07-23-2004, 05:00 PM
74.31: And We have set none but angels as Guardians of the Fire; and We have fixed their number only as a trial for Unbelievers,- in order that the People of the Book may arrive at certainty, and the Believers may increase in Faith,- and that no doubts may be left for the People of the Book and the Believers, and that those in whose hearts is a disease and the Unbelievers may say, "What symbol doth Allah intend by this ?" Thus doth Allah leave to stray whom He pleaseth, and guide whom He pleaseth: and none can know the forces of thy Lord, except He and this is no other than a warning to mankind.
My question concerns that phrase "and the believers may increase their faith." Does this refer to the fact that Allah SWT has fixed the number of ashabu un-nar at 19? And if that's the case, how can Allah's fixing of the number increase the faith of the believers? Or does it refer simply to the Revelation of the Holy Qur'an itself?
Salam