• Jesus Only A Servant Of God And His Apostle,

• The Manifest Proof From God And The Divine Light,

• The Law Of Inheritance Further Detailed.

An-Nisa Verses 172 – 176

لَنْ يَسْتَنْكِفَ الْمَسِيحُ أَنْ يَكُونَ عَبْدًا لِلَّهِ وَلَا الْمَلَائِكَةُ الْمُقَرَّبُونَ وَمَنْ يَسْتَنْكِفْ عَنْ عِبَادَتِهِ وَيَسْتَكْبِرْ فَسَيَحْشُرُهُمْ إِلَيْهِ جَمِيعًا

“Never doth Christ disdain to be a slave unto1God, nor do the Angels (who are) near (unto Him); and whosoever disdaineth against His service2, and prideth3, He will gather them unto Him, all together.” (4:172)

فَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ فَيُوَفِّيهِمْ أُجُورَهُمْ وَيَزِيدُهُمْ مِنْ فَضْلِهِ وَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ اسْتَنْكَفُوا وَاسْتَكْبَرُوا فَيُعَذِّبُهُمْ عَذَابًا أَلِيمًا وَلَا يَجِدُونَ لَهُمْ مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ وَلِيًّا وَلَا نَصِيرًا

“And (then as for) those who believe and do good (deeds), He will pay them fully their, (due) recompense, and increase4them of His Grace, and as for those who disdain and are proud5, He will chastise them with a painful torment. And they shall find not for themselves besides God, any guardian or helper.” (4:173)

يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ قَدْ جَاءَكُمْ بُرْهَانٌ مِنْ رَبِّكُمْ وَأَنْزَلْنَا إِلَيْكُمْ نُورًا مُبِينًا

“O’ mankind! Indeed hath come unto you (an undeniable) proof6from your Lord, and We have sent down unto you a manifest light7.” (4:174)

فَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا بِاللَّهِ وَاعْتَصَمُوا بِهِ فَسَيُدْخِلُهُمْ فِي رَحْمَةٍ مِنْهُ وَفَضْلٍ وَيَهْدِيهِمْ إِلَيْهِ صِرَاطًا مُسْتَقِيمًا

“Then as for those who believe in God and hold fast unto Him, soon will He admit them to Mercy from Him and (His) Grace; and guide them unto Himself (by) the Straight Way8.” (4:175)

يَسْتَفْتُونَكَ قُلِ اللَّهُ يُفْتِيكُمْ فِي الْكَلَالَةِ إِنِ امْرُؤٌ هَلَكَ لَيْسَ لَهُ وَلَدٌ وَلَهُ أُخْتٌ فَلَهَا نِصْفُ مَا تَرَكَ وَهُوَ يَرِثُهَا إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهَا وَلَدٌ فَإِنْ كَانَتَا اثْنَتَيْنِ فَلَهُمَا الثُّلُثَانِ مِمَّا تَرَكَ وَإِنْ كَانُوا إِخْوَةً رِجَالًا وَنِسَاءً فَلِلذَّكَرِ مِثْلُ حَظِّ الْأُنْثَيَيْنِ يُبَيِّنُ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ أَنْ تَضِلُّوا وَاللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمٌ

“They ask thee for a decree (about the Law): Say, (O’ Our Apostle Muhammad!) God giveth you a decision about ‘Kalala9‘ the side kindred; If a man dieth (and) there be for him no offspring, and for him be a sister, for her shall be half of what he leaveth; and he shall be her10heir, if there not be for her a son; and if there be two sisters, then for them (two) shall be two thirds of what he leaveth; and if there be brethren, men and women, then for the male shall be the like of the shares of two females; God maketh it clear for you, lest ye err, and God is the Knower of all things.” (4:176)

Commentary

Verse 174

According to the interpretation of the Holy Ahl Al-Bayt- ‘Burhan’, i.e., the Manifest Proof means the Holy Prophet who appeared with the Holy Qur’an and the ‘Noorun-Mubeena’, i.e., the Clear Light, stands for the guidance through Imamat granted by the Divine Grace, after the conclusion of the apostleship with the Holy Prophet. The serial of the Holy Imams starts with Amir Al-Mu’minin Ali son of Abu Talib and ends with the Twelfth Imam all in the seed of the Holy Prophet through Amir Al-Mu’minin Ali and the Lady of light Fatimah.

‘Burhan’- Proof, and ‘Noor’-Light sent down by God is the same that Qur’an explains in a simile way in Verses 24:35-38 which manifested in the niche in some particular houses allowed by God to be raised above all and authorised His Holy Name to be remembered therein, wherein He is glorified night and day by such people whom no temporal business engages their hearts or distracts them from His remembrance. No light of the guidance of God can ever reach but through the medium of these holy ones. These holy ones cannot but be of those of the lineage chosen by God which excellence reaches its zenith and the summit in the divinely purified ones by God Himself11.. This fact is testified by the sixth Holy Imam Ja’far Ibn Muhammad as-Sadiq:

‘Bena Orefallah’ - Through we (Ahl Al-Bayt) God is known.

‘Bena Obedallah’ - And through us, is God worshipped. (A.P.)

Verse 175

Same promise to those who believe in God and remain attached to Him is given12

Verse 176

The law of inheritance given in this Verse is only a continuation or a supplement to the law’ of inheritance already given in Verse 4:12.

Note how far Islam is careful about the details of the practical life of man in this world. Islam and Islam alone and no other religion has laid down such prescribed and fixed laws to regulate the human life on earth.

The Holy Prophet Muhammad being the Last and the Final Law-giver sent to mankind as a whole for all times, the religion Islam has been revealed with all the necessary details of perfection. In referring to this Law-giver Deut. 18/15 says:

These are the words spoken to Moses:

“I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all I shall command him.”

“And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him.” Deut. 18/18, 19.

About ‘Kalaala’, refer to Verse. 4:12. ‘Kalaala’ means side relations, i.e., brothers, sisters, uncles and aunts, and their issues, and not those of the lineage of the individual’s parents and children.

The difference between ‘Kalaala’ here in this Verse and in Verse 4:12 is that there ‘Kalaala’ is meant the side relations from maternal side only and here means the paternal relatives (both through the father and the mother) and paternal, i.e., only of father’s side and the word ‘Walad’ used here stands for an issue and not for a son only. (A.P.)

• 1. Possessed by God.
• 2. Worship.
• 3. And is arrogant.
• 4. Give more.
• 5. And is arrogant.
• 6. Arabic ‘Burhan’ The Holy Prophet Muhammad.
• 7. Arabic ‘Noor’. The holy Imam Ali Ibn Abi Talib. Refer to Verses 24:35-38.
• 8. The right path.
• 9. The One without his parents or is issues living Refer to Verse 4:12.
• 10. If she dies.
• 11. Refer to Verse 33:33.
• 12. Refer to Verses 2:256; 3:102; 3:110.