The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 3) — Page 472
CH. 16 AN-NAHL PT. 14 لَا يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ Allah, and the angels too, and they do not behave proudly. 1851 يَخَافُونَ رَبَّهُمْ مِنْ فَوْقِهِمْ وَيَفْعَلُوْنَ They fear their Lord above. 51 مَا يُؤْمَرُونَ السجدة 3 them, and "do what they are commanded. 1852 R. 7. وَقَالَ اللهُ لَا تَتَّخِذُوا الهَيْنِ اثْنَيْنِ ۚ إِنَّمَا Allah has said, “Take not for. 52 worship two gods. "There is only One God. So fear Me alone. '1853 a66:7. "See 16:23. هُوَ الهُ وَاحِدٌ ۚ فَإِيَّايَ فَارْهَبُوْنِ 1851. Commentary: The verse admonishes disbelievers that when God has decreed that angels in the heavens and those that live and move on the earth should serve the cause of the Holy Prophet, all their efforts against him will prove futile. His shadow will increase and theirs will decrease. 1852. Commentary: This verse describes the most prominent attribute of angels, viz. that they are mere instruments for the manifestation of the Divine will and, unlike men, have not been endowed with a free will. Incidentally the verse demolishes the popular notion about the two fallen angels in Babylon― Hārūt and Mārūt. 1853. Commentary: The interdiction about the adoption of two gods in the first sentence of the verse does not imply that the adoption of more than two gods is permissible, for it is stated in the very next sentence that God is One. This form of speech has been used to lend emphasis to the statement and means that God is only One and not two, much less many. that all men, even polytheists and Another implication of the verse is idolaters, believe that there is One Supreme God. They believe in other and lesser gods in the sense that they exercise local and restricted authority, e. g. , some control rain, others control food, yet others diseases, etc. There are also gods presiding over the destinies of certain families and But the Quran most tribes. emphatically denies the division of the Godhead into two or three or more and the present verse lays the greatest stress on the Oneness of God and says that no one dare share Godhead with Him. The verse may also be considered as a refutation of the belief held by the Magi that there are two gods, one of good and the other of evil. It purports to say that both good and evil consequences of actions proceed from one and the same God and that there is no other god beside Him. A further implication of the verse is 1680