Here an example is given of faithful and faithless, and God's grace and guidance, which was mentioned and discusses in the preceding verses.

      It alludes to ABRAHAM the Breaker of Idols; and the tyrant and dictator of his age, known as NIMROD who ruled over BABYLONIA, the original home of ABRAHAM. (UR OF THE CHALDEES)

      Our prophet (AS) is addressed here in this verse, saying: ``Did you not see him to whom Allah had given kingdom, how he disputed with ABRAHAM concerning his Lord?''

      The dispute was due to the power and kingdom that God had given him, and it was also due to his lack of capacity. There are many a one who has faith, and is good in deeds, and fair and gentle in behaviour; as long as he has not come to rank and power. But as soon as he reaches to a position and becomes rich, he forgets all, and deviates from his straight path. The pride of power leads him to the darknesses of vanity and selfishness, and he may easily profane the name of God and all the important sanctities.

      When Nimrod asked Abraham who had already broken their idols, and was in their court procedure: ``Who is your Lord?'' ABRAHAM answered: ``My Lord is He who gives life and causes to die.''

      Here ABRAHAM reasons through the greatest masterpiece of the creation which is life and death, where as his opponent adheres to fallacious resoning and says that: ``I can also give life and make to die!'' And in order to prove his false claim, he ordered a prisoner to be executed, and another one released! Then ABRAHAM astonished the claimer by going back to fundamentals. He said to Nimrod: ``If you think that you have the ultimate power, then make the sun rise from the west! And of course Allah will not guide the oppressors.''