The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 3) — Page 35
PT. 11 YŪNUS CH. 10 وَاللهُ يَدْعُوا إِلَى دَارِ السَّلْمِ وَيَهْدِى مَنْ And Allah calls to the. 26 يَّشَاءُ إِلَى صِرَاطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ abode of peace, and guides whom He pleases to the straight path. 1301 لِلَّذِيْنَ اَحْسَنُوا الْحُسْنَى وَزِيَادَةٌ وَلَا For those who do good. 27 يَرْهَقُ وُجُوهَهُمْ قَتَرَ وَلَا ذِلَّةٌ أُولَيكَ. reward and yet more blessings اَصْحَبُ الْجَنَّةِ هُمْ فِيهَا خَلِدُونَ deeds, there shall be the best And neither darkness nor ignominy shall cover their faces. It is these who are the "6:128. 50:36. 75:23, 24. accept and follow it and various new sciences come into existence as a result of its study and new discoveries are made in the material as well as in the spiritual world. The revelation of the Quran gave birth not only to highly spiritual and righteous men but also to eminent philosophers and scientists. But when Muslims became vain and refused to acknowledge their debt to the word of God and began to look upon themselves as the real originators and creators of all these sciences, they fell from the high pedestal of material and spiritual glory to the depths of degradation and degeneration. 1301. Important Words: (peace) is the noun-infinitive from which means, he was or became safe or secure; he escaped; he was or became free. They say i. e. he became safe, secure or free from evils of any kind or from fault, defect, imperfection, blemish or vice. therefore means, safety, security, immunity or freedom from faults or from defects, imperfections, blemishes or vices; or simply safety, security, immunity or freedom; peace; obedience; Heaven. It is also one of the names of God (Lane & Aqrab). See also 2:209 & 3:20. Commentary: As shown under Important Words, the word means, peace, obedience, Heaven and God. Therefore the words, Allah calls to the abode of peace, will mean also that (1) God lays down obedience as characteristic of believers; and (2) God makes believers heirs to the blessings of Heaven; and (3) God places true believers in a position from where they see God face to face. a The words, and guides whom He pleases to the straight path, here mean that there is a special class of people whom God attracts to Himself by the shortest route because a "straight path" is necessarily the shortest. This class comprises the Prophets and other chosen ones of God. 1243