[1623] Before whom nothing existed. Also, He who is supreme, foremost or uppermost.
[1624] Enduring eternally when nothing else remains.
[1625] Nothing being above Him. Another meaning is "the Apparent," i.e., evident through His creation and revelation.
[1626] Nothing being nearer than Him by way of His knowledge. Another meaning is "the Unapparent," i.e., concealed from man's physical senses.
[1627] See footnotes to 2:19 and 7:54.
[1628] In knowledge - observing and witnessing.
[1629] In ways pleasing to Allāh.
[1630] To where light was acquired, i.e., in the worldly life.
[1631] By hypocrisy or by falling into temptations.
[1632] That similarly, Allāh (subḥānahu wa taʿālā) can soften a heart after its hardness and guide one who had previously been astray.
[1633] Another accepted meaning is "And those who have believed in Allāh and His messengers - they are the supporters of truth. And the martyrs, with their Lord, will have their reward and their light."
[1634] i.e., the Preserved Slate (al-Lawḥ al-Maḥfūẓ).
[1635] Refusing to spend for Allāh's cause or refusing obedience to Him.
[1636] As long as they refuse to believe in the message of Allāh which was conveyed through Muḥammad (ﷺ).
[1637] See footnote to 2:19.