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PT. 13 AR-RA'D Hell. What a wretched place of rest! 1630 R. 3. CH. 13 أَفَمَنْ يَعْلَمُ أَنَّمَا أُنْزِلَ إِلَيْكَ مِنْ رَّبِّكَ Is he, then, who knows that. 20 what has been revealed to thee الْحَقُّ كَمَنْ هُوَ أَعْلَى إِنَّمَا يَتَذَكَّرُ from thy Lord is the truth, like أولُوا الْأَلْبَابِ one who is blind? But only those gifted with understanding will reflect: 1631 الَّذِينَ يُوفُونَ بِعَهْدِ اللَّهِ وَلَا يَنقُضُونَ Those who fulfil Allah's. 21 pact, and break not the covenant; 1632 "6:153; 16:92; 17:35. الميثاق 1630. Important Words: ✓ (eternal good) being the feminine of means, that which is better; or that which is best; victory; the good, final or ultimate state or condition ordained for the Faithful; Paradise; the view or vision of God (Lane). See also 10:27. Commentary: which God had endowed them to make spiritual progress but which they abused. 1631. Important Words: (understanding). See 2:180. Commentary: In this verse we are told that although success lies in following the teachings of the Quran, only those The verse says that those who who make proper use of their accept the Message of God will reasoning faculties can benefit by it. finally achieve success and victory It is noteworthy that as the teachings and will meet their Lord. Their of Islam make an irresistible appeal intellectual powers will to become sharpened. On the contrary, those who reject it will decline materially and morally till failure and ruin encompass them and no ransom will save them from the punishment of God. The expression, that shall have an evil reckoning, means that the actions of disbelievers will result not to their liking. They will not be able to render a good account of the faculties with 1501 human reason, the Quran constantly exhorts men to make use of their understanding and reasoning faculties. 1632. Commentary: In the preceding verse it was pointed out that only those gifted with understanding can benefit by the Quran. In the present verse some marks of the men of understanding are given: