Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: (Does he think that no one will overpower him?)
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Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: (Does he think that no one will overpower him?)
Then Allah (Mighty and Majestic) said: [Surah al-Balad: 5] Meaning: that a person, in his own self and strength, thinks that no one will overpower him; because he is in the prime of his youth, his strength, his arrogance, and his haughtiness,So he says: no one can overpower me, so I do whatever I please,And of that is His saying (Blessed and Exalted is He): [Surah Fussilat: 15] So Allah the Exalted said: [Surah Fussilat: 15] .
So, a person in his state of health and the prime of his youth thinks that no one will overpower him, and this is undoubtedly the case for the disbeliever, to the extent that he thinks that the Lord (Mighty and Majestic) cannot overpower him.
As for the believer, he knows that Allah is able to overpower him, and that He is Able over all things, so he fears Allah.
Then Allah (Mighty and Majestic) said:
Does he think that never will anyone overcome him?
أَيَحْسَبُ أَنْ لَنْ يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌAs for 'Aad, they were arrogant upon the earth without right and said, "Who is greater than us in strength?
فَأَمَّا عَادٌ فَاسْتَكْبَرُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ بِغَيْرِ الْحَقِّ وَقَالُوا مَنْ أَشَدُّ مِنَّا قُوَّةًDid they not consider that Allah who created them was greater than them in strength?
أَوَلَمْ يَرَوْا أَنَّ اللَّهَ الَّذِي خَلَقَهُمْ هُوَ أَشَدُّ مِنْهُمْ قُوَّةًSo, a person in his state of health and the prime of his youth thinks that no one will overpower him, and this is undoubtedly the case for the disbeliever, to the extent that he thinks that the Lord (Mighty and Majestic) cannot overpower him.
As for the believer, he knows that Allah is able to overpower him, and that He is Able over all things, so he fears Allah.