..." Allah's beneficence...
..." Allah's beneficence, which is always appropriate, extends in different circumstances for whom He pleases from among His servants and according to His wise Judgment and realistic evaluation. He is forgiving of the sins committed by his servants and He is compassionate towards them. The verse says: "... He causes it to reach whomsoever of His servants He pleases, and He is the Forgiving, the Merciful.
" Commentary : This verse and the one following it are admonishments to mankind in general and to the Prophet(p.b.u.h.) in particular. They complement the commandments that Allah has explained throughout this Sura and with that, the Sura of Yunus comes to an end. At first, as a general instruction, Allah commands the Prophet(p.b.u.h.) to say to mankind that the Truth has now reached them from their Lord.
These instructions, this Heavenly Book, this program and this Prophet along with his miracles are all true and the evidence of their truthfulness is explicit and obvious. The verse declares: " Say: 'O mankind!(Now)the Truth has come to you from your Lord. " In the light of this reality, he who is led by the light of this truth has been guided and will reap his own advantages while he who refuses and fails to submit himself when facing truth would have taken steps towards his own destruction.
The verse continues saying: "... Therefore, whoever is guided, he is guided for(the good of)his own self, and whoever strays he strays only against it; ..." The Prophet(p.b.u.h.) is instructed to say that he is not their agent; he does not act on their behalf as an advocate, nor is he their guardian. The verse says: "... and I am not a warden over you'.
" That is, neither is he commissioned to force them to accept the truth for accepting faith under compulsion is meaningless not could he save them from the Divine Punishment in case they did not accept the Truth.