The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 2)

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AL-A'RĀF CH. 7 فَلَمَّا أَنهُمَا صَالِحًا جَعَلَا لَهُ شُرَكَاءَ فِيمَا الهُمَا ۚ فَتَعَلَى اللهُ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُوْنَ ) PT. 9 Allah, their Lord, saying: 'If Thou give us a good child, we will surely be of the thankful. '1076 191. But when He gives them a good child, they attribute to Him partners in respect of that which He has given them. But exalted is Allah above what they associate with Him. 1077 اَيُشْرِكُونَ مَا لَا يَخْلُقُ شَيْئًا وَهُمْ Do they associate with. 192 nothing, Him as partners those who create themselves created?1078 and are b. 193. And they can give them يُخْلَقُونَ وَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ لَهُمْ نَصْرًا وَلَا. أَنْفُسَهُمْ يَنْصُرُونَ no help, nor can they help themselves. وَإِن تَدْعُوهُمْ إِلَى الْهُدَى And if you call them to. 194 لَا يَتَّبِعُوكُمْ سَوَاءٌ عَلَيْكُمْ guidance, they will not follow you. It is the same to you "16:21:25:4. 7:198; 21:44; 36:76. 7:199. 1076. Commentary: By the words, a single soul, is here meant the father. The verse does not refer to Adam or for that matter to any particular man but speaks of men generally. See also 4:2. The verse describes one of the objects of marriage, which is that man and woman may be a source of comfort and solace to each other. Man is highly social by nature, and it is his natural craving for a close companion that is supplied by marriage. Without the institution of | marriage man, in most cases, would have vainly spent his whole life in search of a true and loyal companion. 1077. Commentary: The words, they attribute to Him partners, mean that when the parents have begotten a good child, they begin to think that the child was the gift of someone other than Allah. 1069 1078. Commentary: This and the next verse speak of such human beings as are looked upon and worshipped as God.