The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 2) — Page 305
PT. 6 CH. 5 ركوعاتها ١٦ سُورَةُ الْمَائِدَة مَدَنِيَّة ٥ ياتها ١٢١ بسمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ (AL-MA'IDAH) 1. "In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful. 640 2. O ye who believe! fulfil your compacts. Lawful are made to يَايُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اَوْفُوْا بِالْعُقُودِة. أُحِلَّتْ لَكُمْ بَهِيمَةُ الْأَنْعَامِ إِلَّا مَا يُتْلَى you quadrupeds of the class of عَلَيْكُمْ غَيْرَ مُحِلَّى الصَّيْدِ وَ انْتُمْ حُرُو cattle other than those which إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَحْكُمُ مَا يُرِيدُه are being announced to you, except that you should not hold game to be lawful while you are in a state of pilgrimage: verily, Allah decrees what He wills. 641 640. Commentary: See 1:1. 641. Important Words: b "See 1:1. 2:174; 5:4; 6:146. means the affair was استبهم عليه الامر door as though it were closed against him so that he knew not how to engage in it or execute it means, a beast or a brute; any quadruped whether of the land or of the sea; any animal that does not discriminate or does not possess the power of expression; all animals except beasts of prey and birds (Lane & Aqrab). (compacts) is the plural of ('aqdun), being derived from the verb c ('aqada). They say i. e. he tied the rope; or he tied it firmly and fast; or he tied it into a knot or knots. means, a compact; a covenant: an agreement; a responsibility; an obligation; a treaty; an ordinance of animal of the class of cattle). They God (Lane & Aqrab). (quadrupeds) of which the plural is is derived from. They sayi. e. the man continued looking at a thing without his being relieved by doing so, i. e. he looked vacantly; he was silent and perplexed or was confounded when asked respecting a thing. means, the an) نعم cattle) is the plural of) انعام saydi. e. his life was or became easy, good or pleasant. of which the plural is means, pasturing cattle consisting of camels or sheep or goats; or all these; or camels alone (Lane & Aqrab). quadrupeds of بهيمة الانعام The phrase the class of cattle) which is made up of two words: (quadrupeds) and affair became vague or dubious or (cattle) is of rather peculiar confused. W means, he closed the construction. The phrase does not 745