The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 3) — Page 385
PT. 14 AL-HIJR CH. 15 وَإِنَّا لَنَحْنُ نُحْيِ وَنُمِيْتُ وَنَحْنُ And verily, it is We Who. 24 الْوَرِثُونَ give life, and We Who cause death; and bit is We Who are the sole Inheritor. 1730 وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْنَا الْمُسْتَقْدِمِينَ مِنْكُمْ وَلَقَدْ And We do know those who. 25 عَلِمْنَا الْمُسْتَأْخِرِينَ *. go ahead among you and We do know those who lag behind. 1731 وَاِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ يَحْشُرُهُمُ إِنَّهُ حَكِيمُ And surely, it is thy Lord. 26 عليمة Wise, All- All- & Who will gather them together. Surely, He is Knowing. 1732 a50:44. 19:41. 6:129; 25:18; 34:41. was needed in the presence of the previous Scriptures. To believers it says that just as even heavenly water becomes impure and has to be renewed afresh from time to time, similarly, whenever the so-called believers would pollute the pure sense of the Quran by the interpolation of their own impure thoughts and false notions into its teachings, God would arrange to have its true meaning restored to its pristine purity by fresh revelation from heaven. 1730. Commentary: The verse means to say that when the Word of God is revealed, those who follow the guidance contained therein are given spiritual life, while those who reject it become spiritually dead. The words, it is We Who are the sole Inheritor, mean that when all creatures have perished, God alone will live. So these perishable creatures cannot be the custodians of His word. Since they themselves are perishable, God cannot entrust to them the custody of His word. 1731. Commentary: This verse answers the question why the preservation and protection of the Quran cannot be entrusted to believers. The answer is that faith is a matter which pertains to the heart, and the condition of the human heart is known to God alone. The preservation of the Quran does not depend only upon intellectual equipment but upon the purity of the heart also. But it is known to God alone which man is pure of heart, and which is not. God has, therefore, reserved the work of preservation of the Quran for Himself so that He may entrust it to one whom He knows to be so spiritually advanced as to be fit for the duty. 1593 1732. Commentary: The word (gathering together) used in this verse signifies the post- mortal Resurrection when all