The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 3) — Page 328
CH. 14 IBRAHİM PT. 13 وَلَنُسْكِنَنَّكُمُ الْأَرْضَ مِنْ بَعْدِهِمْ ذُلِكَ And We shall, surely. 15 make you dwell in the land after them. This is for him who fears to stand before My Tribunal and fears My warning. '1669 لِمَنْ خَافَ مَقَامِي وَخَافَ وَعِيْدِ وَاسْتَفْتَحُوا وَخَابَ كُلُّ جَبَّارٍ عَنِيْدِ And they prayed for victory. 16 and as a result thereof every haughty enemy of truth came to naught. 1670 comes "21:106. to dispossessing the wrongdoers, it will be they that will be destroyed. The verse thus implies a prophecy of the ultimate destruction of the enemies of the Holy Prophet and of his triumphant return to Mecca. 1669. Important Words: l. (My tribunal) is derived from which means, he stood up or he stood still. means, the place of stationing; a place of continuance; مقام stay, residence or abode; social standing, rank; God's Judgement Seat or Tribunal (Lane, Aqrab & Mufradāt). See also 55:47. Commentary: The Quran has used both the singular and the plural number of the first personal pronoun with reference to the Supreme Being. Where the Power and Majesty of God are meant to be expressed, the plural number is used; and where His Self-Sufficiency and Independence are intended to be emphasized or where the Power and Majesty of God are not meant to be stressed, the singular number is used. Or, as some Muslim divines have stated, where God intends to bring about a result through the agency of angels, the plural number is used; but where a work is to be performed through some special Divine decree, the singular person is resorted to. The present verse combines both. The words, This is for him who fears to stand before My Tribunal and fears My warning, make it clear that the promises of victory and success are meant for those only who properly appreciate and realize the Majesty of God and His Power and who believe that God is the Master of the Day of Judgement and who fear lest their sins should bring upon them the punishment of God. Such a belief is a necessary condition for the fulfilment of the promises of God's help. This shows that mere nominal acceptance of Islam is no surety for success and victory. 1670. Commentary: The expression, And they prayed for victory, may apply both to the Prophets and their opponents. The praying of the Prophets for God's help and victory, after they had been 1536