The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 2) — Page 426
CH. 6 R. 6. AL-AN'ĀM PT. 7 وَاَنْذِرُ بِهِ الَّذِيْنَ يَخَافُونَ اَنْ يُحْشَرُوا warn thereby those W 52. And who fear that they shall be إلى رَبِّهِمْ لَيْسَ لَهُمْ مِنْ دُونِهِ وَلِيٌّ gathered to their Lord, that they وَلَا شَفِيعٌ لَّعَلَّهُمْ يَتَّقُونَ shall have no friend nor intercessor beside Him, so that they may become righteous. 797 53. And drive not away those who call upon their Lord b وَلَا تَطْرُدِ الَّذِينَ يَدْعُوْنَ رَبَّهُمْ بِالْغَدُوةِ وَالْعَشِيِّ يُرِيدُونَ وَجْهَهُ مَا عَلَيْكَ مِنْ morning and evening, seeking حِسَابِهِمْ مِّنْ شَيْءٍ وَمَا مِنْ حِسَابِكَ عَلَيْهِمْ His countenance. Thou art not at all accountable for them nor are they at all accountable for thee, "11:30; 18:29. am an angel, here imply that it is not in the power of the Prophet to bring down punishment, for he is not "an angel of punishment. " After the above declarations it might be asked what good there was in following the Prophet when worldly favours took time in coming and when the Prophet was SO powerless against his enemies. The Quran answers this implied question by saying that the getting of a treasure was not the only boon which one could desire. The perfect guidance which was received through the Prophet was a great blessing in itself for those who accepted the guidance were like one who possessed eyes, while those who rejected it were like one who had no eyes, and the blind and the seeing could never be alike. These are matters to be reflected upon and pondered over. 866 797. Commentary: A warning can benefit only those who believe in the danger they are warned against. If a people do not believe in the existence of that which they are asked to guard against, the exhortation will do no good. Hence, in this verse, where the warning relates to the dangers of the Day of Resurrection, the Holy Prophet is bidden to warn not all mankind but only those who believe in the Day of Resurrection that they will have no friend nor intercessor on that awful day. As for those who do not believe in Resurrection, the way of preaching will be different they will be first convinced of Resurrection and then warned against its dangers. Thus, incidentally the verse also teaches us how to preach. We should always base our arguments on things which the persons addressed believe to be true, so that our preaching may have the desired effect.