Essence of the Holy Qur’an — Page 81
A s - S ā ff ā t 81 few illustrations from the lives of Divine Prophets to show that the cause of truth never fails and its rejection is never productive of good results. The illustrations given are from the lives of Noah, Abraham, Moses, Elias, Jonas and Lot. The S u rah , then, repudiates and condemns idol-worship, particularly the worship of angels. The idol-worshippers are reprimanded that they are foolish enough not to understand this simple fact that the ascription of Divine powers and attributes to weak human beings or to forces of nature or even to angels who themselves are created beings, offends against human reason, common sense and conscience. They are further told that the angels are only God’s creatures who have specific duties to perform. The S u rah ends on the note that it is an unalterable Divine decree that when forces of darkness are pitted against God’s Prophets and His chosen servants, the latter receive Divine succour, while the votaries of Satan meet with defeat and discomfiture. This fact has been proved again and again in the lives of Divine Messengers and it leads to but one conclusion that 'all praise belongs to God, the Lord of all the worlds. '