The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 4)

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CH. 34 PT. 22 00 ركوعاتها ٦ سورة سبا مكية ٣٤ (SABA') بسمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ 1. "In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful. 3130 the earth. And His is all praise in the Hereafter; and He is the Wise, the All-Aware. 3131 اَلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِى لَهُ مَا فِي السَّمُوتِ All praise is due to Allah to. 2 Whom belongs whatever is in وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَ لَهُ الْحَمْدُ فِي الْآخِرَةِ the heavens and whatever is in وَهُوَ الْحَكِيمُ الْخَبِيرُ يَعْلَمُ مَا يَلِجُ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَمَا يَخْرُجُ مِنْهَا He knows whatever goes. 3 وَمَا يَنْزِلُ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ وَ مَا يَعْرُجُ فِيهَا it, and وَهُوَ الرَّحِيمُ الْغَفُورُ into the earth and whatever comes forth from it, whatever descends from the heaven and whatever ascends into it; and He is Merciful, Most Forgiving 3132 3130. Commentary: See. 1:1. 3131. Commentary: "See 1:1. 57:5. Five chapters of the Quran i. e. 1st, 6th, 18th, 35th and the present one, begin with the words "All praise is due to Allah. " All these chapters, expressly or by implication, deal with the subject of the Lordship, Almightiness and Majesty of God. The preceding several chapters embodied prophecies about the rise, progress and the ultimate victory of Islam over false faiths. In the present Surah, however, the Muslims are warned that they should be on their guard against falling into bad ways. God being the Lord of all the worlds, 2598 He has no relation with any particular people and so if they followed evil ways as did the Israelites in the time of Solomon, all their power and glory will vanish and like the Israelites they will fall a victim to misery, degradation and ruin. The words "His is praise in the Hereafter" refer to the time when Islam again will become triumphant after its decline. A detailed reference to this has been made in 32:6. 3132. Commentary: This verse consists of four clauses. The first clause, "whatever goes into the earth" corresponds to the third clause, viz. "whatever descends from the heaven;" and the second clause,