The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 2) — Page 567
PT. 8 AL-A'RĀF CH. 7 وَلَا تَقْعُدُوا بِكُلِّ صِرَاطٍ تُوْعِدُونَ And sit not on every path. 87 threatening and "turning away وَتَصُدُّونَ عَنْ سَبِيْلِ اللهِ مَنْ آمَنَ بِهِ from the path of Allah those وَتَبْغُوْنَهَا عِوَجًا ۚ وَاذْكُرُوا إِذْ كُنْتُمْ قَلِيْلًا فَكَثَرَكُمْ وَانْظُرُوا كَيْفَ كَانَ who believe in Him, and seeking to make it crooked. And remember when you were few and He multiplied you. And behold, what was the end of those who created disorder! 985 عَاقِبَةُ الْمُفْسِدِينَ وَإِنْ كَانَ طَائِفَةٌ مِنْكُمْ مَنُوا بِالَّذِى And if there is a party. 88 أرْسِلْتُ بِهِ وَطَابِفَةٌ لَّمْ يُؤْمِنُوا ,with which I have been sent فَاصْبِرُوا حَتَّى يَحْكُمَ اللهُ بَيْنَنَا وَهُوَ among you who believes in that and a party who does not believe, then have patience until Allah judges between us. And He is the best of judges. '986 7:46; 11:20; 14:4; 16:89. 3:124; 8:27. خَيْرُ الْحَكِمِينَ respective Prophets. The words, ) descendant of Abraham, Midian being a son of the Patriarch by his besides the meaning given in bondmaid Keturah. For fuller discussion of Shu'aib see 11:85. The word (being set in order) refers here to the coming down of Divine revelation and the advent of the Prophet Shu'aib (see 7:57). According to the verse under comment, the most prominent evil of the Midian people was their unfair practice in measuring and weighing. 985. Commentary: The tribe of Shu'aib appears to resemble very much the Arabs in their ways and customs; for, the Meccans did with the Holy Prophet exactly what the people of Shu'aib did with him. Both of them hindered the outsiders from approaching their the text, may also be interpreted as, "have not recourse to every means", and taken in this sense, the prohibition shows that the people of Shu'aib tried all means in their power to dissuade men from accepting the truth. The children of Abraham from Keturah, who was a bondwoman, were despised by both Israelites and Ishmaelites. They were looked down upon as weak and despicable, but God increased their number and gave them wealth and power. They are, favour of God and be grateful to Him. therefore, asked to remember this 1007 986. Commentary: The verse refers to the last course