Commentary
The Lord is added to Al-'Izzah due to His exclusivity to it, as if it were said: 'The Possessor of Al-'Izzah,' just as you say: 'The Owner of Truth,' due to His exclusivity to truth. It may also be intended that there is no honor for anyone among kings and others except that He is its Lord and Owner, as His saying, 'You honor whom You will,' indicates. The surah includes mention of what the polytheists said about Allah and attributed to Him that which He is exalted above, and what the messengers suffered from them, and what they were granted in the end of victory over them. It concludes with a summary of that, exalting His essence above what the polytheists described Him with, and sending peace upon the messengers, and praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds, for what He has decreed for them of good outcomes. The aim is to teach the believers to say that and not to neglect it or be heedless of the contents of His noble Book and the treasures of His glorious Qur'an. And from Ali, may Allah be pleased with him: 'Whoever loves to be rewarded with the fullest measure of reward on the Day of Resurrection, let his last words when he stands up from his gathering be: 'Glorified is Your Lord, the Lord of Glory, above what they describe, and peace be upon the messengers, and praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds.' [Reported by Abdul Razzaq and Al-Thalabi from the narration of Al-Asbagh bin Nabatah from Ali, as a statement. It was narrated by Ibn Abi Hatim from the narration of Al-Sha'bi from the Prophet, blessings and peace be upon him, as a disconnected narration.] From the Messenger of Allah, blessings and peace be upon him: 'Whoever recites Al-Saffat will be given a reward of ten good deeds for every jinn and devil, and the rebellious devils will stay away from him, and he will be free from polytheism, and his two guardians will testify for him on the Day of Resurrection that he was a believer in the messengers.' [Reported by Al-Thalabi, Ibn Marduwaih, and Al-Wahidi from a narration by Abu bin Ka'b, may Allah be pleased with him.]
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