The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 3) — Page 576
PT. 15 CH. 17 45. "The seven BANI ISRĀ'ĪL earth and those that are therein تُسَبِّحُ لَهُ السَّمُوتُ السَّبْعُ وَالْأَرْضُ heavens and the وَمَنْ فِيْهِنَّ وَانْ مِنْ شَيْءٍ إِلَّا يُسَبِّحُ extol His glory; and there is not بِحَمْدِهِ وَلَكِنْ لَّا تَفْقَهُونَ تَسْبِيحَ މ ހރމ إِنَّهُ كَانَ حَلِيمًا غَفُوْرًا a thing but glorifies Him with His praise; but you understand not their glorification. Verily, He is Forbearing, Most Forgiving, 1974 b وَإِذَا قَرَأْتَ الْقُرْآنَ جَعَلْنَا بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَ And when thou recitest the. 46 Quran, We put between thee الَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُوْنَ بِالْآخِرَةِ حِجَابًا and those who believe not in مَّسْتُوران 1975 the Hereafter a hidden veil; 19 وَجَعَلْنَا عَلَى قُلُوبِهِمْ أَكِنَّةً أَنْ And We put coverings over. 47 يَفْقَهُوهُ وَفِي أَذَانِهِمْ وَقُرًا وَإِذَا their hearts lest they should understand it, and in their ears a deafness. And when thou "24:42; 59:25; 61:2; 62:2; 64:2. 6:26; 18:58; 41:6. 39:46. nearness to His creatures through the medium of others and thus make difficult the path of those who seek His nearness. The Prophets of God come to make that path easy. They do not stand between God and His creatures. 1974. Commentary: The expression, the seven heavens and the earth and those that are therein extol His glory, refers to the collective evidence that the whole universe bears to the Unity of God, while the words, and there is not a thing but glorifies Him with His praise, refer to the evidence which everything bears to that Unity individually and separately. The former expression means that the beautiful arrangement and order existing in the universe shows unmistakably that its Creator is One and the latter means that everything in this universe, within its own limited sphere and in its own inimitable way, demonstrates God's various attributes. 1975. Commentary: The 'veil' mentioned in this verse is the veil sometime of malice and envy, at another time of a false sense of dignity and racial pride, at yet another time of the fear of loss of social position and income, or again it is the veil of a long-standing custom and belief fondly and firmly held that stands in the way of the acceptance of truth by disbelievers, etc. It is a hidden veil which disbelievers themselves do not clearly see and appreciate. 1784