The benefits of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “It is He who shows you His signs and sends down for you from the sky provision. But none will remember except one who turns back.”
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Among the benefits of this noble verse is the clarification of the power of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), for He shows us the signs.
And among the benefits of the noble verse is that what Allah the Exalted shows us of His signs is a binding proof, so that no one can say: “No signs have come to us by which we might be admonished.”
And among the benefits of the noble verse is that all created things and legislated matters point to the Creator and Legislator, (Glorified and Exalted is He).
And among the benefits of the noble verse is the grace of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) in sending down rain from the sky, and that it is provision for us.
And among its benefits is the wisdom in the fact that rain descends from the sky. Allah (Mighty and Majestic) is able to make rivers for the earth that flow on the surface of the earth and water whatever Allah wills to water. But rain is more beneficial and better, because when rain descends from above, it covers the peaks of the mountains, thus including the flat land, the rough terrain, the low places, and the high places. This is part of the wisdom that rain descends from above so that it encompasses the entire earth.
And among the benefits of the noble verse is that what the soul feeds on is more important than what the body feeds on. This is because the recitation of the signs is mentioned before the provision that descends from the sky, and this indicates that it is more important, and it is indeed so. This is the reality. This is because the loss of bodily nourishment results only in something that is inevitable, namely death, which is inevitable. Even if a person is in the most pleasant of bodily comforts and the most luxurious of conditions, he must die. But the nourishment of the soul is what requires effort and treatment, and its loss leads to destruction in this world and the Hereafter:[Az-Zumar 39:15] [Al-Kahf 18:103-105] [Al-'Asr 103:1-3] Therefore, the loss of the body is far less than the loss of the soul, and the loss of this world is far less than the loss of the religion. For this reason, Allah mentioned His grace in the recitation of the signs before His grace in sending down rain.
And among the benefits of the noble verse is that the signs, the provision, and the giving are of no benefit to anyone except one who turns back to Allah. As for one who does not turn back to Allah, Allah says:[Yunus 10:101].
And among the benefits of the noble verse is that the more a person turns back to Allah, the stronger his faith in the signs becomes. This is because a ruling conditioned by a description strengthens with its strength and weakens with its weakness. So if remembering is for the one who turns back, then the stronger a person’s turning back is, the stronger his remembering is.
And among the benefits of the noble verse is that one who does not have turning back to Allah is deprived of benefiting from the signs, because Allah said:[Ghafir 40:13].
And among its benefits is that turning back to Allah is a cause for the increase of provision. This is indicated by the saying of Allah the Exalted:[At-Talaq 65:2-3] And Allah knows best.
And among the benefits of the noble verse is that what Allah the Exalted shows us of His signs is a binding proof, so that no one can say: “No signs have come to us by which we might be admonished.”
And among the benefits of the noble verse is that all created things and legislated matters point to the Creator and Legislator, (Glorified and Exalted is He).
And among the benefits of the noble verse is the grace of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) in sending down rain from the sky, and that it is provision for us.
And among its benefits is the wisdom in the fact that rain descends from the sky. Allah (Mighty and Majestic) is able to make rivers for the earth that flow on the surface of the earth and water whatever Allah wills to water. But rain is more beneficial and better, because when rain descends from above, it covers the peaks of the mountains, thus including the flat land, the rough terrain, the low places, and the high places. This is part of the wisdom that rain descends from above so that it encompasses the entire earth.
And among the benefits of the noble verse is that what the soul feeds on is more important than what the body feeds on. This is because the recitation of the signs is mentioned before the provision that descends from the sky, and this indicates that it is more important, and it is indeed so. This is the reality. This is because the loss of bodily nourishment results only in something that is inevitable, namely death, which is inevitable. Even if a person is in the most pleasant of bodily comforts and the most luxurious of conditions, he must die. But the nourishment of the soul is what requires effort and treatment, and its loss leads to destruction in this world and the Hereafter:
Say, "Indeed, the losers are the ones who will lose themselves and their families on the Day of Resurrection
قل إن الخاسرين الذين خسروا أنفسهم وأهليهم يوم القيامة(103) Say, [O Muhammad], "Shall we [believers] inform you of the greatest losers as to [their] deeds? (104) [They are] those whose effort is lost in worldly life, while they think that they are doing well in work." (105) Those are the ones who disbelieve in the verses of their Lord and in [their] meeting Him
قل هل ننبئكم بالأخسرين أعمالا الذين ضل سعيهم في الحياة الدنيا وهم يحسبون أنهم يحسنون صنعا أولئك الذين كفروا بآيات ربهم ولقائه(1) By time, (2) Indeed, mankind is in loss, (3) Except for those who have believed and done righteous deeds and advised each other to truth and advised each other to patience.
والعصر إن الإنسان لفي خسر إلا الذين آمنوا وعملوا الصالحات وتواصوا بالحق وتواصوا بالصبرAnd among the benefits of the noble verse is that the signs, the provision, and the giving are of no benefit to anyone except one who turns back to Allah. As for one who does not turn back to Allah, Allah says:
But of no avail will be signs or warners to a people who do not believe
وما تغني الآيات والنذر عن قوم لا يؤمنونAnd among the benefits of the noble verse is that the more a person turns back to Allah, the stronger his faith in the signs becomes. This is because a ruling conditioned by a description strengthens with its strength and weakens with its weakness. So if remembering is for the one who turns back, then the stronger a person’s turning back is, the stronger his remembering is.
And among the benefits of the noble verse is that one who does not have turning back to Allah is deprived of benefiting from the signs, because Allah said:
none will remember except he who turns back [in repentance].
ما يتذكر إلا من ينيبAnd among its benefits is that turning back to Allah is a cause for the increase of provision. This is indicated by the saying of Allah the Exalted: