Those who are non believers or atheists, there is no concept of God, the Only unchallengeable Creator of the entire Universe, of which our earth in comparison doesn't not exist for it being so small when seen the perspective of the entire universe. The Hubble Telescope which has looked trillions of light year deep distances has you to find the end of the universe - a feat perhaps science would never be able to find so.
Even if we start to count the living species or the varying types of foliage, we will find ourselves at loss. These things have not come up on their own. There has to be a creator, and that creator has to be One for if there were more than one, we would been under a constant chaos as many systems cannot worked at the same time unless controlled by one central authority.
Thus the answer lies in One True God, the Omnipresent - the One Who is Ever Living and the One Who dies not - ever. This is the belief presented in all Divine Scriptures, but has been tainted over ages except the Qur'an where the concept of One Unchallenged or Unassisted exits in the language of God alone, as mentioned in the 58th verse of Surah 25 Al Furqan. This verse amply highlights the attribute of Allah due to which He knows what is hidden in the bosoms of His servants, a quality none other He possess. And that none can escape or hide one's feelings from God and it is only He Alone who can redress our problems.
It would be no wonder that the beliefs of non beleivers of the time of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ still find a refuge in many Muslims of some of the Muslim countries, specially of South Asia who despite having belief in One True God still worship the dead deities, though great Muslim scholars and teachers of their time, and make them a way between God and them to carry forward their woes. This verse is equally applicable to such believers of poor faith and a little deliberation of this Ayat will show that there is a subtle sarcasm in it on the dead deities about which it is said that they can neither benefit nor harm others.
وَتَوَكَّلۡ عَلَى الۡحَـىِّ الَّذِىۡ لَا يَمُوۡتُ وَسَبِّحۡ بِحَمۡدِهٖ ؕ وَكَفٰى بِهٖ بِذُنُوۡبِ عِبَادِهٖ خَبِيۡرَ ا ۛۚ ۙ
And put your trust in the Ever Living One Who dies not, and glorify His praises, and sufficient is He as the All-Knower of the sins of His servants
The eminent 14th century Muslim scholar and exegete Ibn-Kathir explains this Ayat / verse as under:
(وَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى الْحَىِّ الَّذِى لاَ يَمُوتُ And put your trust in the Ever Living One Who dies not,) meaning, in all your affairs, put your trust in Allah, the Ever-Living Who never dies, the One:
(الاٌّوَّلُ وَالاٌّخِرُ وَالظَّـهِرُ وَالْبَـطِنُ وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ عَلِيمٌ Who is the First and the Last, the Most High and the Most Near. And He is the All-Knower of everything) (57:3)The Eternal, Ever-Lasting, Ever-Living, Self-Sufficient One, the Lord and Sovereign of all things, the One to Whom you should always turn. Allah is the One in Whom you should put your trust and to Whom you should turn for refuge, He will be sufficient for you and will be your helper and supporter, and will cause you to prevail.
As Allah says: (O Messenger! Proclaim which has been sent down to you from your Lord. And if you do not, then you have not conveyed His Message. Allah will protect you from mankind) (5:67).
( وَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِهِ and glorify His praises,) means, combine praising Him with glorifying Him. Hence the Messenger of Allah used to say: ( سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّنَا وَبِحَمْدِك Glory be to You, O Allah, and with Your praise.) So the Ayah means: be sincere in worshipping Him and putting your trust in Him.
This is like the Ayat:
( رَّبُّ الْمَشْرِقِ وَالْمَغْرِبِ لاَ إِلَـهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ فَاتَّخِذْهُ وَكِيلاً The Lord of the east and the west; there is no God but He. So take Him as a Trustee.) (73:9)( فَاعْبُدْهُ وَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَيْهِ So worship Him and put your trust in Him) (11:123)( قُلْ هُوَ الرَّحْمَـنُ ءَامَنَّا بِهِ وَعَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْنَا Say: "He is the Most Gracious, in Him we believe, and in Him we put our trust.'') (67:29)
( وَكَفَى بِهِ بِذُنُوبِ عِبَادِهِ خَبِيراً and sufficient is He as the All-Knower of the sins of His servants) means, by His perfect knowledge nothing is hidden from Him nor can anything be hidden from Him, not even a speck of dust's weight.
May Allāh (سبحانه و تعالى) help us understand Qur'ān and follow the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, which is embodiment of commandments of Allah contained in the Qur'ān. May Allah help us to be like the ones He loves and let our lives be lived helping others and not making others life miserable or unlivable. May all our wrong doings, whether intentional or unintentional, be forgiven before the angel of death knocks on our door.
Tafsir Qur'an Wiki:
Everyone other than God is dead, because life comes to an end with death. The only one that remains is God, the Living One who does not die. If we rely on someone whose life comes to an end after a short or long time, then we are only putting our weight against a wall that will eventually collapse, or seeking shade that will inevitably fade away. To be truly assured one must rely only on the One who never dies, and place one’s trust solely in Him. “Extol His limitless glory and praise.” The only one worthy of praise is God who grants all favours and blessings. Hence the Prophet is instructed to leave alone those unbelievers who heed no warning and care for no happy news. He should give them up to Him since He knows their sins. Nothing is hidden from Him: “Sufficient is it that He is well aware of his servants’ sins".
Yusuf Ali Translation:
Allah knows our faults better than we or anyone else. It is no use hiding anything from Him. We must put our trust completely in Him. His care is for all, and He is Allah Most Gracious.
Listen to Eminent Muslim scholar of present times, Nouman Ali Khan explaining the verse above in a short video clip below:
May Allāh (سبحانه و تعالى) help us understand Qur'ān and follow the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, which is embodiment of commandments of Allah contained in the Qur'ān. May Allah help us to be like the ones He loves and let our lives be lived helping others and not making others life miserable or unlivable. May all our wrong doings, whether intentional or unintentional, be forgiven before the angel of death knocks on our door.
وَمَا عَلَيۡنَاۤ اِلَّا الۡبَلٰغُ الۡمُبِيۡنُ
(36:17) and our duty is no more than to clearly convey the Message.”
That is Our duty is only to convey to you the message that Allah has entrusted us with. Then it is for you to accept it or reject it. We have not been made responsible to make you accept it forcibly, And if you do not accept it, we shall not be seized in consequence of your disbelief, You will yourselves be answerable for your actions on Day of Resurrection.
May Allah forgive me if my posts ever imply a piety far greater than I possess. I am most in need of guidance.
Reading the Qur'ān should be a daily obligation of a Muslim - Reading it with translation will make it meaningful. But reading its Exegesis / Tafsir will make you understand it fully. It will also help the Muslims to have grasp over social issues and their answers discussed in the Qur'an and other matter related to inter faith so that they are able to discuss issues with Non Muslims with authority based on refences from Qur'an.
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