The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 3) — Page 150
CH. 11 HŪD PT. 12 58. If, then, you turn away, IkerýFöl have already conveyed to you E إِلَيْكُمْ وَيَسْتَخْلِفُ رَبِّي قَوْمًا غَيْرَكُمْ that with which I have been sent b b to you, and 'my Lord will make وَلَا تَضُرُّونَهُ شَيْئًا إِنَّ رَبِّي عَلَى another people take your place كُلِّ شَيْءٍ حَفِيظٌ And you cannot harm Him at all. Surely, my Lord is Guardian over all things. '1438 a7:69; 46:24. 4:134; 6:134. derived from. They say hi. e. he caught hold of the man by his forelock. means, the hair grew long. a means, the fore part of the head; the long hair over the fore part of the head; forelock. means, the chiefs or nobles among men. The Arabs say and i. e. such a one has humbled and disgraced the other. The Quranic expression signifies that God holds all creatures in absolute power (Aqrab & Mufradāt). Commentary: By the words, my Lord and your Lord, Hūd means that when God, Who is your Lord and Master is also my Friend and Helper, then how can I fear you who are only His servants, for servants can do no harm to the friend of their master. The words, but He holds it by the forelock, refer to an ancient custom of the Arabs. When vanquished people were brought as captives before their victor, he often caught hold of their forelock and shook it in token of victory. Another custom among them was that when the victor desired to show mercy to the vanquished, he 1358 sometimes shaved their forelocks and then set them free. So the clause may mean both these things. It may mean that every human being is in the power and under the control of God; or it may mean that as an act of grace God has created man free. Thus the Quran reminds him that he is completely in the power of God and that it is only through His bounty and favour that he is permitted a free life; otherwise by his sinful deeds he forfeits his title to it. 1438. Important Words:. حفظ Guardian) is derived from) حفیظ They say this i. e. he kept it, preserved it, guarded it or protected it; he prevented it from perishing or becoming lost. means, he kept the secret. ab means, he kept or fulfilled his oath. means, he committed the Quran to memory or he retained the Quran in his memory. bil or be means, a keeper, preserver, watcher or guardian of a thing; one who is careful, mindful, attentive or considerate. bell is one of the attributive names of God and means the Preserver of all things; He from Whose preservation nothing is excluded (Lane & Aqrab).