Transliteration:( Alam naj'al lahoo 'aynayn )
8. Although animals too have been provided with eyes, their utility with man is different to that of the animals. Man obtains forgiveness for the sins by shedding tears from the eyes. He becomes a Hajee by seeing the Holy Ka'bah with it and a Companion by seeing the Holy with it. He uses the Prophet صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم eye to look at the mother, daughter, wife, friend and enemy with a different gaze. In these very eyes are stored the heavens, the earth, the oceans. Light of the sight is neither warmed by the fire nor cooled by ice. It passes through the glass. It instantly travels through the heavens, the east and west. By reflecting upon it we can solve thousands of issues concerning beliefs, like the issue of Me'raaj, or the omnipresence and omniscience of the Holy Prophet or the miracles of the Saints of Allah Almighty, covering the earth in re the wink of an eye, etc. The Sufi sages say that by two eyes is meant the eyes of the heart and the mind. In the eye of the mind is outer Ivision while the eye of the heart reflects inner Al vision. Through the eye of the mind is seen the visual world while through the eye of the heart can be seen the unseen world. Through the physical sight one can see the words of the Holy Qur'aan while the inner sight acquaints you with its mystical meanings. The outer vision enables you to see the human form of the Holy Prophet while the inner vision helps you to see the resplendent light of the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم Inner vision can be strengthened through worldly collyrium while the inner vision gains) its strength through the sacred dust of the Beloveds of Allah Almighty. When the light of the outer vision is pulverized with the inner vision then this outer vision travels the entire world, just as by connecting an electrical wire we are able to hear the sound which emanates from thousands of miles as in the case of telecommunication. The outer vision without the help of the inner vision can enable you to reach infidelity and atheism, but when it joins with the inner vision it will reveal to the person incredible wonders: "As long as intellect is under the control of the dictates of Allah Almighty it is Divine (Good). As soon as it assumes its freedom, it is devilish. (Evil)." In the light of this discussion, now read the verse: "Have We not made his two eyes?"
The tafsir of Surah Balad verse 8 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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