The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 4) — Page 87
CH. 20 مَا اَنْزَلْنَا عَلَيْكَ الْقُرْآنَ لِتَشْقَى إِلَّا تَذْكِرَةً لِمَنْ يَخْشُى PT. 16 ṬĀHĀ 3. We have not sent down the Quran to thee that thou shouldst be distressed, 2239 4. But as an "exhortation for him who fears God. 2240 Who created the earth and the تَنْزِيلًا مِّمَّنْ خَلَقَ الْاَرْضَ وَالسَّمَوَاتِ And a revelation from Him. 5 العلية high heavens. 2241 "73:20; 74:55; 76:30; 80:12. Holy Prophet indicates that he possessed in the fullest measure all the moral excellences that a human being is capable of possessing. 2239. Commentary: success, blessing. There is nothing in it which is repugnant to human nature and which if acted upon should put man into trouble and distress. 2240. Commentary: The word 5 (exhortation) being derived from and meaning ذکر As hinted above, the present verse contains a message of comfort and hope for the Holy Prophet and eminence and honour (Lane), the Muslims. It means to suggest that it is verse purports to say that Muslims incompatible with the perfect and will achieve honour and eminence by unerring Quranic revelation that its following the teachings of the Quran bearer should fail in his mission. The and that their enemies will come to cause of the Holy Prophet, therefore, grief by rejecting it. The expression will triumph and his followers after (who fears) implies that for passing through severe trials and achievement of the great and noble tribulations will achieve object of the establishment of Divine prosperity and glory. This Sūrah was Unity on earth, which the Muslims revealed at Mecca in the very early have in view, the perfect teaching of period of the Call when the Muslims the Quran alone is not sufficient were being mercilessly harassed and unless it is accompanied by the harried and the persecution to which purification of their hearts. The verse they were subjected was very severe further says that the Quran not only and organized and seemed to know guides to the right path those who no end. Hence the need for these grope in the darkness of doubt and disbelief but also leads the believers comforting words. to the highest pinnacles of spiritual eminence and glory. The verse also refutes and rebuts the Christian dogma that the Law or the Shari'ah is a curse. It purports to say that the Law has been revealed as a source of Divine mercy and 2001 2241. Commentary: The verse gives the reason why revelation of the Quran will bring