Transliteration:( Qadif tarainaa 'alal laahi kaziban in 'udnaa fee millatikum ba'da iz najjaanal laahu minhaa; wa maa yakoonu lanaaa an na'ooda feehaaa illaaa ai yashaaa'al laahu Rabbunaa; wasi'a Rabbunaa kulla shai'in 'ilmaa; 'alal laahi tawakkalnaa; Rabbanaf tah bainanaa wa baina qawminaa bilhaqqi wa Anta khairul faatiheen )
215 By this is meant Allah Almighty had from the outset protected me from infidelity, and took my companions out of it and guided them. towards faith. because Prophets cannot be sinners, let alone be perpetrators of infidelity.Â
216. Prophets are absolved from misleading a believer because they are totally innocent and cannot in any way be misguided. Misguidance either comes from one's baser self or from the deception of the devil. The Prophets of Allah Almighty do not have a baser self. They only have the contented self. Says Allah Almighty: "No doubt the soul is wont to command evil but that on whom my Lord has mercy" (S12:V53). Thus, the devil is unable to mislead them. Says Allah Almighty: "No doubt those who are my bondsmen, you have no control over them" (S17:V65). From this, there is a hint that the infidelity of the infidels is due to the will and intention of Allah Almighty, but not due to His Pleasure. verses in which it is said that Allah Almighty has encompassed everything through His knowledge and Power because Allah Almighty is physically pure from encompassing and besieging. The essence of it is that Allah Almighty is fully aware of our Trust in Him. It is now hoped that He would save all of us from reverting to infidelity.
 217. This verse is the commentary of these decisions known by destroying the infidels and granting salvation to the believers. Otherwise, the verbal decision was already announced through ProphetsÂ
218. and 219. That is, although the rulers and emperors of the world too make decision and give judgment, your decision is superior to all these.
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Please refer to Surah A’raf ayat 88 which provides the complete commentary from verse 88 through 89.
73. This phrase signifies substantively what is meant by the commonly used Islamic formula In-sha’ Allah (‘If Allah so wills’). Its meaning is evident from( al-Kahf 18: 23-4), in which the believers are directed not to make definitive statements about what they will do without making such actions contingent on God’s will. This is understandable since a believer firmly believes in God’s power and is ever conscious that his destiny is inalienably tied to God’s will. It is impossible for such a person to make foolish statements about what he will do and what he will not do. He is bound to make it clear that he will accomplish what he intends only, if ‘God so wills’.
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