The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 1) — Page 401
CH. 2 وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ مَنْ ذَا الَّذِي يَشْفَعُ عِنْدَةَ belongs إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا. and whatsoever is in the earth PT. 3 sleep. To Him AL-BAQARAH whatsoever is in the heavens "Who is he that will intercede with Him permission? "He knows what is before them and what is behind خَلْفَهُمْ ۚ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَيْ مِنْ عِلْمِةٍ Him except by His E إِلَّا بِمَا شَاءَ وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ السَّمَوتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَلَا يَوْدُهُ حِفْظُهُمَا وَهُوَ them; and they encompass nothing of His of His knowledge except what He pleases. His knowledge extends over the heavens and the earth; and the care of them burdens Him not; and He is the High, the Great. 262 الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ 262. Important Words: حيى "See 2:49. 20:111. (the Living), of which the verb form is i. e. he lived or he had life, is an attribute of God, signifying that God is the only Being Who is deathless and lives by Himself He needs no support, He is eternal and everlasting (Mufradāt & Lane). This is "life" in the truest sense of the word, and such life is enjoyed by God alone. hold of him. a means, heaviness of limbs and eyes preceding sleep; sleep or slumber itself; negligence or unguardedness (Aqrab) derived from i. e. he raised S means, a (knowledge) is 5. They say the walls of a house. throne or a chair or a stool, in fact, anything used for sitting on; buttress of a wall; knowledge; dominion and power. Hence, (~ 5 means, men of All-learning (Aqrab & Lane). Sustaining) is another attribute of Commentary: God. The word is derived from. i. e. Self-Subsisting and) القيوم he stood erect. means, the Being Who not only stands by Himself, requiring the support of none, but Who supports all others (Mufradāt & Aqrab). from (slumber) is the noun-infinitive i. e. sleep or slumber took وسن 401 آية الكرسى This verse is known as (Ayatul-Kursi) and is considered to be one of the most important verses, beautifully describing the Unity of God and His great attributes. The Holy Prophet is reported to have said that the Ayatul-Kursi is the loftiest verse in the Quran (Muslim). The