The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 3)

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CH. 13 AR-RA'D PT. 13 وَلَقَدْ اَرُ سَلْنَا رُسُلًا مِّنْ قَبْلِكَ وَجَعَلْنَا sent لَهُمْ أَزْوَاجًا وَذُرِّيَّةً وَمَا كَانَ لِرَسُولٍ. gave them wives and children أَنْ يَأْتِيَ بِايَةِ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِ اللهِ لِكُلِّ أَجَلٍ كِتَابٌ R. 6. 39. And, indeed, We Messengers before thee, and We And it is not possible for a Messenger to bring a Sign save by the command of Allah. For every term there is a divine decree. 1649 b "14:12; 40:79. the Arabic tongue is not the idea that is meant to be expressed in this verse, for that language is spoken by the Arabs. The real idea lies in the deeper significance of the word viz. the Quran has been invested with a vastness of meaning which is beyond human power. The words, if thou follow their evil desires, after the knowledge that has come to thee, thou shalt have no friend nor defender against Allah, may be taken as addressed either to the reader or to the Holy Prophet. In the latter case, the verse would be taken as expressing the Majesty and Independence of God. The Prophet was only a flute through which the sweet and majestic voice of God was being sounded. Away from the mouth of God it becomes silent and is no better than a piece of wood. 1649. Commentary: Disbelievers objected that the Holy Prophet had come without any worldly resources. The verse under comment replies to this objection by stating that earlier Prophets were also without any worldly resources. They, like him, had their physical needs and requirements. They, too, had wives and children whom they had to support and look after and had their duties to perform. Yet in spite of all the impediments and obstacles in their way and in spite of their physical needs and requirements and of the absence of material resources, they succeeded and triumphed. So shall the Holy Prophet. The verse also makes it clear that signs of punishment are certainly shown to disbelievers but not at the time and in the form in which they demand them. The form and time of signs are determined by God alone, for they are shown only "by the 1518 command of Allah. " It may be asked here what, if God raised Messengers for the reformation of man, from prevented Him delegating to these Messengers the power of punishment, particularly when He knew that Signs would be demanded of them by their opponents and also when even earthly governments invest their officials with certain magisterial powers? Again, if God had invested His