Praise be to Allah, the Lord of worlds; peace and blessings of Allah be upon His messenger Muhammad, the trustworthy guide, and upon his family, his companions and those who follow his guidance till the Day of Judgment. The Holy Qur'an starts with Surah Al-Fatiha, the greatest surah, and is followed by Surah Al- Baqarah, which classifies people into three general catego- ries, as follows: l-The first category are the believers, as mentioned in four verses in the said Surah (Al-Baqara). 2-The second one is the disbelievers, as mentioned in two verses thereof. 3-The third one is the hypocrites, their f-eatures are mentioned in thirteen verses thereof. Commenting on these said verses, Al-Sheikh Sayed Kutub pointed out in his book "In The Shade of Qur'an" that by mentioning these three categories, Allah orders mankind to select the straight path, which is totally pure (mono- theistic), beneficial, ethical, successful, and dutiful - this is the character of the righteous. Al-Sheikh Sayed Kutub (-uy Allah have mercy upon him) was exceptionally skillful in interpretation of the Holy Qur'an and when he came to the verse, "O mankind! Worship your Lord. Who created you and become pious" ' which came after mention- ing the three categories, the believers, disbe- lievers and hypocrites. The way to straight guidance and to gain knowledge of the one- ness of Allah and not joining others in wor- ship with Allah, as clarified in the verse "...Then do not set up rivals unto Allah (in worship) while you know tha! He alone has the right to be worshipped" '. A rival is a contestant or emulator, this applies on every ' Surah Al- Baqarah, verse (21) 2 Surah Al- Baqarah, verse (22) 2 illegal religious offensive, based on the type of offensive which could be as great as wor- shiping others with Allah, the Greatest. The worshiping others with Allah comes in three levels: Major, Minor and Hidden. Let the noble reader with the interpre- tation of the clear verses be guided and di- rected to the straight way and explore faith through with sweet and bright interpretation from the book "In the Shade of the Qur'an". Allah says the truth and He guides people to the straight path. Allah says, "O Manktnd! Ug$bip your Lord rvho created you and those who were before you so that you may become the pious. Who has made thg-earth a resting place fbr you. and the sky as a canop)'. and sent down rain from the sky and brogght forth therewith fruits as a provision for you. Then do not set up rivals unto Ailah (in wor- ship) while you know tbat He Alone has the right to be worshipped" EVER SINCE its revelation 1400 years ago, the Qur’an has been a book of guidance and inspiration, a reference point, and a rich source of social and moral dynamism for hundreds of millions of people throughout the world who believe it to be the immutable word of God.