Sura 10

I found it interesting that Qutb describes the disbelief that a man could be chosen as the messenger of God is a failure of man to recognize how God has honored him (35). Qutb says that man must fully accept the praise that God has given him, and that this will not seem so overwhelmingly miraculous if one understands the true nature of God. I just thought this was an interesting interpretation of why people doubt the Prophet's validity as a messenger. This is one of those sections where Qutb's passion really comes through in his writing. He goes on to argue in subsequent sections (37 and following) that there are logical reasons for why God chose man as his messenger. From here, Qutb goes on to discuss how those whose beliefs are based on jahiliyyah will think that by acknowledging God's existence they have achieved faith (41-42).

This commentary seems to differ slightly from the commentary on Sura 4 which I read earlier. In this critique, there seems to be more of a personal tone included in Qutb's writings. For example, in discussing Verses 37-44, Qutb relates the writings about the amazing distinction of the Qur'an between other texts to a story of his travels across the Atlantic on the way to America (82-83). This personal influence seemed to be missing from his earlier writings in the Qur'an commentary.