The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 2) — Page 721
PT. 10 AT-TAUBAH CH. 9 لَوْ كَانَ عَرَضًا قَرِيبًا وَسَفَرًا قَاصِدًا If it had been an immediate. 42 لا تَبَعُوكَ وَلكِنْ بَعُدَتْ عَلَيْهِمُ would certainly have followed gain and a short journey, they thee, but the hard journey الثَّقَةُ ، وَسَيَحْلِفُوْنَ بِاللَّهِ لَوِ اسْتَطَعْنَا seemed too long to them. Yet لَخَرَجْنَا مَعَكُمْ يُهْلِكُونَ اَنْفُسَهُمْ ,swear by Allah وَاللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ إِنَّهُمْ لَكَذِبُونَ they will E saying, 'If we had been able, we would surely have gone forth & with you. ' They ruin their souls; and Allah knows that they are liars. 1201 43. Allah R. 7. عَفَا اللهُ عَنْكَ لِمَ اَذِنْتَ لَهُمْ حَتَّى remove thy cares Why didst thou permit them to allowing no worldly consideration or impediment to prevent them from doing so. The words made him or it his object; he sought ,means قصد الطريق. or pursued him or it the way was direct or right. They say i. e. he pursued the right or قصد الامر (light and heavy) have several meanings, i. e. whether you are young or old; alone or in parties; on foot or on horseback; with sufficient arms and provisions or with insufficient arms and provisions or with insufficient equipment and scanty provisions, etc. 1201. Important Words: direct course in the affair and did not exceed the due bounds therein; or he acted in a moderate manner. (qaṣd) which is the noun-infinitive from (qaṣada) means, the aim or course of a person; an object of desire; one's intention or meaning; a right way or course; a right thing. means, near. means, a direct or right way طريق قاصد (gain) is derived from the verb for which see 7:170. means, any thing that happens to a man; an accident of any kind; a thing that is not permanent; frail goods of the world; worldly goods of whatever. They say kind; property or wealth whether little or much; booty or spoil; an object of desire; a gain; a gift (Lane & Aqrab). (short) is the active participle from. They say i. e. he went to him or directed himself to him; or he 1161 or an even road. means, an easy and short journey; a moderately easy and short journey (Lane & Aqrab). a (hard journey) is derived from i. e. he cut or rent or split or broke it. means, it (an affair) affected him severely; it was hard and distressing to him. ää means, a piece of a garment; a far or long journey; a difficult road; a region or quarter in the reaching of