Soorah ar-Ra’ad
قُلۡ أَفَٱتَّخَذۡتُم مِّن
دُونِهِۦۤ أَوۡلِيَآءَ لَا يَمۡلِكُونَ لِأَنفُسِهِمۡ نَفۡعً۬ا وَلَا ضَرًّ۬اۚ
“"Have you then taken (for
worship) Auliya' (protectors, etc.) other than Him,
such as have no power either for benefit or for harm to themselves?"”
[13:15]
Taking others besides Allaah as objects of
worship is often a result of people believing that the object can benefit them.
Therefore the woding in this Aayah brings foreword “benefit” before “harm”.
As for supplicating and seeking assistance,
unusually people make Shirk with Allaah (“Aliyah” as mentioned below) in this
because they want “harm” to be removed before asking for “benefit” as it appears
in Surah al-Furqaan:
وَٱتَّخَذُواْ مِن دُونِهِۦۤ ءَالِهَةً۬ لَّا
يَخۡلُقُونَ شَيۡـًٔ۬ا وَهُمۡ يُخۡلَقُونَ وَلَا يَمۡلِكُونَ لِأَنفُسِهِمۡ
ضَرًّ۬ا وَلَا نَفۡعً۬ا وَلَا يَمۡلِكُونَ مَوۡتً۬ا وَلَا حَيٰوةً وَلَا نُشُورً۬ا
“Yet they have taken besides Him
other aliha (gods) that created nothing but are
themselves created, and possess neither hurt nor benefit for themselves, and
possess no power (of causing) death, nor (of giving) life, nor of raising the
dead.” [25:3]
Surah Ibraaheem
الٓرۚ ڪِتَـٰبٌ أَنزَلۡنَـٰهُ
إِلَيۡكَ لِتُخۡرِجَ ٱلنَّاسَ مِنَ ٱلظُّلُمَـٰتِ إِلَى ٱلنُّورِ بِإِذۡنِ
رَبِّهِمۡ إِلَىٰ صِرَٲطِ ٱلۡعَزِيزِ ٱلۡحَمِيدِ
“(This is) a Book which We have
revealed unto you (O Muhammad) in order that you might lead mankind out of darkness (of disbelief
and polytheism) into light (of belief in the Oneness of Allah and Islamic
Monotheism) by their Lord's Leave to the Path of the All-Mighty, the Owner of
all Praise.” [14:1]
This explains that guidance is from Allaah.
Whereas, the preaching and calling to the truth that the Messengers undertook
was all bound by this form of guidance, thus wording, “by their Lord's Leave”.
إِنَّ فِى ذَٲلِكَ
لَأَيَـٰتٍ۬ لِّكُلِّ صَبَّارٍ۬ شَكُورٍ۬
“proofs and signs for every
patient, thankful (person)."” [14:5]
This Quraan brings proof for people who have
two qualities: patience and thankfulness.
As the favour of Allaah upon is aplenty and constant,
the believer is required to be thankful.
The usual state of the believer is filled
with tests, however, times of tests and trials requires the believer to be
patient as well.
وَإِذۡ تَأَذَّنَ رَبُّكُمۡ
لَٮِٕن شَڪَرۡتُمۡ لَأَزِيدَنَّكُمۡۖ
“And (remember) when your Lord
proclaimed: "If you give thanks (by accepting Faith and worshipping none
but Allah), I will give you more (of My Blessings)” [14:7]
The wording in this Aayah exemplifies the
Mercy of Allaah, as “I will give you more” is in exchange for the (very little)
thanks that we do.
As for sins, then they are not multiplied
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