سورة ابراهيم

Ali ibn Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him)- وَ بَرَزُواْ لِلهِ جَمِیعًا [And they shall all come forth before Allah]; the meaning of this sentence pertains to the future. That is, although the verb form is past, it conveys the meaning of the present-future verb yabruzun (they will come forth). In the verse: لَوْ هَدَانَا اللهُ لَهَدَیْنَاکُمْ [Had Allah guided us, we would have guided you]; what is meant by guidance here is reward. سَوَاء عَلَیْنَآ أَجَزِعْنَا أَمْ صَبَرْنَا مَا لَنَا مِن مَّحِیصٍ [It is the same for us whether we are impatient or patient, we have no mahis]; that is, no place of escape.

Imam Ali (peace be upon him): Remember when they dispute with one another in the fire of Hell. الضُّعَفاءُ لِلَّذینَ اسْتَکْبَرُوا إِنَّا کُنَّا لَکُمْ تَبَعاً فَهَلْ أَنْتُمْ مُغْنُونَ عَنَّا مِنْ عَذابِ اللهِ مِنْ شَیْءٍ قالُوا لَوْ هَدانَا اللهُ لَهَدَیْناکُمْ [The weak shall say to those who were proud: Surely we were your followers, can you therefore avert from us any part of the chastisement of Allah? They would say: If Allah had guided us, we too would have guided you]. He said: 'Do you know what istikbar (arrogance) is? Istikbar means abandoning and not following the one whom Allah has commanded to be followed, and disobeying the command of the one whom Allah has commanded to be obeyed. The Noble Qur'an speaks of this matter in many places. If one reflects and ponders over the Qur'an, the Qur'an will make him aware and advise him.'