The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 3) — Page 95
PT. 11 YUNUS reach He causes it to whomsoever of His servants He wills. And He is the Most Forgiving, Merciful. 1379 CH. 10 وَهُوَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ قُلْ يَا يُّهَا النَّاسُ قَدْ جَاءَ كُمُ الْحَقُّ مِنْ Say, “O ye men, now has. 109 رَّبِّكُمْ ۚ فَمَنِ اهْتَدَى فَإِنَّمَا يَهْتَدِى Lord. So whosoever follows لِنَفْسِهِ ۚ وَمَنْ ضَلَّ فَإِنَّمَا يَضِلُّ عَلَيْهَا وَمَا أَنَا عَلَيْكُمْ بِوَكِيْلٍ ج the truth come to you from your the guidance, follows it only for the good of his own soul, and whosoever errs, errs only against it. And I am not a keeper over you. '1380 وَاتَّبِعْ مَا يُوحَى إِلَيْكَ وَاصْبِرُ حَتَّى And follow that which is. 110 يَحْكُمَ اللهُ وَهُوَ خَيْرُ الْحَكِمِينَ. until Allah gives His judgement revealed to thee and be steadfast And He is the Best of judges. 1381 1379. Commentary: a27:93; 39:42. '7:204. This verse sheds light on the fact that good and evil are of two kinds. There is a kind of good or evil which comes into being under the general divine law. It is subject to the laws of nature and therefore can be brought about or averted, through the efforts of man himself by defying or obeying the laws of nature, as the case may be. But there is another kind of good or evil which is brought about only by the special decree of God. By saying this the verse hints that God's dealings with the Holy Prophet are subject to God's special decree. This is why all the schemes and machinations of his enemies proved utterly futile. 1303 1380. Commentary: The Holy Prophet is asked to tell disbelievers that personally he would gain or lose nothing by their good or bad actions because he had not been appointed a keeper over them. His duty was confined to the delivery of the Message entrusted to him. 1381. Commentary: This, the concluding verse of the present Surah, briefly refers to the subject with which it began. The Holy Prophet is here told that the decree of God is bound to come to pass, for God is not only (Wise) but also (the Best of Judges). So the Prophet should continue preaching the word of God and bear