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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Al-mizan an Exegesis of the Qur'an (volume One) Chapter 7 : 2:26-27 Surely Allâh is not ashamed to set forth any parable - (that of) a gnat or any thing above that; then as for those who believe, they know that it is the truth from their Lord, and as for those who disbelieve, they say: "What is it that Allâh means by this parable?" He causes many to err by it and many He leads aright by it, but He does not cause to err by it (any) except the transgressors (26), who break the covenant of Allâh after its confirmation and cut asunder what Allâh has ordered to be joined, and make mischief in the land; these it is that are the losers (27).

COMMENTARY QUR’?N: Surely Allâh is not ashamed. . . : Gnat or mosquito is one of the smallest animals perceptible by naked eyes. These two verses run parallel to verses 19 - 21 of ch. 13: Is then he who knows that what has been sent down to you from your Lord is the truth like unto him who is blind?

Only those pos­sessed of understanding shall bear in mind, those who fulfil the promise of Allâh and do not break the covenant, and those who join that which Allâh has bidden to be joined, and fear Allâh and fear the evil reckoning. The verse clearly shows that there is a straying, a blind­ness, which afflicts the man as a result of his evil deeds; it is different from that initial straying and blindness which the man opts for by his own free will.

Look at the sentence, "but He does not cause to err by it (any) except the transgressors". They transgressed first, and it was only then that Allâh made them go astray. Guidance and misguidance are two comprehensive words; they encompass every felicity and infelicity that comes from Allâh to His good and wicked servants respectively.

As Allâh describes in the Qur’ân, He makes His good servants live a happy life, strengthens them with the spirit of faith, bring them out of the darkness into the light, and gives them a light by which they walk among the people; He has taken them under His protection and guardianship, and there is no fear for them, nor shall they grieve; He is with them, answers them when they call on Him, and remembers them when they remember Him; and the angels come down to them with good news of eternal peace.

Diametrically opposed to it is the condition of evil-doers.