The Thematic Commentary On The Holy Quran - Leaders Chosen By Allah - P02

وَرَبُّكَ يَخْلُقُ مَا يَشَاءُ وَيَخْتَارُ. Your Lord creates whatever He likes and He Himself selects whomsoever He wishes for every job. (Sura Al-Qasas 28:68) The people of the world have no authority to do whatever they wish by themselves and the Lord of the World is clean and pure of what these people attribute to Him and who imagine that they and others are partners in choice and think that they are in authority. The commentators (Mufassirin) agree that this verse was revealed when the people of Quraysh said: وَقَالُوا لَوْلَا نُزِّلَ هَذَا الْقُرْآنُ عَلَى رَجُلٍ مِنْ الْقَرْيَتَيْنِ عَظِيمٍ. And they say: Why was not this Quran revealed to a man of importance in the two towns? (Sura Zukhruf 43:31) As has been explained earlier the cause of arguing on the basis of this verse is clear and there are many traditions explaining it as given below. Ibne Shahar Aashob has, in Manaqib, quoted Imam Sadiq (a.s.) while explaining the verse: Your Lord creates whatever He likes and He Himself selects whomsoever He wishes for every job, said that Allah has selected Muhammad (S) and his progeny (Ahlul Bayt). Also according to both The Ahle Sunnat and Shia, Anas bin Malik has narrated and Ibne Tawoos too, has, in Taraif, narrated from Tafsir Ibne Momin, from Anas, who says that I asked the meaning of this verse from the Holy Prophet (S) and he said: Allah created Adam from earth as He liked and then said: Allah selected me and my household (a.s.) and raised them above the entire creation and granted us authority over all. So He made me the messenger and appointed Ali Ibne Abi Talib (a.s.) as my Wasee (legatee) and then said: He did not give to the people the choice of electing whomsoever they like, but I choose whomsoever I like. So I and my household have been selected and raised by Allah over the creation and thereafter said: Subhanallah meaning Allah is clean of all the things which the deniers of Mecca attribute to Him making some His partners. (O Muhammad!) Your Lord knows all of that what they have hidden in their hearts. (Sura Nahl 16:74) The Prophet (S) said: The meaning is that (He knows) the enmity and jealously of the hypocrites against you and the Ahlul Bayt (a.s.) and Wa Maa Yulinoon means that too of the (fake) friendship and love for you which they express (falsely) by their tongues. Humairi has, in Qurbul Asnaad, with proofs, quoted Imam Ridha (a.s.) saying that: It is incumbent for the Imam, to declare clearly, before his passing away, about the Imam who is to follow him making his arguments complete.

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