Commentary
'Allah has prepared' means 'the Greatest King' 'for them' after death and after resurrection 'a severe punishment.'
When the rulings and their evidence were completed, and the verses and their connections were firmly established, and the threats and their dangers were clarified, the essence and the fruit of its context and its admonition were what resulted from that, from His saying, the Exalted, as a reminder of what brings about a good life and saves in both abodes: 'So fear Allah,' meaning 'the One to Whom belongs all command, by obeying His commands and avoiding His prohibitions.'
And when it came to extracting the admonitions from the rulings and utilizing them from the connections of this speech, there is a great matter that is of a subtlety that only those with understanding can perceive, He said, the Exalted: 'O you who possess intellect,' meaning 'those with clear and penetrating minds that see beyond the apparent to the hidden.' 'Those who have believed,' meaning 'they have been freed from the circle of polytheism and have established true faith.' Then He explained this matter by removing the excuse, saying as a reminder of what He has bestowed upon us through His messages, for indeed, the messages of the great ones are a pride, so how about the messages of kings? And how about the message of the King of kings, urging gratitude for that: 'Indeed, Allah has sent down' meaning 'the One with perfect attributes' 'to you' specifically 'a reminder,' meaning 'complete, mentioned in it is the utmost honor for everyone who accepts it. Rather, the entire earth has been honored by its descent, and He has lifted the punishment from it, and light and guidance have spread over it because it contains the clarification of everything. So whoever illuminates himself with its light is guided, and whoever seeks refuge in the coolness of its shades reaches healing from the disease of ignorance.
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