A007
Surah: 099 - Ayah: 007
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99:7
As for the importance of dot, the delicacy and subtlety of the accounts and business of the Divine law also enters into dot-counting (dharrah-shumari), as God says:
And whoso does good an atom's weight will see it then, and whose does evil an atom's weight will see it then" (99:7-8).
This is an indication that each individual will be given accounts in the form of miraculous atoms. As He says:
And We shall bring forth for him on the Day of Resurrection a book which he will find spread (17:13).
That is to say that he will find the book of spiritual atoms.
In the context of this chapter heading, I am giving a principle in order to discover the realities. It is that the attributive names of God are the fountainheads of the sciences and recognitions (ulum u maarif), and the verses (in which) these names (are mentioned) are their detailed explanations. It is because of this that one or more attributive names are mentioned in most of the Qur'anic verses at their end or a little before the end. The meaning of the verse depends upon this name or these names. It follows that [in trying] to solve a question [in the light of the Qur’an], if someone due only to his intellectual weakness, finds a contradiction in the multitude of its verses (which are the details of God’s attributive names), he should have recourse to the attributive name, so that his problem may be solved precisely. For instance, if there are some polysemia words (having more than one meaning) in the Qur'anic verses, how can their meanings be decided upon? That is, on what grounds can one of them be selected for action? The solution to this question can be found in the very names of God. For instance, since the decision of equity and justice depends on the attributive name “adal (Just)” of God, therefore we solve this question by the name “Just” in this way. “Just” means a person who can return to someone his usurped right, and contrary to this, “unjust (zalim)” means a person who usurps the right of someone. Thus, injustice and justice are applicable even to the extent of an indivisible particle (99:7-8).
This verse has been referred 4 times.