Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “And He guides to the path of the Mighty, the Praiseworthy”
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And with that, “ the path of Allah, the Possessor of might, the Praiseworthy”. It means it indicates, so the guidance here is guidance of indication and direction. Guidance is of two types: guidance of success and guidance of indication. As for guidance of success, no one possesses it except Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Allah the Exalted said to His Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) [Al-Qasas 28:56]. And as for guidance of indication, it is established for everything that serves as direction and indication. So the Qur'an guides to a straight path, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) guides to a straight path. Do you understand? Here, what does “guides” mean? It means it indicates. And His saying [Ibrahim 14:1] means Allah. And here He said [Ibrahim 14:1] just as He the Exalted said in Surat Ibrahim: [Ibrahim 14:1] So He attributed it to this great name, which indicates might, as a sign that whoever holds fast to this path will have might. is also a sign that whoever adheres to this path...
