The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 3) — Page 655
PT. 15 AL-KAHF CH. 18 اِنَّ الَّذِيْنَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصلتِ إِنَّا Verily, those who believe. 31 and do good works―surely, "We suffer not the reward of those who do good works to be lost. 2071 32. It is these who will have Gardens of Eternity beneath لَا نُضِيعُ أَجْرَ مَنْ أَحْسَنَ عَمَلًا ® أولكَ لَهُمْ جَنْتُ عَدْنٍ تَجْرِى مِنْ will be adorned therein with bracelets of gold and will wear تَحْتِهِمُ الْأَنْهرُ يُحَلَّوْنَ فِيهَا مِنْ أَسَاوِرَ which streams shall flow. They مِنْ ذَهَبٍ وَيَلْبَسُونَ ثِيَابًا خُضْرًا مِّنْ سُنْدُسٍ وَ اسْتَبْرَقٍ مُتَكَيْنَ فِيهَا عَلَى green garments of fine silk and heavy brocade, reclining 7:171; 9:120; 12:57. 9:72; 13:24; 19:62; 20:77; 35:34; 38:51; 61:13; 98:9. 15:48; 36:57; 83:24. Commentary: The words, It is the truth from your Lord, signify that the prophecy, implied in the foregoing verses, that the great material might and glory of Western Christian nations will be reduced to dust and that Islam will emerge triumphant and full of new life shall most surely come to pass. The words, let him who will, believe, and let him who will, disbelieve, hint that the time of the Imām Mahdi will not be the time for waging jihad by the sword, but for the peaceful preaching of Islam. The last part of the verse answers a natural question that arises from the first part, viz. if there was to be no jihad by the sword how was Islam to come into its own? To this question the last part of the verse returns the answer that God Himself will see to it that the seemingly irresistible might of western Christian nations is completely broken. Divine punish- ment will overtake these nations in the form of wars which will not end until shattered and is reduced to ashes and their power is completely dust. Molten lead and iron will scorch their faces. They will cry for peace and will get bombs and gun-shots instead. Their beautiful residences will become unfit for human habitation and life will become a veritable hell for them. All their efforts to bring about peace in the world, being insincere and dishonest, will come to nothing. 2071. Commentary: 1863 As against the futile efforts of the powerful western nations to establish peace in the world, the tiny and seemingly insignificant but honest contributions towards this noble purpose of those good and righteous people the companions of the Mahdī, will be crowned with success because though deprived of all worldly pomp and glory they will have firm faith in God and will live up to their noble ideals.