The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 2) — Page 97
PT. 4 ĀL-E-‘IMRĀN CH. 3 وَكَيْفَ تَكْفُرُونَ وَاَنْتُمْ تُتْلَى عَلَيْكُمْ How would you disbelieve. 102 ایتُ اللهِ وَفِيكُمْ رَسُولُهُ وَمَنْ يَعْتَصِمُ His بِاللهِ فَقَدْ هُدِى إِلَى صِرَاطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ while to you are rehearsed the Signs of Allah, and Messenger is present among you? "And he who holds fast to Allah is indeed guided to the right path. 388 R. 11. يَا يُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللهَ حَقَّ تُقَتِه O ye who believe! fear. 103 وَلَا تَمُوتُنَّ إِلَّا وَأَنْتُمْ مُّسْلِمُونَ Allah as He should be feared; and let not death overtake you except when you are in a state of submission. 389 "4:147, 176. 2:133. that party of the People of the Book who were most hostile to Islam, there being a section of them who had turned believers and others who were indifferent. Muslims have already been warned of this danger in 2:110. 388. Commentary: The words, who holds fast to Allah, have two meanings: (1) whoever preserves himself from sin by acting on God's commandments; (2) whoever connects himself with Allah and cleaves firmly to Him, thereby securing for himself an everlasting source of rise and progress. 389. Commentary: As the spiritual degradation of the Jews was due to lack of or God- fearingness, Muslims are warned to be ever-watchful in this respect. The words rendered as, Fear Allah as He should be feared, embody a strong 537 تقوی appeal in favour of (righteousness) and signify that on the one hand we should have a firm conviction that if we are remiss, God will visit our sins with His punishment; and on the other we should also have a firm faith in His tradition related by 'Abdullah bin mercy and forgiveness. There is a 'Abbās which explains the above words as meaning: "God should be obeyed, and should not be disobeyed. should not show ingratitude to Him. We should be grateful to Him, and We should remember Him and not forget Him" (Kathir). The words also mean that one should not fear any reproach with respect to God, and should observe equity for God's sake even if by doing so one may have to injure one's own self or one's parents or children or other near relatives. The words, let not death overtake you except when you are in a state of