The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 2) — Page 677
CH. 8 ذلِكَ بِمَا قَدَّمَتْ أَيْدِيكُمْ وَأَنَّ اللَّهَ لَيْسَ بِظَلَّامٍ لِلْعَبِيدِة PT. 10 AL-ANFĀL 52. 'That is because of that which your hands have sent on before yourselves, and know that "Allah is not at all unjust to His servants. '1140 53. Their case is like the case b of the people of Pharaoh and those before them: disbelieved in the Signs of Allah; so Allah punished them for their sins. Surely, Allah is Powerful and severe in punishing. 1141 كَدَأْبِ اِلِ فِرْعَوْنَ وَالَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ كَفَرُوا بِايْتِ اللهِ فَأَخَذَهُمُ اللَّهُ بِذُنُوبِهِمْ they اِنَّ اللَّهَ قَوِيٌّ شَدِيدُ الْعِقَابِ ذلِكَ بِأَنَّ اللهَ لَمْ يَكُ مُغَيْرًا نِعْمَةً This is because Allah. 54 أَنْعَمَهَا عَلَى قَوْمٍ حَتَّى يُغَيِّرُوا مَا بِأَنْفُسِهِمْ وَاَنَّ اللهَ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ ) would never change a favour that He has conferred upon a people until they change their own condition, and know that Allah is All-Hearing, Knowing 1142 All- a3:183; 22:11; 41:47. 3:12; 8:55. º13:12, disdainfully when truth was preached to them. So both faces and backs would receive punishment. 1140. Commentary: This verse further explains and provides a reason for the idea expressed in the preceding verse. 1141. Commentary: The verse signifies that Allah has dealt with the opponents of Islam just as He dealt with the people of Pharaoh. The reference is to the Battle of Badr, where God destroyed Abū Jahl and his host as He destroyed 1117 Pharaoh and his people in the sea. The verse thus points to the similarity between the Holy Prophet and Moses (see Deut. 18:18). 1142. Commentary: The word (this) refers to the punishment spoken of in the previous verse. The disbelievers rejected the Signs of Allah, so Allah destroyed them for their rebellion and sins. God sent His punishment on the people because they had brought about a change in their hearts. The verse states a general law of God which is to the effect that God never deprives