The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 3) — Page 71
PT. 11 YŪNUS CH. 10 يَكُنْ أَمُرُكُمْ عَلَيْكُمْ غُمَّةً ثُمَّ اقْضُوا put my trustmuster then all إِلَى وَلَا تُنْظِرُونِ your designs, you and your ‘partners'; then let not your course of action be obscure to you; then carry out your designs against me and give me no respite. 1345 1345. Important Words: a (obscure) is the noun-infinitive from. They say dac i. e. he covered it or concealed it; he or it grieved him غم الهلال عن الناس. or caused him to mourn means, the new moon was veiled unturned to bring him to naught, yet God did not destroy them at once but granted them respite for a long time, and it was only when their wickedness exceeded all limits and when those who were destined to believe in him had believed, that God or concealed from the people by sent down His punishment on them clouds, or otherwise, so that it was not seen. means, the affair was or became obscure, confused, dubious, or vague to him such as it could not be understood. a means, perplexity, obscurity, dubiousness or confusedness. They say. e. he is in a state of perplexity or darkness in respect of his affair. ä means, a dubious, obscure, confused or vague case (Lane & Aqrab). Commentary: As already pointed out, the Sūrahs which open with the abbreviated letters (I am Allah Who is All- Seeing) deal chiefly with historical events in the lives of various Prophets and draw inferences therefrom (see note on v. 2). This Surah also begins with and we find that the Quran here follows a rational discussion with particular reference to the case of Noah in order to remind people that, although Noah's opponents did all sorts of mischief and left no stone and brought about their destruction. The case of three Prophets-Noah, Moses and Jonah has been mentioned in this Surah by way of illustration. Noah's history constitutes an illustration of the total destruction of the enemies of truth; that of Moses illustrates the destruction of one people and the salvation of another; while that of Jonah forms an example of the complete deliverance of an iniquitous people from God's punishment when they repented and prayed for His forgiveness. By citing these three distinct examples with reference to the Holy Prophet, the Quran intends to point out that there are three ways of God's dealings with the enemies of His Prophets: (1) that sometimes He brings about their total destruction, as was the case with the people of Noah when all his enemies were destroyed with the exception of only a few; (2) that sometimes He destroys some and saves others who 1279