفَقْنَ مِنْهَا وَحَمَلَهَا الْإِنْسَانُ إِنَّهُ كَانَ ظَلُومًا جَهُولًا " 'We presented Our trust, which must be rendered back to Us, to all those who dwell in the earth and in heaven but all of them refused to accept it, out of apprehension lest a default should ensue, but man accepted this trust as he was zalūm [firm] and jahūl [oblivious of consequences. ]' The two terms (zalūm and jahūl) are used for man as a compliment and not in a derogatory sense. They signify that man had been endowed with the capacity of being harsh upon his own self for the sake of God and could incline towards Him and be oblivious of his own being. Therefore, he accepted the responsibility of treating his entire being as a trust to be expended in His cause. The requirement laid down for the fifth stage in the verse is: وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ لِأَمْنَتِهِمْ وَ عَهْدِهِمْ رَاعُوْنَ 0 78 This means that: 'The believers are those who are watch- ful of their trusts and covenants. That is to say, in dis- charging their trusts and covenants they spare no effort in exercising righteousness and watchfulness. This is an indication that man and all his faculties, the 76 The heavens could not bear the burden of the trust; It fell to my lot to carry it, for I cared not of the consequences. [Publisher] 77 Al-Ahzab, 33:73 [Publisher] 78 Al-Mu'minūn, 23:9 [Publisher]