It means apprehending His limitless favour...

It means apprehending His limitless favour, and perceiving Him through His Grace and Mercy. 2- In the clause, ``THEIR LORD WILL GUIDE THEM BY THEIR FAITH'', we should add here that, the guidance through the light of FAITH, is not particular to the next life of man. In this present life too, faith will rescue man from many wrongs, mistakes, deceptions, and slidings, that are caused by greed, selfishness, caprices, and pride-in other word by various sins.

3- In the verse NO.9 it is mentioned that,``STREAMS FLOW BENEATH THEM'' while in other verses it is written that the streams flow beneath the Gardens at the trees. This may imply that their palaces or mansions in the Paradise are built some how upon the streams.

وَلَوْ يُعَجِّلُ اللهُ لِلنَّاسِ الشَّرَّ اسْتِعْجَالَهُمْ بِالْخَيْرِ لَقُضِىَ إِلَيْهِمْ أَجَلُهُمْ فَنَذَرُ الَّذِينَ لاَ يَرْجُونَ لِقَاءَنَا فِي طُغْيَانِهِمْ يَعْمَهُونَ(( 11 )) 11- IF ALLAH WOULD HASTEN FOR PEOPLE (TO AFFLICT THEM [ 68 ] WITH) EVIL, AS THEY HASTEN FOR GOOD (REWARDS), THEIR TERM WOULD HAVE BEEN ENDED (VERY SOON). BUT WE LEAVE THOSE WHO EXPECT NOT OUR MEETING PERPLEXED IN THEIR INSOLENCE.

وَإِذَا مَسَّ الاِْنْسَانَ الضُّرُّ دَعَانَا لِجَنْبِهِ أَوْ قَاعِداً أَوْ قَائِماً فَلَمَّا كَشَفْنَا عَنْهُ ضُرَّهُ مَرَّ كَأَنْ لَمْ يَدْعُنَا إِلَى ضُرّ مَّسَّهُ كَذَلِكَ زُيِّنَ لِلْمُسْرِفِينَ مَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ(( 12 )) 12- AND WHEN A TROUBLE TOUCHES MAN, HE PRAYS TO US ON HIS SIDE, OR SITTING, OR STANDING. THEN WHEN WE REMOVE FROM HIM HIS TROUBLE, HE PASSES ON, AS IF HE HAD NEVER CALLED US OVER HIS TROUBLE THAT TOUCHED HIM.

THUS IT IS ADORNED FOR THE PRODIGALS WHAT THEY HAVE BEEN DOING. THE COMMENTARY WILD AND SELFِGROWN PEOPLE (VERSE NO.

11 - 12) As it is mentioned elsewhere in the Qura"n; There were some obstinate men who rejected faith with stubborn courage and who, many a time said to the prophet:ِ ``If you are right, then tell your Lord to punish us as quick as possible, and just now!'' So were these fools sure of themselves by such opinion that; anything good which befell them was due to their own merits, and good proceeded not from God; and that they were able to get rid of the misfortunes which was attributed to God as His punishment.

But if God, who is Merciful to all His creatures, was to seize us [ 69 ] soon after a sin, there would remain no chance for anyone at all, and we all would be doomed from the begining. God's general Mercy and Grace will include all His servants and creatures be they believers or unbelievers.

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