Islam Guidance

Verse104

(104) قَدْ جاءَكُمْ بَصائِرُ مِنْ رَبِّكُمْ فَمَنْ أَبْصَرَ فَلِنَفْسِهِ وَ مَنْ عَمِيَ فَعَلَيْها وَ ما أَنَا عَلَيْكُمْ بِحَفِيظٍ

104. " Certainly clear proofs have come to you from your Lord. Whoever therefore sees (with insight), it is to his own gain, and whoever be blind, it is to his own loss; and I am not a keeper over you."

Commentary :
" Certainly clear proofs have come to you from your Lord, ..."
The term /basa'ir/ is the plural form of /basirat/ which means some indications and guidances by which the truth will be manifested. It also means the light of the heart (mind), while /basar/ means the light of the eye. Then the phrase means that they have come to you from your Lord with the purpose of paying attention to this matter that what is right to Allah and what is not.
By means of the divine revelation, there have come down some information which are considered as a light and the power of sight for your hearts (minds).
"... Whoever therefore sees (with insight), it is to his own gain, and whoever be blind, it is to his own loss;
That is, the person who looks at the Truth and believes in it, has worked for his own profit; and the one who relinquishes it, has acted toward his own loss.
It is understood from this verse that people are not obliged in doing their affairs. They are free and authorized in choosing them and performing them.
Then, the revelation commands the Prophet (p.b.u.h.) to tell those people that he is not a protector of them to keep their deeds and to give them rewards, but he is only an admonisher, while Allah is their protector. The verse says :
" ... and I am not a keeper over you."
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