The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 4) — Page 582
CH. 30 PT. 21 71 بسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ المن غُلِبَتِ الرُّوم ركوعاتها ٦ سورة الروم مكية ٣٠ (AR-RUM) 1. "In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful. 2989 2. 'Alif Lām Mīm. 2989A 3. The Romans have been defeated, 4. In the land nearby, and they, after their defeat, will victorious. 2990 be VIŠITE فِي أَدْنَى الْأَرْضِ وَهُم سَيَغْلِبُونَ ) 2989. Commentary: See. 1:1. "See 1:1. b29:2. attention is drawn to history and to the laws of nature. A Moreover, each letter of the Arabic alphabet possesses a definite numerical value, and the combined letters J have the numerical value 71 (1 having 1, J 30, and 40). As the central theme of the four chapters is the progress and ultimate triumph of Islam, the placing of J in their beginning seems to signify that Islam will take about as many years to consolidate itself fully and attain the hey-day of its glory. And thus it actually came to pass. Beginning with the Migration, Islam went from strength to strength till in the year 71 A. H. , with the coming into power of Yazid, son of Mu'awiyah, the solidarity of Islam suffered the first 2989A. Commentary: The present Surah is second of the four chapters 29th, 30th, 31st and 32nd which are headed by the abbreviated letters, Alif, Lām, Mīm. This has not been done haphazardly as some Christian writers are prone to think or deliberately misrepresent. These letters have a deep significance and far-reaching bearing on the subject matter of the Surah. There exists a striking resemblance between the subject matter of all these four Surahs; even their diction and style are very similar. They deal with the defeat and destruction of the forces of disbelief and darkness, and the rise and triumph of Islam. It has been repeatedly declared in these Surahs that the old order is dying, and a new and better order is emerging from its By the words "the land nearby" are ruins. In order to realize the full meant the countries lying close to significance of this dominant theme, | Arabia-Palestine, Jordan and Syria. 2496 serious blow. 2990. Commentary: