The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 4) — Page 133
PT. 16 ṬĀHĀ CH. 20 يَوْمَبِذٍ يَتَّبِعُونَ الدَّاعِيَ لَا عِوَجَ لَهُ On that day they will. 109 لَا وَخَشَعَتِ الْأَصْوَاتُ لِلرَّحْمَنِ فَلَا ;teaching is without crookedness تَسْمَعُ إِلَّا هَمْسًا follow the Caller whose and all voices shall be hushed before the Gracious God and thou shalt not hear but a subdued sound of footsteps. 231 يَوْمَذٍ لَّا تَنْفَعُ الشَّفَاعَةُ إِلَّا مَنْ أَذِنَ لَهُ On that day intercession. 110 JONES shall not avail any person save him in whose case the Gracious God grants permission and with whose word of faith He is pleased. 2319 "21:29; 78:39. own time when great and powerful empires were to be swept away and there was to be a general levelling up of the social and economic conditions of different sections of human society. This process has already begun. 2318. Important Words: (subdued sound) is derived from (hamasa). They say i. e. he whispered in a subdued tone. means, he chewed the food همس الطعام الرَّحْمَنُ وَرَضِيَ لَهُ قَوْلًا the decline and ultimate destruction of the material power of the West and to the rise and ascendancy of Islam through a great Muslim Caller i. e. the Promised Messiah. 2319. Commentary: The words "in whose case the Gracious God grants permission" may apply to both the intercessor and the person for whom intercession is made. The expression "and with whose while his mouth was shut. sword of faith He is pleased" refers to means, he narrated to me his story in a low voice. means, he walked stealthily means, low or subdued voice; or subdued sound of footsteps. means, I seized him with a terrible seizure (Aqrab). Commentary: (the Caller) may refer to the Holy Prophet or his representative or Khalifah. The verse also alludes to Muslims. Elsewhere the Quran says about the true followers of Islam: "Allah is well pleased with them, and they are well pleased with Him" (58:23). The verse under comment means to say that at that time Islam will be in the ascendance and all progress and prosperity will fall to the lot of its followers. Allah will be well pleased with them and they will be well pleased with Him. 2047