The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 3) — Page 523
CH. 16 وَلَقَدْ جَاءَهُمْ رَسُولٌ مِّنْهُمْ فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَأَخَذَهُمُ الْعَذَابُ وَهُمْ ظُلِمُونَ ) PT. 14 AN-NAHL 114. And indeed there has come to them a Messenger from among themselves, but they treated him as a liar, punishment overtook them while they were wrongdoers. 1914 SO فَكُلُوا مِمَّا رَزَقَكُمُ اللهُ حَلَلًا طَيِّبًا So eat of the lawful and. 115 وَاشْكُرُوا نِعْمَتَ اللهِ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ إِيَّاهُ provided for you; and be تَعْبُدُونَ good things which Allah has grateful for the bounty of Allah, if it is Him you worship. 1915 you only that which dies of إِنَّمَا حَرَّمَ عَلَيْكُمُ المُيْتَةَ وَالدَّمَ وَلَحْمَ He has made unlawful for. 116 الْخِنْزِيرِ وَمَا أُهِلَّ لِغَيْرِ اللهِ بِهِ فَمَنِ itself and blood and the flesh of اضْطَرَّ غَيْرَ ۚ swine and that on which the يْرَ بَاغِ وَلَا عَادٍ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ name of any other than Allah "2:169; 5:89; 8:70. 2:174; 5:4; 6:146. overtook Mecca that Abū Sufyān, the archenemy of Islam, came to Medina to beg the Prophet to pray to God that He might have mercy on them and save them from the famine. The words, which clothed it like a garment, mean that God afflicted Mecca with fear and hunger to such an extent that these altogether covered it and stuck to it like a garment. Marks of fear and hunger became clearly visible on the faces of Meccans. Famine made them lean and thin and continuous fear overwhelmed them and completely unnerved them. 1914. Commentary: themselves deserving of Divine punishment because they rejected the Prophet who was from among them and whom they knew to be truthful, sincere and honest. 1915. Commentary: In the preceding two verses the of calamities disbelievers Mecca were threatened with hunger and fear and in the present verse the Faithful are promised security and plenty. The verse further points out that whereas disbelievers used all sorts of means- good or bad to earn wealth, the earnings of the Faithful would be good and lawful, and because their lives would be free from fear and anxiety, the food they eat would help their physical and mental growth. The verse further makes it clear that the parable of the previous verse applied to the Meccans who made 1731