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CH. 2 R. 19. AL-BAQARAH PT. 2 يَايُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اسْتَعِينُوا بِالصَّبْرِ O ye who believe, seek. 154 وَالصَّلوةِ إِنَّ اللهَ مَعَ الصَّبِرِينَ ) help with patience and Prayer; surely, Allah is with the steadfast. 160 "See 2:46. or greatness; he prayed to Him offered prayers to Him. ; means, God bestowed His favours on him; He called him to His presence to do him honour. The noun 5; means, remembrance; mentioning or speaking of; eminence; honour; good name (Aqrab, Mufradāt & Lane). will remember you, can also mean that one who truly loves God will eventually attract the love of God. Remembrance is really born of love and is in a way synonymous with it. Indeed, nobody can remember an object more than a lover does the object of his love. . i. e شكر render thanks is from) اشكروا the he thanked; he was grateful. means, he acknowledged beneficence of God, rendering Him obedience and abstaining from disobedience (Lane). Commentary: Remembrance of God on the part of man means, to remember Him with love and devotion, to carry out His behests, to bear in mind His attributes, to glorify Him and offer prayers to Him; and remembrance of man on the part of God signifies, God's drawing him near to Himself, bestowing favours 160. Important Words: ✓ (patience) means: (1) to be steadfast and constant in something; (2) to endure afflictions with fortitude and without complaint or murmur; (3) to hold fast to the divine law and the dictates of reason; (4) to refrain from doing what the divine law and reason forbid (Mufradāt). Commentary: The verse contains a golden principle of success. Firstly, a man should be constant in his endeavours, never relaxing his efforts and never the him and losing heart, at on same time making provision for his welfare. Thus we are here told that if we seek nearness to God, He will certainly draw us near to Himself. According to yet another meaning of the word Si. e. honour and eminence, the verse would mean that if the Muslims will remember God, He will make them honoured and eminent in the world. avoiding what is harmful and sticking fast to all that is good. Secondly, he should pray to God for success; for He alone is the source of all good. The word (patience) precedes the word (prayer) in the verse to emphasize the importance of observing the laws of God which are sometimes flouted in ignorance. Ordinarily, a prayer can be effective The expression, remember Me, I only when it is accompanied by the 256