The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 4) — Page 749
PT. 23 YĀ SIN CH. 36 وَاِنْ نَّشَأْ نُغْرِقْهُمْ فَلَا صَرِيخَ لَهُمْ And if We so willed We. 44 could drown them; then they would have no one to succor them, nor would they be rescued, 3243 45. Except through mercy from Us and as a provision for a time. وَلَا هُمْ يُنْقَدُونَ إِلَّا رَحْمَةً مِّنَّا وَمَتَاعًا إِلَى حِينٍ وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ اتَّقَوْا مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيكُمْ وَمَا ,And when it is said to them. 46 'Guard yourselves against that which is before you through prayer, and that which is behind you through repentance, that you may receive mercy,' they turn away. 3244 47. "And there comes not to them any Sign out of the Signs of their Lord, but they turn away from it. خَلْفَكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ ) وَمَا تَأْتِيهِمْ مِنْ آيَةٍ مِّنْ أَيْتِ رَبِّهِمْ إِلَّا كَانُوا عَنْهَا مُعْرِضِينَ لا وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ أَنْفِقُوا مِمَّا رَزَقَكُمُ اللهُ ,And when it is said to them. 48 'Spend out of that with which "6:5; 21:3; 26:6. world when the Quran was revealed. There used to be only ordinary boats made of wood which plied with oars or floated with the aid of sails. It was at such a time that the Quran foretold that God would bring into existence 3243. Commentary: The verse seems to say that western Christian nations who have greatly benefited by sea travel and have enslaved weaker nations by their great not power will go sea their evil ways and the worship of Mammon. 3244. Commentary: new kinds of boats. Steamers and big unpunished if they did not give up liners, airships and aeroplanes which are so much in use in these days are a clear fulfilment of this Quranic prophecy. The present and the preceding verse which speaks of sea- voyage seem to refer to the present time and not to Arabs in the Holy Prophet's time who were not familiar with these things. 2663 The words you may mean, "the evil consequences of your future evil deeds" and may mean "the results of the wicked deeds you might have done in the past. "