Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “O you who are the Prophet, fear Allah”

Allah the Exalted said: The address here is to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in his capacity as a Prophet. Allah the Exalted may also address him in his capacity as a Messenger, addressing Him in his station of messengership, as in His saying: in Surat al-Ma'idah. The word "Nabi" (Prophet) is derived. Yes. Its root is "Nabi'" (with a hamza), or it is said its root is "Nabiw" (with a waw). According to the first opinion, it is derived from "Naba'" (news), and the hamza was changed to a yaa for ease of pronunciation. According to the second opinion, it is derived from "Nubuwwah" (prophethood), which means elevation. There is no doubt that the station of prophethood is a high station, and that the Prophet is both one who conveys news and one to whom news is conveyed. It is a "fa'il" form meaning both "doer" and "one done to." Allah the Exalted says: The intended meaning is our Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). He says: "Fear Allah, persist in your piety" The author interpreted it away from the apparent meaning of the word, because when you command someone to do something, the original assumption is that they are not currently doing it. If you say, "O so-and-so, stand up," is he standing or not? We say no; that is the original assumption. The original assumption is that a command is for the creation of what was not. So if you say, "O so-and-so, stand up" or "O so-and-so, sit down," at the time the command is directed to him, he does not possess that attribute, is that not so? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), Allah said to him: If we took the apparent meaning of the phrase, it would mean that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was not pious at the time the address was directed to him, and that is impossible. Therefore, the meaning of "Fear Allah" is "persist in your piety." From this, we understand that a command for something may be a command to renew it, or a command to persist in it, as you know, or a command to detail the commanded matter. For example, if I say, "O you who believe, believe," what is the meaning? Hmm. Persist in your faith and realize it. And in His saying: in Surat al-Nisa. The command here is . That is, persist in it, but there is detail in it. That is, "believe" is a general statement, then He said, "Believe in Allah and His Messenger and the Book that was sent down to His Messenger and the Book that was sent down before." So, the direction of the command, in its original sense, is directed to one who is not currently engaged in it; that is the original rule. It may be directed to one to request persistence, or it may be directed to one to clarify the detail, as in His saying: and His saying: Taqwa (piety) frequently comes in the Noble Qur'an. What is the meaning of taqwa and where is it derived from? We say it is derived from "wiqaya" (protection). Therefore, they say its original form had a waw, so "taqwa" means "wiquwa" (protection). If it means protection, then taqwa is that a person takes protection from the punishment of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). And there is no protection from the punishment of Allah except by doing His commands and avoiding His prohibitions. Accordingly, we say that the intended meaning of taqwa is doing the commands of Allah and avoiding the prohibitions of Allah. It is known that if we say "doing the commands of Allah," with "commands" attributed to Allah, the person will intend by this action to comply with the command of Allah. Similarly, if we say "avoiding the prohibitions of Allah," the person will avoid it because Allah prohibited it. Because mere action without intention is not taqwa, and mere abstention without intention is not taqwa. But because the action and abstention are attributed to Allah, intention becomes necessary in them.