Commentary
'In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful' His saying, the Exalted: "Indeed, Allah is One God, glorified is He that He should have a son. To Him belongs what is in the heavens and what is in the earth. And sufficient is Allah as a disposer of affairs" [An-Nisa: 171]. "The Messiah will never disdain to be a servant of Allah, nor will the angels who are near [to Him]. And whoever disdains His worship and is arrogant, He will gather them all to Himself". "As for those who have believed and done righteous deeds, He will give them their rewards in full and will increase for them from His bounty". "Indeed"; in this verse is a restrictive meaning; this is what the intellect necessitates in the discussed meaning; and the phrase 'Indeed' does not necessitate restriction; but it is suitable for restriction; and for exaggeration in the attribute; even if it is not a restriction; like: "Indeed, the brave is [only] Antarah"; and others. And "glorified is He"; its meaning is: declaring Him free and exalted from having a son as you claim, O Christians; regarding the matter of Jesus; as you have transferred the fatherhood of affection and mercy to the fatherhood of lineage. And Al-Hasan ibn Abi Al-Hasan read: "If He were to have a son"; with the alif of "that" being broken; and it is a negation; meaning: "He does not have a son"; and His saying, the Exalted: "To Him belongs what is in the heavens and what is in the earth" [An-Nisa: 171]; this verse is a statement that encompasses the servitude of Jesus; and other matters. Then the Exalted cleared the Messiah from their statements; and purified him for that which is befitting for him; so He said: "The Messiah will never disdain to be"; this verse; and disdain is refusal with pride; and His saying, the Exalted: "nor the angels who are near [to Him]"; is an addition to the argument; and a means of bringing it closer to the minds; that is: nor those who are in the highest ranks of creation; do not disdain from that; so how about others? And in this verse is clear evidence of the preference of the angels over the prophets. Then the Exalted informed about those who disdain; that is: who is too proud to worship Allah; and is arrogant; that he will face gathering on the Day of Resurrection; and the return to Allah; and His saying: "He will gather them"; is a phrase of warning; and the majority of the people read: "He will gather them"; with the 'ya'; and Al-Hasan ibn Abi Al-Hasan read: "We will gather them"; with the plural 'noon'; "and We will give them"; "and We will increase them"; "and We will punish them"; all with the 'noon'; Abu Al-Fath said: And Muslima read: "He will gather them"; "and He will punish them"; with the ra' being silent; and the ba' being lightened. And Allah, the Exalted, clarified the matter of the gathered; and informed about the believers who do righteous deeds; that He will give them their rewards in full so that no one is deprived of even a little or a lot; and that He will increase them from His bounty; and this increase may be that the good deed is multiplied by ten; up to seven hundred times; and it may be that the multiplication which is not specified is counted; and it is referred to in His saying, the Exalted: "And Allah multiplies [His reward] for whom He wills" [Al-Baqarah: 261].
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