The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 3) — Page 474
CH. 16 AN-NAHL PT. 14 مَسَّكُمُ القُرُّ فَإِلَيْهِ تَجْتَرُونَ ثُمَّ إِذَا كَشَفَ الضُّرَّ عَنْكُمْ إِذَا فَرِيقُ مِنْكُمْ بِرَبِّهِمْ يُشْرِكُونَ b قف affliction befalls you, it is unto Him that you cry for help. 1855 55. "Then, when He removes the affliction from you, behold! a party among you begins to equals to their attribute Lord. 1856 لِيَكْفُرُوا بِمَا أَتَيْنَهُمْ فَتَمَتَّعُوا With the result that they. 56 deny that which We have bestowed upon them. Well, enjoy yourselves a little; but soon will you know. 1857 فَسَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ وَيَجْعَلُوْنَ لِمَا لَا يَعْلَمُونَ نَصِيبًا مِّمَّا And they set apart for the. 57 رَزَقْنَهُمْ تَاللهِ لَتُسْلُنَ عَمَّا كُنْتُمْ false deities of which they know nothing a portion of that which "10:13, 24; 29:66; 30:34; 39:9. 29:67; 30:35. 6:137. 1855. Commentary: This verse refers to those signs and evidences in human nature which support the Unity of Godhead, Various blessings which man enjoys in life evidently all form parts of one common system. But foolish people attribute some of them to their false gods. When, however, they are overtaken by some sudden calamity they forget all these pseudo-gods and turn to the One True God. This proves that in their heart of hearts polytheists are never satisfied with idolatrous beliefs. 1856. Commentary: their By using the words "their Lord" the verse makes an appeal to the inherent noble sense of jealousy of man about a thing which he considers his own. The verse seems to say to disbelievers that when every man feels jealous of what belongs to him, why do they not feel ashamed of their own Lord and Creator? setting up equals with God Who is 1857. Commentary: The particle here expresses result or consequence. The verse means to say that the result of disbelievers' setting up equals with God is that they begin to deny the favours which they receive from Him. But so long as they continue to be ungrateful to God they cannot hope to win His everlasting Grace. The verse warns disbelievers that God, out of His Mercy, averts from them His punishment time and again but if they refuse to mend their ways He would reject their prayers and punish them. 1682