The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 2) — Page 511
CH. 6 لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَبِذَلِكَ أُمِرْتُ وَاَنَا اَوَّلُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ PT. 8 AL-AN'ĀM 164. "He has no partner. And so am I commanded, and I am the first of those who submit. '903 قُلْ أَغَيْرَ اللَّهِ أَبْغِى رَبَّا وَهُوَ رَبُّ كُلِّ Say, Shall I seek a lord. 165 other than Allah, while He is the شَيْءٍ وَلَا تَكْسِبُ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ إِلَّا عَلَيْهَا Lord of all things? And no soul وَلَا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِزْرَ أُخْرَى ثُمَّ إِلى acts but only against itself nor رَبِّكُمْ مَّرْجِعُكُمْ فَيُنَبِّئُكُمْ بِمَا كُنتُمْ the burden of another. Then to does any bearer of burden bear your Lord will be your return, "6:15; 39:12-13. b7:141. 17:16; 35:19; 53:39. ,means نسك البيت. sacrificed the animal he repaired to the Ka'bah for Pilgrimage. means, the man worshipped God and devoted himself to His service. means, he offered a sacrifice to win the pleasure of God and attain His nearness. So means, sacrifice; worship; a right due to God; blood of an animal shed by way of sacrifice or in fulfilment of a vow; animal of sacrifice (Aqrab). Commentary: This and the following verse beautifully describe the Holy Prophet's religion, to which reference was made in the preceding verse. The two latter mentioned expressions, viz. "my life" and "my death" correspond respectively to the two former expressions viz. "my prayer" and "my sacrifice. " As prayer imparts life to the worshipper, so it has been followed by the words, "my life. " On the contrary, "sacrifice" kills the self of man, so it has been followed by the words, "my death. " These four 951 words, i. e. prayer, sacrifice, life and death, thus cover the entire field of man's actions, and the Holy Prophet has been asked to declare that all phases of his life were devoted to God alone. All his prayers were offered to God; all his sacrifices were made to Him; all his life was devoted to His service; and if in the cause of religion he sought death, that was also to win His pleasure. He lived for God and would not die but in harness. With regard to Prayer particularly, the Holy Prophet is reported to have said, halli. e. "the coolness or delight of my eyes lies in Prayer" (Nasā'ī). 903. Commentary: Not only were all the energies of the Holy Prophet devoted to God, but he believed in no other deity, and his eyes were shut to every thing but his Lord and Maker to Whom alone he submitted. The Holy Prophet was indeed the First Muslim.