Surah 4

Surah 4:175

"As for those who believe in God and hold fast to Him, He will cause them to enter into mercy from Himself, and favor, and He will guide them to Himself (on) a straight path."
The Description of the Revelation that Came From Allah Verses 4:174-175
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Verse 174

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ قَدۡ جَآءَكُم بُرۡهَٰنٞ مِّن رَّبِّكُمۡ وَأَنزَلۡنَآ إِلَيۡكُمۡ نُورٗا مُّبِينٗا

People! A proof has come to you from your Lord: We have sent down to you a clear light.

Verse 175

فَأَمَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱعۡتَصَمُواْ بِهِۦ فَسَيُدۡخِلُهُمۡ فِي رَحۡمَةٖ مِّنۡهُ وَفَضۡلٖ وَيَهۡدِيهِمۡ إِلَيۡهِ صِرَٰطٗا مُّسۡتَقِيمٗا

As for those who believe in God and hold fast to Him, He will cause them to enter into mercy from Himself, and favor, and He will guide them to Himself (on) a straight path.

Allah informs all people that a plain, unequivocal proof has come to them from Him. One that eradicates all possibility of having an excuse, or falling prey to evil doubts. Allah said,

iand We sent down to you a manifest light.}

that directs to the Truth. Ibn Jurayj and others said, “It is the Qur’an .”

4So, as far those who believed in Allah and held fast to [depend on] Him,}

by worshipping Him and relying on Him for each and every thing. Ibn Jurayj said that this part of the Ayah means, “They believe in Allah and hold fast to the Qur’an.”

4He will admit them to His mercy and grace,)

meaning, He will grant them His mercy and admit them into Paradise, and will increase and multiply their rewards and their ranks, as a favor and bounty from Him.

iand guide them to Himself by a straight path.)

and a clear way that has no wickedness in it or deviation. This, indeed, is the description of the believers in this life and the Hereafter, as they are on the straight and safe path in matters of action and creed. In the Hereafter, they are on the straight path of Allah that leads to the gardens of Paradise.

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