Tazkirul Quran, Qur’an 61:1–4
Ranks (Al-Saff)
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
English text; the translator is not named in the archive’s data.
Translation
(1) Everything in the heavens and earth glorifies God—He is the Almighty, the Wise. (2) Believers! Why do you say one thing and do another. (3) It is most hateful to God that you do not practise what you preach; (4) surely, God loves those who fight for His cause in ranks, as if they were a solid cemented structure.a
Commentary
(a) In the universe, with the exception of the conduct of human beings, there is no inconsistency anywhere. In this world wood is always wood and anything which has the appearance of being iron or stone will be iron or stone in actual experience. Man should also be like this. There should be consistency in a man’s sayings and doings, even if he is required to pay the price of facing all sorts of difficulties and has to become exceptionally patient.