The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 3) — Page 179
CH. 11 قَالُوا يُشْعَيْبُ مَا نَفْقَهُ كَثِيرًا مِّمَّا PT. 12 HUD 92. They replied, ‘O Shu'aib, we do not understand much of تَقُوْلُ وَإِنَّا لَنَرْبكَ فِيْنَا ضَعِيفًا وَلَوْلَا that which thou sayest, and شن "surely, we see that thou art رَهْطُكَ دَرَجَمْنَكَ وَمَا اَنْتَ عَلَيْنَا weak among us. And were it not قَالَ يُقَوْمِ اَرَهْطِئَ أَعَزُّ عَلَيْكُمْ مِّنَ STÍRÁJÉ وَرَاءَكُمْ for thy tribe, we would surely stone thee. And thou holdest no strong position among us. '1472 93. He said, 'O my people, is my tribe mightier with you than اللهِ وَاتَّخَذْتُمُوهُ وَرَاءَ كُمُ ظهرِيًّا Allah? And you have cast Him اِنَّ رَبِّي بِمَا تَعْمَلُوْنَ مُحِيدٌ behind your backs as neglected. Surely, my Lord encompasses all that you do. 1473 a7:89. not mean mere verbal asking for forgiveness but constitutes one of the several stages which a man has to traverse when he eschews evil and turns to virtue or when he ascends from one stage of virtue to a higher one. It is difficult to find fault with this concept of a (repentance) and only one ignorant of human psychology can take exception to it. The grades and stages of spiritual development briefly referred to above are all described in the Quran in detail. 1472. Important Words: Elbe (thy tribe). boy means, a man's people or tribe consisting of his nearer relations or near kinsfolk; a number of men less than ten among whom there is no woman; or a number from three to ten or from ,means كان فى المدينة تسعة رهط. seven to ten there were in the city nine men (Lane). 1473. Commentary: The Prophets are very jealous about the honour of God. Anyone else in Shuaib's place would have been glad that his enemy refrained from doing to see that his clan was so powerful him harm out of fear of his tribesmen. But it makes Shu'aib indignant that his security from harm has been ascribed to his clan and not to the protection of God, and he sharply clan more powerful than God so that rebukes his opponents saying: "Is my 1387 you are afraid to harm me because of them but you do not fear God and continue to disobey Him by indulging in plunder and fraud". Shu'aib does not mind, by thus despising his own clan, running the risk of estranging them or making them angry. Only one thought holds sway over his mind and that thought relates to the honour of his God.