The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 2)

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CH. 7 PT. 8 ركوعاتها ٢٤ سُورَةُ الْأَعْرَافِ مَكْتَةٌ ٧ بسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ المصرة (AL-A'RĀF) 1. "In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful. 906 2. "Alif Lām Mīm Ṣād. 90 906A 3. This is a Book revealed unto thee- -SO let there be no straitness in thy كتب أُنْزِلَ إِلَيْكَ فَلَا يَكُنْ فِي صَدْرِكَ حَرَجٌ مِّنْهُ لِتُنْذِرَ بِهِ وَذِكْرُى bosom لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ concerning it—that thou mayest warn thereby, and that it be an exhortation to the believers. 907 اِتَّبِعُوا مَا أُنْزِلَ إِلَيْكُم مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ وَلَا Follow that which has been. 4 Pajjjítmé تَتَّبِعُوا مِنْ دُونِةٍ أَوْلِيَاءَ قَلِيلًا مَّا Lord, and follow no protectors تَذَكَّرُونَ sent down to you from your other than Him. How little do you remember! 908 "See 1:1. 2:2; 3:2; 29:2; 30:2; 31: 2; 32:2. 6:52; 19:98; 25:2. d33:3; 39:56. 906. Commentary: See under 1:1. 906A. Commentary: According to Ibn 'Abbās, the combined four letters and are the every believer, and not particularly to the Holy Prophet. The believers are told that the Quran is God's own revelation and not the outcome of the Prophet's mind, and since it is the revealed Word of the All-Knowing God, they should feel no straitness or hesitance in acting upon its انا الله اعلم abbreviations of the words others. a i. e. "I am Allah, I know and I explain". The contents of this Surah justify this interpretation, because the injunctions and preaching them to Surah not only embodies Divine knowledge but "explains" at a greater length and with a greater wealth of illustrations the subject dealt with in the previous Surah. See also note on Jin 2:2. 907. Commentary: 908. Commentary: No patronage or help from any quarter can be of avail to a people in opposition to God and His Messengers. This is a lesson writ large on the pages of history and is This verse is addressed to each and well worth remembering. 960