Continuation of Surah 42
Or do they say he has forged a lie against God? So, if God wishes, he can seal our heart and make the falsehood disappear, and establish the truth through his words, verily he is aware of the secret of the hearts.
This goes in line with the reward he seeks is not really a reward, but from the viewpoint of the disbelievers, Prophets look greedy for power, and put’s Mohammad on the defensive, and here God is advocating on his behalf, even if Mohammad was a forger, God still can make the falsehood disappear and verify the truth with his words, and so they would have to seek a different Prophet then him is all. Not that God would leave humans to themselves! The Quran is words from God, but in this regard, so is Mohammad, and so his family. They are words preceding from God as alluded to earlier and they are the living breathing Quran where it’s light resides.
It’s saying Mohammad and his family were false, then where is the words of God by which he verifies the truth and makes falsehood disappear.
There would a kinsfolk to hold on to and love and get guided by no matter what. This is one way the Quran argues, that, there must be guidance from God and talks about the exact structure it must have. The structure of divinely chosen kinsfolk is something that occurred in all times.
And he it is that accepts repentance from his servants and pardons the evil deeds and knows what you do. And he answers those who believe and do good deeds, and gives them more out of his grace, and for the unbelievers, they will have a severe punishment.
Here we see it’s emphasizing back that this is God’s Wilayah, and so love of the family of Mohammad is asked but is so God’s Wilayah with them is established.
And if God should amplify the sustenance to his servants, they would have rebelled in the earth, but rather he brings down by measure what he pleases, indeed he is aware seeing regarding his servants. And he it is who sends down rains of his mercy, after they have despaired and unfolds his mercy, and he is the Wali Praiseworthy.
Again, we see God linking and reminding of his sustaining nature with the Wilayah he has.
And from his signs is that he created the heavens and the earth and put into them creatures and he can bring them together if he wishes. And whatever afflictions befalls you, it is on account of what your hands have done and he pardons regarding a lot. And you cannot escape him in the earth, and you have no Wali or helper besides God.
Again, we see that God is saying the religion and authority, and reward they see Mohammad seeking, is due to God’s relationship and Wilayah with his creation. We have no Wali besides God and the Wilayah has been described.
And from his signs are the ships that are like banners in the sea.
This refers to his Messengers, they come as groups and are Captains to the ship of salvation by which the name of God is its’ sailing and anchoring.
God is emphasizing he establishes these ships to guide humans, and Mohammad if he were a forger, God would establish a ship to guide through that as well and clarify the truth.
If he wishes, he may cause the wind to come to a standstill on it’s back, most surely in this is a sign for every patient grateful one. Or he may cause them to perish for what they have earned, and he pardons over much. And those who dispute the signs of God may know, there is for them no escape.
He is saying this ship of salvation is blessed by God’s Name and it’s sailing and anchoring is by God’s Name and if he pleases, he can make it come to a standstill, but through sending Mohammad, it’s meant not to. Another possibility is then mention, or he may cause destruction of the people, as he did with past nations. And he pardons over much. And we can’t escape God’s Wilayah, and hence, we should accept the ones God has chosen to guide us through.
Therefore, whatever you’ve been given of anything is for the pleasures of the life of this world, and what is with your Lord is better and more lasting for those who believe and rely on their Lord.
This emphasizing again that God’s Wilayah is an everlasting reward, no one can we invest with regards to the next world, but God.
Those who avoid the greater evils and indecencies and whenever they are angry, they forgive. And those who respond to their Lord and establishing the prayer, and their command is consultation between themselves and who spend what we wish out of sustenance.
Here its emphasizing that responding to Mohammad (s) and his family (a), is in fact, responding to God. Then it talks about the command structure of believers, is consultation between themselves and shows they won’t try to be tyrants over themselves but rather they council one another with the advice of Mohammad and his family, and try to learn from one another with respect to the religion.
