The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 3) — Page 326
CH. 14 IBRAHİM PT. 13 فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ الْمُؤْمِنُوْنَ ) of Allah. And in Allah alone should the believers put their trust. 1666 وَمَا لَنَا أَلَّا نَتَوَكَّلَ عَلَى اللهِ وَقَدْ هَدُنَا And why should we not put. 13. our trust in Allah when He has b سُبُلَنَا ، وَلَنَصْبِرَنَّ عَلى مَا أَذَيْتُمُونَا showed us our ways? And we will, surely, bear with patience وَعَلَى اللهِ فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ الْمُتَوَكَّلُونَ all the harm you do us. So in Allah let those who trust put their trust. '1667 "11:57, 89; 12:68. clear proof, contains another objection of disbelievers that, if God at all was to have raised Messengers, they should have been beings befitting His dignity and not weak and humble men like themselves. The answer is given in the succeeding verse. 1666. Commentary: This verse constitutes a reply to the objections of disbelievers mentioned in the preceding verse. The reply is to the effect that a Messenger of God who is sent for the guidance of men and to serve as a model or exemplar for them must be a man like themselves; for, without being a human being like themselves, he could not be a model for them. If he were a "co-partner" of God or a so-called "son" or an angel or any other superhuman being, he could not be a model for men. So God chooses of His servants whom He pleases. There is none to set limits to His powers and choice. The words, And it is not for us to bring you a proof except by the 1534 command of Allah, do not mean that the Messengers of God could not adduce a proof in support of their claim. They are meant only to answer the demand of disbelievers that the Prophets should prove their power and superiority over them. They are told by the Messengers that power and victory all come from God and that, as human beings, they (the Messengers) possess no superiority over them. 1667. Commentary: The expression, when He has showed us our ways, signifies that the superiority of a Prophet lies in the fact that he proves that man stands in need of God's assistance by demonstrating his weaknesses. The expression also hints at the great truth that Divine law embodies only such injunctions as are for the good of man himself, the words "our ways" meaning the ways by following which man can make all kinds of progress. By the words, And we will surely