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PT. 13 ركوعاتها ٧ سُورةُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ مَكِّيَّةٌ ١٤ CH. 14 ۵۳ بسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ قف (IBRAHİM) 1. "In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful. 1655 الر كتب أَنْزَلْنَهُ إِلَيْكَ لِتُخْرِجَ Alif Lam Ra. This is a Book. 2 b which We have revealed to thee النَّاسَ مِنَ الظُّلُمَاتِ إِلَى النُّورِ بِإِذْنِ that thou mayest bring mankind رَبِّهِمْ إِلَى صِرَاطِ الْعَزِيزِ الْحَمِيدِة out of darkness into light, by the command of their Lord, to the path of the Mighty, the Praiseworthy 1656 a1:1. 10:2; 11:2; 12:2; 13:2; 15:2. 2:258; 5:17; 14:6; 65:12. 1655. Commentary: See note on 1:1. 1656. Commentary: For an explanation of the abbreviated letters Alif Lam Rā, see 2:2. & 10:2. This verse represents the Quran as a "torch" by means of which the Holy Prophet led men from darkness into "light," which is "the path of the Mighty, the Praiseworthy. " The verse under comment lays down a sure criterion by which true "light" may be judged and tested. According to it "light" means "coming out of darkness and attaining nearness to God," so only those who, betake themselves to Him may be said to have received the "light. " The verse mentions two attributes of God, "the Mighty" and "the Praiseworthy. " The attribute, "the Mighty," pertains to outward light, while "the Praiseworthy" refers to inward light. He who develops in Commentators differ as to what is meant by "light. " In popular parlance, students of modern philosophy or himself the first attribute is enabled to sciences or those who follow no overcome his external enemies and safe from revealed Law or, for that matter, become physical know no religion, are spoken of by afflictions, privations and hardships, some as "men of light. " Christians while he who develops the second look upon their own religion as the attribute overpowers his inward source of all light, while according to enemy, Satan, and gets rid of the Hindus their religion alone is light darkness of doubts, misgivings, evil and all else is darkness. For the suggestions and ignorance. The Arabs followers of Islam it is their faith were delivered from both these kinds which, of all religious systems, of darkness through the Holy deserves to be called by this name. Prophet. They were not only revived 1525