The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 4) — Page 680
CH. 33 AL-AḤZĀB PT. 22 ليُعَذِّبَ اللهُ الْمُنْفِقِينَ وَالْمُنْفِقُتِ The result is that Allah will. 74 وَالْمُشْرِكِيْنَ وَالْمُشْرِكْتِ وَيَتُوبَ اللهُ and b عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَتِ وَكَانَ اللهُ غَفُورًا رَّحِيْمان punish hypocritical men and hypocritical women, idolatrous men and idolatrous women; and Allah turns in mercy to believing men and believing women; and Allah is Most Forgiving, Merciful. 3129 7 "4:28, 9:104. the divine law was imposed upon man and other terrestrial and celestial beings. All of them with the exception of man refused to betray this trust, i. e. they carried out fully and faithfully all the laws to which they were made subject. The whole nature was true to its laws and the angels also carried out their duties loyally and faithfully (16:51). It is man alone who having been endowed with discretion and volition defies and violates Divine commandments because he is unjust and neglects and ignores his duties and responsibilities. This meaning of the verse is supported by 41:12 wherein it is stated that the heavens and earth were commanded to carry out the laws that were imposed on them and they gave their willing and unconditional obedience to them. 3129. Commentary: The verse means to say that with the revelation of the Shari'ah the people became split up into two classes: (1) Those acting upon it I came to be known as believers and received the favours and grace of God. (2) Those who rejected and defied it got the unenviable appellation of hypocrites and idolaters and were visited with Divine punishment. 2594