Transliteration:( Fa'lam annahoo laaa ilaaha illal laahu wastaghfir lizambika wa lilmu'mineena walmu'minaat; wallaahu ya'lamu mutaqallabakum wa maswaakum (section 2) )
51. Oh My Beloved, Remain firm on this convincing knowledge and certainly understand through positive truth, otherwise the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه واله وسلم had full knowledge about TAUHEED (Oneness of Allah Almighty) and believed in Tauheed from before. Its purpose is to let this be heard by all people in general. Thus, there is no objection on the verse ie to obtain anything which is already obtained is not possible.
52. We have accepted Tauheed by word of mouth, while the Holy Prophet did so by seeing Tauheed. But We have convincing about the Holy Prophet ? has positive knowledge.
On the night of Me'raaj the Holy Phophet Saw Allah Almighty with his naked eye. Thus, there is a great difference between our faith and that of our beloved Prophet ?.
53. Here, this sin has been linked with the intercession of the Holy Prophet ? which is committed by a sincere devotee of his.
This verse is therefore a verse about the Holy Prophet . The meaning of the verse is something different i.e. anything which the Messenger of Allah ? has declared as sin and is committed by his followers, then they should humbly beg for it's forgiveness.
This is like it is said that adultery is a sin of Islam, or when the attorney says this is my case. Otherwise, a Prophet does not even have the intention of committing a sin. Hazrat Saleh (On whom be peace) had said: "And I do not desire. that I myself begin to do against that which I forbid you to do" (S11V: 88). Allah Almighty said to the devil: "Verily over my bondsmen you have no control" (S15:V42) i.c. you oh devil will not deceive them into committing a sin. Also, the Prophets do not have a baser self. Thus, since they are protected from the devil and the baser self then who will entice them into committing a sin.
54. In it there is an honour bestowed upon the Muslim Ummah in that Allah Almighty is commanding His Beloved to intercede for them. This tells us that when Allah Almighty decides to bestow something on any person, He grants this through the Holy Prophet ? Although He forgives, yet He tells His Beloved to intercede for them so that He can pardon them. No believer is independent from the Holy Prophet.
55. People! Or, Oh believers! Or. Oh My Beloved! In the third instance the plural form "you" is used for respect while it's purpose is to show that Oh My beloved, you are under My gaze at all times.
Whether you are walking or resting We are constantly looking at you. Its commentary is the following verse: "Verily, you are before Our eyes" (S52:V48)
The tafsir of Surah Muhammad verse 19 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Muhammad ayat 16 which provides the complete commentary from verse 16 through 19.
(47:19) Know, therefore, (O Prophet), that there is no god but Allah, and ask forgiveness for your shortcomings and also for (the shortcomings of) believing men and believing women.[31] Allah knows the places where you move about and where you dwell.
31. One of the morals taught to man by Islam is also this: However hard and sincerely may man be trying to serve and worship his Lord and fighting and struggling in the cause of His Religion, he should never be involved in the misunderstanding that he has done and accomplished whatever he was required to do. Rather, on the contrary, he should have the feeling that he has not been able to do full justice to what was expected of him by his Lord and Master. Therefore, he should confess his errors constantly and pray to Allah saying Lord, forgive me for whatever fault and error I may have committed in Your service. This is indeed the essence of Allah’s command: O Prophet, ask forgiveness for your fault. This does not mean that God forbid, the Prophet (peace be upon him) had actually committed an error willfully, but its correct meaning is that it did not even behoove the servant who was the greatest worshiper of his Lord that he should harbor even a tinge of the pride of accomplishment in his heart, but his true position also was that in spite of all his great and glorious services he should continue confessing his shortcomings before his Lord. It was under this state of the mind that the Prophet (peace be upon him) often implored his Lord for forgiveness. According to Abu Daud and Nasai, the Prophet (peace be upon him) is reported to have said: I implore Allah for forgiveness one hundred rimes every day.
[1501]- See footnote to 40:55.
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