Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Commentary On Kumayl Supplication Commentary of: “Wa bi ‘izzatika’llati la yaqawm laha shay” وَبِعِزَّتِكَ الَّتِى لا يَقُومُ لَهَا شَيْءٌ (I ask You) by Your Might, which nothing can resist. Allah has created everything by His Strength, and encompassed them with His Mercy. Everything shows humbleness and humility before Him. He has compensated all shortcomings by His Invincibility. How can anything, in whatever position it may be, resist His Might?
All inhabitants from the heavens and the earth, and from the hidden to the visible beings are but rays of His enlightening Might. The creatures are only shadows of His Essence, so how they can resist His eternal Might and infinite Strength. The Arabic word “عزة”, which means strength, exists in all the creatures, as part of Allah’s holy Strength. The glimmer of a small light is far inferior from the rays of an infinite and eternal source of an Illuminating Light! فَلِلَّهِ الْعِزَّةُ جَمِيعًا.
To Allah belong all glory and power. (35:10) Based on this holy Qur’anic verse, All the power is belonged to Allah. He grants power to anyone He wills, according to his/her capacity. He does not grant power to anyone he does not like, and regains power from anyone He wills. Therefore, no authority is independent of Him and no one can resist His Power. He is the Undefeated Might.
Commentary of: “Wa bi ‘azhamatika’llati mala’t kulla shay” وَبِعَظَمَتِكَ الَّتِى مَلَأَتْ كُلَّ شَيٍْء (I ask You) by Your Greatness, which has filled all things. Knowing the Actor by His Act It is conceivable that to some extent, the position and rank of an actor can be realized through his act. An engineer, who builds a 110-story skyscraper, is probably a skillful and intelligent person.
A distinguished author, like Sadr Al-Muta’ahhilin, who have written some invaluable books such as “Asfar”, “Arshiya”, “Hikmat Muta’aliya”, “Asrar Al-Ayat”, demonstrates a great mentality and high intellect in his writings. We recognize the skill of an inventor of an electric factory through his accurate job of illuminating the dark nights to become as bright as the days. The Almighty’s greatness is in His Preexistence, Eternity and Infinity. But His greatness is not easily recognizable for us.
Yet, we can observe rays of His Greatness by pondering on the world, the creatures, and the magnitude of creation, since His greatness is contained in everything.