S.6 A.152-155 The Covenant of Allah: 978 Thus doth He command you, That ye may remember.
153. Verily, this is My Way Leading straight: follow it: Follow not (other) paths: They will scatter you about From His Path: Thus doth He command you, That ye may be righteous. 979 Moreover, We gave Moses The Book, completing (Our favour) to those Who would do right, And explaining all things91lO In detail,-and a guide And a mercy, that they Might believe in the meeting With their Lord SECTION 20.
155. And this is a Book Which We have revealed As a blessing: so follow it And be righteous, that ye May receive mercy:
978. Cf. v. 1, and n. 682.
979. Note again the triple refrain with variations, in vi, lSI, 152, and IS3. In verse 151, we have the moral law, which it is for our own good to follow: "Thus doth He command you, that ye may learn wisdom." In verse 152, we have to deal justly and rightly with others; we are apt to think too much of ourselves and forget others: "Thus doth He command you, that ye may remember." In verse 153 our attention is called to the Straight Way, the Way of Allah, the only Way that leads to righteousness: "Thus doth He command you, that ye may be righteous." 980. The revelation to Moses went into the details of people's lives, and thus served as a practical guide to the Jews and after them to the Christians. Admittedly the Message delivered by Christ dealt with general principles only and in no way with details. The message of Islam as in the Qur-an is the next complete guide in point of time after that of Moses.
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