The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 4) — Page 570
CH. 29 AL-'ANKABŪT PT. 21 وَلَا تُجَادِلُوا أَهْلَ الْكِتَبِ إِلَّا بِالَّتِي هِيَ And argue not with the. 47 People of the Book except "with اَحْسَنُ إِلَّا الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا مِنْهُمْ وَقُولُوا what is best as an argument; but argue not at all with such of امَنَّا بِالَّذِي أُنْزِلَ إِلَيْنَا وَ انْزِلَ إِلَيْكُم them as are unjust. And say, We believe in that which has been وَالْهُنَا وَ الْهُكُمْ وَاحِدٌ وَ نَحْنُ لَهُ revealed to us and that which مُسْلِمُونَ has been revealed to you; and our God and your God is one; and to Him we submit. '2971 "16:126; 23:97; 41:35. help him to rise morally and spiritually which is the supreme object of all Divine Books. A living faith in a Supreme Being to Whom man has to render an account of all his actions after his death in a new life is the basic principle of all revealed religions and their great aim is to create and inculcate such faith because it is this faith that can serve as a potent and effective check on man's evil propensities and actions. This is why the Quran reverts again and again to the subject of God's existence and speaks of His great power, glory and love and lays the greatest emphasis on Divine remembrance of which the Islamic Prayer constitutes the most complete form; and of which—if performed with all its necessary conditions— purity of mind and actions is the inevitable result. Observance of Prayer, however, demands the fulfilment of the following five conditions: 1. One should be regular in saying Prayers. 2. Prayers should be said punctually at their appointed hours and in accordance with the prescribed rules. 3. One should be humble in spirit and should not allow one's thoughts to wander away while saying Prayer. 4. Prayers should be said in congregation. 5. One should exhort others also to be regular and punctual in saying Prayers. ذكر الله may mean, (1) man's glorification of God, or (2) God's remembrance of man, i. e. His raising him to a place of honour and eminence and spreading his good reputation. The verse purports to say that if you remember God and glorify Him, He will bestow honour and renown upon you and will make you eminent and respected in the world. See also 23:10. 2971. Commentary: The verse lays down a very sound principle to guide us in religious controversy and when preaching our Faith to others. We should begin our preaching by laying stress on those 2484