The Guiding Light — Page 362
S u rah al-Baqarah, Verse 255-258 362 ª ! $ # ÷ ’ Í < u ρ š Ï % © ! $ # ( # θ ã Ζ t Β # u Ο ß γ ã _ Ì ÷ ‚ ã ƒ z Ï i Β Ï M ≈ y ϑ è = — à 9 $ # ’ n < Î ) Í ‘ θ – Ψ9 $ # ( š Ï % © ! $ # u ρ ( # ÿ ρ ã x x. ã Ν è δ ä τ ! $ u Š Ï 9 ÷ ρ r & ß N θ ä ó ≈ © Ü 9 $ # Ν ß γ t Ρθ ã _ Ì ÷ ‚ ã ƒ š ∅ Ï i Β Í ‘ θ – Ψ9 $ # ’ n < Î ) Ï M ≈ y ϑ è = — à 9 $ # 3 š Í × ‾ ≈ s 9 ' ρ é & Ü = ≈ y s ô ¹ r & Í ‘$ ¨ Ψ9 $ # ( ö Ν è δ $ p κ Ï ù š χρ à $ Î # ≈ y z ∩∪ [2:258] Allah is the friend of those who believe: He brings them out of every kind of darkness into light. And those who disbelieve, their friends are the transgressors who bring them out of light into every kind of darkness. These are the inmates of the Fire; therein shall they abide. Commentary The preceding verse spoke of “truth” and “error” as resulting from belief in All a h and belief in ﻃﺎﻏﻮت ( ta gh u t ) those who transgress respectively. The present verse further develops the idea. The Word in ﻃﺎﻏﻮت (ta gh u t) , here mainly refers to such mischievous leaders as turn people away from the right path. Through them disbelievers are being led to failure and grief and are also gradually losing whatever light of faith they possessed before the advent of