The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 1) — Page 208
CH. 2 R. 14. AL-BAQARAH PT. 1 a6 وَقَالَتِ الْيَهُودُ لَيْسَتِ النصر على And the Jews say, The. 114 Christians stand on nothing'; b. شَيْ وَقَالَتِ النَّصْرُ لَيْسَتِ الْيَهُودُ and the Christians say, The عَلَى شَيْ وَهُمْ يَتْلُونَ الْكِتب Jews stand on nothing'; while they both read the same Book. "5:69. b5:69. salvation; mere profession of a faith is not enough. The word (the doer of good deeds), as also hinted under Important Words above, has been explained by the Holy Prophet as follows: ان تعبد الله كانك تراه فان لم تكن تراه فانه يراك only if i. e. "you may become a you pray to or worship God in such a spirit of reality and certitude that you feel that you are seeing Him (and that God also is seeing you); or (with a lower degree of certitude) that you at least feel that God is seeing you. " also means, one who does good to God's creatures. Thus according to Islam, salvation lies, (1) in or absolute submission to the will of God; and (2) in true worship of God offered with a perfect degree of certitude; and (3) in doing good to one's fellow beings. It is a distinctive feature of Islam that it makes its followers realize the presence of God and continued contact with Him a reality, and thus enables them to establish a true and permanent connection with Him even in this life. This is really the beginning of salvation. The Holy Founder of the Aḥmadiyya Movement has explained this verse in the following beautiful words: 208 "The verse alludes to the three important stages of perfect goodness, i. e. (1) (self-annihilation); (2) l (regeneration); and (3) (union with God). The words at all (submits himself completely to Allah) teach that all our powers and organs and whatever belongs to us should be surrendered to God and devoted to or His service. This state is known true Muslim must death which a bring on himself. . . The second clause (and is the doer of good) alludes to the state or بقا of man is or regeneration, for when a quickened by the love of God and all his movements become subservient to His will, his self dying entirely within him, he is, as it were, granted a new life which may be called regeneration. He lives for God, and through Him he lives for his fellow beings. . . The concluding words, (he) shall have his reward with His Lord. No fear shall come upon such, neither shall they grieve, describe the third or the final stage-the stage of union with God. It is the highest stage of knowledge, certainty, trust and love. The reward of one's sincerity or and devotion is not obscure or doubtful. It is certain, visible, and, as it were, tangible. In this stage man is