Surah al-Fajr (The Dawn ) 89 : 14

Explanatory Note

As the believer faces tyranny in any age or place, he feels great reassurance emanating from far beyond the fates of all those communities. He also feels a particular comfort as he reads this verse. Nothing passes unnoticed and nothing is forgotten. So let the believers be always reassured that God will deal, in time, with all corruption and tyranny.

He sees, records, holds to account and rewards according to a strict and accurate measure which neither errs nor exceeds the limits of justice. It is never deceived by appearances because it judges the essence of things. Human measures and standards are liable to all sorts of errors. Man sees nothing beyond appearances unless he adopts the divine measure.

“As for man, whenever his Lord tries him by His generosity and with a life of ease, he says, My Lord is bountiful to me.’ But whenever He tries him by stinting his means, he says, My Lord has disgraced me.’