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114:2 - King (or Ruler) of Mankind
114:3 - Allah (or Judge) of Mankind
ALLAH‟S ATTRIBUTES ( HIS FAVOURS)
2:74 - And Allah is not unmindful of what ye do. 82
See: 2: 85. 140.144.149; 3:99; 11:123.
82 The sinner's heart gets harder and harder. It is even harder than rocks, of which a beautiful poetical allegory is placed
before us. In nature we think there is nothing harder than rocks. But there are rocks that weep voluntarily, like
repentant hearts that come to God of their own accord; such are the rocks from which rivers and springs flow
spontaneously, sometimes in small trickles, sometimes in big volumes. Then there are rocks which have to be split or
dug into or blown up with dynamite, and underneath we find abundant waters, as in wells beneath rocky soil. Such
are the hearts of a less degree of fineness, which yet melt into tears when some great blow or calamity calls the mind
to higher things. And lastly, there are the rocks which slip or sink by geological pressure or in an earthquake, and
send forth large spouts of water, as happened, for example, in the Bihar earthquake of 1934; such sinking or quaking
may be poetically ascribed to fear. So there are hearts which will come to God by no higher motive than fear, but yet
fear will melt them into tears of repentance. But the hardened sinner is worse than all these. His case is worse than
that of rocks, for nothing will melt him. (2.74)
2:80 - He never breaks His promise
See: 39:20
2:142 - He guideth whom He will to a Way that is straight. 140141
140 - -Nas - People, the unthinking multitude that sway to and fro, instead of being firm in God's Way.
2:195 - Allah loveth those who do good. 211
211 Every fight requires the wherewithals for the fight, the "sinews of war". If the war is just and in the cause of God, all
who have wealth must spend it freely. That may be their contribution to the Cause, in addition to their personal effort,
or if for any reason they are unable to fight. If they hug their wealth, perhaps their own hands are helping in their own
self destruction. Or if their wealth is being spent, not in the Cause of God, but in something which pleases their fancy,
it may be that the advantage goes to the enemy, and they are by their action helping their own destruction. In all
things, their standard should be, not selfishness, but the good of their brethren, for such good is pleasing to God.
(2.195)
212 See ii. 158, n. 161. The Hajj is the complete pilgrimage, of which the chief rites are during the first ten days of the
month of Zul-hajj. The umra is a less formal pilgrimage at any time of the year. In either case, the intending pilgrim
commences by putting on a simple garment of unsewn cloth in two pieces when he is some distance yet from Mecca.
The putting on of the pilgrim garb (ihram) is symbolical of his renouncing the vanities of the world. After this and until
the end of the pilgrimage he must not wear other clothes, or ornaments, anoint his hair, use perfumes, hunt, or do
other prohibited acts. The completion of the pilgrimage is symbolised by the shaving of the head for men, and the
cutting off of a few locks of the hair of the head for women, the putting off of the ihram and the resumption of the
ordinary dress. (2.196)
2:212 - Allah bestows His abundance without measures on whom He will. 234
234 God's gifts in this world seem unequal, and sometimes those get them who seem to deserve them least. God's
bounty is unlimited to the just as well as the unjust. In His wisdom He may give to whomsoever He pleases. The
account is not taken now, but will be taken in the end, when the balance will be redressed. (2.212)
2:213 - Allah guides whom He will to a path that is straight.
2:243 - Allah is full of bounty to mankind but most of them are ungrateful. 274
274 We now return to the subject of Jihad, which we left at n. 214-216. We are to be under no illusion about it. If we are
not prepared to fight for our faith, with our lives and all our resources, both our lives and our resources will be wiped
out by our enemies. As to life, God gave it, and a coward is not likely to save it. It has happened again and again in
history that men who tamely submitted to be driven from their homes although they were more numerous than their
enemies had the sentence of death pronounced on them for their cowardice, and they deserved it. But God gives
further and further chances in His mercy. This is a lesson to every generation. The Commentators differ as to the
exact episode referred to, but the wording is perfectly general, and so is the lesson to be learnt from it. (2.243)
2:249 - Allah is with those who steadfastly persevere." 284285
2:251 - Allah is full of bounty to all the worlds. 286287283
288 – Allah‘s plan is universal. He loves and protects all His creatures and His bounties are for all worlds (1:2 n.98). To
protect one He may have to check another, but we must never lose faith that His love is for all in boundless measure.
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