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20:130 - Therefore be patient with what they say and celebrate (constantly) the praises of thy Lord
before the rising of the sun and before its setting; yea celebrate them for part of the hours of
the night and at the sides of the day: that thou mayest have (spiritual) joy. 26542655
2654 All good men must be patient with what seems to them evil around them. That does not mean that they should sit still
and do nothing to destroy evil; for the fight against evil is one of the cardinal points in Islam. What they are told is that
they must not be impatient: they must pray to Allah and commune with Him, so that their patience and faith may be
strengthened, and they may be able the better to grapple with evil. For they thus not only get strength in this world but
pleasure of Allah in the Hereafter as well. (20.130)
2655 Taraf, plural atraf, may mean sides, ends, extremities. If the day be compared to a tubular figure standing erect, the
top and bottom are clearly marked, but the sides are not so clearly marked: they would be atraf (plural), not tarafain
(dual). Now the prayer before sunrise is clearly Fajr; that before sunset is Asr: "part of the hours of the night" would
indicate Magrib (early night, just after sunset), and Isha, before going to bed. There is left Zuhr, which is in the
indefinite side or middle of the day : it may be soon after the sun's decline from noon, but there is considerable latitude
about the precise hour. The majority of Commentators interpret in favour of the five Canonical prayers, and some
include optional prayers. But I think the words are even more comprehensive. A good man's life is all one sweet Song
of Praise to Allah. (20.130)
See under “Celebrate”
(Conceal):
2:159 - Those who conceal the clear (Signs) We have sent down and the guidance after We have
made it clear for the people in the book on them shall be Allah's curse and the curse of those
entitled to curse. 163
163 Those entitled to curse: i.e., angels and mankind (see ii. 161 below): the cursed ones will deprive themselves of the
protection of God and of the angels, who are the Powers of God, and of the good wishes of mankind, because by
contumaciously rejecting Faith, they not only sin against God but are false to their own manhood, which God created
in the "best of moulds" (Q xcv. 4). The terrible curses denounced in the Old Testament are set out in Deut. xxviii. 15-
68. There is one difference. Here it is for the deliberate rejection of Faith, a theological term for the denying of our
higher nature. There it is for a breach of the lease part of the ceremonial Law. (2.159)
(Choose)
22:75 - Allah chooses Messengers from angels and from men: for Allah is He Who hears and sees
(all things). 28572858
2857 Men are chosen as Messengers to ordinary men; for ordinary men will not be able to understand and be in
communion with beings so refined as angels. But angels are sent as Messengers to Allah's chosen prophets, to
convey the Message from time to time. In either case they are chosen by Allah, are subject to Allah's Will, and should
not be worshipped as gods. (22.75)
2858 As Allah regards the humblest of His creatures and hears their prayer, He sends men messengers out of their own
brethren (see last note), and to such messengers He communicates the highest spiritual Truths through His angels.
(22.75)
(Declare)
2:160 - Except those who repent and make amends and openly declare (the truth) to them I turn;
for I am Oft-Returning Most Merciful.
(Direct):
7:181 - Of those We have created are people who direct (others) with truth and dispense justice
therewith.
(Duty):
31:33 - O mankind! do your duty to your Lord and fear (the coming of) a Day when no father can
avail aught for his son nor a son avail aught for his father. Verily the promise of Allah is true:
let not then this present life deceive you nor let the Chief Deceiver deceive you about Allah.
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3623 On the Day of Reckoning no one can help another. The most loving father cannot help his son or be a substitute for
him, and vice versa. Each will have his own personal responsibilities. (31.33)
3624 The Chief Deceiver is Satan. It may make us forget that Time is fleeting and delude us by suggesting that the
Reckoning may not come, whereas it is certain to come, because Allah's promise is true. We must not play with Time
nor be deceived by appearances. The Day may come to-day or to-morrow or when we least expect it. (31.33)
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