The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 3) — Page 132
CH. 11 HŪD PT. 12 لَمْ يَقُولُونَ افْتَريهُ قُلْ إِنِ افْتَرَيْتُهُ Do they say, “He has forged. 36 it?' Say, 'If I have forged it, on فَعَلَى إِجْرَامِي وَأَنَا بَرِئَ مِّمَّا me be my sin and I am clear of تجر مونان & the sins commit. ' you '1417 R. 4. وَأُوحِيَ إِلى نُوحٍ أَنَّهُ لَنْ يُؤْمِنَ مِنْ And it was revealed to. 37 قَوْمِكَ إِلَّا مَنْ قَدْ مَنَ فَلَا تَبْتَبِسُ believe except those who have بمَا كَانُوا يَفْعَلُونَ Noah, 'None of thy people will already believed; grieve not therefore at what they have been doing. 1418 a46:9. Lord and Master, He cannot wish forge lies against God, which was the them evil. 1417. Commentary: The words, Say, If I have forged it, on me be my sin, refer to Noah and not to the Holy Prophet, and mean that God commanded Noah to tell his people that if in what he had said to them he had forged a lie against God, he would certainly be punished for it, so they need not worry about it. But if he was speaking the truth and was a true Messenger of God, then they had committed a great sin by rejecting him and would surely be called to account. By saying, I am clear of the sins you commit, Noah clears himself of the charge of imposture in another way also. He points to his previous spotless life as proof of his truthfulness, for if he was free from the various sins in which his people were involved, he could not be expected to be so depraved as to most heinous of all sins. 1418. Important Words: is تبتئس grieve not therefore) فلاتبتئس derived from meaning, he was or became in a state of distress, etc. means, he was distressed ابتاس به or منه at it; or he grieved at it (Lane). See also 2:178. Commentary: This verse throws some light on Noah's prayer referred to in 71:27, 28. In the verse under comment Noah is told that he would have no more converts from his people but that he should not grieve on that account. This shows that up to the time when this revelation was sent to Noah, he had not despaired of his people and was always worrying over their disbelief. So the prayer referred to in 71:27, 28 must have been offered not prior to, but after, this revelation. In this revelation he was informed of God's decision that no more persons 1340