Ash-Shu'araa (The Poets)

218. “He Who sees you when you stand up (in prayer),”

219. “And your movements among those who prostrate themselves.”

220. “Verily He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.”

The purpose of the Prophet's standing up in this holy verse is either to stand for prayer or to stand for warning and preaching.

Imam Baqir (as) said:

“The purpose is to rise for the subject of prophethood.”

And the same Imam (as) also said:

“The purpose of the sentence:

‘And your movement among those who prostrate themselves’

is that Allah has been aware of your movement in the loins of your theistic ancestors.”1

However, by remembrance of His supervision, Allah, the Mighty, consoles His prophet, and says:

“He Who sees you when you stand up (in prayer),” “And your movements among those who prostrate themselves.” “Verily He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.”

Thus, besides attributing Allah by the qualities of ‘the Mighty, the Merciful’ in former verses, in these holy verses there have been mentioned three other qualities of Allah (s.w.t.), each of which is more encouraging and hope-giving than the other.

He is Allah Who sees the efforts and endeavours of the Prophet (S), and is aware of his rising, his prostration, ad his movement.

He is the Lord Who hears his voice, and Who is aware of his desires and needs. Yes, such a Lord must be relied on and trusted on for all affairs.