The intended meaning of mentioning the blessing is not just to mention it with the tongue, but also with the heart. It is to preserve it from denial and belittlement. [The phrase 'and preserve it from denial and belittlement' means: contempt. This was clarified in the Sahih.] It is to show gratitude for it by recognizing its rights, acknowledging it, and obeying its Lord. Hence, a man says to one who has bestowed a favor upon him: 'Mention my favors with you.' He means to preserve it, show gratitude for it, and act according to its requirements. The address is general for all, as they are all encompassed in the blessings of Allah. Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, said: This means: 'O people of Mecca, remember the blessing of Allah upon you, as He has settled you in His sanctuary and protected you from all the world, while people are being taken away from around you.' And from him: The blessing of Allah is health. And it was recited: 'other than Allah,' with the three vowel markings, so the genitive and nominative are in the description both in wording and position, and the accusative is for exception. If you say: What is the position of 'He provides for you'? I say: It is possible that it has a position if you make it a description of the Creator. [Mahamud said: 'If you say: What is the position of 'He provides for you'? I say: It is possible that it has a position if you make it a description of the Creator, and that it does not have a position if you make it an explanation and consider 'from the Creator' as raised in position by an action that indicates this, as if it were said: Does a Creator other than Allah provide for you, or you made 'He provides for you' as an initiating statement.' Ahmad said: 'The later position is the most valid.'] And it does not have a position if you raise 'from the Creator' by implying 'He provides for you,' and you made 'He provides for you' an explanation for it, or you made it an initiating statement after the phrase 'Is there any Creator other than Allah?'

If you say: Is there evidence in it that the Creator is not attributed to anyone other than Allah, the Exalted? [He returned to his words. He said: 'If you say: Is there evidence that the Creator is not attributed to anyone other than Allah, the Exalted? I say: Yes, if you made 'He provides for you' an initiating statement, which is the third position of the three positions. As for the other two positions, which are description and explanation, they are restricted to provision from the heavens and the earth, and thus excluded from the generality. How can it be used as evidence to negate it absolutely?

Ahmad said: The Qadarites, when this verse is recited to them, they boldly say about Allah, the Exalted: 'Yes, then there is a Creator other than Allah,' because everyone among them creates their own actions. For this reason, you see that Al-Zamakhshari broadened the scope, brought in the stray and repulsive views, and made the two positions conform to his belief in affirming a Creator other than Allah. His view is the truth and the apparent one, and he delayed it in mention as a following example. What confirms the third position and that it is the intended meaning is that the verse was addressed to a people as if they were polytheists. If they were asked about their provider from the heavens and the earth, they would say: 'Allah,' thus confirming it and establishing the proof against them by their acknowledgment. If it were not for this restriction, its implication would be to affirm a Creator other than Allah, but He does not provide, and these disbelievers have disavowed that. Therefore, there is no reason to reproach them with something that aligns with their statement, thus favoring the third position in terms of the intended meaning of the verse. As for the verbal structure, it is because the two sentences, which are 'He provides for you' and 'There is no deity except Him,' are part of a single context. The second is, by consensus, separated from what preceded it, so too is 'and its adornment.'