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ka-dhālika naquṣṣu ʿalayka min ʾanbāʾi mā qad sabaqa wa-qad ʾātaynāka min ladunnā dhikran
Thus do We relate to you some accounts of what is past. Certainly, We have given you a Reminder from Ourselves.
— Ali Quli Qarai
20Ṭā-HāطهVerse 99 of 135
Ta Ha
Thus do We relate to you some accounts of what is past. Certainly, We have given you a Reminder from Ourselves.
— Ali Quli Qarai
Surah Ta Ha – Verses 98 - 99
98. “Verily your God is Allah; there is no god but He, (and) He embraces all things in (His) knowledge.”
99. “(O Apostle) thus do We relate to you some of the news of what has gone before; and indeed We have given to you from Ourselves a Reminder (the Qur’an).”
Whenever you succeed to efface a wrong, do introduce a right instead of it. That God is adorable Whose knowledge embraces every thing. However, in this holy verse, with an intensive emphasis on the subject of Monotheism, Moses (as) defined the line of sovereignty of Allah, and said:
It is not like the artificial idols which neither hear any words, nor do they deliver any answer, nor solve any problem, nor repel any harm. Next to the explanations concerning the history of the adventurous life of Moses (as) and the Children of Israel, the Qur’an also concludes a general conclusion from it. It, addressing the Prophet (S), says:
Then the verse implies that Allah has given the Apostle a Reminder, the Qur’an, which is full of lessons of warning, rational demonstrations, the instructive news of the former nations, and some awakening matters about the coming nations. The verse continues saying:
Explanations
There are a lot of divine graces in detailing the history of the Apostles of Allah, among them are as follows:
1. Increase of knowledge and cognizance.
2. Gaining insight and finding the path of prosperity.
3. Warning people and reminding them.
4. Glad tidings for the believers, and encouraging them.