Allah tells us that He has no need of anyone or anything else, but all of
creation is in need of Him and is in a position of humility before Him. He says:
[يأَيُّهَا النَّاسُ
أَنتُمُ الْفُقَرَآءُ إِلَى اللَّهِ]
(O mankind! it is you who stand in need of Allah.) meaning, they need Him in
all that they do, but He has no need of them at all. Allah says:
[وَاللَّهُ هُوَ
الْغَنِىُّ الْحَمِيدُ]
But Alla0h is the Rich, Worthy of all praise. meaning, He is unique in His
being Free of all needs, and has no partner or associate, and He is Worthy of
all praise in all that He does, says, decrees and legislates.
[إِن يَشَأْ
يُذْهِبْكُـمْ وَيَأْتِ بِخَلْقٍ جَدِيدٍ ]
(If He willed, He could destroy you and bring about a new creation.) means,
if He wanted to, He could destroy you and bring forth another people, and this
is not difficult or impossible for Him. He says:
[وَمَا ذَلِكَ عَلَى
اللَّهِ بِعَزِيزٍ ]
(And that is not hard for Allah.) Allah's saying:
[وَلاَ تَزِرُ
وَازِرَةٌ وِزْرَ أُخْرَى]
(And no bearer of burdens shall bear another's burden;) means, on the Day of
Resurrection.
[وَإِن تَدْعُ
مُثْقَلَةٌ إِلَى حِمْلِهَا]
(and if one heavily laden calls another to (bear) his load, ) means, if the
person who is carrying a heavy burden calls someone else to help him carry his
load, all or part of it,
[لاَ يُحْمَلْ مِنْهُ
شَىْءٌ وَلَوْ كَانَ ذَا قُرْبَى]
(nothing of it will be lifted even though he be near of kin.) means, even if
he is closely-related to him, even if he is his father or son, for each person
will be preoccupied with his own self and his own situation. Then Allah says:
[إِنَّمَا تُنذِرُ
الَّذِينَ يَخْشَوْنَ رَبَّهُمْ بِالْغَيْبِ وَأَقَامُواْ الصَّلَوةَ]
(You can warn only those who fear their Lord unseen and perform the Salah.)
means, `the only ones who will draw a lesson from what you have brought are
those who are possessed of insight and wisdom, who fear their Lord and who do as
He commands.'
[وَمَن تَزَكَّى
فَإِنَّمَا يَتَزَكَّى لِنَفْسِهِ]
(And he who purifies himself, then he purifies only for the benefit of
himself.) means, who does righteous deeds, the benefit of that will come back to
him,
[وَإِلَى اللَّهِ
الْمَصِيرُ]
And to Alla0h is the Return. means, to Him everything will ultimately return,
and He is swift in bringing to account. He will reward or punish everyone
according to his deeds: if they are good, then the end will be good, and if they
are bad, then the end will be bad.
[وَمَا يَسْتَوِى
الاٌّعْمَى وَالْبَصِيرُ - وَلاَ الظُّلُمَاتُ وَلاَ النُّورُ - وَلاَ الظِّلُّ
وَلاَ الْحَرُورُ - وَمَا يَسْتَوِى الاٌّحْيَآءُ وَلاَ الاٌّمْوَاتُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ
يُسْمِعُ مَن يَشَآءُ وَمَآ أَنتَ بِمُسْمِعٍ مَّن فِى الْقُبُورِ - إِنْ أَنتَ
إِلاَّ نَذِيرٌ - إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَـكَ بِالْحَقِّ بَشِيراً وَنَذِيراً وَإِن مِّنْ
أُمَّةٍ إِلاَّ خَلاَ فِيهَا نَذِيرٌ - وَإِن يُكَذِّبُوكَ فَقَدْ كَذَّبَ
الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ جَآءَتْهُمْ رُسُلُهُم بِالْبَيِّنَـتِ وَبِالزُّبُرِ
وَبِالْكِتَـبِ الْمُنِيرِ - ثُمَّ أَخَذْتُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ فَكَيْفَ كَانَ
نَكِيرِ ]
(19. Not alike are the blind and the seeing.) (20. Nor are (depths of)
darkness and light.) (21. Nor are the shade and the sun's heat.) (22. Nor are
the living and the dead. Verily, Allah makes whom He wills to hear, but you
cannot make hear those who are in graves.) (23. You are only a warner.) (24.
Verily, We have sent you with the truth, a bearer of glad tidings and a warner.
And there never was a nation but a warner had passed among them.) (25. And if
they deny you, those before them also denied. Their Messengers came to them with
clear signs, and with the Scriptures, and with the Book giving light.) (26. Then
I took hold of those who disbelieved, and how terrible was My denial!)
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