Verse 5

They are on [true] guidance from their Lord, and it is these who will prosper. (Ûlâ'ika 'alâ hudan min Rabbihim wa ûlâ'ika humu'l-muflihûn.)

Consider this: the surmised places (al-mazânn) in which the subtleties sparkle [in this verse] are the following: the positions of the words in relation to those that precede them; the perceptibility of "They (ûla' ika)" and the distance it expresses; the elevatedness denoted by "on ('alâ) " the use of the indefinite in "guidance (hudan);" the preposition "from (min)-" the raising and sustaining inferred by "their Lord and Sustainer (Rabbihim)."

The positioning: this verse is tied to what precedes it with a number of threads of relationships. One of these is picking up the threads, that is, it is the answer to three implied questions:

The first is a question seeking an example, as though having listened to the Qur'an and heard that it is marked by giving guidance to people who as a result acquire fine qualities, the listener wants to see them actually clothed in these qualities seated on the throne of guidance. So it replies by depicting them for him, saying: "They are on [true] guidance from their Lord and Sustainer."

The second is a question about the reason for guidance, as though the questioner is asking: "What are they like that they have deserved guidance and are distinguished by it?" And it replies: "They possess all these qualities in combined form. If you study them carefully, you will see that they are worthy of the light of guidance."

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