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those who fear Him. A reason why the word ma‘a cannot
possibly mean “among” in the above verse is the fact that ma‘a
is being used in respect of two different species: Allāh and His
creation. It is obvious that the creation cannot be among Allāh
and can only be with Allāh. As a result, the meaning “with” is
applied to the word ma‘a in this specific context. Similarly, all
other verses where Allāh is being spoken of in respect of His
creation, the meaning “among” cannot be applied.
The other thing that should be remembered is that some
verses of the Holy Qur’ān explain other verses. If there is any
ambiguity left regarding the meaning of a certain verse, things
can become clear by pondering over other related verses of the
Holy Qur’ān. Allāh, the Exalted, Himself explains the matter
under discussion in many verses of the Holy Qur’ān. Consider
the way the following two verses explain each other:
وَاذلَّ‏ ‏ِيْنَ‏ اٰمَنُوْا ابِ‏ هللّ‏
ِ رَبهّ‏ ‏ِمْؕ‏ لَهُمْ‏ اَجْرُ‏ همُ‏ ْ وَنُوْرُ‏ همُ‏ ْ
ِٕ كَ‏ همُ‏ ُ الصِّ‏ دِّيْقُوْ‏ نَۖ‏ وَالشُّ‏ هَدَآءُ‏ عِنْ‏ ‏َد
ۤ اُولٰ‏ ٓ ى
ٰ ِ وَرُ‏ سُ‏ هلِ‏ ٖ
And those who believe in Allāh and His messengers
and they are the truthful and the witnesses in the
Sight of their Lord, they will have their reward and
their light. 247
ِٕ ٰ اهللّ‏ َ وَالرَّسُ‏ وْلَ‏ فَاُولٰ‏ ٓ ى كَ‏ مَعَ‏ اذلَّ‏ ‏ِيْنَ‏ اَنْعَمَ‏ ٰ اهللّ‏ ُ عَلَيهْ‏ ‏ِمْ‏ مّ‏ ‏ِنَ‏
وَمَنْ‏ يُّطِ‏ عِ‏
النَّبِينّ‏ َ وَالصِّ‏ دِّيْقِينْ‏ َ وَالشُّ‏ هَدَآءِ‏ وَالصّ‏ ۚ وَحَسُ‏ نَ‏ اُولٰ‏ ٓ ى كَ‏ رَفِيْقًا‎۝ؕ‎
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ٖ
ٰ لِحِينْ‏ َ
And whoso obeys Allāh and this Messenger of His
shall be among those on whom Allāh has bestowed
His blessings, namely, the prophets, the truthful, the
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Sūrah Al-Hadīd, 57:20