And those who when rebellion afflicts them, defend themselves. And the recompense of an evil is an evil like it, so whoever pardons and sets aright, so his reward is with God, indeed God doesn’t like the oppressors. And whoever defends themselves after they are oppressed, there is no way against them. The way is against those who oppress humans, and who rebel in the earth without right, for them is a great punishment.
These verses show despite believers swallowing their anger, they defend themselves when rebelled against. Another form also is when they are oppressed. Both these situations, God has allowed believers to defend themselves. And then says God’s way is against those who oppress humans and who rebel in the earth without right. And this is part of God’s Wilayah, is that he is establishing the right of the oppressed and giving them leaders who will guide them against their oppressors.
And whoever is patient and forgives, so this is of the honorable affairs. And whoever God misguides, there is no Wali after Him, and when they see the punishment, will ask, is there a way of return?
This is telling them again; this Wilayah is for those get guided by God and whoever God misguides will have no Wali in this sense. So, it’s not about the family of Mohammad, really, but about God’s Wilayah.
And you shall see them brought before it, humbling themselves because of the abasements, looking with a faint glance. And those who believe shall say: Surely the losers are they who have lost themselves and their followers on the resurrection day. Now surely the oppressors shall remain in a chastisement that lasts. And there were no Awliya to help them from other then God and whoever God misguides, there is no way for them.
This shows the path of guidance, the path of Ahlulbayt laid out for people, is from God and God’s Wilayah is linked with that, and whoever God misguides, there is no alternative way. That is why the Prophet is told to say in 42:23, and God is the one saying it, to love them the kinsfolk who recognizing is linked to recognizing God’s Wilayah on his creatures. And this why it’s saying they have no Awliya other then God in this respect.
Respond to your Lord before there comes a day whence there is no one to repel it, you have no asylum this day, nor any room for denial. And so if they turn away then we have no sent you as a guardian over them, upon you is just the conveyance, and if we make the human taste of our mercy, he exults in it, and if an evil afflicts them, on account of what their own actions have earned, they are ungrateful.
This is asking us to respond to Mohammad(s) and his family(a) for the sake of God, and that responding to them is responding to God and our intention should be for God. Then it emphasizes those with gratitude and humble natures will benefit from this favor of God, while the arrogant and ungrateful will not, due to their insolence towards their Lord.
To God belongs the authority of the heavens and the earth he gives who he wishes females and gives who he wishes males. Or he gathers them males and females and makes who he wishes barren, indeed God is knowing capable.
This emphasizing God’s wisdom in giving Fatima (s) as a legacy to Mohammad (s), and Hassan (a) and Hussain (a) from her to Ali (a), and who he gave who to, has its’ wisdom. And Mohammad(s) not having male heirs, is of God’s wisdom. All this is to establish his authority on earth, just as it in heaven.
And it is not fitting for a human that God speaks them unless behind a veil or sending a Messenger and revealing by his permission what he wishes indeed he is exalted, wise.
This a huge revelation in that, it reminds, that God speaks through veils and so Mohammad (s) and his family, must trust veils. Either Angels, or themselves. And so, the highest veils they can trust themselves and those like them, trustworthy holy spirits, but the case with normal humans, is they can’t trust their own selves as veils. And how can we, when we don’t have the power to discern between God’s veils and Satanic veils and his minions?
And thus have We revealed You a Spirit of Our command. You knew not what the Scripture was, nor what the Faith but We have made it a light whereby We guide whom We will of Our Servants. And indeed, you guide them to a straight path.
God shows that the spirit of his command, in Mohammad and his family, are the light by which he guides humans, and his call to himself and his family, is in fact, calling them to guidance as they guide the straight path.
The path of God Whose is whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth; now surely to God do all affairs eventually come.
Then to summarize what has been emphasized, calls this path, the path of God. Its’ his path, established by him, and it’s his light that has been vested in Mohammad(s) and his family (a).
We can see clearly here, that, the family of Mohammad (s) were meant to be adhered to and followed.
To be continued...
