The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 3) — Page 617
PT. 15 BANI ISRĀ'ĪL CH. 17 وَبِالْحَقِّ أَنْزَلْنَهُ وَ بِالْحَقِّ نَزَلَ And in truth have We. 106 sent it down and with truth has it descended. And We have sent thee only as a bearer of good tidings and a Warner. 2034 وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَكَ إِلَّا مُبَشِّرًا وَنَذِيرًا وَقُرْآنًا فَرَقْنُهُ لِتَقْرَاهُ عَلَى النَّاسِ عَلَى And the Quran We have. 107 revealed in pieces that thou mayest read it to mankind at مُكْثٍ وَنَزَّلْنَهُ تَنْزِيْلًا intervals and We have sent it down piecemeal. 2035 "4:106; 5:49; 39:3. 25:33; 73:5. Messiah. This interpretation supports Quran is different from the order in our view. 2034. Commentary: that the This verse signifies prophecies made in the previous verse would certainly be fulfilled. These prophecies related to the two disasters that befell the followers of Moses and by implication related also to the two great national disasters that were to overtake the followers of the Holy Prophet. The words, We have sent thee only as a bearer of good tidings and a Warner, imply a prophecy about the ultimate destruction of the enemies of Islam and the triumph of its followers. The verse also embodies a refutation of the foolish notion that Satan can sometimes interfere with the revelation of the Quran. It unmistakably declares that Quranic revelation has ever remained absolutely immune from any such interference. 2035. Commentary: This verse explains why the present order of the chapters and verses of the which they were originally revealed. As a matter of fact the Quran had to meet the needs of two classes of people: (a) It had to answer the temporary objections, of its immediate addressees and satisfy the immediate needs of the first converts to Islam; and (b) it had to lay down guidance for the multitudinous and all time. The verses dealing with the multifarious problems of mankind for objections of Meccan idolaters and the spiritual upbringing of early Muslims naturally had to be revealed first and those which dealt with the lasting spiritual human needs were revealed afterwards. Thus the Quranic verses were revealed piecemeal and at intervals. Whenever a particular objection was raised by disbelievers, verses containing the answer to such an objection were revealed. Similarly, when early Muslims were required to be provided with guidance at a particular occasion, necessary and relevant verses were revealed to meet the needs of that occasion. That was the 1825