The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 3) — Page 545
PT. 15 BANI ISRĀ'ĪL CH. 17 وَقَضَيْنَا إِلَى بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ فِي الْكِتُبِ And We revealed to the. 5 children of Israel in the Book, لَتُفْسِدُنَّ فِي الْأَرْضِ مَرَّتَيْنِ وَلَتَعْلُنَّ saying, “You will surely do عُلُوًّا كَبِيرًا mischief in the land twice, and you will surely become excessively overbearing. '1934 فَإِذَا جَاءَ وَعْدُ أُولهُمَا بَعَثْنَا عَلَيْكُمْ So when the time for the first. 6 عِبَادًا لَّنَا أُولِي بَأْسٍ شَدِيدِ فَجَاسُوا sent against you some servants خِللَ الدِّيَارِ وَكَانَ وَعْدًا مَّفْعُولًا of the two warnings came, We of Ours possessed of great might in war, and they penetrated the innermost parts of your houses, and it was a warning that was bound to be carried out. 1935 1934. Commentary: This verse shows that it was foretold in the Book of Moses that the Israelites would disobey and defy Divine commandments twice and twice would they be visited with punishment. The word (the Book) here means, the Book of Moses the Bible. (Bukhārī, Kitābul-I'tiṣām bil-Kitāb was Sunnah). The Quran refers to the two transgressions of the Israelites in the words: Those amongst the children of Israel who disbelieved and of Jesus, son of Mary (5:79). were cursed by the tongue of David 1935. Important Words: جاس (and they penetrated) فجاسوا means, he sought for or after a thing or news or tidings eagerly and with the utmost of his endeavour. They say The dreadful fate that befell the Israelites on account of their repeated defiance of the commandments of God was mentioned in the Quran toi. e. the lion trod upon them, serve as a timely warning for or came into the midst of them and Muslims, but they did not profit by it did mischief among them. The Arabs and followed in the footsteps of the say i. e. We went to and Jews and were punished as the fro or went about amidst the houses Israelites were punished before them. of the people. The Quranic expression means, they went through the midst of the houses and sought for what was in them or they went to and fro among the houses in a sudden attack or they slew you amid فجاسوا خلال الديار This slavish imitation of Jews by Muslims was foretold by the Holy Prophet in the well-known tradition viz. fi. e. Surely, you will follow the ways of those before you 1753