The Guiding Light — Page 501
S u rah al-A‘l a, Chapter 87 501 Commentary The expression “as God Wills”, pertains only to matters of ordinary every-day life. The words, “he knows what is manifest and what is hidden”, mean that as God knew all the needs of man, of which man himself was unconscious and which he was incapable of knowing, God provided those needs in the Qur’ a n, and so there could be no possibility of the Holy Prophet sa forgetting what was revealed to him. x 8 ç Å c £ u Š ç Ρ u ρ 3 “ u ô £ ã ù = Ï 9 ∩∪ [87:9] And We shall facilitate for thee every facility. Commentary The verse signifies that: a. It is easy to commit the Qur’ a n to memory b. Its teachings possess an adaptability all their own, which makes them conform to, and meet, the exigencies of changing conditions and circumstances