The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 2)

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a PT. 7 AL-AN'ĀM CH. 6 بِجَهَالَةٍ ثُمَّ تَابَ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ وَأَصْلَحَ فَأَنَّهُ whoso among you does evil ignorantly, and repents thereafter and amends, then He is Most Forgiving and Merciful. '800 غَفُورٌ رَّ حِيم وَكَذَلِكَ نُفَصِّلُ الْآيَتِ وَلِتَسْتَبِيْنَ And thus do We expound. 56 the Signs that you may seek forgiveness and that the way of the sinners may become manifest. 801 R. 7. 57. Say: 'I am forbidden to worship those on whom you سَبِيلُ الْمُجْرِمِينَ قُل اِنّى نُهِيتُ أَنْ أَعْبُدَ الَّذِينَ تَدْعُوْنَ لا مِنْ دُونِ اللهِ قُلْ لا أَتَّبِعُ أَهْوَاءَكُمْ call beside Allah. Say: I will قَدْ ضَلَلْتُ إِذَا وَ مَا أَنَا مِنَ الْمُهْتَدِينَ inclinations. In that case, I shall not follow your evil become lost and I shall not be of the guided. '802 a4:18; 16:120. 5:50; 42:16. 800. Commentary: The message conveyed in the words, Peace be unto you, is the Message of God which the Holy Prophet is bidden to convey to believers; the "peace" spoken of is to come from God Himself. It is with reference to this "peace" promised to believers in the present verse that they are enjoined to greet one another with the words i. e. "may the (promised) peace be on you. " The reader will have noted that whereas the verse uses the word salām (peace), the word used in the formula of mutual greeting is as-salām (the peace). This is to point out that the greeting of peace offered is in 869 conformity with the peace promised in the verse under comment. 801. Commentary: لتستغفروا There is an ellipsis here, the words (that you may seek forgiveness) or the words (that you may believe) may be taken to be understood before the words (and may become manifest). 802. Commentary: This verse is connected with 6:53 above. The Holy Prophet is here bidden to say to disbelievers what may be described as follows: "I have nothing to do with your gods and I therefore cannot, for your sake, drive away my poor followers. They