The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 1) — Page 108
CH. 2 AL-BAQARAH PT. 1 قُلْنَا اهْبِطُوا مِنْهَا جَمِيعًا ۚ فَإِمَّا يَأْتِيَنَّكُمْ We said, Go forth, all of. 39 you, from here. And if "there مِنِّى هُدًى فَمَنْ تَبِعَ هُدَايَ فَلَا خَوْفٌ comes to you guidance from عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ Me, then whoso shall follow My guidance, on them shall come no fear, nor shall they grieve. '45 "7:36; 20:124. This was the prayer that Adam learnt from God. The prayer was heard and Adam was forgiven. The fact that God Himself taught Adam the words of this prayer shows that he was a chosen one of God and was a recipient of divine revelation. The verse also tells us that on special occasions, God Himself teaches His servants the words in which they should pray to Him, and it is evident that the words of prayer chosen by God are sure to find ready acceptance with Him. It is in fact a way of honouring holy men and expediting their reconciliation with Him that God sometimes teaches them the words in which they should pray to Him. It is, in other words, saying to them, "Come to Me with a request and I will grant it. " Strange indeed are the ways of the Lord Whose mercy and forgiveness are, as it were, always eager to descend on man, if he only cares to turn towards Him with repentance. Says the Holy Prophet, "God has spoken to me saying: Whoso does a good deed will have a tenfold reward and even more, and whoso does an evil deed will have a punishment only equal to it or will have his sin forgiven altogether. And whoso approaches Me by half a cubit, I will go to him by one cubit and 108 whoso approaches Me by one cubit, I will go to him by four cubits; and whoso comes to Me walking, I will go to him running" (Muslim). 45. Important Words: i. e. he خان fear is derived from) خوف feared. denotes fear about the future. (shall grieve) is derived from which means, he felt regret, means, he (grief) حزن grief, and sorrow. made him sorrowful. generally, though not always, relates to what is past. Commentary: As Adam was to become the progenitor of a great race and the harbinger of a new era, a timely announcement was made to mankind through him that they should be prepared to receive guidance from their God from time to time. Thus the verse holds out the promise that among the descendants of Adam there would continue to appear great souls who would invite people to truth and guidance, and that those who followed such holy persons would attain salvation. Their hearts would be so filled with the true faith that they would enjoy peace and tranquillity of mind in all circumstances. No fear about the