The benefits of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “Or have they taken besides Him allies? But Allah is the Protector, and He gives life to the dead, and He is over all things competent.”
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Among the benefits of the verse is the rebuke of those who took allies other than Allah, for the “in” here means “but,” and the interrogative hamza is one of denial.
And among the benefits of the noble verse is that these people sought something from other than its proper place, as He said:[Ash-Shuraa 42:9] It is He who should be taken as a protector, Mighty and Majestic. So Allah is the Protector.
And among the benefits of the noble verse is the affirmation of Allah’s protection, as He said:[Ash-Shuraa 42:9] Is this protection general or not? Al-Jalalayn proceeded on the basis that it is specific, saying: “the Protector of the believers”. The correct view is that it is general in this verse; Allah is the Protector of everyone. Indeed, Allah the Exalted is the Protector of the disbelievers, providing for them, granting them well-being, repelling evil from them, and taking charge of them, as He the Exalted said: [Al-An'am 6:61-62] But we say: protection is of two types, general and specific, as we have explained in the tafsir.
And among the benefits of the noble verse is that there is no protection for anyone other than Allah, based on His saying: because “He” is a pronoun of restriction that implies exclusivity.
And among the benefits of the noble verse is that these people sought something from other than its proper place, as He said:
But Allah - He is the Protector
فالله هو الوليAnd among the benefits of the noble verse is the affirmation of Allah’s protection, as He said:
But Allah - He is the Protector
فالله هو الولي(61) And He is the subjugator over His servants, and He sends over you guardian-angels until, when death comes to one of you, Our messengers take him, and they do not fail [in their duties]. (62) Then they His servants are returned to Allah, their true Lord. Unquestionably, His is the judgement, and He is the swiftest of accountants.
حتى إذا جاء أحدكم الموت توفته رسلنا وهم لا يفرطون ثم ردوا إلى الله مولاهم الحقAnd among the benefits of the noble verse is that there is no protection for anyone other than Allah, based on His saying:
