The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 2) — Page 261
PT. 5 R. 17. AN-NISA' CH. 4 ruin none but themselves and وَلَوْلَا فَضْلُ اللهِ عَلَيْكَ وَرَحْمَتُهُ لَهَمَّتْ And but for the grace of. 114 طَابِفَةٌ مِّنْهُمْ اَنْ يُضِلُّوكَ وَمَا Allah upon thee and His mercy, "a party of them had resolved to يُضِلُّونَ إِلَّا أَنْفُسَهُمْ وَمَا يَضُرُّونَكَ bring about thy ruin. And they مِنْ شَيْءٍ وَاَنْزَلَ اللهُ عَلَيْكَ الْكِتَبَ. they cannot harm thee at all وَالْحِكْمَةَ وَعَلَمَكَ مَا لَمْ تَكُنْ تَعْلَمُ وَكَانَ فَضْلُ اللهِ عَلَيْكَ عَظِيمًا And Allah has sent down to thee the Book and Wisdom and bhas taught thee what thou knewest ☑ not, and great is Allah's grace on thee. 580 a17:74. 42:52; 96:6. is often confined to the doer; while the latter is intentional and its scope may extend to other people as well. Moreover, the former may be a dereliction of duty due to God; while the latter is often an offence against both God and man and is, therefore, more serious and deserving of greater punishment than the former. See also 2:82 and 2:174. Commentary: of the sinner with his Maker. 580. Important Words: 2:27. (bring about thy ruin). See Commentary: Various were the ways the hypocrites adopted to bring the Holy Prophet to grief. They would try to mislead him into coming to a wrong decision on a matter of vital importance. But their evil designs were always frustrated because the Holy Prophet was invariably led by God to the right course concerning matters affecting the future of Islam. رحمة grace) and) فضل The words The commission of a fault or sin makes it doubly grave, if he who commits it tries to fix it on an innocent person. This is why such an attempt has not only been termed t (calumny) but also (manifest (mercy), though also general in their sin). As the word (manifest) also significance, sometimes denote means "that which cuts asunder" "worldly good" and "spiritual (2:169), the expression may blessings" respectively (see 2:65). In also signify that a double sin, (i. e. this case, the verse would mean that committing a sin and then imputing it the Holy Prophet enjoyed God's to an innocent person) is that which is protection in temporal as well as likely to cut asunder the connection | spiritual matters. 701