The Holy War — Page 202
202 1 (Pt. 22, R. 5)— َو ْوَل ُذِخاَؤُي ُهّٰللا َساَّنلا اَمِب اْوُبَسَك اَم َكَرَت ىٰلَع اَهِرْهَظ ْنِم ٍةَّبٓاَد Meaning that if Allah were to punish people for what they do of their own choice, he would not leave any creature that can move on the sur- face of the earth. Then again He states: 2 (Pt. 3 R. 8)— اَهَل اَم ْتَبَسَك َو اَهْيَلَع اَم ْتَبَسَتْكا [Meaning,] It shall have the reward it earns, and it shall get the punish- ment it incurs. Then again He states: 3 (Pt. 24 R. 6)— ْنَم َلِمَع اًحِلاَص ٖهِسْفَنِلَف [Meaning,] Whoso does a good deed, it is for his own soul, and whoso does evil, it will only go against it. Then again He states: 4 (Pt. 5 R. 6)— َفْيَكَف ۤاَذِا ْمُهْتَباَصَا ٌۢةَبْيِصُّم اَمِب ْتَمَّدَق ْمِهْيِدْيَا Meaning that, then how is it that when an affliction befalls them because of what their hands have sent on before them. Now see that from all these verses it is proven exactly that man does indeed possess a choice in his actions. And at this occasion the verse that Deputy [Abdullah Atham] sahib has presented: 5 َنْوُلْوُقَي ْلَه اَنَّل َنِم ِرْمَاْلا ْنِم ٍءْيَش And by this, the purpose of 1. S u rah F at ir, 35:46 [Publisher] 2. S u rah al-Baqarah, 2:287 [Publisher] 3. S u rah Ha M i m as-Sajdah, 41:47 [Publisher] 4. S u rah an-Nis a ’, 4:63 [Publisher] 5. They said, ‘Is there for us any part in the government of affairs ?’ ( S u rah A l ‘Imr a n, 3:155) [Publisher]