Surah Yunus, Verse 61/62

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*Surah Yunus, Verse 61:*

وَمَا تَكُونُ فِي شَأْنٍ وَمَا تَتْلُو مِنْهُ مِن قُرْآنٍ وَلَا تَعْمَلُونَ مِنْ عَمَلٍ إِلَّا كُنَّا عَلَيْكُمْ شُهُودًا إِذْ تُفِيضُونَ فِيهِ وَمَا يَعْزُبُ عَن رَّبِّكَ مِن مِّثْقَالِ ذَرَّةٍ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِي السَّمَاءِ وَلَا أَصْغَرَ مِن ذَٰلِكَ وَلَا أَكْبَرَ إِلَّا فِي كِتَابٍ مُّبِينٍ

Whatever you (O Muhammad SAW) may be doing, and whatever portion you may be reciting from the Quran, - and whatever deed you (mankind) may be doing (good or evil), We are Witness thereof, when you are doing it. And nothing is hidden from your Lord (so much as) the weight of an atom (or small ant) on the earth or in the heaven. Not what is less than that or what is greater than that but is (written) in a Clear Record. (Tafsir At-Tabari. Vol. 11, Page 129).

#COMMENTARY

There is nothing that men can do but ALLĀH is a witness to it. We may be deeply engrossed in some particular thing and for the time being be quite unconscious of others things. But ALLĀH's knowledge not only comprehend all things, but has all things actively before it. Nothing is hidden from Him. And His knowledge had another quality which human knowledge has not. Human knowledge is subject to time, and is obliterated by time. ALLĀH's knowledge is like a Record and endures for ever. And His Record has a further quality which human records have not. The most permanent human record may be quite intelligible to those who make it but may be ambiguous to those and may become unintelligible with the progress of time, as happens almost invariably to the most enduring inscriptions from very ancient times: but in ALLĀH's "Record" or knowledge there is no ambiguity, for it is independent of time, or place, or circumstance. This is the force of Mubīn ("clear") here.

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*Surah Yunus, Verse 62:*

أَلَا إِنَّ أَوْلِيَاءَ اللَّهِ لَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ

No doubt! Verily, the Auliya' of Allah [i.e. those who believe in the Oneness of Allah and fear Allah much (abstain from all kinds of sins and evil deeds which he has forbidden), and love Allah much (perform all kinds of good deeds which He has ordained)], no fear shall come upon them nor shall they grieve,

#COMMENTARY

ALLĀH's all-embracing knowledge and constant watchful care over all His creatures, may be a source of fear to sinners, but there is no fear for those whom He honours with His love and friendship, neither in this world nor in the world to come.