Surah Ash-Shu'ara 26:81

Ibrahim mentions Allah's Kindness towards Him

Ibrahim said, "I will not worship any but the One Who does these things:

(Who has created me, and it is He Who guides me.) He is the Creator Who has decreed certain things to which He guides His creation, so each person follows the path which is decreed for him. Allah is the One Who guides whomsoever He wills and leaves astray whomsoever He wills.

(And it is He Who feeds me and gives me to drink.) He is my Creator Who provides for me from that which He has made available in the heavens and on earth. He drives the clouds and causes water to fall with which He revives the earth and brings forth its fruits as provision for mankind. He sends down the water fresh and sweet so that many of those whom He has created, animals and men alike, may drink from it.

(And when I am ill, it is He Who cures me.) Here he attributed sickness to himself, even though it is Allah Who decrees it, out of respect towards Allah. By the same token, Allah commands us to say in the prayer,

(Guide us to the straight way) (1:6) to the end of the Surah. Grace and guidance are attributed to Allah, may He be exalted, but the subject of the verb with reference to anger is omitted, and going astray is attributed to the people. This is like when the Jinn said:

(And we know not whether evil is intended for those on earth, or whether their Lord intends for them a right path) (72:10) Similarly, Ibrahim said:

(And when I am ill, it is He Who cures me.) meaning, `when I fall sick, no one is able to heal me but Him, Who heals me with the means that may lead to recovery'.

(And Who will cause me to die, and then will bring me to life.) He is the One Who gives life and causes death, and no one besides Him is able to do that, for He is the One Who originates and repeats.

(And Who, I hope, will forgive me my faults on the Day of Recompense.) means, no one is able to forgive sins in this world or the Hereafter except Him. Who can forgive sins except Allah For He is the One Who does whatever He wills.

Ayat ini menegaskan bahwa Allah yang mematikan manusia, kemudian Dia pula yang menghidupkan dan membangkitkan kembali. Tidak seorang pun yang berhak dan sanggup berbuat itu, kecuali Dia sendiri. Dimaksudkan dengan menghidupkan dalam ayat ini adalah membangkitkan kembali sesudah mati. Antara datangnya kematian dan kehidupan baru ditandai dengan waktu yang lama dan tidak bisa diketahui oleh manusia ketentuan datangnya. Kalau dipersoalkan, mati juga kadang-kadang akibat perbuatan manusia itu sendiri, sedang dalam ayat ini Allah menegaskan Dia sendirilah yang mematikan manusia, maka bagaimana kita membedakan mati yang dinisbahkan kepada Allah dan sakit yang disebabkan oleh manusia? Mati adalah suatu ketetapan yang pasti berlaku bagi semua orang tanpa kecuali, sedangkan sakit khusus menimpa seseorang. Artinya belum tentu semua orang menderita suatu macam penyakit, masing-masing mereka menderita penyakit yang berbeda pula. Sering pula orang mati secara mendadak, tanpa didahului oleh sakit. Jelaslah mati itu umum sifatnya, sebaliknya sakit khusus menimpa diri seseorang.