The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 2) — Page 667
PT. 9 AL-ANFĀL CH. 8 إِنَّ الَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوا يُنْفِقُونَ أَمْوَالَهُمْ Surely, those who disbelieve. 37 b لِيَصُدُّوا عَنْ سَبِيلِ اللهِ فَسَيُنْفِقُونَهَا from the way of Allah. They ثُمَّ تَكُونُ عَلَيْهِمْ حَسْرَةً ثُمَّ يُغْلَبُونَ spend their wealth to turn men will surely continue to spend it; but then shall it become a وَالَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوا إِلى جَهَنَّمَ يُحْشَرُونَ source of regret for them, and "then shall they be overcome. And the disbelievers shall be gathered unto Hell; 1125 لِيَمِينَ اللهُ الْخَبِيثَ مِنَ الطَّيِّبِ وَيَجْعَلَ That God may separate the. 38 bad from the good, and put the الْخَبِيْثَ بَعْضَهُ عَلَى بَعْضٍ فَيَرْكُمَهُ bad, one upon another, and heap جَمِيعًا فَيَجْعَلَهُ فِي جَهَنَّمَ أُولَيكَ them up all together, and then cast them into Hell. These "3:13. 3:180. together his fingers and blew through them, producing a whistling sound (Aqrab). a (clapping of hands) is derived from (saddā). They say a i. e. he clapped with his hands. So means, clapping with the hands. all means, the sound or cry returned by a mountain, etc. , when one shouts at it; echo (Lane under so). Some authorities derive the word a from the root (he turned away), the word signifying the face or front of the hand (Lane under ). Commentary: The verse describes the sacrilegious use of the Sacred Mosque by idolaters. Instead of using it for worship and devotion, they used it for talking and gossiping and for whistling and the clapping of hands. The words, And their prayer at the 1107 House is nothing but whistling, etc. mean: (1) that even their acts of worship consisted of nothing but whistling, etc. ; or (2) instead of praying and performing acts of devotion, they passed their time in whistling, etc. 1125. Commentary: The verse embodies two prophecies concerning disbelievers, firstly, that the wealth which the disbelievers were spending in their war against Islam would prove of no avail and would become a source of grief for them and they would suffer defeat; secondly, that in the life to come they would be put in Hell as a result of their evil deeds. The first prophecy which related to the present life was clearly fulfilled, thus serving as evidence of the fact that the second prophecy, i. e. the one with regard to