If your enemy has strength...

If your enemy has strength, power and resources; God's strength, power, and resources are infinitely greater than that, and His punishment is also greater and more effective and severe.'' مَّن يَشْفَعْ شَفَـعَةً حَسَنَةً يَكُن لَّهُ نَصِيبٌ مِّنْهَا وَمَن يَشْفَعْ شَفَـعَةً سَيِّئَةً يَكُن لَّهُ كِفْلٌ مِّنْهَا وَكَانَ اللهُ عَلَى كلِّ شَىْء مُّقِيتاً(( 85 )) [ 562 ] 85- WHOEVER INTERCEDES WITH A GOOD INTERCESSION, HE SHALL HAVE A SHARE OF IT.

AND WHOEVER INTERCEDES WITH A BAD INTERCESSION, WILL (ALSO) HAVE A SHARE OF IT. AND ALLAH CONTROLS EVERYTHING. THE COMMENTARY ENCOURAGING TO DO GOOD OR BAD. (VERSE NO.85) Although the foregoing verse stated that man is responsible for his own duties, here it wants you to know that this does not necesarily mean that man should mind only his own business, and that he has nothing to do with the others. Therefore to put the matter in a right course, this verse (No.

85.as a complementary to the preceding verse, adds that; he who interceds with a good intercession will have a share of it, and vice versa. In other word, he who encourages some one to do something good or bad, will have a share of the results. Therefore if we help and support a good cause, we share in all its credits and its ultimate results.

It is not only the actor of a bad character and role who should be called the sinner on the scene, but all those who have persuaded and who have encouraged one to do bad, are all sinners, and in particular those who have given support to a bad cause, will have to share all its evil consequences.

وَإِذَا حُيِّيتُم بِتَحِيَّة فَحَيُّوا بِأَحْسَنَ مِنْهَآ أَوْ رُدُّوهَا إِنَّ اللهَ كَانَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَىْء حَسِيباً(( 86 )) 86- WHEN YOU ARE GREETED WITH A GREETING, LET YOUR GREETING (IN ANSWER) BE BETTER THAN HIS, OR RETURN THE SAME; THAT ALLAH TAKES ACCOUNT OF EVERYTHING.

[ 563 ] THE COMMENTARY ANSWER YOU EVERY KINDNESS (VERSE NO.86) This verse consists of a general commandment that one should answer any greetings or salutations that he receives, in a better term, or at least in equally courteous terms.

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