The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 4) — Page 579
PT. 21 AL-'ANKABŪT CH. 29 مَثْوَى لِلْكُفِرِينَ "Is there not an abode in Hell for those who disbelieve?2987 وَالَّذِينَ جَاهَدُوا فِيْنَا لَنَهْدِيَنَّهُمْ سُبُلَنَا And as for those who strive. 70 وَاِنَّ اللهَ لَمَعَ الْمُحْسِنِينَ in Our path-We will surely guide them in Our ways. And ✗ verily, Allah is with those who do good. 2988 "18:103; 33:9; 48:14. 2987. Commentary: This verse reverts to the central theme of the Surah, viz. the truth of the claim of the Holy Prophet as a Divine Messenger, and sums up the argument to support and substantiate it. The argument is to the effect, (1) that a false claimant must eventually come to a sad end, and (2) that the rejecters and deniers of Divine Messengers never thrive and prosper. 2988. Commentary: The verse gives the essence of jihad as ordained by Islam. Islamic jihad does not consist in killing and being killed but in striving hard to win the pleasure of God. This can best be done by following a Divine Reformer when one has appeared and the safest and surest way to test the truth of his claim is to seek God's guidance by praying to Him. Thus to serve the cause of truth with all one's might under the command and guidance of a Divinely-appointed Reformer is jihad in the truest sense of the word. There can be no greater jihad than this. It may take the form of preaching and dissemination of the teaching of Islam by peaceful means or of defending it by the sword from being destroyed by its enemies. 2493