Islam Guidance

Verse175

(175) فَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ بِاللّهِ وَاعْتَصَمُواْ بِهِ فَسَيُدْخِلُهُمْ فِي رَحْمَةٍ مِّنْهُ وَفَضْلٍ وَيَهْدِيهِمْ إِلَيْهِ صِرَاطًا مُّسْتَقِيمًا

175. " Then as for those who believe in Allah, and hold fast to Him, shortly He will admit them to Mercy from Him and Grace; and will guide them toward Himself through a straight way."
Commentary:
The objective meaning of the above mentioned holy phrase: ' and hold fast to Him ' may be holding fast to the godly saints and leaders which works as a barrier against dispersion and division. It is cited in ' Jami'ah Supplication ' thus:
"...the person who holds fast to you, he has verily held to Allah. ..."

If was pointed out in the two previous verses that the means of receiving the grace and favour of Allah should be faith and good deeds, while, in this verse, the means is faith and holding fast to Allah. This shows that ' faith and holding fast to Allah ' is the same as faith and good deeds. These two meanings have frequently been mentioned beside each other in the Qur'an.
" Then as for those who believe in Allah, and hold fast to Him, shortly He will admit them to Mercy from Him and Grace; ..."
Therefore, the straight way, or the way of guidance, is the way which leads man to Allah. It says :
"...and will guide them toward Himself through a straight way."
This fact should also be noted that according to the Islamic authentic narrations the term ' straight way ' has been rendered in to Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali (a.s.) and Ahlul-Bayt (a.s.).

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