The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 4) — Page 315
CH. 23 AL-MU'MINÜN وَإِنَّكَ لَتَدْعُوهُمْ إِلَى صِرَاطٍ surely thou مُّسْتَقِيمٍ PT. 18 74. And most invitest them to a right path. وَإِنَّ الَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُوْنَ بِالْآخِرَةِ عَنِ And those who believe not. 75 الصِّرَاطِ لَنْكِبُونَ. in the Hereafter, are indeed deviating from that path. 2560A وَلَوْ رَحِمْتُهُمْ وَكَشَفْنَا مَا بِهِمْ مِنْ And if We had mercy on. 76 ضُرِّ لَدَجُوا فِي طُغْيَانِهِمْ يَعْمَهُونَ them and relieved them of their affliction, they would still persist in their transgression, wandering blindly. 2561 وَلَقَدْ أَخَذْتُهُمْ بِالْعَذَابِ فَمَا اسْتَكَانُوا We did seize them with. 77 punishment, but they humbled a7:136; 43:51. 6:44. recompense or reward for his selfless service than the answer he gave to his kind and loving uncle Abū Ṭālib when, on being pressed by the Quraishite leaders, Abū Ṭālib asked the Holy Prophet to make compromise with the idolaters and give up preaching against idol- worship? The never-to-be-forgotten answer which the Holy Prophet gave to his uncle was: a "If they were to place the sun on my right hand and the moon on my left and ask me to give up preaching against idolatry, I will never do so till my mission is fulfilled or I perish in the attempt" (Tabarī, vol. 3). 2560A. Important Words: (deviating) is the plural of 5 which is active participle from C. They say (nakiba) i. e. he deviated or turned aside from the path. means, the shoulder of 2229 the man complained of pain. means, the camel suffered from a disease of the shoulder (Aqrab). 2561. Important Words: (they would still persist in) is plural form of which means, he persisted or persevered in an affair or he persisted obstinately in an affair, even if it became manifest that it was wrong; he persisted in contention, litigation or wrangling (Lane & Aqrab). Commentary: Man is so constituted that when he he throws all caution to the winds and is in comfort and easy circumstances, begins to indulge in unseemly conduct. But when his transgression and wicked pursuits produce evil results, then he gives himself up to despair. It is to this natural disposition of man that reference has been made in this verse.