The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 4) — Page 547
PT. 20 AL-QASAS CH. 28 قَالَ إِنَّمَا أُوتِيتُهُ عَلَى عِلْمٍ عِنْدِي He said, “This has been. 79 أَوَلَمْ يَعْلَمُ أَنَّ اللهَ قَدْ اَهلَكَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِ knowledge I possess. Did he مِنَ الْقُرُونِ مَنْ هُوَ اَشَدُّ مِنْهُ قُوَّةً given to me because of the not know that Allah had destroyed before him ط وَاَكْثَرُ جَمْعًا وَلَا يُسْلُ عَنْ generations that were mightier than he and greater in riches? And the guilty shall not be asked to offer an explanation of their sins. 2932 ذُنُوبِهِمُ الْمُجْرِمُونَ ) فَخَرَجَ عَلَى قَوْمِهِ فِي زِينَتِهِ قَالَ الَّذِينَ So he went forth before his. 80 people in all his pomp. Those يُرِيدُونَ الْحَيُوةَ الدُّنْيَا لَيْتَ لَنَا مِثْلَ مَا who were desirous of the life of this world said, 'Would that we had the like of what Korah has been given! Truly, he is the master of a great fortune. ' أوتِيَ قَارُونُ إِنَّهُ لَذُو حَظِّ عَظِيمٍ وَقَالَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْعِلْمَ وَيْلَكُمْ But those who had been. 81 given knowledge said, 'Woe ثَوَابُ اللهِ خَيْرٌ لِمَنْ آمَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحًا unto you, Allah's reward is best وَلَا يُلَقُهَا إِلَّا الصُّبِرُونَ for those who believe and do good works; and it shall be granted to none except those who are steadfast. ' فَخَسَفْنَا بِهِ وَبِدَارِهِ الْاَرْضَ فَمَا كَانَ Then We caused the earth. 82 to swallow him up and his لَهُ مِنْ فِئَةٍ يَنْصُرُونَهُ مِنْ دُونِ اللهِ وَمَا dwelling; and he had no party to "39:50. '29:41. be given an opportunity to defend ولا يسأل عن ذنوبهم المجرمون The expression 2932. Commentary: may mean that the guilt of the disbelievers will be so patent that no further investigation will be considered necessary to establish it; 2461 or it may mean that the guilty will not themselves or to redress the wrong done by them, their sins and crimes being all too apparent.