The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 4) — Page 82
an encumbrance it is intended to afford solace and spiritual contentment to man. The Surah opens with the comforting message that the Quran has been revealed to the Holy Prophet to render his task easy and to confer honour and eminence upon him. It is in fulfilment of this promise that literally and in substance all facilities have been provided to him for the preaching of its message. The Quran has been revealed in the Prophet's own tongue, its style is easy and simple, its teachings are in perfect harmony with human nature and reason and are practical and practicable. In short, every care has been taken to save this Book from becoming a burden and an encumbrance to man. Surah Tā Hā possesses another deeper and wider connection with Surah Maryam. In that Surah, light was shed on the early history of Christianity. It was stated that the sole object of Jesus' mission was to establish Unity of God but his followers defied and flouted his simple teachings and instead made him an object of worship and discarded the Law and dubbed it as a curse. The present Surah contradicts and condemns this foolish and insensate view. Its opening verses deal with the origin of the Mosaic Dispensation in some detail. We are told that Moses' greatest achievement lay in the fact that he gave to the Israelites a comprehensive Law, the basic principle of which was the doctrine that God is One. So, consistently with human reason and common sense Christianity which is only a branch of the Mosaic Dispensation should not and could not have gone against this doctrine of the Oneness of God. The present Christian dogmas and doctrines of the Trinity and sonship of Jesus are, therefore, a later interpolation. Then in order to explain the nature and reality of the Law (Shari'ah) and sin, this subject has been carried from the time of Moses right up to the beginning of creation. In fact, lack of proper comprehension and realization of the subject lies at the very root of repudiation of the Law or the Shari'ah by Christians and is also the source and fountain of their i. e. idolatry. Because if it be admitted that Divine revelation was not vouchsafed to man right from the beginning of creation, the fact will have to be admitted that man can do without the Law or the Shari'ah and also that he can frame it for himself which is God's own special prerogative. Thus, this idea leads directly to and to the doctrine that man needs no Law or the Shari'ah. Summary of the Subject Matter The Surah opens with a message of comfort for the Holy Prophet and the believers and it is stated that God has revealed the Quran to lighten our burdens and not to add to our difficulties. It is further stated that the Quran is easily comprehensible. It deals with all the major needs and requirements of man, having full regard for his feelings and susceptibilities. It is quite competent to do so because God Who has revealed it is fully conversant with 1996