The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 4) — Page 506
CH. 27 AN-NAML PT. 20 وَإِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَيَعْلَمُ مَا تُحِنُ صُدُورُهُمُ And, surely, thy Lord. 75 وَمَا يُعْلِنُونَ knows what their bosoms conceal and what they reveal. 2863 وَمَا مِنْ غَابِبَةٍ فِي السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ إِلَّا And there is nothing hidden. 76 في كِتَبٍ مُّبِيْنٍ in the heaven and the earth, but it is recorded in a clear Book. اِنَّ هَذَا الْقُرْآنَ يَقُصُّ عَلَى بَنِي إِسْرَاعِيلَ Verily, this Quran explains. 77 to the children of Israel most of that concerning which they differ. 2864 أكْثَرَ الَّذِي هُمْ فِيْهِ يَخْتَلِفُونَ. وَإِنَّهُ لَهُدًى وَرَحْمَةٌ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ اِنَّ رَبَّكَ يَقْضِي بَيْنَهُمْ بِحُكْمِهِ وَهُوَ will الْعَزِيزُ الْعَلِيمُن 78. And verily, it is a guidance and a mercy to the believers. 79. Verily, thy Lord decide between them by His judgement, and He is the Mighty, the All-Knowing. "2:78; 16:24; 28:70; 36:77; 40:20. in v. 72 above, the present and the preceding verse constitute a befitting answer. The preceding verse purported to say that the disbelievers will soon receive Divine punishment but it will not be a devastating and all-destructive punishment, but will only constitute a part of what they demanded because God is gracious to mankind i. e. in deference to the Holy Prophet his people will be shown mercy and like the disbelievers of the former Prophets they will not get a destructive punishment. 2863. Commentary: This and the next verse refer to the plots and conspiracies that disbelievers were hatching against Islam and the Holy Prophet. 2420 2864. Commentary: The implied reference in this verse may be to Solomon whom the Jews accused of resorting to Shirk (idolatry) in order to win the affection of an idolatrous woman. The Quran absolves him of this most heinous charge (as it absolves all other Prophets of the charges levelled against them by the Jews) by stating that far from stooping to idol worship in order to win the love of the Queen of Sheba, Solomon actually converted her to the worship of the One True God and made her renounce the worship of false gods. As there had existed difference of opinion among the Jews about Solomon's behaviour towards the Queen, the Quran has lifted the veil from the real