The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 2) — Page 484
CH. 6 AL-AN'ĀM PT. 8 لِلْإِسْلَامِ وَمَنْ يُرِدْ اَنْ يُضِلَّهُ يَجْعَلْ acceptance for the bosom of Islam; and as to him whom صَدْرَهُ ضَيِّقًا حَرَجًا كَأَنَّمَا يَضَعَدُ فِي He wishes to let go astray He makes his bosom narrow and close, as though he were mounting up into the skies. "Thus does Allah inflict punishment on those who do not believe. 867 السَّمَاءِ كَذَلِكَ يَجْعَلُ اللهُ الرِّجْسَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُوْنَ وَهُذَا صِرَاط رَبَّكَ مُسْتَقِيَّا قَدْ فَصَّلْنَا And this is the path of thy. 127 Lord leading straight to Him. We "10:101. 6:154. for those who make themselves deserving of humiliation and abasement, they cannot be honoured with messages from God. Their doom is only "humiliation and a severe punishment. " 867. Important Words: (close) means, close, strait or narrow (Lane). See also 4:66. (Punishment). See 5:91. Commentary: The desire of Allah, mentioned in the words, whomsoever Allah wishes to guide, follows the actions of man. It is the result of man's own good deeds, and not arbitrary. The words, He expands his bosom for the acceptance of Islam, signify that such a one is cheerfully willing to accept and obey every command of God. He feels pleasure in obeying God's behests. If a man is always ready and willing to obey the commandments of God, it shows that he is progressing spiritually. But if a man feels Divine commandments to 924 be a burden, it is an indication of the fact that he is spiritually retrogressing. The "wish" of Allah to make a man go astray also comes as a sequence to man's own evil deeds. When a man becomes a sinner and does wicked deeds the result is that he is led astray from the right path. Such a one feels the commandments of God to be burdensome, and perceives difficulty and mental trouble in carrying them out. His bosom becomes narrow and close. His case is like that of a person who is asked to climb up a steep height. may be noted here in passing that the verse also hints that to ascend into heaven with the physical body is a sort of punishment and not a boon. The verse tells us that God helps those who practise virtue and willingly obey His commandments and He causes them to progress spiritually, while those who do not believe and lead sinful lives continue to advance in sin and wickedness. The verse further teaches us that we cannot progress spiritually unless we