The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 1) — Page 202
CH. 2 AL-BAQARAH PT. 1 "the kingdom of the heavens and the earth belongs to Allah alone? And there is no protector or helper for you beside Allah. 114 اَلَمْ تَعْلَمُ أَنَّ اللهَ لَهُ مُلْكُ السَّمَوتِ Dost thou not know that. 108 وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَالَكُمْ مِّنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ مِنْ وَلِي وَلَا نَصِيرٍ ام تُرِيدُونَ اَنْ تَسْتَلُوا رَسُولَكُمْ كَمَا سبِلَ مُوسَى مِنْ قَبْلُ وَمَنْ يَتَبَدَّلِ 109. Would you question the Messenger sent to you as Moses was questioned before this? And "3:190; 5:41; 7:159; 9:116; 43:86; 57:6. 4:154. absolutely no verse in the Quran which is abrogated and we challenge any critic to come forward and prove that any verse of the Holy Book is abrogated. It is a pity that such beautiful significance of the verse under comment should have, as has been briefly portrayed above, become marred through ignorance and thoughtlessness. The verse has a reference to yet another significance as well. The People of the Book have been told that the Quran has come to abrogate all previous Scriptures; for, in view of the changed conditions of mankind, it has brought a new (Law) which is not only better than all the old codes of Law, but is also meant for all men and all times. An inferior thing with a limited mission must give place to a superior thing with a universal mission. Having explained this point, the Quran proceeds to say that although its teachings are meant for all time, yet a period is destined to come in the life of Islam when, though the letter of the Quran would still be intact, its spirit would be forgotten and lost by 202 Muslims. When such a time comes, God will arrange to resuscitate the Quranic teachings, i. e. bring back "the like thereof" by raising a special Reformer from among Muslims. This prophecy is referred to more pointedly in 62:4 where God promises to raise a Reformer in the likeness of the Holy Prophet in the Latter Days. This Reformer, it is pointed out, would bring back the true faith to the world, even if it had soared away as high as the Pleiades (Bukhārī, ch. on Tafsir). The prophecy has been fulfilled in the person of the Holy Founder of the Ahmadiyya Movement. 114. Important Words:. i. e ولى الرجل protector). They say) ولی he helped him; or he made friends with him. ✓ means, he got control or authority over the town. So means: (1) friend; (2) helper; (3) protector; (4) ally, etc. (Aqrab). Commentary: In this verse an argument has been brought forth in support of the fact that Quranic revelation abrogates the