The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 2) — Page 468
PT. 7 CH. 6 AL-AN'ĀM 105. "Proofs have indeed come to you from your Lord; so قدْ جَاءَكُمْ بَصَابِرُ مِنْ رَّبِّكُمْ ۚ فَمَنْ اَبْصَرَ فَلِنَفْسِهِ ۚ وَمَنْ عَمِيَ فَعَلَيْهَا whoever sees, it is for his own good; and whoever becomes blind, it is to his own harm. And I am not a guardian over you. 847 a7:204. can know or reach God by means of reason or understanding alone. The Quran forcefully refutes this idea by saying, Eyes cannot reach Him, i. e. human reason alone, unaided by Divine help, is incapable of knowing or reaching God. It is God Himself Who reaches the eyes (viz. human understanding) and reveals Himself to man, i. e. God has, on the one hand, placed in human mind a power to search after and know Him, and, on the other, He sends down revelation to man, thereby making Himself known to him. Revelation also helps to kindle in human reason a light by means of which man is enabled to know God. The two Divine attributes (Incomprehensible) and (All- Aware) furnish in a most beautiful manner the reason of the two claims made in the opening words of the verse. The first claim is that Eyes cannot reach Him, the corresponding reason being stated to be that He is Subtle and Incomprehensible, and being SO, He cannot be comprehended by human reason وَمَا أَنَا عَلَيْكُمُ بِحَفِيْظِ that mankind stands in need of knowing Him without which there can be no spiritual life, so He Himself approaches man and reveals Himself to him. The two claims have thus been followed, in a perfect natural order, by two corresponding reasons. The reader should note what wise order governs the arrangement of the words of the Quran. They have not been put together at random, but each word has been put in the most appropriate place and is meant to fulfil a great purpose. 847. Commentary: The word (proofs) also helps to explain the words, He reaches the eyes, occurring in the preceding verse and signifies that God reveals proofs by means of which man becomes able to know Him. By "proofs" is here meant the divine signs and evidences sent by God. The words, whoever sees, mean, whoever makes use of his reason after proofs have been revealed to him by God. Similarly the words, whoever becomes blind, refer to such persons as shut their eyes to all truth and virtually make themselves blind. alone. The second claim is that He reaches the eyes, the corresponding reason being stated to be that He is The duty of the Holy Prophet All-Aware, and being so, He knows | described in the words, I am not a 908