The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 3) — Page 706
CH. 18 AL-KAHF PT. 16 اِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصّلِحَتِ كَانَتْ Surely, those who believe. 108 لَهُمْ جَنَّتُ الْفِرْدَوْسِ نُزُلان and do good deeds, will have Gardens of Paradise for an abode. خُلِدِينَ فِيهَا لَا يَبْغُونَ عَنْهَا حِوَلا ;Wherein they will abide ,109 ) they will not desire any change therefrom. 2143 قُل لَّوْ كَانَ الْبَحْرُ مِدَادًا لِكَلِمَتِ رَبِّي Say, "If the ocean became. 110 لَنَفِدَ الْبَحْرُ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَنْفَدَ كَلِمَتُ رَبِّي surely, the ocean would be وَلَوْ جِئْنَا بِمِثْلِهِ مَدَدًا. ink for the words of my Lord, exhausted before the words of my Lord came to an end, even though We brought the like thereof as further help. '2144 "11:109; 15:49. b31:28. pleasure, they can expect no reward in the Hereafter. On the contrary, they will burn in the fire of Hell which will be the natural consequence of their disbelief and evil deeds and of their mocking at the signs of God and defying His Messengers. 2143. Commentary: With the decline of Christian nations will begin the progress and advancement of Muslims and on the ashes of their departed glory will be laid the foundations of a new and better world order. At last the believers will get the reward of their sacrifices and sufferings but their sacrifices in the way of their Lord will know no end. The Faithful will feel such peace of mind and happiness in their sacrifices that they will not like to change this blessed state of spiritual bliss. 1914 2144. Commentary: Christian nations of the west boast of their great inventions and scientific discoveries and seem to labour under the misconception that they have succeeded in fathoming the secret of creation itself. But, says the verse, this is nothing but a vain boast. God's secrets are so inexhaustible and He has endowed His creatures with such wonderful powers and attributes that far from fathoming the secret of creation, what these people will be able to discover after all their striving will not be even as much as a drop in the ocean. The verse also hints that those will be the days of publicity and innumerable books on all sorts of subjects will be published but even then the vast ocean of knowledge will remain unfathomed.