The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 3) — Page 180
PT. 12 وَيُقَوْمِ اعْمَلُوْا عَلَى مَكَانَتِكُمْ إِنِّي HUD CH. 11 94. And "O my people, act as best you can, I too am acting. عَامِل سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ مَنْ يَأْتِيهِ You will soon know on whom عَذَابٌ يُخْزِيْهِ وَمَنْ هُوَ كَاذِبٌ وَارْتَقِبُوا إِنِّي مَعَكُمْ رَقِيبٌ befalls a punishment that will disgrace him, and who it is that is a liar. And wait; surely, I wait with you. b '1474 وَلَمَّا جَاءَ أَمْرُنَا نَجَّيْنَا شُعَيْبًا وَ الَّذِينَ And when Our command. 95 came, We saved Shu'aib and امَنُوا مَعَهُ بِرَحْمَةٍ مِنَّا وَاَخَذَتِ الَّذِينَ those who had believed with ظَلَمُوا الصَّيْحَةُ فَأَصْبَحُوا فِي دِيَارِهِمْ جثِمِينَ ь him by Our special mercy; and "chastisement seized those who had done wrong, so that they lay prostrate in their houses, 1475 "6:136; 39:40. 7:92; 26:190; 29:38. The Holy Prophet also never failed to display his love and jealousy for God in a manner worthy of his great spiritual position. One such opportunity occurred at Uhud when, the Muslims suffered a temporary defeat and the infidels, thinking that the Prophet had been killed, shouted slogans glorifying their national idol, Hubal. On that critical occasion, when considerations of safety demanded complete silence, the Holy Prophet rebuked the Muslims for keeping silent and urged them to glorify God at the top of their voices. 1474. Important Words: as best you can). See على مكانتكم 6:136. Commentary: The words, act as best you can, I too am acting, mean that they should go on working according to their own lights and plans, and he could work as guided by his faith. The results would show who was working in accordance with God's will and who was seeking to defy and frustrate His purpose. In fact, Prophets of God always ask their people to leave the matter to God and wait for His decision, but their opponents always seek to take the matter into their own hands. The result invariably is that their efforts to destroy the Prophet and his followers prove futile and they themselves are destroyed. 1388 1475. Commentary: Shu'aib lived in a territory where earthquakes were frequent. So it is quite possible that, as the words apparently show, his people should have been visited with an earthquake: but the word aw (for which see v. 68