The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 4) — Page 532
CH. 28 AL-QASAS Resurrection they will be among those deprived of all good. 2905 R. 5. PT. 20 وَلَقَدْ أَتَيْنَا مُوسَى الكتب مِنْ بَعْدِ مَا And We gave the Book to. 44 أَهْلَكْنَا الْقُرُونَ الْأُولَى بَصَابِرَ لِلنَّاسِ وَهُدًى وَرَحْمَةً لَّعَلَّهُمْ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ Moses, after We had destroyed the earlier generations, as a source of enlightenment for men, and a guidance and a mercy, that they might reflect. 2906 7:155; 46:13. or 2905. Important Words: (deprived of good) is the plural of which is passive participle from (qabaḥa). They say aulas (qabbaḥa) i. e. God removed him or may God remove him far from good or prosperity or from all that is good, or God rendered him or may God render him foul, unseemly, unsightly, ugly or hideous despised. means, removed far from good or prosperity or from all that is good or from success or the attainment of that which he desires or seeks, or driven away like a dog or despised or rendered foul, unseemly, ugly or hideous. (qabuḥa) which is intransitive form means, it was or became bad, abominable, ugly or hideous. which means, bad, ugly, abominable, etc. is formed from this verb (Lane & Aqrab). 2906. Important Words: (source of enlightenment) is the plural of which means, perceptive faculty of the mind, understanding; intelligence; firm belief of the heart; an evidence, testimony, proof or argument; witness; a shield; the blood by which one is directed to an animal that has been shot (Lane & Aqrab). See also 7:204. Commentary: In this verse, the Book of Moses has been described as to which in view of the various meanings of this word seemed to possess the following characteristics: (1) It was a potent means of sharpening the perceptive faculties of those who believed in it and followed it, as the Word of God is indeed a great sharpener of human intellect. (2) It constituted a strong evidence in favour of the Holy a pointer, directing Prophet and people to the Quran. It also served as an argument and a proof to prove the truth of Moses' own claim. (3) It served as a shield which protected a 2446 followers of Moses from the vicissitudes of time and heavenly chastisement. (4) It formed a mark or sign which pointed and led to God as the blood of a wounded animal points and leads to the place where it has fallen. This means that the Torah served as a guidance and showed the believers the way to God and led