Did Jesus Redeem Mankind? — Page 44
? وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوهَا فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُوْرَهَا وَتَقُوهَا قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَنْ زَكَّهَا وَقَدْ خَابَ مَنْ دَشْهَا. 37 (Ash-Shams, 91:8-11) viz. , We cite the evidence of human nature and the fact of its endowment with the finest powers. 6, condition without crookedness in it and (Savva) signifies a (Taswiya) means وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا ma) in) ما. making level, without excess or shortage , is infinitive and the verse would thus mean: "We cite as evidence the human nature (mind) and its creation with the finest powers, suffering neither from excess nor from shortage. " Li. e. , when We created him, We inspired his mind (nature) with an understanding of what would be its sins and what would be its virtue; viz. , what is 3(Fujur) that is, what would deflect it from the course, and (Taqvaha), i. e. , what ways that would lead it to Divine nearness. are the This verse shows that Allah claims that human nature is straight without any crookedness-is good and has no wickedness. Secondly, it has not only an evenness in its constitution but it is also endowed with an innate sense of good and evil; in other words, God has placed in it a conscience which knows the path of virtue from that of vice. A stick planed to evenness does not know that it is smooth. But a man knows what virtues inhere in him. Or, for instance when a man has one rupee in his pocket, it can be said in his case that he is not penniless; but if he does not know that his pocket holds one rupee, he will not make use of it. Here two points have been brought out. Firstly, that Allah made every man free from every kind of crookedness. Secondly, not