The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 4) — Page 399
PT. 19 AL-FURQAN off in respect of their place of repose. 2661 CH. 25 وَ يَوْمَ تَشَقَّقُ السَّمَاءُ بِالْغَمَامِ وَنُزِّلَ And the day when the. 26 الْمَلَكَةُ تَنْزِيْلًا heaven shall be rent asunder with the clouds, and the angels shall be sent down in large numbers- 2662 الْمُلْكُ يَوْمَنِ الْحَقُّ لِلرَّحْمَنِ وَكَانَ The true kingdom on that. 27 يَوْمًا عَلَى الْكَفِرِيْنَ عَسِيرًا day shall belong to the Gracious God; and it shall be a hard day for the disbelievers. 2663 2661. Commentary: "2:211. 6:74; 22:57. The verse signifies that whereas the work of disbelievers will be completely destroyed, the life of believers will be a life of perfect and perpetual calm and tranquillity. They will pass their days and nights in undisturbed composure equanimity. 2662. Commentary: and The reference in the verse may be to the Battle of Badr when rain came as a welcome relief to Muslims, and angels descended in large numbers to help them. Elsewhere the Quran says that in the battlefield of Badr as many as five thousand angels descended to attack disbelievers (3:125-126). It further says, "God revealed to the angels, saying, 'I am with you; so give firmness to those who believe. I will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve. Smite, then, the upper parts of their necks, and smite off all finger-tips" (8:13). 2663. Important Words: عسر hard is derived from) عسيرا which means, it was or became difficult, hard, hard to be borne or endured, hard to be done. b means, a want difficult of attainment. means, a day of difficulties; a hard, distressful or calamitous day; an unfortunate or unlucky day (Lane & Aqrab). Commentary: The day of Badr was indeed a most distressful day for disbelievers. It was on that day that the foundations of Islam were firmly laid and the Quraish had realized to their bitter 2313 mortification and discomfiture that it had come to stay. They had not the faintest idea that a small band of only 313 men, without adequate arms, ammunition or implements of war, will inflict a most crushing defeat on them and "the glory of Kedar will depart forever". It was on the battlefield of Badr that the great fighters and leaders of the Quraish