The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 3)

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PT. 15 BANI ISRĀ'ĪL CH. 17 وَيَخِرُّونَ لِلْأَذْقَانِ يَبْكُونَ وَيَزِيدُهُمُ They fall down on their. 110 faces weeping, and it increases humility in them. 2038 111. "Say, 'Call upon Allah or call upon Raḥmān, by whichever خُشُوعات قُلِ ادْعُوا اللهَ اَوِ ادْعُوا الرَّحْمَنَ ج b , أَيَّا مَّا تَدْعُوا فَلَهُ الْأَسْمَاءُ الْحُسْنَى name you call Him, His are the وَلَا تَجْهَرُ بِصَلَاتِكَ وَلَا تُخَافِتْ بِهَا وَابْتَغِ بَيْنَ ذَلِكَ سَبِيلًا most beautiful names. " And utter not thy prayer aloud, nor utter it too low, but seek a way between. 2039 "7:181; 20:9; 59:25. b7:56,206. the cause of Islam should prosper and its opponents should be completely discomfited and overthrown. For if it had not been so, it would have constituted a reflection on the glory and Holiness of God Who had promised success and victory to Muslims and defeat and discomfiture to disbelievers. 2038. Commentary: The verse expresses a Muslim's state of mind when in the posture of prostration the realization of the greatness of God and his own weakness renders him humble. 2039. Commentary: extremely In the previous verse reference was made to prostrations and prayers. In the present verse a Muslim is taught how to pray while prostrating for the fulfilment of God's promises and the betterment of his own self. The expression, His are the most beautiful names, signifies that God has many names which express His various attributes and a Muslim should invoke in his prayer that particular attribute of God which has a special bearing on the matter for which he wants to pray. If, for instance, the object of prayer falls under the category of God's attribute of the supplicant should invoke His attribute of (the Gracious). Similarly, if the object for which he prays has particular reference to the attribute of NJ (the Merciful), or 1827 (the Great Sustainer), or (the Bestower), these attributes should be invoked and so on, i. e. prayer should be offered to God by invoking the relevant Divine attributes. The word applies to both the five daily Prayers, and prayer in general. The context, however, shows that it is prayer in general that is meant here. The expression, but seek a way between, implies an injunction that we should pray to God neither too- loudly, for He is not deaf, nor in too low a voice as that would interfere with our concentration of mind in prayer.