The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 4) — Page 782
CH. 37 AȘ-ṢĀFFĀT 94. "Then he began suddenly to strike them with the right hand. 3331 95. Thereupon the people came towards him hastening, 3332 96. He said, 'Do you worship that which you have yourselves carved out, 97. Whereas Allah has created you and handiwork?'3333 also your a21:59. 21:67-68. bringing home to the Israelites their folly for adopting the calf as their god in the words: Could they not see this simple fact that it returned to them no answer, and had not the power to do them either harm or good. In vv. 21:64 & 66 and in the verse under comment Abraham advances the same argument in repudiation of idol- worship, viz. that the false gods cannot speak. From all these verses it becomes clear that God ceases to be a living God and forfeits all right to our worship and adoration if He ceases to speak to us and does not listen to and accept our prayers. Those who think that God has now given up revealing Himself to His servants are guilty of a colossal mistake. Islam's greatest superiority over all other religions lies in the fact that it has produced in every age men to whom God has spoken. In our own time He spoke to Aḥmad, the Promised Messiah. 3331. Commentary: PT. 23 فَرَاغَ عَلَيْهِمْ ضَرْبًا بِالْيَمِيْنِ فَأَقْبَلُوا اِلَيْهِ يَزِقُوْنَ قَالَ أَتَعْبُدُونَ مَا تَنْحِتُونَ وَاللَّهُ خَلَقَكُمْ وَمَا تَعْمَلُونَ يمين signifies that Abraham struck the idols with his full power and broke them into pieces. The word also meaning a vow, the verse may signify that Abraham struck the idols with great force in fulfilment of his vow referred to in "And by Allah I will certainly plan against your idols after you have gone away and turned your backs" (21:58). 3332. Important Words: (came hastening) is derived. i. e زن القوم في مشيتهم They says. زن from the people hastened or were quick in going alone. means, the wind blew violently. means, the bird spread its wings and threw itself (Aqrab). 3333. Commentary: The verse may have one or all the three following interpretations: (1) God has created you and your handiwork, i. e. the idols of stone which you carve out with your own The right hand being the symbol of hands. (2) God is your Creator and power and strength, the verse the Creator of all that you do, i. e. He 2696