The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 3) — Page 203
PT. 12 HŪD CH. 11 وَكَلَّا نَقُصُّ عَلَيْكَ مِنْ أَنْبَاءِ الرُّسُلِ مَا And all of the tidings of. 12 E the Messengers, whereby We تُثَبِّتُ بِهِ فُؤَادَكَ ، وَجَاءَكَ فِي هَذِهِ make thy heart firm, We relate unto thee. And herein has come to thee the truth and an exhortation and a reminder for believers. 1501 b الْحَقُّ وَمَوْعِظَةٌ وَ ذِكْرَى لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَقُلْ لِلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ اعْمَلُوا عَلَى And say to those who. 122 believe not: 'Act as best you can, we too are acting. 1502 123. And wait ye, we too are waiting. '1503 مَكَانَتِكُمْ إِنَّا عَمِلُونَ E وَانْتَظِرُوا إِنَّا مُنْتَظِرُونَ وَلِلَّهِ غَيْبُ السَّمَوتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَإِلَيْهِ And to Allah belongs the. 124 hidden things of the heavens "25:33. 6:136; 11:94; 39:40. 10:103; 32:31. d16:78; 27:66; 35:39; 49:19. 1501. Commentary: This verse clearly proves that the accounts of the previous Prophets have not been narrated in the Quran merely as simple facts of history, but contain prophetic allusions to similar incidents that were to occur in the life of the Holy Prophet. If it had not been so, how could these accounts be said to bring satisfaction to his mind and "make his heart firm. " It was only when these accounts were to be taken the his was to pass through all experiences through which predecessors in the prophetic office had passed. 1502. Commentary: here The Holy Prophet is commanded to say to disbelievers that bootless quarrelling and fighting serves no useful purpose. Time will show who is in the right and who in the wrong by the results that the actions of Muslims and their opponents produce. 1503. Commentary: as future incidents of his own life, that they could bring satisfaction to the Holy Prophet. In these accounts he saw how his enemies were to behave towards him, how they were to be discomfited and how his cause was to triumph in the end. As he was the representative of all previous Prophets, therefore, more or less, he | impatient. 1411 The verse hints that it is believers who, being the aggrieved party, have reason to show impatience and demand the speedy arrival of Divine punishment and not disbelievers; but actually it is the latter who are getting