The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 4) — Page 703
CH. 34 قَالُوا سُبْحَنَكَ اَنْتَ وَلِتُنَا مِنْ دُو بَلْ كَانُوا يَعْبُدُونَ الْجِنَّ اَكْثَرُهُمْ بِهِم مُّؤْمِنُونَ فَالْيَوْمَ لَا يَمْلِكُ بَعْضُكُمْ لِبَعْضٍ نَّفْعًا PT. 22 SABA' 42. They will say, "Holy art Thou. Thou art our Protector against them. Nay, but they worshipped the Jinn; it was in them that most of them believed. '3164 43. It will be said to disbelievers: 'So, this day, you وَلَا ضَرًّا وَنَقُولُ لِلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا ذُوقُوا will have no power either to profit or harm one another. ' And عَذَابَ النَّارِ الَّتِي كُنتُم بِهَا تُكَذِّبُونَ We shall say to those who did wrong: b<Taste ye the punishment of the Fire that you denied. ' وَإِذَا تُتْلَى عَلَيْهِمْ أَيْتُنَا بَيْنَ قَالُوا مَا هَذَا And when Our manifest. 44 Signs are recited to them, they إِلَّا رَجُلٌ يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَصُدَّكُمْ عَمَّا كَانَ say, “This is but a man who يَعْبُدُ أَبَاؤُكُمْ وَقَالُوْا مَا هُذَا إِلَّا fathers your إِفْكٌ مُفْتَرَى وَقَالَ الَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوا :worshipped. And they say seeks to turn you away from that which ‘This is but a forged lie. ' And the truth when it comes to them, 'This is nothing but clear magic. '3165 لِلْحَقِّ لَمَّا جَاءَهُمْ إِن هذا سر those who disbelieve says about "25:19. 8:15; 10:53; 22:23. 17:95; 23:25. 3164. Commentary: The reference in the word jinn is to the proud, wicked and ungodly people who are not the followers of any revealed religion and who have been spoken of in vv. 32, 33 and 34 above. The word may also mean hidden forces of evil, the root (janna) meaning, it veiled, concealed or covered (Lane). 3165. Commentary: This verse sums up the subject matter of the whole Sūrah. The preceding verses deal with the mission of the Holy Prophet and answer the criticisms and objections of disbelievers against him. Their first objection was that the Prophet had 2617