Commentary
And when he denied his companion, he informed about his belief that opposes the belief of his companion. He said, confirming due to his companion's denial, correcting for his disbelief: "But we"; rather, I. And when he, glorified and exalted is He, has nothing more manifest than Him and nothing more hidden than Him, he indicated all of that by his concealment before the mention. He, the Exalted, said: "He is"; meaning the manifest, the most complete manifestation, so nothing is hidden at all. It may be that the pronoun refers to the One who created you, "Allah"; meaning the One who encompasses the attributes of perfection. "My Lord" alone, no one other than Him has done good to me in creation and provision. This is my belief in the past and present. "And I do not associate anyone with my Lord"; the One who has done good to me in my worship, "anyone"; just as no one has shared with Him in His goodness to me. For indeed, all are His creation and His servants. How can a servant be a partner to the Lord! For I do not see wealth and poverty except from Him. And you, when you relied on your wealth, were associating partners with Him.
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