Suratal AnbiyaThe issue of the word of God (Moses/Aaron) being heightened is a key issue. The beauty of God's Names vs the illusions of the world. Pharaoh was followed despite Moses being higher in people's eyes, that is they knew the truth but turned away from.
Suratal Inshirah summarizes Suratal Taha in many respects but with allusions to Ali being the name of God alongside Mohammad.
We saw how this all an emphasis on the term "family of the reminder" which is squished between the 16th Surah and 21st Surah.
This Surah is going to emphasize on the "reminder" throughout thereby giving context, that is both chosen ones the like of Abraham and the written reminders like the book of Moses.
A reminder doesn't come to them but they playfully mockWe saw in the 6th Surah, the joking playfully jest way of dealing with proofs and religion, as well as how the leaders of the people of the book took religion, was a huge warning. Suratal Anbiya is bringing all these themes together.
He is only a mortal like youWhen God and Mohammad (pbuh&hf) say this, they are intending something else, and when disbelievers say this, they are intending something of mocking the station of the Mohammad (pbuh&hf).
God knows the speech in the heavens and earth
Indeed the knot of Moses tongue and knot of Mohammad's tongue, and why their hearts are constrained, is due to such noise people make to make unclear the noble station and clear proofs provided both by the living reminder Mohammad and his recitation which is through him that one could truly recite.
And indeed in this speech, God knows how to untie the knots of Moses and Mohammad and widen their breast, and spread the knowledge.
So let him bring a proof
Indeed people in the past didn't believe, so it really is not due to Mohammad (pbuh&hf) not bringing proofs. And Bani-Israel divided despite being given clear proofs in their affair.
Division in this Umma would not mean unclear proofs in the religion.
The family of the reminder
And we see in this context, it is reminding, indeed all those sent before were at the end "mortals" like us, who God revealed to, and that therefore we are to turn to the family of the reminder when we do not know and are lost or in need of clarification.
The Surah will go emphasize on the family of the reminder and the reminder throughout. We saw earlier it was stated "there doesn't come to them a reminder" already giving context to it being the present reminder.
And delivered the believers.
Indeed the believers would be delivered, and this is promise binding on him, in the past it was always through a Messenger but in this nation, it will be through Imam Mahdi.
So far we see it has summarized a lot that was emphasized in the past Surahs.
And we have brought down a book in it is your reminder
Indeed this is giving context of what is meant by the family of the reminder, and in the book, our reminder is found therein, but through it's bright signs, not the darkness that comes from misinterpreting, that is why it is saying "in it is your reminder".
How many people were destroyed.
Indeed the Quran warns that is possible that people be destroyed for their insolence against God's reminder, and the Mahdi in Quran has two ways to play out, one that most people of the time benefit which is what God wants, or most people turn against the believers and seek to oppress them and force them to not practice the truth as before, in case which God will destroy the oppressors.
God casts the truth against the falsehood.
Indeed we have seen the philosophy and reasoning about God's guidance and leadership through his chosen ones, is a reasoning that is clear decisive and manifest.
The truth is what stabilizes everything.
As God is the absolute vision that sees things as they are, were there any other gods then him, everything would be corrupted, including if there was a god with him, the two gods and heavens and earth.
All Messengers send before him were told "there is no God but me"
All Messengers were told there is no God but God, and hence, and we saw that even during time of Moses and Aaron, people began to turn away from Tawheed and were in their innovations as if saying Moses forgot to teach an essential teaching regarding Tawheed.
This is a warning to stick to the family of the reminder for knowledge lest we go astray even regarding the oneness of God and the truth of his act of his act of creation and power and light by which everything is created and maintained.
Rather are honored servants.
The other extreme is to say chosen ones are the sons of God, or bring something to the level of God. God is saying while he wants you to ask the family of the reminder and seek a means of approach through the reminder of time, do not go to extremes but rather recognizes they are honored servants who act by his command and do not precede him in speech.
The empty set
Whoever of them will say there is a god besides God, is none of them. It was said they do not precede him in speech. And this is key to the family of the reminder issue.
God is best fit to guide humanity and knows how to unlock knowledge. If we seek to precede God and his chosen ones in elaboration and speech, we will be misguided. This is what Mohammad (pbuh&hf) meant by "do not teach them for they know more then you" regarding his family.
they turn away from it's signs.
We saw earlier the highest sky created is Mohammad (pbuh) and there exists lanterns/lights/stars with him, the signs from the written reminder that extends to this sky from the lowest earth as well as the living reminder who is found in all stations of God by which God reaches all, is something when people are told about might find funny, they mock Mohammad (pbuh&hf) while he is the highest realm of creation, they mock him, while his family is with him, they mock him while he is both the means to the destination and the destination itself.
