The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 2) — Page 614
CH. 7 AL-A'RĀF PT. 9 وَإِذْ قَالَتْ أُمَّةٌ مِّنْهُمْ لِمَ تَعِظُونَ And when a party among. 165 them said, 'Wherefore do you قَوْمَا اللَّهُ مُهْلِكُهُمْ أَوْ مُعَذِّبُهُمُ preach to a people whom Allah is going to destroy or punish with a severe punishment?' They said, 'As an excuse before your Lord, and that they may become righteous. ' 1054 عَذَابًا شَدِيدًا ۖ قَالُوْا مَعْذِرَةً إِلَى رَبِّكُمْ وَلَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَّقُونَ that with which they had been فَلَمَّا نَسُوا مَا ذُكِّرُوْابِةٍ أَنْجَيْنَا الَّذِيْنَ And when they forgot all. 166 يَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ السُّوءِ وَاَخَذْنَا الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا admonished, We saved those بِعَذَابٍ بَبِيْسِ بِمَا كَانُوا يَفْسُقُوْنَ who forbade evil, and We seized the transgressors with a severe punishment because they were rebellious. 1055 "6:45. not far to seek. The Israelites had the fish caught by the non-Israelite people and then purchased them from the latter and in this way sought to evade the commandment, although it was forbidden to them even to make purchases on that day. It was to stop this mean practice that Nehemiah stationed his servants at the gates of Jerusalem to see that no loads were brought in on the Sabbath day (Neh. 13:19). 1054. Commentary: This verse shows how necessary it is to preach the truth to others. We must not fail to tell our brethren what is good for them and what is not. The thought that those in whom we inculcate the doing of good will not benefit by our advice should not deter us from doing our duty. Our preaching may or may not produce (177) any good result, but we will have done our duty and will not be held answerable before God for neglecting to do what we should have done. The verse mentions two possible results of preaching and both are equally meritorious: (1) either our preaching will take effect and the people preached to will become righteous, or (2) we will at least have done our duty to God. 1054 1055. Important Words: is ✓ (severe) is verbal adjective from which means, he was or became mighty or strong in war or fight; or courageous or valiant. infinitive-noun from this root and means, might or strength in war or fight; courage and valour; war or fight; fear; harm or injury; punishment, or a severe punishment. means, mighty or strong;