The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 3) — Page 31
PT. 11 R. 3. YŪNUS CH. 10 وَإِذَا أَذَقْنَا النَّاسَ رَحْمَةً مِّنْ بَعْدِ ضَرَّاء And when We make people. 22 مَسَّتْهُمْ إِذَالَهُمْ مَّكْرُ فِي آيَاتِنَا قُلِ اللهُ has touched them, behold, they taste of mercy after adversity begin to plan against Our Signs. Say, 'Allah is swifter in planning. ' Surely, Our messengers write down all that you plan. 1297 اَسْرَعُ مَكْرًا إِنَّ رُسُلَنَا يَكْتُبُونَ مَا تَمْكُرُونَ "30:37; 41:51, 52; 42:49. 8:31; 35:44. 1297. Important Words: (plan) is the infinitive noun from the verb (makara) which means, he practised deceit, guile or circumvention secretly; he practised an evasion, an artifice, a trick, an expedient or device; he planned or plotted. means, he did him harm مكره الله. or mischief clandestinely means, God requited him for his practising deceit, etc. ✓ is praise- worthy or otherwise according to its object (Lane). Commentary: In v. 20 it was said that as God had created men that He might show them mercy, so He was merciful to them. In v. 21 it was said that people demanded punishment, but God deferred and delayed the sending down of punishment that they might have time to repent. The present verse says that not only does God always delay His punishment, but when at last He sends it, He does SO intermittently and piecemeal in order that the disbelievers may realize that the punishment was due to their opposing His Prophet and may desist 1239 from their evil course and thus save themselves. But the wicked take no are warning and do not benefit by it. They only show some fear when they being actually visited with punishment but, as soon as there is an abatement or remission, they revert to their evil course. The verse points out that God's decree can come into operation at once, even before the evil machinations of the disbelievers take effect but out of His boundless mercy He purposely delays His punishment because, being All- Powerful, He knows He can punish them whenever He likes and, being All-Knowing, there is no likelihood of His forgetting the evil deeds of disbelievers. It may be asked why it is that sometimes when the punishment of God occurs, some righteous people also suffer along with the wicked. The answer to this question is that man is a social animal and he influences and is in turn influenced by his environment. As such, he is bound to partake of the joys and sorrows of those among whom he lives. This is the reason why the