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wa-la-qad ʾarsalnā mūsā bi-ʾāyātinā ʾan ʾakhrij qawmaka mina ẓ-ẓulumāti ʾilā n-nūri wa-dhakkirhum bi-ʾayyāmi llāhi ʾinna fī dhālika la-ʾāyātin li-kulli ṣabbārin shakūrin
Certainly We sent Moses with Our signs: ‘Bring your people out from darkness into light and remind them of Allah’s [holy] days. There are indeed signs in that for every patient and grateful [servant].’
— Ali Quli Qarai
Surah ‘Ibrahim – Verse 5
5. “And indeed We sent Moses with Our Signs (saying): ‘Bring forth your people from the darkness into the light and remind them of the days of Allah. Verily there are signs in this for every patient, grateful (one)’.”
Allah is alluding in this noble verse to one of the samples of the sending of the prophets as against their contemporary despots for getting them out of the darkness and directing them to light. He says:
“And indeed We sent Moses with Our Signs (saying): ‘Bring forth your people from the darkness into the light…”
Then, referring to one of the great missions of Moses (as), it remarks:
“... and remind them of the days of Allah. ...”
are all those days which stand prominent in the history of mankind. Each day which marks the beginning of a new chapter and provides an instructive lesson for man and has witnessed the emergence or the uprising of a prophet or has witnessed the downfall of an unruly despot or pharaoh, is considered as “the day of Allah”. In short, on every day when one witnesses that justice is being achieved and an injustice or any innovation has been wiped out, all such days are among the days of Allah.
A tradition quoted from Imam Baqir (as) indicates that he remarked:
“The days of Allah refer to: the day on which the uprising of the promised Mahdi (as) takes place, and to the day of Return to life, as well as the Resurrection day.”
At the end of the verse the Qur’an remarks that: in these words and throughout all the days of Allah there are sings for each man and for every persevering, resisting and grateful individual. The verse says:
“…Verily there are signs in this for every patient, grateful (one)’.”
Therefore, the faithful people will neither lose their way when they are having a hard time so that they submit to the events, nor do they become arrogant and negligent during the days of victory and affluence. All they often do is that they constantly show their gratitude towards Allah.
Explanations
1- Concentration on history leads to and paves the way for one’s patience and gratitude. The remembrance of the catastrophes and of the past bitter events and their removal, makes man grateful and thankful, and once his attention is focused on the resistance of the nations and on their eventual victory, this invites man to patience and perseverance.
“…Verily there are signs in this for every patient, grateful (one).
2- All days are the days of Allah (s.w.t.), though the day of the glorification of Allah’s power is a different matter. (The glorification of His Power is seen through His punishment over the pagans, and the glorification of His favor over the believers is regarded as the days of Allah).