Surah 6:155
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ثُمَّ ءَاتَيۡنَا مُوسَى ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ تَمَامًا عَلَى ٱلَّذِيٓ أَحۡسَنَ وَتَفۡصِيلٗا لِّكُلِّ شَيۡءٖ وَهُدٗى وَرَحۡمَةٗ لَّعَلَّهُم بِلِقَآءِ رَبِّهِمۡ يُؤۡمِنُونَ
Then We gave Moses the Book, complete for the one who does good, and a distinct setting forth of everything, and a guidance and mercy, so that they might believe in the meeting with their Lord.
وَهَٰذَا كِتَٰبٌ أَنزَلۡنَٰهُ مُبَارَكٞ فَٱتَّبِعُوهُ وَٱتَّقُواْ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تُرۡحَمُونَ
And this is a Book: We have sent it down, blessed. Follow it and guard (yourselves), so that you may receive compassion.
154. Then, We gave Musa the Book [ the Tawrah], complete for that which is best, and explaining all things in detail and a guidance and a mercy that they might believe in the meeting with their Lord.
155. And this is a blessed Book (the Qur'an) which We have sent down, so follow it and have Taqwd, so that you may receive mercy.
After Allah described the Qur’an by saying,
And verily, this is My straight path, so follow it...}
He then praised the Tawrah and its Messenger,
Then, We gave Musa the Book...}
Allah often mentions the Qur’an and the Tawrah together. Allah said,
Allah said in the beginning of this Surah,
And this is a blessed Book which we have sent down...} [6:92]
Allah said about the idolaters,
But when the truth has come to them from Us, they say: "Why is he not given the like of what was given to Musa?”} [28:48]. Allah replied.
Allah said about the Jinns that they said,
Allah’s statement,
... complete for that which is best, and explaining all things in detail..."}
means; *We made the Book that We revealed to Musa, a complete and comprehensive Book, sufficient for what he needs to complete his Law.’ Similarly, Allah said in another Ayah,
And We wrote for him on the Tablets the lesson to be drawn from all things.} (7:145]
Allah’s statement,
fbr that which is best,} means: ‘as a reward for his doing right and obeying Our commands and orders.’ Allah said in other Ayat,
Is there any reward for good other than what is best?>[55:60],
Allah said;
and explaining all things in detail and a guidance and a mercy}
praising the Book that Allah sent down to Mtisa, while,
... that they might believe in the meeting with their Lord. And this is a blessed Book (the Qur’an) which We have sent down, so follow it and have Taqwa so that you may receive mercy .4
This calls to following the Qur’an. Allah encourages His servants to follow His Book (the Qur’an) and orders them to understand it, adhere to it and call to it. He also describes it as being blessed, for those who follow and implement it in this life and the Hereafter, because it is the Firm Rope of Allah.
— from Tafsir Ibn Kathir (Vol. 4, Page 522)