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6290 Verses 2-3 describe the conditions as they were at the time when this Sura was revealed, and may be freely
paraphrased: 'I am a worshipper of the One True God, the Lord of all, of you as well as of myself; but you on account
of your vested interests have not the will to give up your false worship, of idols and self'. Verses 4-5 describe the
psychological reasons: I, being a prophet of Allah do not and cannot possibly desire to follow your false ancestral
ways; and you, as custodians of the false worship, have not the will to give up your ways of worship, which are wrong'.
The "will" in the translation represents less the future tense than the will, the desire, the psychological possibility: it
tries to reproduce the Arabic noun-agent. (109.3)
109:4 - And I will not worship that which ye have been wont to worship
109:5 - Nor will ye worship that which I worship.
109:6 - To you be your Way and to me mine. 6291
6291 'I, having been given the Truth, cannot come to your false ways: you, having your vested interests, will not give them
up. For your ways the responsibility is yours: I have shown you the Truth. For my ways the responsibility is mine: you
have no right to ask me to abandon the Truth. Your persecutions will be vain: the Truth must prevail in the end'. This
was the attitude of Faith then: but it is true for all time. Hold fast to Truth, "in scorn of consequence". (109.6)
2:165 - Yet there are men who take (for worship) others besides Allah as equal (with Allah); they
love them as they should love Allah. But those of faith are overflowing in their love for Allah. If
only the unrighteous could see behold they would see the penalty that to Allah belongs all
power and Allah will strongly enforce the penalty. 167
167 Everything around and within us points to unity of purpose and design, - points to God. Yet there are foolish persons
(unrighteous - those who deliberately use the choice given them to go wrong). They think something else is equal to
God. Perhaps they even do lip service to God. If only the unrighteous could see the consequences, they would see
the terrible Penalty, and that all Power is in God's hands, not in that of any one else. Who are these others who are
used as fetishes by the misguided? It may be: (1) creatures of their own imagination, or of their faculties misused; the
idea lying behind Idols is akin to this, for no intelligent idol-worshipper owns to worshipping stocks and stones; or (2)
good leaders whose names have been misused out of perversity to erect them to a position of equality with God; or
(3) Powers of evil that deliberately mislead. When it comes to the inevitable consequences of blasphemy and the
rejection of God, the eyes of all are opened and these false and artificial relations dissolve. The idea which was
created into a fetish disowns its follower, i.e. is seen to have no reasonable basis in the life of the follower, and the
follower is forced to renounce it as false. The good ones would take an unholy delight in exposing the facts. The
Reality is now irresistible but alas! at what cost? (2.165)
2:166 - Then would those who are followed clear themselves of those who follow (them); they would
see the penalty and all relations between them would be cut off.
2:167 - And those who followed would say: "If only we had one more chance we would clear
ourselves of them as they have cleared themselves of us." Thus will Allah show them (the
fruits of) their deeds as (nothing but) regrets nor will there be a way for them out of the fire. 168
168 Our deeds are irrevocable and we must pass through the Fire of repentance and regrets. (2.167)
10:104 - Say: "O ye men! if ye are in doubt as to my religion (behold!) I worship not what ye
worship other than Allah But I worship Allah Who will take your souls (at death): I am
commanded to be (in the ranks) of the Believers. 1485148614871488
1485 Other people may hesitate, or doubt, or wonder. But the righteous man has no doubt in his own mind, and he declares
his Faith clearly and unambiguously to all, as did Al-Mustafa. (10.104)
1486 The worship of the One and True God is not a fancy worship, to be arrived at merely by reasoning and philosophy. It
touches the vital issues of life and death-which are in His hands and His alone. (10.104)
1487 Nor is the worship of One God an invention of the Prophet. It comes as a direct command through him and to all.
(10.104)
1488 Individual Faith is good, but it is completed and strengthened by joining or forming a Righteous Society, in which the
individual can develop and expand. Islam was never a religion of monks and anchorites. It laid great stress on social
duties, which in many ways test and train the individual's character. (10.104)
14:21 - They will all be marshalled before Allah together: then will the weak say to those who were
arrogant "For us we but followed you; can ye then avail us at all against the wrath of Allah?"
They will reply "If we had received the guidance of Allah we should have given it to you: to us
it makes no difference (now) whether we rage or bear (these torments) with patience: for
ourselves there is no way of escape." 18951896
1895 When the time for judgment comes, there are two kinds of disillusionment waiting for the ungodly: (1) Those who were
misled and failed to see that each soul bears its own personal responsibility (ii. 134) and cannot shift it on to others,
will turn to those who misled them, in the hope that they might intercede for them or do something to help them. They
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