The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 2) — Page 557
PT. 8 AL-A'RĀF CH. 7 قَالَ الْمَلَأُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُ وا مِنْ قَوْمِةٍ إِنَّا The disbelieving chiefs of. 67 تَنَرِيكَ فِي سَفَاهَةٍ وَإِنَّا لَنَظُنُّكَ thee lost in foolishness, and we his people said, "We surely see surely think thee to be one of the liars. '965 b6 68. He replied, b. O my people, there is no foolishness in me, but I am a Messenger from the Lord of the worlds. 966 مِنَ الْكَذِبِينَ رَسُولٌ مِّنْ رَّبِّ الْعَلَمِينَ ابَلِّغُكُمْ رِسالتِ رَبِّي وَأَنَا لَكُمْ نَاصِحُ the 69. 'I deliver to you messages of my Lord and I am to you a sincere and faithful counsellor. 967 امِينُ Commentary: a41:16. 7:62. 7:63, 80; 46:24. After making mention of Noah, whose story is found in the lore of almost all nations, the Quran proceeds to deal with the Prophets that appeared in the Arabian peninsula particularly. These Prophets only find mention in the Quran. No reference to them is to be found in the Bible or in the general books of history, although they were well known to the Arabs through their national traditions. The tribe of ‘Ād, at one time, ruled over most of the fertile parts of greater Arabia, particularly Yemen, Syria and Mesopotamia. They were the first people to exercise dominion over practically the whole of Arabia. They are known as Ādanil ’Ūlā or the former 'Ad. The verse under comment shows that throughout the ages, all the Prophets of God have brought identical teachings so far as the 997 fundamental principles of religion are concerned. 965. Commentary: By ascribing folly to Hūd, his people meant that he laboured under a misunderstanding as regards his mission. The word aslew (foolishness) is used to express almost the same idea as is expressed by the word a (error) used in 7:61 above. It appears from this verse that the enemies of Hūd brought two charges against him viz. of being in error and of lying. 966. Commentary: The Prophet Hūd here refutes the charge of being in error by the same argument by which Noah refuted a similar charge (see 7:62 above). God, being the fountainhead of all wisdom, he who comes from Him, cannot be looked upon as foolish. The other charge is refuted in the next verse. 967. Commentary: This verse contains the answer to