Subconscious Act

CONSEQUENCES OF MISINTERPRETATION firmly for justice.” This translation is closer to the verse’s original meaning. Commenting on this phrase, Allama Alusi Al-Baghdadi writes: “Be persistently standing firm in justice (qawwam bil-qist), meaning remain committed to justice in all matters, striving to the utmost, without allowing anything to divert you from it.” (Ruh al-Ma’ani, Vol. 3, p. 161). This statement conveys that believers are instructed to uphold a standard of justice in their own dealings, exerting their utmost effort to ensure they remain on the path of equity, undeterred by any distractions. However, the perspective as presented in the interpretation under discussion conceptualizes Deen as a “system” to be enforced on earth. As a result, the act of qiyam (standing for justice) becomes an external action in this interpretation, and thus it was translated as: “O you who believe! Be standard-bearers of justice” (Tafheem al-Quran, Vol. 1). Further details are provided in a note below this translation: “It is not sufficient to simply follow the path of justice; rather, it is commanded to become standard-bearers of justice. Your duty is not