The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 3) — Page 574
PT. 15 CH. 17 41. "Has, then, your BANI ISRĀ'ĪL honoured you with sons, and أَفَأَصْفُكُمْ رَبُّكُمْ بِالْبَنِيْنَ وَ اتَّخَذَ Lord مِنَ الْمَلَكَةِ إِنَاثًا إِنَّكُمْ لَتَقُولُونَ taken for Himself females from قَوْلًا عَظِيمًا ن among the angels? Surely, you say a grievous saying. 1970 R. 5. وَلَقَدْ صَرَّفْنَا فِي هَذَا الْقُرْآنِ We have explained the. 42 لِيَذَّكَّرُوا وَمَا يَزِيدُهُمْ إِلَّا نُفُورًا be truth in the Quran in various ways that they may admonished, but it only increases them in aversion. 1971 "37:151; 43:20; 52:40. 17:90; 18:55. the Islamic conception of and the great moral and spiritual benefits that mankind has derived from this concept were explained. In the verse various ways). (Sarrafa) is the intensified form of (Sarafa). means, he turned, sent or put him away or back from his way or course. صرف الشيء is توحيد ,under comment, however considered from another standpoint, the injury that its antithesis-idolatry (5) does to human intellect. A polytheist naturally feels self condemned and realizes the untenability of his position before a believer in the Oneness of God because he knows that he possesses no solid argument to support his belief. Thus he can never enjoy real peace of mind. 1970. Commentary: This verse gives an illustration of the mental confusion and lack of intellectual poise of polytheists. For instance, some of them say that angels are God's daughters and they worship them although they themselves regard daughters to be a source of shame and humiliation. 1971. Important Words: (Sarrafa) means, he employed the thing in more than one way. means, he derived one part of the speech from another. is the turning from one state or condition to another or from one direction or course or way to another. signifies the varying of the Quranic verses by repeating them in different forms (Lane & Aqrab). Commentary: it The objection is generally raised against the Quran that unnecessarily repeats its subjects. This objection has been answered in this verse. According to the two meanings of the word given would mean, (a) that the Quran under Important Words, the verse refutes all possible objections raised against its principles and teachings and (b) that it discusses all important subjects from all conceivable points (We have explained the truth in of view. For a book which has to deal 1782