[3] Exalt Allah and His Shariah First and Foremost

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy.

Allah, The Most High, stated regarding the admonition noble prophet Nuh, peace be upon him, gave his people:

 مَّا لَكُمْ لَا تَرْجُونَ لِلَّهِ وَقَارًا

What is the matter with you, [that you fear not Allah]?!

Meaning: Neither do you fear Allah’s Greatness, nor hold Him in any regard. (1)

Ibn Abbas and Mujahid said: You do not recognise Allah’s Greatness. Saʿīd ibn Jubayr said: Why do you not exalt Allah as He truly deserves to be exalted! Al-Kalbī said: You do not fear Allah as He truly deserves to be feared due to His Greatness. (2)

Neither do you fear His Might nor His retribution. (3)

وَقَدْ خَلَقَكُمْ أَطْوَارًا

أَلَمْ تَرَوْا كَيْفَ خَلَقَ اللَّهُ سَبْعَ سَمَاوَاتٍ طِبَاقًا

 وَجَعَلَ الْقَمَرَ فِيهِنَّ نُورًا وَجَعَلَ الشَّمْسَ سِرَاجًا

  وَاللَّهُ أَنبَتَكُم مِّنَ الْأَرْضِ نَبَاتًا

ثُمَّ يُعِيدُكُمْ فِيهَا وَيُخْرِجُكُمْ إِخْرَاجًا

وَاللَّهُ جَعَلَ لَكُمُ الْأَرْضَ بِسَاطًا

 لِّتَسْلُكُوا مِنْهَا سُبُلًا فِجَاجًا

While He has created you in (different) stages [i.e. first Nutfah, then ‘Alaqah and then Mudghah, see (V.23:13,14) the Qur’an].

See you not how Allah has created the seven heavens one above another,

And has made the moon a light therein, and made the sun a lamp?

And Allah has brought you forth from the (dust of) earth.

Afterwards He will return you into it (the earth), and bring you forth (again on the Day of Resurrection)?

And Allah has made for you the earth wide spread (an expanse).

That you may go about therein in broad roads.

[Ayat 13-20 Suraj Nuh]

(1) As-Sadi

(2) Al-Baghawi

(3) Ibn Kathir