Verse 17
The Winnowing Winds • makkah
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Commentary:
Two different words have been used in the preceding and the present verse for the righteous believers—متقین (God-fearing) and (those who do good). A متقی is one who discharges his obligations faithfully and fully to God and man, and a محسن is he who does more good to others than the good he receives from them and acts and behaves as though he is actually seeing God or, in a lesser degree, he is conscious of God watching over him. Thus a محسن is a person of higher spiritual stature than a متقی.
A Muttaqi is one who discharges his obligations faithfully and fully to God and man, and a Muhsin is he who does more good to others than the good he receives from them and acts and behaves as though he is actually seeing God, or, in a lesser degree, he is conscious of God watching over him. Thus a Muhsin is a person of higher spiritual stature and calibre than a Muttaqi.