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expounded, our attitude should be one of humble gratitude to Allah. At this passage it is usual to make a prostration.
(32.15)
33:21 - Ye have indeed in the Apostle of Allah a beautiful pattern of (conduct) for anyone whose
hope is in Allah and the Final Day and who engages much in the praise of Allah. 36943695
3694 We now have the psychology of the Believers,-God-fearing men, led by that pattern of men and of leaders,
Muhammad Al-Mustafa. (33.21)
3695 Cf. xxvi. 227: see especially the last clause of that verse in a Makkan Sura, which was amply fulfilled in Madinah.
(33.21)
33:41 - O ye who believe! celebrate the praises of Allah and do this often;
39:23 - Allah has revealed (from time to time) the most beautiful message in the form of a Book
consistent with itself (Yet) repeating (its teaching in various aspects): the skins of those who
fear their Lord tremble thereat; then their skins and their hearts do soften to the celebration of
Allah's praises. Such is the guidance of Allah: He guides therewith whom He pleases but
such as Allah leaves to stray can have none to guide. 4276427742784279
4277 Mathani: Cf. xv. 87, where we have translated "oft-repeated": "the seven oft- repeated (verses)". See n. 2008 to that
passage. Here the meaning is similar, but the context gives a different colour to it, as is seen in the translation. (39.23)
4278 The skin is the outer integument of the body. It receives the first shock from the impact of anything unusual, and it
trembles and its hair stands on end under excitement. So in spiritual matters the first stimulation from Allah's Message
is external. Those who receive Faith do it as it were with tremor and not with apathy. But the next stage is that it
penetrates their outer nature and goes right into their hearts. Their whole nature is "softened" to receive the beneficent
Message, and it transforms them through and through. (39.23)
4279 "Whom He pleases" and "leaves to stray" are explained fully in n. 2133 to xvi. 93. See also xiv. 4 and n. 1875. (39.23)
42:5 - The heavens are almost rent asunder from above them (by His Glory): and the angels
celebrate the Praises of their Lord and pray for forgiveness for (all) beings on earth: Behold!
Verily Allah is He the Oft-Forgiving Most Merciful. 45304531
4530 How can we conceive of sublimity and greatness in a higher degree than this, that the highest heavens are almost
ready to burst asunder by His Glory, which is higher than all? (42.5)
4531 The angels are the noblest and purest beings of whom we can conceive. They reflect on the one side Allah's Glory
and Praise, and on the other, two other attributes of Allah, that look towards His erring creatures, viz., Forgiveness
and Mercy. The two sets of attributes are complementary. They thus proclaim in their own being and in their prayers
the Greatness and unbounded Goodness of Allah. (42.5)
52:48 - Now await in patience the command of thy Lord: for verily thou art in our eyes: and
celebrate the praises of thy Lord the while thou standest forth. 50815082
5081 The messenger of Allah must strive his utmost to proclaim the Message of Allah: as for results, it is not for him to
command them. He must wait patiently, in the knowledge that he is not forgotten by Allah, but is constantly under
Allah's eyes,-under His loving care and protection. And he must glorify Allah's name, as he is a standard-bearer of
Allah's Truth. (52.48)
5082 The translators and Commentators nearly all understand taqumu in the sense of rising up from sleep. But the
rendering I have given is consistent with Quranic usage. In xxvi. 218, we have the same two words hina taqumu,
meaning "standing forth (in prayer)". In lvii. 25, we have "li-yaqum an-nasu bil-qisti", which obviously means "that men
may stand forth in justice," i.e., do all their business in justice. In lxxviii. 38, we have yaqumu used for the angels
standing forth in ranks. On my rendering the meaning will be: 'celebrate Allah's praises when you stand forth in prayer,
or at all times when you go about your business; but also for part of the night and at early dawn when worldly life is at
a standstill.' (52.48)
52:49 - And for part of the night also praise thou Him and at the retreat of the stars! 50835084
5083 It is not necessary to understand this for any particular canonical prayers. It is good to spend a part of the night in
prayer and praise: Cf. lxxiii. 6. And the Dawn is a daily recurring miracle, full of spiritual influences and "testimony": Cf.
xvii. 78-79. (52.49)
5084 Idbar-un-nujum: the setting of the stars: the glorious hour of early dawn. In cxiii. 1, we seek Allah's protection as "Lord
of the Dawn". (52.49)
56:95 - Verily this is the Very Truth and Certainty. 5272
56:96- So celebrate with praises the name of thy Lord the Supreme. 5273
5272 "The assurance of the Hereafter" is one of the strongest features of Faith. For without it the apparent inequalities and
injustices of this Life cannot be satisfactorily explained. (56.95)
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