The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 3) — Page 62
CH. 10 YŪNUS PT. 11 وَمَاظَنُّ الَّذِينَ يَفْتَرُونَ عَلَى اللَّهِ who 61. What think those invent lies against Allah of the الْكَذِبَ يَوْمَ الْقِيِّمَةِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَذُو فَضْلٍ Day of Resurrection? Surely عَلَى النَّاسِ وَلَكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لَا is gracious towards يَشْكُرُونَ aAllah mankind, but most of them are not thankful. 1336 & R. 7. وَمَا تَكُونُ فِي شَأْنٍ وَمَا تَتْلُوا مِنْهُ مِنْ And thou art not engaged in. 62 anything, and thou recitest not قُرْآنِ وَلَا تَعْمَلُوْنَ مِنْ عَمَلٍ إِلَّا كُنَّا from Him any portion of the عَلَيْكُمْ شُهُودًا إِذْ تُفِيضُونَ فِيهِ وَمَا Quran, and you do no work but We are witnesses of you "And there is not hidden from يَعْزُبُ عَنْ رَّبِّكَ مِنْ مِثْقَالِ ذَرَّةٍ فِي. when you are engrossed therein الْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِي السَّمَاءِ وَلَا أَصْغَرَ مِنْ thy Lord even an atom's weight "27:74; 40:62. 57:5; 58:8. 34:4. teachings in an arbitrary manner. 1336. Important Words: (of the Day of Resurrection). In this expression the particle ¿ (of or about) is understood before the word (Day). Commentary: The verse purports to say that no man can forge lies against God, if he has any faith left in Him. So matters like eatables should not be treated lightly. In fact, forging lies against God in such matters is, as the verse hints, a sign of loss of faith in the Day of Resurrection. People dismiss such matters as of no importance, because they have no faith in God- sent guidance and prefer their own conjectures to revealed teachings. The verse may be interpreted as containing another argument of the fact that the religion of disbelievers is based on no sound reason. That argument lies in their denial of the Day of Resurrection. The verse points out that the very thought that on a certain day sinners will have to render an account of their deeds sends a shudder through them, and so they deny the very existence of such a day. But the denial of a thing cannot disprove its existence. It is foolish to deny the infliction of punishment on the basis of fear. Moreover, the Day of Resurrection is meant to serve as an incentive to spiritual progress, and not to frighten men. It is just like an examination, the object of which is not that students should fail but that they should work hard and make themselves deserving of promotion and prizes. But those who do not 1270