Of course there are men of God...

Of course there are men of God, who can hear that, and listen to the lively and lovely melodies of the song of Praise. Some commentators are of opinion that the very existence of every creature is a sign and a witness to God's power, wisdom, Oneness, and goodness. As an example, a beautiful painting and fine drawing of the nature or anything else is a sign and a witness of the skill, art, talent and ability of its artist.

In fact everything celebrate the praise of God; even the wall when splits and makes a noise. Its noise is the celebration of God's praise. No bird or beast is hunted, or fallen, except that he has stopped [ 559 ] glorifying God. When the birds sing, they sing the praise of their Creator, and pray for His sustenance!

وَإِذَا قَرَأْتَ الْقُرْآنَ جَعَلْنَا بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَ الَّذِينَ لاَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالاْخِرَةِ حِجَاباً مَّسْتُوراً(( 45 )) 45- AND WHEN YOU RECITE QURA"N, WE PLACE BETWEEN YOU AND THOSE WHO BELIEVE NOT IN THE LIFE TO COME, A HIDDEN BARRIER.

وَجَعَلْنَا عَلَى قُلُوبِهِمْ أَكِنَّةً أَنْ يَفْقَهُوهُ وَفِي آذَانِهِمْ وَقْراً وَإِذَا ذَكَرْتَ رَبَّكَ فِي الْقُرْآنِ وَحْدَهُ وَلَّوْا عَلَى أَدْبَارِهِمْ نُفُوراً(( 46 )) 46- AND WE PUT A COVER ON THEIR HEART NOT TO APPREHEND IT, AND IN THEIR EARS A HEAVINESS. AND WHEN YOU MENTION YOUR LORD IN THE QURA"N TO BE THE ONLY ONE, THEY TURN THEIR BACKS IN AVERSION.

نَّحْنُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يَسْتَمِعُونَ بِهِ إِذْ يَسْتَمِعُونَ إِلَيْكَ وَإِذْ هُمْ نَجْوَى إِذْ يَقُولُ الظَّالِمُونَ إِنْ تَتَّبِعُونَ إِلاَّ رَجُلا مَّسْحُوراً(( 47 )) 47- WE KNOW BEST, THAT WHAT FOR THEY LISTEN, WHEN THEY LISTEN TO YOU; AND WHEN THEY WHISPER TO EACH OTHER. WHEN THE OPPRESSORS SAY:ِ ``YOU FOLLOW NOT, EXCEPT A MAN WHO IS BEWITCHED. انظُرْ كَيْفَ ضَرَبُوا لَكَ الاَْمْثَالَ فَضَلُّوا فَلاَ يَسْتَطِيعُونَ سَبِيلا(( 48 )) 48- SEE HOW DID THEY STRIKE SIMILITUDE FOR YOU!

AND SO WERE THEY STRAYED THAT COULD NOT FIND A WAY. [ 560 ] THE COMMENTARY OCCASION OF THE REVELATION (VERSE NO. 45 - 48) The verses came down on account of some idolaters who threw stones on the prophet when he stood in the Sacred Mosque, KAABA, for his night prayer and reciting Qura"n.

In instances, two of the pagans stood at the prophet's right side, and two other in the left, and all at once began to whistle, and made other noises, in order to disturb the Messenger of God in his prayer, and confuse him mentally!

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