The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 4) — Page 543
CH. 28 AL-QAŞAŞ وَرَبُّكَ يَخْلُقُ مَا يَشَاءُ وَيَخْتَارُ مَا كَانَ creates PT. 20 69. And thy Lord whatever He pleases, chooses whomsoever and pleases. It is not for them to لَهُمُ الْخِيَرَةُ سُبْحْنَ اللَّهِ وَتَعَلَى عَمَّا He يُشْرِكُونَ choose. Glorified be Allah, and He is far above all that they associate with Him. 2925 وَرَبُّكَ يَعْلَمُ مَا تُحِنُّ صُدُورُهُمْ وَمَا And thy Lord knows what. 70 يُعْلِنُونَ وَهُوَ اللهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ لَهُ الْحَمْدُ فِي their breasts conceal, and what they reveal. 71. And He is Allah; there is no god but He. To Him belongs all Hereafter. His is the judgement, and to Him shall you be brought back. 2926 الأولى وَالْآخِرَةِ وَلَهُ الْحُكْمُ وَ إِلَيْهِ praise in the beginning and the تُرْجَعُونَ "2:78; 11:6; 16:24; 36:77. when by persistent rejection of truth he himself deliberately chooses to shut the door of repentance upon him. 2925. Commentary: most Whereas in the preceding several verses polytheism has been condemned and denounced, the present and the following few verses give the reasons for this denunciation and condemnation. The effective argument against polytheism is that God is All-Knowing, All- Powerful and is the sole Creator of the whole universe. He depends on no one for help or advice in the control and direction of the affairs of the universe and His wisdom being infallible His choice in all things is unfettered. The expression mean: (1) He is far above being associated with other persons and things as equal; (2) He is far above those persons or things which the idolaters associate with Him as His equal. 2926. Commentary: The words, "To Him belongs all praise in the beginning and the Hereafter," signify that it is not possible to begin a work unless God provides the means for it and that no work can become complete unless He has provided the means for its completion, and that it can produce no result without His help. The expression may also signify respectively the Mosaic and Islamic may Dispensations. 2457