Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
Surah Ar-Rum
Surah 30 · Ar-Rum · verse 40 of 60

Quran 30:40 · Ar-Rum

ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَكُمۡ ثُمَّ رَزَقَكُمۡ ثُمَّ يُمِيتُكُمۡ ثُمَّ يُحۡيِيكُمۡۖ هَلۡ مِن شُرَكَآئِكُم مَّن يَفۡعَلُ مِن ذَٰلِكُم مِّن شَيۡءٖۚ سُبۡحَٰنَهُۥ وَتَعَٰلَىٰ عَمَّا يُشۡرِكُونَ

Allah is the one who created you, then provided for you, then will cause you to die, and then will give you life. Are there any of your "partners" who does anything of that? Exalted is He and high above what they associate with Him

Translation: Sahih International
Maulana’s commentary · Tazkirul Quran

If human beings adopt the one God as their object of worship, then everyone’s centre of attention is one. This creates an atmosphere of unity among human beings. On the contrary, if numerous entities are made objects of worship, and people individually worship different things, their attention becomes divided. Because of this, differences amounting to enmity develop between individuals and nations. The land, the sea and the atmosphere become fraught with discord. The end result of man’s wrongdoing will appear after death. But the temporary result of man’s wrongdoing is shown in this world for the time being, purely to serve as an admonishment and a warning.

Maulana Wahiduddin Khan, Tazkirul Quran

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