Monday, September 7, 2009

14:24-27

"Have you not seen how Allah gave an example? A good word is as a good tree whose root is firm and its branches are in heaven,

footnote no. 497

The good word is La ilaha illa'Llah and the Qur'an. The tree of faith, firmly planted in the believer's heart, has it branches in heaven, which is the spiritual world of lights. It yields its produce of illuminations, knowledge, and virtue every while, for the heart connected to the higher worlds is ever receiving the influx of Divine gifts.

25. It gives it produce every while, by leave of its Lord. Allah gives examples to people that they may remember.

25. And the likeness of an evil word is that of an evil tree, torn out of the earth, lacking stability.

footnote 498:

The evil word is every utterance or thought based on disbelief or corruption. It can have no firm roots, since it can be but illusion, it is therefore easily uprooted, subject to be blown away by the wind.

26. Allah confirms those who believe with the firm utterance in the present life and in the Hereafter. Allah leads the unjust astray and Allah does what He will.

footnote 499:

The firm utterance is La ilaha illa'Llah, it gives believers stability and peace in this world and safety in the hereafter.

-pg. 258-9 of The Majestic Qur'an: An English Rendition of its Meanings

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