Transliteration:( Inna fikh tilaafil laili wannahaari wa maa khalaqal laahu fis samaawaati wal ardi la aayaatin liqawminy yattaqoon )
22.The difference in length of the night results in different conditions like
hot, cold, long, short, etc. By mentioning the night first means night
precedes the day. Also, that night is superior to day because during this
time the true devotee of Allah Almighty obtains acceptance of their
devotion, while day is a period of hard labour separation. In every night
there is a special moment in which ones prayer is accepted, while this
distinction in terms of days is given to Friday only, i.e. in an entire week
only one day has the moment of acceptance.
23. These things are mentioned here because only those who truly fear
Allah Almighty obtain Faith and lofty mystical experiences by pondering
and deliberation. The infidels on witnessing these phenomena become
more rebellious.
Today scientific progress has reached such a stage that many scientists
are rejecting the existence of Allah Almighty.
The tafsir of Surah Yunus verse 6 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Yunus ayat 5 which provides the complete commentary from verse 5 through 6.
11. This is the third argument in proof of the doctrine of the life in the Hereafter. It is based on Allah’s manifestations in the heavens and on the earth. The greatest and most manifest of these are the sun the moon and the alternation of the night and day, for these are ever present before each and every human being. All these clearly show that the Creator of this great and vast universe is not a child who has made all this for mere fun and will break it up when he is satiated with it. These manifestations of His are a clear proof of the fact that the Creator is All-Wise, for there is a system, a wisdom, a design and a serious object in each and every particle of His creation. These seem, as it were, to say: When you yourselves learn from the signs and manifestations of His wisdom that He is All-Wise, how can you, then, expect that He will not call man to account after granting him common sense, moral feelings, independent responsibility and authority to exploit His endless resources, and that He will not reward those who make the right use of these and punish those who abuse them?
Thus, it has become obvious that in (Surah Yunus, ayat 4-6), three arguments have been given in their logical order to present the doctrine of the Hereafter:
(1) The fact of the origination of life in this world is a proof that life in the next world is also possible.
(2) There must be life in the Hereafter, because it is essential for the recompense of the deeds that one does, and of the use or abuse one makes of the moral responsibilities that have been entrusted to man. Therefore, it is the demand of common sense and justice that there must be another world in which one should bear the consequences of his deeds, for this is not possible in this world.
(3) When common sense and justice demand that there must be life in the Hereafter, this need will surely be satisfied, for the Creator of man and the universe is All- Wise, and it cannot be conceived that the All-Wise will not satisfy the demands of common sense and justice.
A serious thinking will show that these are the only possible arguments for the proof of the life in the Hereafter and these suffice, too. After this the only thing that might be demanded in this connection is that it should be actually demonstrated before man to convince him that this thing is possible, necessary and demanded by the Wisdom of Allah. But it is obvious that this will not be done in this world for this is for the trial of man and not for recompense, and Allah wills to test whether man believes in the Hereafter without seeing it, merely by his reasoning on the right lines.
Besides this, the words, “He explains in detail the signs for a people who have knowledge†and “Are indeed signs for a people who fear Allah†are worthy of serious consideration. These words imply this: Allah has in His wisdom spread such signs in each and every manifestation of His as clearly point to the realities that are hidden behind them; but only those people can reach to those realities, who (a) free themselves from the prejudices of ignorance and acquire knowledge from the sources with which Allah has provided man for this purpose, and (b) have the intention of avoiding wrong ways and following the right way.
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