The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 1) — Page 438
CH. 2 AL-BAQARAH PT. 3 a. We make no between any distinction (YAT) of His Messengers; and they say, 'We hear, and we obey. "We implore Thy forgiveness, O our Lord, and to Thee is the returning. ' 292 "See 2:137. 3:148, 194; 60:6. 292. Important Words: (Thy forgiveness). is the noun-infinitive from for which see 2:59 and 2:200. on the part of God signifies, covering man with mercy and forgiveness and saving him from the punishment of sins. It is used in the infinitive form for the sake of emphasis, words like "I or we implore" being understood before it. Commentary: the The mention of the believers along with the Prophet has a special significance in the verse; purifying influence of the Holy Prophet has brought into existence a class of men who have become purified both in belief and in deeds, thus fulfilling the object for which the Prophet for whom Abraham had prayed was to make his appearance. which can Good deeds are indeed the principal means for the attainment of purification, but they have their origin in the purity of the heart, be attained only by holding true beliefs. Hence, the verse details the fundamental points of belief which the Holy Prophet taught his followers, i. e. belief in God and His angels and His Books and His Messengers, mentioned in their natural order. 438 غُفْرَانَكَ رَبَّنَا وَ إِلَيْكَ الْمَصِيرُ Among the points of belief detailed here, one is that true believers say, We make no distinction between any of His Messengers. This means that true no believers should accept all the Messengers of God, without exception, and should make distinction between them by accepting some and rejecting others. There is in this, food for thought for those Muslims who reject the Promised Messiah, Founder of the Ahmadiyya Movement, whom God raised in fulfilment of the prophecies of the Holy Prophet and who came to demonstrate the truth of Islam, by cogent reasons and powerful signs. Another very important means of attaining purification is prayer. The verse represents true believers as offering prayer to God in the ennobling words, We hear and we obey. We implore Thy forgiveness, O our Lord, and to Thee is the returning. This prayer contains four basic elements of purification: (1) man should ever be prepared to listen to God's commandments; (2) he should be ever ready to obey His commandments, whatever the circumstances; (3) he should always be asking for God's forgiveness for his sins and shortcomings; and (4) he