[45]. Surah Al-Jathiyah [The Kneeling]: Ayat 01-03

০১. হা-মীম।

০২. পরাক্রান্ত, প্রজ্ঞাময় আল্লাহর পক্ষ থেকে অবতীর্ণ এ কিতাব।

০৩. নিশ্চয় নভোমন্ডল ও ভূ-মন্ডলে মুমিনদের জন্যে নিদর্শনাবলী রয়েছে।  

Ayat 1. Hâ-Mîm. [These letters are one of the miracles of the Qur’an and none but Allah (Alone) knows their meanings].

Ayat 2. The revelation of the Book (this Qur’an) is from Allah, the All-Mighty, the All-Wise.

Ayat 3. Verily, in the heavens and the earth are signs for the believers.  

Tafseer of Surah Al-Jathiyah Ayat 1 to 3. Ha Mim. 2. This verse is the same as 40:2. except that "wisdom" is here substituted in the last line for "Knowledge". This is appropriate, as in this Surah we are dealing with the folly of those who reject Allah and His Signs, while S. 40 dealt with the individual soul's witness to Faith and Virtue.

3. Verses 3-5 deal with some of the points in the noble argument in 2:164, but again there are differences on account of the different context. Note that here the argument is divided into three parts, one in each verse. (1) In verse 3 we are dealing with big Signs external to ourselves, some of which are far beyond our personal experiences: for diem we require Faith: they are Signs "for those who believe."

Hazrat Ibn `Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) said: The Messenger of Allah  [SAWW](PBUH) used to say when he was in distress: "La ilaha illallahul-Azimul-Halim. La ilaha illallahu Rabbul-`Arshil-`Azim. La ilaha illallahu Rabbus-samawati, WA Rabbul-ardi, WA Rabbul-`Arshil-Karim. (None has the right to be worshipped but Allah the Incomparably Great, the Compassionate. None has the right to be worshipped but Allah the Rubb of the Mighty Throne. None has the right to be worshipped but Allah the Rubb of the heavens, the Rubb of the earth, and the Rubb of the Honorable Throne).'' [Al-Bukhari Book 08, Chapter 75, Hadith # 357]

Lesson: as mentioned above in Surah Al-Jathiyah Ayat 3. Verily, in the heavens and the earth are signs for the believers” The only medicine in a time of distress is the remembrance of Allah Whose Help alone should be sought. This Dua contains words which glorify Allah and exalt Him far above all else. It is desirable to recite these words when one is in distress as this is exactly what the Prophet (PBUH) used to recite in such situations.