The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 3) — Page 589
PT. 15 BANI ISRĀ'ĪL CH. 17 جَهَنَّمَ جَزَاؤُكُمْ جَزَاءً مَّوْفُوْرًا among them, Hell shall surely be the recompense of you all- an ample recompense. 1993 وَاسْتَفْزِزُ مَنِ اسْتَطَعْتَ مِنْهُمْ And entice whomsoever of. 65 بِصَوْتِكَ وَاَجْلِبْ عَلَيْهِمْ بِخَيْلِكَ ,them thou canst, with thy voice and urge against them thy be their partner in wealth, and وَرَحِلِكَ وَشَارِكُهُمْ فِي الْأَمْوَالِ horsemen and thy footmen and وَالْاَوْلَادِ وَعِدُهُمْ وَمَا يَعِدُهُمُ children, and make promises to الشَّيْطَنُ إِلَّا غُرُورًا them. ' And Satan promises them naught but deceit. 1994 1993. Commentary: a7:18. 4:121; 14:23. The verse shows that the punishment of Hell will be mental and not physical. Punishment can suit every individual case only if it is mental. No two men's mental condition is exactly alike, and if punishment be external, the same punishment cannot suit every case. It can do so only if it be mental and everybody should receive punishment according to the condition of his mind. Just as all kinds of trees receive their sustenance from the earth according to their particular needs and natures, similarly all sinners will suffer the torment of Hell according to their mental condition. 1994. Important Words: استفز. frightened (entice thou) is derived from which means, he was or became means, it (fear) excited him to lightness, unsteady- ness; or it unsettled him; he incited or excited him to be promptly obedient and submissive to him; he deceived or beguiled him so as to cast him into destruction; he expelled him from his land; he slew him. The Quranic واستفزز من استطعت منهم بصوتک expression means, and excite thou to lightness and unsteadiness or unsettle thou whom thou canst with thy voice. And وان كادوا ليستفزونك من الارض the expression means, and verily they were near to unsettling thee from the land or, some say, they were near to frightening thee SO as to excite thee to promptness of flight from the land (Lane & Aqrab). 1797 Commentary: This verse shows that man is by nature good. It is only when he falls a victim to satanic influences that he gives up the path of virtue for the ways of sin and iniquity. This Islamic conception of human nature is in striking contrast with that of Christianity according to which man is evil by nature and Jesus alone can redeem him from his original sin. The verse describes the three kinds of devices that are adopted by the