Islam Guidance

Verse69-70

(69) وَمَن يُطِعِ اللّهَ وَالرَّسُولَ فَأُوْلَـئِكَ مَعَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمَ اللّهُ عَلَيْهِم مِّنَ النَّبِيِّينَ وَالصِّدِّيقِينَ

وَالشُّهَدَاء وَالصَّالِحِينَ وَحَسُنَ أُولَـئِكَ رَفِيقًا

(70)ذَلِكَ الْفَضْلُ مِنَ اللّهِ وَكَفَى بِاللّهِ عَلِيمًا

69. " And whoever obeys Allah and the Messenger, these are with those upon whom Allah has bestowed favours, of the prophets, and the trathful, and the martyrs, and the righteous; and excellent are these as companions."
70. " This is the grace from Allah, and sufficient is Allah as the Knower."
Occasion of Revelation
Upon the revelation of this verse, it has been cited that: once one of the companians of the Prophet (p.b.u.h.), Who was named Nuban, and had afairly intensive affection to him, came to him while he was very distressed. The Messenger of Allah asked him about his disturbance and he answered that he reviewed the thought in his mind that day that: if he would be admitted into Paradise on the Day of Judgement he would surely not be in the position of the Prophet (p.b.u.h.) therein. And, if he would not be admitted into Paradise, his circumstance was evident.

Therefore, in either of the cases he might be deprived from being at the presence of him (p.b.u.h.). That was why he was distressed.
Then, these two verses were revealed and gave glad tidings to such people implying that the obedient persons will be the companions of the prophets and the chosen ones in Heaven. Then the Prophet (p.b.u.h.) said:
"By Allah, the faith of a Muslim will not complete except that the one loves me better than himself, his parents and all his relatives, and that he be submitted to my words.
Commentary:
Companions in Heaven
In the previous verses it enumerated the privileges of the obedients to the command of Allah. To complete them, this verse says:
"And whoever obeys Allah and the Messenger, these are with those upon whom Allah has bestowed favours, ..."
As it was mentioned in the commentary of sura Al-Hamd, This bounty reaches to those who constantry pave the Straight Both and go astray naught.
Then, to explain this phrase, it points to four groups, and says:
"... of the prophets, and the trathful, and the martyrs, and the righteous; ..."
1. The prophets and the special messengers of Allah are those who take the first step for the guidance, leadership and invitation of people to the Straight Path.
2. The truthful are those who both tell the truth in the their speach and prove it by their true and sincere deeds. They practically show that they are not only above clainer of Faith, but truly do believe in the commands of Allah.
In Islamic literature, the immaculate Imams and Fatimat-uz-Zahara are introduced as the best samples of 'the truthful'.
3. The mortyrs are those slaim in the path of divine goal and belief, or those distinguished persons who will be witnesses to the deeds of human beings on the Day of Judgement.
4. The Righteous are the distinguished eligible persons who have gained some prominent ranks by performing some positive, productive and useful deeds and also by obeying the commands of prophets. At the end of the verse, it remarks:
"... and excellent are these as companions."
It is clearly understood from the above verse that having good companious and aluable friends is so important that even in the Here after, to complete the Heavenly hounties, this great favour will be granted to the obedients, too.
To express the importance of this great advantage (viz. The companionship of the Chosens), it says:
"This is the grace from Allah, and sufficient is Allah as the Knower."
However, being with prophets and the truthful is a grace from Allah to those who obey Him.
Allah is cognizant to the states of obedient and disobedient people, as well as to the circumstances of the hypocrites and sincere helievers. He knows those who are eligible for the friendship of the prophets, the truthful and so on, the some as the states of those who are not eligible because He is even aware of the treachery of the eyes.

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