The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 3) — Page 434
CH. 16 AN-NAHL PT. 14 with revelation by His يُنَزِّلُ اللبِكَةَ بِالرُّوحِ مِنْ أَمْرِهِ عَلَى He sends down the angels. 3 مَنْ يَشَاءُ مِنْ عِبَادِةٍ اَنْ اَنْذِرُوا أَنَّهُ command on whomsoever of لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنَا فَاتَّقُونِ His servants He pleases saying, 'Warn people that there is no God but I, so take Me alone for your Protector. '1804 signify that the associate-gods of disbelievers can never frustrate God's plans or interfere with His decrees and decisions. This loud proclamation of the Unity of God and His freedom from associates or partners constitutes a very cogent proof of the Divine source of the Quran. False claimants always seek to form a powerful party of their supporters, and if they fail to do so, attribute the failure of their mission to this fact. But the True and All-Powerful God proclaims His Oneness as well as His independence of all partisans, associates supporters. 1804. Important Words: or 'revelation' here means the special revelation which is given to a Divine Messenger. should be remembered that Divine revelation is generally of two kinds: (a) The revelation which concerns the recipient's own person. It does not require to be made known and published, though generally there 1S no special ban on giving it publicity. (b) The revelation which is meant for mankind at large. This latter kind of revelation must be given wide publicity and it amounts to a veritable sin to suppress it. This revelation is technically known as a Prophet's revelation. The words, by His command, signify: (1) That angels can bring no revelation of their own accord but do so only at the command of God and carry only God's own word. راح revelation is derived from) الروح which means, it became cool and pleasant; he was brisk, lively, active, prompt or quick. ✓ means, soul or spirit; Divine revelation or inspiration; the Quran; angel; joy and happiness; mercy (Lane). See also 4:172. Commentary: By (revelation) is here meant the life-giving Word of God. It is also used to denote a Prophet's Message for its life-giving qualities. The words, warn people, suggest that 1642 (2) That the revelation referred to here is the one which embodies Divine commands and prohibitions and constitutes the essence of the Divine Message. (3) That the decree of God implied the decree ofاتی امرالله in the words Allah is coming) occurring in the preceding verse is general and is fulfilled in the case of every Prophet. In other words, the advent of every Prophet is attended by the punishment