The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 2) — Page 505
PT. 8 AL-AN'ĀM CH. 6 E وَاَنَّ هَذَا صِرَاطِي مُسْتَقِيمَ فَاتَّبِعُوهُ وَلَا And say, “This is My path. 154 leading straight. So follow it; b تَتَّبِعُوا السُّبُلَ فَتَفَرَّقَ بِكُمْ عَنْ سَبِيْلِهِ and follow not other ways lest they lead you away from His way. That is what He enjoins upon you, that you may become able to guard against evils. '893 ذُلِكُمْ وَقُكُمْ بِهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ the Book completing ثُمَّ اتَيْنَا مُوسَى الْكِتَبَ تَمَا مَّا عَلَى الَّذِي Again, We gave Moses. 155 the اَحْسَنَ وَتَفْصِيلًا لِّكُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَهُدًى ,favour upon him who did good وَرَحْمَةً لَّعَلَّهُمْ بِلِقَاءِ رَبِّهِمْ يُؤْمِنُوْنَ ال and an explanation of all necessary things, and a guidance and a mercy- they might believe in meeting with their Lord. 894 that the "6:127. 2:54; 5:45. 7:146. injunction to guard our tongues. Says the Quran: And when you speak, observe justice even if a relation be concerned. This signifies that when we are called upon to bear witness, we should speak the truth, even if our testimony may prove harmful to one near and dear to us. On the other hand, we should not unjustly harm our relations either. We must be true to them also, for they too are our brethren and come under the general injunction. After the injunction to guard the tongue comes the injunction to guard the heart. Says the verse, and fulfil the covenant of Allah. Obviously this injunction pertains to the heart, for whereas the previous injunctions pertained to the covenant with men, the present one relates to the covenant with God. 945 It should also be noted that the injunctions contained in 6:152 pertained to outward evils, hence they were followed by the words, that you may understand, i. e. if you will act upon these injunctions, your power of understanding will be strengthened. But the injunction contained in the latter portion of the present verse pertains to the heart; it has, therefore, been aptly followed by the words, that you may remember. 893. Commentary: All the above injunctions have been jointly referred to here and we are told that if we act upon these teachings, we shall come under the protection of God, Who will enable us to guard ourselves against all evil. 894. Important Words: LL (completing) is the noun-