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Section 20
Prayer, Sacrifice, Life and Death to be only for Allah.
The Qur'an was sent down for the guidance of mankind - The law of
requital - The object of life of mankind must be only to please Allah - The
believers in Allah will be the rullers of the earth.
(155) وَ هذا كِتابٌ أَنْزَلْناهُ مُبارَكٌ فَاتَّبِعُوهُ وَ
اتَّقُوا لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ
(156) أَنْ تَقُولُوا إِنَّما أُنْزِلَ الْكِتابُ عَلى طائِفَتَيْنِ مِنْ قَبْلِنا
وَ إِنْ كُنَّا عَنْ دِراسَتِهِمْ لَغافِلِينَ
155. " And this (Qur'an) is a Book which we have sent down, blessed, so
follow it, and keep from evil so that mercy may be shown to you."
156. " Lest you should say : The Book was sent down only to two parties (the
Jews and the Christians) before us, and we were truely unaware of their
studies."
Commentary :
In order to complete the previous discussion upon the heavenly Book, this
holy verse points to the revelation of the Qur'an and its teaching. It says :
" And this (Qur'an) is a Book which we have sent down, blessed, so
follow it, and keep from evil so that mercy may be shown to you."
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In the second verse, mentioned in the above couple of verses, the Qur'an has
closed all the ways of flight and seeking excuses to the pagans. It announces
that Allah has sent this heavenly book down, with those
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