The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 3) — Page 103
PT. 11 HŪD CH. 11 إلَى اللهِ مَرْجِعُكُمْ ۚ وَهُوَ عَلَى To Allah is your return; and. 5 كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ He has power over all things. 138 أَلَا إِنَّهُمْ يَثْنُونَ صُدُورَهُمْ لِيَسْتَخْفُوا Now surely, they fold up their. 6 مِنْهُ أَلَا حِينَ يَسْتَغْشُونَ ثِيَابَهُمْ يَعْلَمُ مَا يُرُونَ وَمَا يُعْلِنُونَ * اِنَّهُ عَلِيمٌ بِذَاتِ الصُّدُورِ ) breasts that they may hide themselves from Him. Aye, even when they cover themselves with their garments, He knows what they conceal and what they reveal. Surely, "He is well aware of what is in their breasts. 1387 Y E "See10:5. 2:78; 16:24; 27:75; 28:70; 36:77. doctrine of a (turning to God) encourages sin are utterly ignorant of its real significance. It is indeed foolish to think that the man who is engaged in making a sincere effort to remove the evil effects of his sins and to suppress his evil desires is making only a lip-profession. In fact, a (repentance) does not consist in merely uttering words of repentance. It is an act of sincere and whole- hearted turning to God after His protection has been sought against the evil effects of past sins. What better way than this can there be to attain the nearness of God? The words, an appointed term, mean the period ordained by God for the followers of a Prophet. The words, He will grant His grace to every one possessed of merit, refer to spiritual blessings in both this life and the life to come. A thing is said to be ✗✓ (lit. great) both with regard to its extensiveness and its intensity and gravity. Hence the words, the punishment of a dreadful (lit. great) day, mean that in case the people rejected God's teaching, they would be visited with a punishment which would not only be of long duration but would also be most distressing, so that it would indeed be hard for disbelievers to bear. 1386. Commentary: The expression, To Allah is your return, means that since you have finally to return to God and render your account to Him, there is no reason why you should not make preparation for that great meeting now. The words, He has power over all things, hint that since God has the power to give reward as well as to inflict punishment, there is no reason why you should not make yourselves deserving of His reward rather than of His punishment. 1311 1387. Important Words: ثنى fold up is derived from) يثنون They sayi. e. he doubled or