The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 4) — Page 178
CH. 21 AL-ANBIYA' PT. 17 وَلَبِنْ مَّشَتُهُمْ نَفْحَةٌ مِنْ عَذَابِ And if even a breath of thy. 47 ORALES Lord's punishment touch them, رَبَّكَ لَيَقُولُنَّ يُوَيْلَنَا إِنَّا كُنَّا ظُلِمِينَ they will surely cry out, Woe to us! we wrongdoers. '2387 were indeed 48. And We shall set up accurate scales of justice for the وَنَضَعُ الْمَوَازِينَ الْقِسْطَ لِيَوْمِ الْقِيمَةِ. فَلَا تُظْلَمُ نَفْسٌ شَيْئًا وَإِنْ كَانَ مِثْقَالَ Day of Resurrection, so that no soul will be wronged in aught. And even if it be the weight of a grain of mustard seed, We would bring it forth. And sufficient are We as reckoners. 2388 حَبَّةٍ مِّنْ خَرْدَلٍ أَتَيْنَا بِهَا وَكَفَى بِنَا حسِبِيْنَ وَلَقَدْ أَتَيْنَا مُوسَى وَهُرُونَ الْفُرْقَانَ And We gave Moses and. 49 وَضِيَاءَ وَ ذِكْرًا لِلْمُتَّقِينَ Aaron the Discrimination and a Light and a Reminder for the righteous, 2389 a7:6. 4:41; 18:50. º2:54. has made about the triumph of Islam and about the defeat and discomfiture of disbelief are not the figment of his own imagination. They proceed from the Almighty God and are based on His clear and express Word. 2387. Important Words: (breath) is inf. noun from which means, it diffused its odour. means, the wind blew or it means, he gave blew gently. him a gift. a means, an odour or a plenteous odour; a blast or a breath of wind; a gift. means, a grievous blast of hot wind (Lane & Aqrab). 2388. Important Words: Jmeans, grain of mustard seed. (khardala) means, he ate the best part of the food. means, he cut the meat into small pieces (Aqrab). Commentary: Besides being a continuation of the subject dealt with in the preceding verses the present verse makes it clear that Hell is not everlasting. If even the slightest good work done by a man is to be rewarded, as the verse says, then a time must come when the punishment of his evil deeds should come to an end and the reward of his good works should begin. Contrary to the teachings of other religions the Quran teaches us that it is the Heaven and not Hell that is everlasting. The Islamic conception of Heaven and Hell is evidently more in keeping with reason and common sense. See also (11:109). 2092 2389. Commentary (the Discrimination) may signify the signs and miracles which