The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 2) — Page 107
CH. 3 PT. 4 ĀL-E-‘IMRĀN 117. "As for those disbelieve, their possessions and إِنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لَنْ تُغْنِيَ عَنْهُمْ who أمْوَالُهُمْ وَلَا أَوْلَادُهُمْ مِنَ اللهِ شَيْئًا their children shall not avail them aught against Allah; and these are the inmates of the Fire; therein shall they abide. 401 وَ أُولَيكَ اَصْحَبُ النَّارِ هُمُـ E خُلِدُونَ مَثَلُ مَا يُنْفِقُونَ فِي هَذِهِ الْحَيُوةِ الدُّنْيَا The likeness of what they. 118 spend for the present life is as كَمَثَلِ رِيحٍ فِيهَا صِرٌّ أَصَابَتْ حَرْثَ the likeness of a wind wherein قَوْمٍ ظَلَمُوا أَنْفُسَهُمْ فَأَهْلَكَتْهُ وَمَا there is intense cold which ظَلَمَهُمُ اللهُ وَلَكِنْ أَنْفُسَهُمْ يَظْلِمُونَ who have wronged themselves smites the harvest of a people and destroys it. And Allah has not wronged them, but they wrong themselves. 402 401. Commentary: a3:11; 58:18. 10:25; 68:18-21. If disbelievers employ their wealth and their children in opposition to God, this shall not serve as protection against Divine punishment which must overtake them. But if they employ their wealth and their children in order to win the pleasure of God, this is sure ultimately to lead to their guidance. A Companion of the Holy Prophet is reported to have once said to him that in the Days of Ignorance, i. e. before he accepted Islam, he had given a hundred camels in charity and asked him whether that charity would bring him any reward. The Holy Prophet promptly replied, "Your acceptance of Islam is a result of the very charity you practised" (Bukhārī, ch. on Zakāh). 402. Important Words: ✓ (intense cold). They say I mo i. e. the door made a sound or a creaking sound. means, the bird (hawk or falcon) uttered its cry. means, it (plant) became smitten with intense cold; or he (a person) had an iron collar put round his neck. So means: (1) intense cold; (2) cold that smites the herbage and destroys it; (3) sound or noise; (4) a wind with an excessively loud sound; (5) fire (Lane & Lisān). Commentary: The idea underlying this verse is that the efforts of the disbelievers against Islam will react only against themselves. Whatever they do and whatever they spend with a view to injuring or destroying Islam will only 547