Turn away from the reminder of the Compassionate.
Indeed in turning away from Mohammad, they were turning way from the reminder to the Compassionate Lord.
If you are truthful.
Indeed the day of judgment as well the rising of the Qaim are two promising threats to humanity that Mohammad (pbuh&hf) is truthful regards.
mocked before were Messengers.
Indeed Messengers were mocked before regarding similar promises but God delivered the believers.
He only warns by revelation.This shows the nature of Sunnah was a commentary of Quran, and hence, when he talks about twelve Successors from Qurasyh or thaqalain, all this emphasizing on what is in Quran. The deaf however will never hear the loud cries of either Quran or Sunnah.
Moses and Aaron the distinguisher and a light and reminderIndeed reminder was sent before, and hence, we see this emphasizing that the family of the reminder are like Aaron who have to untie the knots of Mohammad (pbuh&hf) and spread the knowledge of his heart that were locked due to the propaganda and veiled due to the noise of trying to put away God's light.
Mohammad and Ali go together in Quran, and in proving one, proves the other.
For those who fear.Indeed we saw Suratal Taha emphasized in what was but a reminder to those who fear, like wise, the reminder is always but a reminder to those who fear, the light is light to those who fear.
Blessed reminderThis is a blessed reminder, meaning, the family of the reminder, is the family of this reminder. And if Mohammad (pbuh) and his followers were ignorant, they would have to turn to another family who were the family of the reminder of their time.
There is no doubt a blessed reminder with a blessed family to go along with it!
And certain we gave Abraham his guidance.Indeed Abraham was a reminder to God by which he made people "return to themselves".
Return to themselvesThe blessed reminder Abraham was a means of people returning to who they truly were and realizing of what they have become.
Pure reasoning.We see aside from the holy books and the chosen ones, the reminder is something we all have some of, which is proper reasoning. When Abraham reminded them of reasoning they were all connected to, and made them more honest to themselves, this was how he extended his reasoning to his people. "Certainly you know they do not speak".
He and Lut were both delivered to the blessed land.Indeed God delivered these two and made them a means of deliverance to humanity as the blessed land was blessed for all of humanity.
And he gave them Isaac and JacobThis would be were the lineage of guides come from one after another. The blessed family of the reminder of the time.
And we made them leaders who guide by his command.Then it emphasizes these Prophets aside from revealing revelations, were leaders who guide by God's command. And this role cannot stop but as we see, the family of the reminder are leaders who guide by God's command.
The family of Mohammad are leaders who Guide by God's command just as the family of Abraham, and are the family of the reminder of this time.
And Lut, And Nuh.Indeed these two were also the means to be delivered in the past.
And Dawood and Sulaiman when they gave judgment.Indeed Sulaiman was made to undestand it so that it would be a proof of him succeeding David, and that everyone knew he was the most knowledgable and had higher understanding than all people who supposedly attempted to learn the revelation in bani-Israel.
Likewise, the family of the reminder understand the reminder in ways others do not, and so people must turn to them, just as people were required to turn to Sulaiman after Dawood.
And Ayub - and we gave his family and the likes of them with him.Indeed not only the family of the reminder was with Ayub who like all other Prophets has a chosen family, but the likes of them were also with him. This is showing a spiritual reality, where the Guides of the past are connected to the Guide of time.
And Ismael...etc...They were all of the patient ones, meaning, the patient ones who God knew would not swerve from his love and be steadfast in worshipping God sincerely, were chosen for the religion of God, the pure exalted ones.
And Yonus, and Zakariya, and so on and so forth.They were all leaders who Guide by God's command...no doubt the means to God, the means by which people would be reminded of God and recite his revelations properly.
Surely this is your path, one path, and I am your Lord so worship me.This is indeed showing the reminders families were all really one reminder, they are reminded of the same God, the same path that leads to him, and were calling people to God.
They cut their authority/affair between themselves.Rather then turning and relying and following the authority of the reminder through it's designated family, they split the affair and authority of his chosen ones among themselves, thereby dividing from the rope of God.
After the reminder the righteous shall inherit it.So it is clear the reminder here in the scriptures, refers particularly to that of the Quran, and hence the family of the reminder is obviously the family of the revelation of this time, and it doesn't refer back to anyone else.
It's saying indeed all scriptures predicted an end in which the reminders would come to an end, and thereby after the rightoeus would inherit the earth.
Only revealed "There is no God but God" will you then submit?Indeed in the interior of sending chosen ones as Messengers and Prophets and sealing the reminder by which after the righteous would inherit the earth, and the leaders who guide by his command would be given authority, in the interior of the motive of God telling us to ask the family of the reminder is so that we submit to the only door by which we can worship God and would truly know him.