The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 3) — Page 322
CH. 14 IBRAHİM PT. 13 disbelieve, you and those who وَقَالَ مُوسَى اِنْ تَكْفُرُوا أَنْتُمْ وَمَنْ فِي And Moses said, "T Tou. 9 الْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا فَإِنَّ اللهَ لَغَنِيٌّ حَمِيدٌ ,are in the earth all together you can do no harm to God; verily, Allah is Self-Sufficient, Praiseworthy. '1663 "31:13. grateful to God; or he acknowledged the beneficence of God, and spoke of it largely, and acted in the manner incumbent on him in rendering Him abstaining from obedience disobedience. and (Shukr i. e. thankfulness) is of three kinds: (1) with the heart or mind, which consists in forming an adequate idea of the benefit received; (2) with the tongue, which consists in praising, eulogizing or commend- ing the benefactor; and (3) with the limbs, which consists in requiting the benefit received according to what it deserves. It rests upon five foundations: (a) humility of him who renders it towards him to whom it is rendered; (b) his love of him; (c) his acknowledgment of his benefit; (d) his eulogizing him for it; and (e) his not making use of the benefit in a manner which he (who has conferred it) may dislike. This is on the part of man. on the part of God consists in forgiving a person or commending him, or regarding him with satisfaction, goodwill or favour, and hence necessarily recom- pensing or rewarding him. The means, May God recompense or reward his work (Lane). سعيه expression Commentary: up The verse enunciates the great principle that all advancement is bound with (thankfulness) which, as explained under Important Words, denotes acknowledgment of the benefits received. One can render true to God only when one makes a right and proper use of His gifts. If right use is not made of divine gifts, the act of eulogizing God by man is mere verbal praising; it is not real. Now, as the verse explains, the Merciful God has ordained that divine gifts increase by their proper use. If, for instance, one makes a right use of knowledge, which is a great divine gift, it is bound to increase. Similarly, if proper use is made of the organs of the body, they develop further. This divine law founded on God's eternal mercy applies to all men irrespective of their caste, colour or creed. It holds equally good as regards both spiritual and material gifts. It operates not only in (the general law of God) but (the special law of God). 1530 also in 1663. Commentary: The verse represents Moses as saying that God's sending down His guidance through His Prophets should not be