Transliteration:( Ayahsabu al-lai yaqdira 'alaihi ahad )
5. Reason for its Revelation: This verse was revealed concerning Usaid bin Kaleedah who was a well-known wrestler. He was so strong that if he were to press a skin under his foot ten people would not be able to free it. The skin would tear into pieces but not get freed from under his feet. The Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم preached Islam to him, gave him glad-tidings about Paradise, instilled in him fear about Hell. On hearing this he said that the angels of Hell could do no harm to him. As a single man I am enough for them. In response to it this verse was revealed (Tafseer Roohul Mu'ani, Khazainul Irfaan). It should be remembered that Allah Almighty had physically kept man under the control of the parents, then the teacher, then the state so that the powers of all of them can become the proof of the power of Allah Almighty. Likewise, spiritually He has kept us under the control of the religious guide, the scholar, the saints, the angels and the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم so that these powers can become the proof of Allah's powers and our helplessness. Those who reject the powers of the Prophets, the Saints, and the angels are in reality keeping the faith of infidels. Since for our physical upbringing we are totally dependent on human beings, then for our spiritual development too we are dependent on the pious servants of Allah Almighty.
The tafsir of Surah Balad verse 5 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Balad ayat 1 which provides the complete commentary from verse 1 through 10.
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