They explain the characteristics of the righteous believers...

They explain the characteristics of the righteous believers that they always remember Allah and reflect on His signs; they seek Allah's protection from His chastisement and beseech for His forgiveness and the Garden; and that Allah has accepted their prayers and will surely give them what they have asked for. This is the general condition of the believers. As for the unbelievers, although they fearlessly roam the earth, but it is a brief enjoyment; and soon they will abide in the Hell-fire.

One should not compare the believers with them. The only exception is of those People of the Book who have left their evil ways to follow the truth - they are with the believers.

QUR'AN: Most surely in the creation of the heavens and the earth and the alternation of the night and the day there are signs for men of understanding: Most probably, the word, "creation", here has a comprehensive connotation, denoting as to how these things came into being, what are their characteristics, properties and other concomitants like movement and stillness, changes and variations.

In that case, the creation of the heavens and the earth and the alternation of the night and the day would encompass all the great phenomena of creation. Its explanation has been given in the chapter of The Cowl; so has also the meaning of the "men of understanding" QUR'AN: Those who remember Allah standing and sitting and lying on their sides and reflect on the creation of the.

heavens and the earth: That is, they remember Allah in every condition - whether they are standing, sitting or lying down. We have earlier explained the meaning of "remembrance" and "reflection". The gist of the two verses is as follows: Observation of the signs of the heavens and the earth and the alternation of the night and the day has made them remember Allah continuously and at all times; they never forget Him in any situation.

Also that observation has led them to reflection and meditation on the creation of the heavens and the earth; through it they remember that Allah will surely raise them again for awarding the recompense; therefore, they ask from Allah His mercy and beseech Him to fulfill His promise. QUR'AN: "Our Lord! Thou hast not created this in vain! . .: The demonstrative pronoun used here is "hadha" (this) which is singular and masculine, although the things referred to are plural and feminine.