The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 3) — Page 292
PT. 13 لِلَّذِينَ اسْتَجَابُوا لِرَبِّهِمُ الْحُسْنَى CH. 13 AR-RA'D 19. For those who respond to their Lord is eternal good; and Him, "if they had all that is in وَالَّذِيْنَ لَمْ يَسْتَجِيْبُوا لَهُ لَوَاَنَّ لَهُمْ مَّا فِي as for those who respond not to الْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا وَ مِثْلَهُ مَعَهُ لَا فَتَدَوْا بِهِ the earth and the like of it added وَمَأْوَنهُمْ أوليكَ لَهُم سُوءُ الْحِسَابِ وَمَا وبهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ وَبِئْسَ الْمِهَادُه thereto, they would readily ransom themselves therewith. It is these that shall have an evil reckoning and their abode is "5:37; 39:48. flowing with water) cast forth froth or foam or particles of rubbish or refuse. means, the cooking-pot cast forth its froth or foam in boiling. Hence means, what is cast forth in the form of froth or foam or scum or rubbish by a torrent or a cooking- pot. Figuratively, the word also means, anything that is worthless or useless (Lane). Commentary: The verse has used two very apt illustrations. First, it says that when rain falls and water begins to flow in various directions, then so much foam and froth appears on the surface of the water in places which are quite clean that it seems to cover it altogether. But soon the foam subsides and the water is seen rushing along. In the second illustration froth is referred to as appearing on the surface of gold or silver or any other metal when the smith melts it to make ornaments or utensils, but the smith removes the scum and then only pure metal remains behind. compared to water and falsehood to foam which, in the beginning seems to prevail over truth, but in the end it is carried away even as rubbish is swept away by a powerful current of water. In the second illustration, truth is likened to gold or silver which, when melted, brings forth a foamy excretion which is cast away, leaving behind the unmixed metal, pure and bright. The parable implies that before the mighty onrush of Islam the foam and froth of false beliefs and practices will disappear. The parable also means that through the Prophets of God a great awakening in the nature of man causes a conflict between his good inclinations and the evil customs and usages to which he has subjected himself. Those whose inner nature is good emerge from this conflict with their wrong ideas and beliefs replaced by right ones. The words, so that valleys flow according to their measure, mean that different people benefit by the truth according to their respective In the first illustration, truth is capacities for assimilation. 1500