Inna AAalayna lalhuda (surah Lail: 12)

Tafseer Tafheem-ul-Quran by Syed Abu-al-A'la Maududi

(92:12) Surely it is for Us to show the Right Way, *7

Inna `alainaa lal hudaa

*7) That is, Allah as the Creator of man has on the basis of His wisdom, His justice and His mercy, taken of Himself the responsibility not to leave him uninformed in the world, but to tell him what is the right way and what are the wrong ways, what is good and what is evil , what is lawful and what is unlawful, what attitude and conduct will make him an obedient servant and what attitude and conduct will make him a disobedient servant. This same thing has been expressed in Surah An-Nahl; thus: "Allah has taken upon Himself to show the Right Way, when there are also crooked ways." (v.9) (For explanation, See E.N. 9 of AnNahl).