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487 For the expression "slaying in defiance of right," Cf. iii. 21, and iii. 112. (3.181)
6:59 - With Him are the keys of the Unseen the treasures that none knoweth but He. He knoweth
whatever there is on the earth and in the sea. Not a leaf doth fall but with His knowledge: there
is not a grain in the darkness (or depths) of the earth nor anything fresh or dry (green or
withered) but is (inscribed) in a Record Clear (to those who can read). 879880
880 This is the mystic Record, the archetypal Plan, the Eternal Law, according to which everything seen and unseen is
ordered and regulated. There is much mystic doctrine here, explained by beautiful metaphors and illustrations. The
simplest things in Nature are subject to His Law. The fresh and the withered, the living and the lifeless-nothing is
outside the Plan of His Creation. (6.59)
10:61 - In whatever business thou mayest be and whatever portion thou mayest be reciting from
the Qur'an and whatever deed ye (mankind) may be doing We are Witnesses thereof when ye
are deeply engrossed therein. Nor is hidden from thy Lord (so much as) the weight of an atom
on the earth or in heaven. And not the least and not the greatest of these things but are
recorded in a clear Record. 1450
1450 There is nothing that men can do but Allah is a witness to it. We may be deeply engrossed in some particular thing
and for the time being be quite unconscious of other things. But Allah's knowledge not only comprehends all things,
but has all things actively before it. Nothing is hidden from Him. And His knowledge has another quality which human
knowledge has not. Human knowledge is subject to time, and is obliterated by time. Allah's knowledge is like a Record
and endures forever. And His Record has a further quality which human records have not. The most permanent
human record may be quite intelligible to those who make it but may be ambiguous to others and may become
unintelligible with the progress of time, as happens almost invariably to the most enduring inscriptions from very
ancient times: but in Allah's "Record" or knowledge there is no ambiguity, for it is independent of time, or place. This is
the force of Mubin ("clear") here. (10.61)
17:13 - Every man's fate We have fastened on his own neck: on the Day of Judgment We shall
bring out for him a scroll which he will see spread open. 21872188
2187 Fate: Tair, literally a bird, hence an omen, an evil omen, fate. Cf. xxxvi. 19. The Arabs, like the ancient Romans,
sought to read the mysteries of human fate from the flight of birds. And many of us in our own day seek to read our
future fortunes by similar superstitions. We read in the previous verse that there are Signs of Allah, but they are not
meant to subserve the vulgar purpose of disclosing our future destiny in a worldly sense. They are meant for quite
other purposes, as we have explained. Our real fate does not depend upon birds or omens or stars. It depends on our
deeds; good or evil, and they hang round our necks. (17.13)
2188 These deeds, good or evil, will be embodied in a scroll which will be quite open to us in the light of the Day of
Judgment, however much we may affect to be ignorant of it now or waste our energies in prying into mysteries that do
not concern us. (17.13)
17:14 - (It will be said to him:) "Read thine (own) record: sufficient is thy soul this day to
make out an account against thee." 2189
2189 Our true accusers are our own deeds. Why not look to them instead of vainly prying into something superstitious
which we call a book of fortune or a book of omens? (17.14)
17:71 - One day We shall call together all human beings with their (respective) Imams: those who
are given their record in their right hand will read it (with pleasure) and they will not be dealt
with unjustly in the least. 22662267
2266 I have discussed the various meanings of Imam in ii. 124, n. 124. What is the meaning here? The Commentators are
divided. Some understand the meaning to be that each People or Group will appear with its Leader, who will bear
witness to its virtues or sins: Cf. xvi. 84. Another view is that the Imam is their revelation, their Book. A third is that the
Imam is the record of deeds spoken of in the next clause. I prefer the first. (17.71)
2267 Literally, by the value of a fatil, a small skin in the cleft of a date-stone: this has no value. (17.71)
21:94 - Whoever works any act of righteousness and has Faith his endeavor will not be rejected:
We shall record it in his favor. 2751
2751 Allah gives credit for every act of righteousness, however small: when combined with sincere Faith in Allah, it
becomes the stepping stone to higher and higher things. It is never lost. (21.94)
22:70 - Knowest thou not that Allah knows all that is in heaven and on earth? Indeed it is all in a
record and that is easy for Allah. 2851
2851 We human beings can only think of knowledge being accurately and permanently preserved by means of a record.
Allah's knowledge has all the qualities of a perfect record, and it is moreover complete and comprehensive. This is not
difficult for Him from whom flow all knowledge and intelligence. (22.70)
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