The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 3) — Page 274
CH. 13 PT. 13 اتها ٤٤ سورة الرَّعْدِ مَكِيةٌ ١٣ ركوعاتها ٦ (AR-RA'D) بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ 1. "In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful. 1612 المرُ تِلْكَ أَيتُ الكِتُبِ وَالَّذِى Alif Lam Mim Ra. These. 2 are verses of the Book. And that أُنْزِلَ إِلَيْكَ مِنْ رَّبِّكَ الْحَقُّ وَلَكِنَّ which has been revealed to thee أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يُؤْمِنُوْنَ from thy Lord is the truth, but most men believe not. 1613 اللهُ الَّذِي رَفَعَ السَّمَوتِ بِغَيْرِ عَمَدٍ Allah is He Who raised up. 3 تَرَوْنَهَا ثُمَّ اسْتَوَى عَلَى الْعَرْشِ وَسَخَّرَ see. Then He the heavens without any pillars that you can settled Himself on the Throne. "See 1:1. "See 2:2. 13:20; 32:3-4. d31:11. 1612. Commentary: See under 1:1. 1613. Commentary: Whereas chapters 2, 3 & 7 began with the abbreviated letters Alif Lam Mīm (chapter 7 beginning with Alif Lām Mim Ṣād) and chapters 10, 11 & 12 began with the letters Alif Lam Rā, the present Surah which is the 13th in number opens with the letters, Alif Lām Mīm Rā. This difference in the abbreviated letters shows that the subject matter of this Surah varies a little from that of the three preceding chapters. These four letters stand for the words sali. e. I am Allah, the All-Knowing, the All-Seeing, the attribute of "Knowing" having been added to that of "Seeing" referred to in the preceding Surahs. It is obvious that when the attributes of "knowing" and "seeing" are used about God, they signify much more than what such words mean when used about man. God's sight and knowledge are unlimited both as regards depth and extensiveness. The words, These are verses of the Book, mean: (a) these are verses of the Book which mankind were instinctively expecting to be given; or (b) these are verses of the Book which had been promised in previous Scriptures. It is impossible success- fully to withstand and oppose such a Book. 1482 The latter part of the verse means that man by nature hankers after true knowledge, but it is surprising that when disbelievers have actually been given a book comprising the truth, they prefer to grope in doubt and darkness rather than accept it.