The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 2) — Page 238
CH. 4 AN-NISA' PT. 5 عِنْدِكَ بَيَّتَ طَائِفَةٌ مِّنْهُمْ غَيْرَ when they go forth from thy الَّذِى تَقُولُ وَاللهُ يَكْتُبُ مَا يُبَيِّتُونَ spends the night scheming فَأَعْرِضْ عَنْهُمْ وَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى اللهِ وَكَفَى بِاللهِ وَكِيْلًا b presence, a section of them a against what thou sayest. Allah records whatever they scheme by night. So turn away from them, and put thy trust in Allah. And sufficient is Allah as a Disposer of affairs. 550 83. "Will they not, meditate upon the Qur'an? Had b اَفَلَا يَتَدَبَّرُونَ الْقُرْآنَ ، وَلَوْ كَانَ ,then مِنْ عِنْدِ غَيْرِ اللهِ لَوَجَدُوا فِيهِ it been from anyone other اخْتِلَافًا كَثِيرًا than Allah, they would surely have found therein disagreement. 551 much 550. Important Words: "4:109. b47:25. (spends the night scheming) is derived from meaning, he passed affording a sort of cover and secrecy. 551. Commentary: ,means بات زيد نائما or spent the night بيت الامر Zaid passed the night sleeping means, he did or designed or schemed the thing at night. means, he thought upon his opinion and concealed it, or he conceived it in his mind. means, he attacked the enemy, and took him by surprise by night (Lane & Aqrab). Commentary: The word "night" or "scheming by night" should not be taken too literally. The reference is to secret plotting, whether by night or during the daytime. As generally secret plotting is done at night, the word w has been used, the night time 678 The word (disagreement) may have two meanings: (1) either it may refer to contradictions in the text of the Quran and the teachings contained therein; or (2) it may refer to the non-agreement between the Quranic announcements in the form of prophecies and their result or fulfilment. The Quran is free from (disagreement) in both these respects. In spite of covering an extremely vast field of reform- spiritual, moral, social, economic, political, legal, etc. —its teachings are perfectly harmonious, no part clashing in letter or spirit with another, no section nourished at the cost of another. Taken in the second sense, the verse