Surah Ash-Shu'araa (26) — Ayah 78

(Ayah 78) {الَّذِيْ خَلَقَنِيْ فَهُوَ يَهْدِيْنِ : ’’ يَهْدِيْنِ ‘‘} is originally {’’يَهْدِيْنِيْ‘‘}; the yaa has been omitted for the sake of matching the final letters of the verses, and the kasrah of the noon is evidence of this. In the upcoming verses, in {’’ يَسْقِيْنِ ‘‘، ’’ يَشْفِيْنِ ‘‘} and {’’ يُحْيِيْنِ ‘‘}, the yaa is also omitted. From here, Ibrahim (peace be upon him) mentioned the attributes of the Lord of the worlds due to which He alone deserves worship, that is, {’’رب العالمين‘‘} is the One who created me, then He alone guides me. Here, after {’’ الَّذِيْ خَلَقَنِيْ ‘‘} (the One who created me), {’’ فَهُوَ يَهْدِيْنِ ‘‘} (then He alone guides me) is mentioned with exclusivity. The reason is that the claim of creating is not made for anyone other than Allah Almighty, requiring one to say about Allah Almighty that He alone created me, whereas the claim of guidance is made for many beings, so it is said that then He alone guides me, and no one else. The meaning is that if you accept that He created, then accept that He alone gives guidance as well. {’’ الَّذِيْ خَلَقَنِيْ ‘‘} (the One who created me) is in the past tense, because He has already created, whereas {’’ فَهُوَ يَهْدِيْنِ ‘‘} (then He guides me) is in the present tense, because the need for guidance exists at every moment, and He guides me at every moment. After creation, the most important thing is guidance, so these two are mentioned first.