The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 2) — Page 292
CH. 4 AN-NISA' We have prepared for those of them who disbelieve a painful punishment. 625 PT. 6 لكِنِ الرَّسِخُونَ فِي الْعِلْمِ مِنْهُمْ But those among them. 163 who are firmly grounded in وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِمَا أُنْزِلَ إِلَيْكَ ,knowledge, and the believers وَمَا أُنْزِلَ مِنْ قَبْلِكَ وَالْمُقِيمِينَ الصَّلوةَ believe in what has been sent وَالْمُؤْتُونَ الزَّكُوةَ وَالْمُؤْمِنُوْنَ بِاللَّهِ and down to thee and what was sent down before thee, especially those who observe وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ أُولَكَ سَنُؤْتِيهِمْ Prayer and those who pay the أَجْرًا عَظِيمًان Zakāh and those who believe in ۲۲ Allah and the Last Day. To these will We surely give a great reward. 626 625. Commentary: a3:8. 2:5, 137; 3:200; 4:137; 5:60. stood still. means, he put the affair in a right state or condition. The Jews were forbidden to lend money on interest to other Jews, but means, he said or observed prayer constantly, regularly and with all the conditions attached to it (Lane & Aqrab). According to ordinary rules of grammar, this word ought to have been and not. But the (diacritics) of the word have that of the been varied from preceding or succeeding words e. g. they were permitted to take interest from non-Jews (Exod. 22:25; Lev. 25:36, 37; Deut. 23:19, 20). But they broke the Law and began to exact interest even from Jews (Neh. 5:7). Later they promised Nehemiah to give up taking interest from Jews (Neh. 5:12). But they again broke their word; and so, in accordance and in order to arrest the with the prophecy of Ezekiel (Ezek. attention of the reader and thus to upon his mind the 18:13), they suffered national death impress and were scattered over the earth to importance of the matter. The rules of suffer persecution at the hands of the Arabic language sanction that variation for the purpose of emphasis (Jarīr, vi. 16; Kashshāf, i. 336). Commentary: their enemies. 626. Important Words: (who observe Prayer) is the active participle from which is derived from i. e. he stood up or he 732 The words, But those among them are firmly grounded in who