The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 3) — Page 313
PT. 13 AR-RA'D CH. 13 وَقَدْ مَكَرَ الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ فَلِلَّهِ And those who were before. 43 b them "did also devise plans but belongs to Allah. He knows الْمَكْرُ جَمِيعًا ، يَعْلَمُ مَا تَكْسِبُ all effective devising of plans b كُلُّ نَفْسٍ وَسَيَعْلَمُ الْكُفْرُ لِمَنْ what every soul earns and the عُقْبَى الدَّارِ b disbelievers shall soon know b whose will be the final reward of this abode. 1653 وَيَقُولُ الَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوا لَسْتَ مُرْسَلاً And those who disbelieve. 44 لا قُلْ كَفَى بِاللهِ شَهِيدًا بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكُمُ * وَمَنْ عِنْدَهُ عِلْمُ الْكِتَبِ say, "Thou art not a Messenger. ' Say, d'Sufficient is Allah as a Witness between me and you, and so is he who possesses knowledge of the Book. '1654 "3:55; 8:31; 14:47; 27:51. 28:38. 25:42. d4:167; 6:20; 29:53; 48:29. length and breadth of Arabia. As the expression according to Arabic usage also means the visitation of God with punishment (see 2:211 & 16:27), the words, We are visiting the land, reducing it, may mean that the punishment of God is already slowly but surely coming down on all sections of the people. The words, swift at reckoning, do not mean that, God is hasty in punishing disbelievers but that, when He decides to call the offenders to account, He does it quickly and nothing can prevent Him from doing so. 1653. Commentary: The verse means that God knows the plans that disbelievers devise to frustrate the purpose and programme of the Holy Prophet, but they are not aware of the plans which God has devised to bring about their fall. Therefore, it is only when they face destruction that they will know who was destined to succeed in the end. The words, the disbelievers shall soon know whose will be the final reward of this abode, not only signify that believers will certainly succeed in the end, which is not distant, but 1521 also hint that some leaders of disbelief will live to see Islam triumph, and this is exactly what happened. The words, He knows what every soul earns, mean that since God is All-Knowing all the secret designs of the enemies of Islam are known to Him and so no plan or stratagem can frustrate His purpose. 1654. Commentary: The Holy Prophet is told in this verse not to get annoyed or perturbed if, in spite of the many signs and