The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 2) — Page 328
PT. 6 قَالُوا يَمُوسَى اِنَّ فِيْهَا قَوْمًا جَبَّارِيْنَ وَإِنَّا لَنْ نَّدْخُلَهَا حَتَّى يَخْرُجُوا مِنْهَا فَإِنْ يَخْرُجُوا مِنْهَا فَإِنَّا دَخِلُونَ CH. 5 AL-MĀ'IDAH 23. They said, ‘O Moses, there is in that land a haughty and powerful people, and we shall not enter it until they go forth from it. But if they go forth from it, then we will enter it. '659 قَالَ رَجُلَنِ مِنَ الَّذِيْنَ يَخَافُونَ أَنْعَمَ اللَّهُ Thereupon two men from. 24 عَلَيْهِمَا ادْخُلُوا عَلَيْهِمُ الْبَابَ ۚ فَإِذَا among those who feared their دَخَلْتُمُوهُ فَإِنَّكُمْ غُلِبُونَ وَعَلَى اللهِ ,conferred His favour, said فَتَوَكَّلُوا إِنْ كُنْتُمْ مُّؤْمِنِيْنَ Lord, on whom Allah had 'Enter the gate, advancing against them; when once you contains a veiled promise to the effect that God would help them and make them victorious, if the Israelites only showed the courage to step forward and enter the Holy Land. But they did not possess the requisite faith and the requisite courage and so "turned losers". See vv. 25 & 27 below. 659. Important Words: (haughty and powerful) is the plural of which is derived from (jabaral-'azma جبر العظم They say. جبر or (jabbaral-‘azma), i. e. he set the bone; he reduced it from the (jabaral- rajula) or (jabbaral-rajula) fractured state. جبر الرجل means, he restored the man from the state of poverty and weakness to that جبرت اليتيم. of wealth and strength means, I put the affairs of the orphan into good order. means, he compelled and forced him against his will. means, one who magnifies himself and behaves proudly, haughtily and insolently; one who 768 slays when in anger or one who slays unjustly; one who domineers over others by absolute force and power; one extravagant in acts of wrongdoing, disobedience and rebellion; one huge, tall and strong; a giant. When used about God, means, One Who can force His creatures to obey His commands; the Supreme, the Unattainable, the High above His creatures; the Restorer of the poor and the weak to wealth and power; the Reformer of the people by raising them from a low state to a high one (Lane & Aqrab). Commentary: Compare this insolent and cowardly attitude of the companions of Moses the willing and almost to sacrifices of the unbelievable Companions of the Holy Prophet, who were ever eager to jump into the very jaws of death at the bidding of their Master.