The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 2) — Page 635
PT. 9 AL-A'RĀF CH. 7 وَاذْكُرُ رَّبَّكَ فِي نَفْسِكَ تَضَرُّعًا And remember thy Lord. 206 وَخِيفَةً وَدُونَ الْجَهْرِ مِنَ الْقَوْلِ بِالْغُدُو fear, and without loudness of وَالْآصَالِ وَلَا تَكُنْ مِنَ الْغُفِلِينَ اِنَّ الَّذِينَ عِنْدَ رَبِّكَ in thy mind with humility and speech, in the mornings and evenings; and be not of the neglectful. 1090 207. Truly, those who are near to thy Lord, turn not away with لَا يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ عَنْ عِبَادَتِهِ pride from His worship, but وَيُسَبِّحُوْنَهُ وَلَهُ يَسْجُدُونَةٌ they glorify Him and prostrate themselves before Him. 1091 "6:64; 7:56. 21:20-21; 41:39. a result become deserving of the mercy of God. 1090. Commentary: Remembering God does not here mean the performance of the prescribed Prayers but prayers generally. The Holy Prophet has been enjoined to pray to God morning and evening for the guidance of disbelievers. Thus, on the one hand disbelievers have been told to listen to the Quran attentively (the preceding verse) and, on the other, the Holy Prophet has been enjoined to pray for their guidance. The verse may also be taken to be addressed to disbelievers, suggesting to them that in order to know the truth they should listen to the Quran attentively and pray to God in humility. Though Islam permits prayers, both aloud and in secret, yet in the present verse suppressed prayers are emphasized in order to create in the heart feelings of humility, sincerity and fear. 1091. Commentary: This is the last verse of the present Surah. Disbelievers are told that they should pray to God for their guidance because even such righteous servants of God, as have attained His nearness and are far superior to them in all respects, do not disdain to worship and glorify Him. The verse mentions three signs of those who attain nearness to God: (1) they turn not away with pride from His worship, meaning that they not only worship God but worship Him in all humility; (2) they glorify God, i. e. they not only silently worship God but even declare their faith openly and propagate the truth and try to establish the kingdom of God on earth; (3) they prostrate themselves before God, i. e. they submit to Him and their lives are devoted to His service. 1075 It should be noted that it was the practice of the Holy Prophet that wherever a Quranic verse spoke of