The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 3) — Page 671
PT. 15 AL-KAHF thou call them to the guidance, they will never guidance. 2098 accept CH. 18 وَرَبُّكَ الْغَفُوْرُ ذُو الرَّحْمَةِ لَوْ And thy Lord is Most. 59 Forgiving, full of mercy. If He يُؤَاخِذُهُمْ بِمَا كَسَبُوا لَعَجَّلَ لَهُمُ were to seize them for what they have earned, then surely الْعَذَابَ بَلْ لَّهُمْ مَّوْعِدُ أَنْ يَجِدُوا He would have hastened the مِنْ دُونِهِ مَوْ بِلًا punishment for them. But they have an appointed time from which they will find no refuge. 2099 "6:134, 148. 10:12; 35:46. them and treat them as vagaries of superstitious and ignorant people and reject them with contempt. They accept, however, as holy writ the half-baked theories of their own philosophers and social thinkers. These verses describe the mental attitude of western nations towards spiritual matters. 2098. Commentary: These scoffers and mockers treat lightly the word of God and turn away from it and do not pause to consider that their plans, contrivances and designs have created only moral chaos, economic disruption and international rivalries. They have destroyed the peace of the world. But though all their schemes and plans have ended in complete failure and have added to the world's chaos and disruption, they pay no heed to Divine guidance and thus belie their own experience that the rejection of Divine guidance never produces good results. What do these people who persistently refuse to see reason and 1879 do not make use of their God-given faculties expect except that these faculties should become rusted and corroded and that they should be left to their fate floundering in sin and iniquity? 2099. Important Words: وال refuge is derived from) موئلا They say, i. e. he made such a means, the وال الرجل منه. one his refuge وال اليه. man sought refuge from him means, he sought refuge with him or fled to him for refuge or protection. J, means, he returned to God. means, a place of refuge or simply refuge (Aqrab). Commentary: God does not destroy a sinful people forthwith. It is against His Law. He first grants them respite and warns them of the impending punishment by raising a Prophet among them who invites them to truth and urges them to give up iniquitous ways. It is only when they persist in transgression that