The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 3) — Page 100
CH. 11 HŪD PT. 11 الَّا تَعْبُدُوا إِلَّا اللهَ إِنَّنِي لَكُمْ مِّنْهُ It teaches that you should. 3 نَذِيرٌ وَبَشِيرُة worship none but Allah. "I am to you a Warner, and a bearer of glad tidings from Him; 1384 susceptible) متشابهات "2:120; 5:20; 7:189; 25:57; 34:29; 35:25. punishment, which may be inflicted or withheld as occasion demands. Similarly, Islam permits resort to arms in certain cases, which to some appears to be objectionable, but we cannot shut our eyes to the hard fact that sometimes war becomes unavoidable for the establishment and maintenance of justice and equity. The permission, on certain occasions, to have recourse to arms is thus like the surgeon's operation which may superficially appear to be cruel but is in reality an act of mercy. shows that the verses of the Quran which have been spoken of as of different interpretations) in the latter verse are here described by the word (have been expounded in detail). Thus the present verse helps to make clear that the terms in 3:8 represents the details of the Quranic teachings, and it is these detailed teachings which the opponents of Islam seek to criticize. The fundamental teachings of Islam are so unassailable that even its most inveterate enemy finds it difficult to take exception to them. But, in order to know the whole truth about Islam, a study of both its fundamental teachings and their details is necessary, and when the details are subordinated to the fundamentals, no ground is left for doubt or misgiving. For instance, the Quranic teaching about the punishment of various offences is sometimes criticized; but, when this question is considered in the light of its fundamental teachings, one is constrained to admit its absolute superiority. The fundamental teaching of Islam on this point is that the offender should be punished when punishment is calculated to produce good results, but that he may be pardoned and mercy shown to him when mercy is likely to lead to the desired results (42:41). This is the basic teaching of Islam about The words, you should worship The expression, It is from One Wise and All-Aware, means that these teachings proceed from One Who is both Wise and Knowing and therefore they can be relied upon as really useful and beneficial. As this chapter contains repeated references to Divine punishments, therefore, in order to forewarn the reader that these punishments were meted out to offenders under the Divine attribute of "Wisdom" and were not inflicted unjustly, it opens with the Divine attribute of (Wise). Similarly, by mentioning the Divine attribute of (All-Aware), the Quran reminds the reader that the Divine Possessor of this attribute, being fully aware of the true reality of things, cannot forego the punishment which the wickedness of evildoers rightly demands. 1384. Commentary: 1308 خبير