The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 4) — Page 69
PT. 16 MARYAM CH. 19 وَإِذَا تُتْلَى عَلَيْهِمْ أَيْتُنَا بَيِّنَتٍ قَالَ الَّذِينَ And when Our manifest. 74 كَفَرُوا لِلَّذِيْنَ آمَنُوا اَيُّ الْفَرِيقَيْنِ ,disbelievers say to the believers خَيْرٌ مَّقَامًا وَ أَحْسَنُ نَدِيَّا Signs are recited unto them, the 'Tell us, which of the two parties is better in respect of position and makes a more impressive assembly?'2213 وَكَمْ أَهْلَكْنَا قَبْلَهُمْ مِنْ قَرْنٍ هُمُ And how many generations. 75 أَحْسَنُ آثَاثًا وَرِيَّا have We destroyed before them, who were better off in wealth than these and better in outward show!2214 6:7; 17:18; 19:99; 21:12; 36:32; 50:37. verse as an independent and separate clause, otherwise he could not have reprimanded Ḥafṣah for having misunderstood the meaning of the verse under comment. 2213. Important Words:. (assembly) is derived from They say i. e. the people gathered and came to a meeting. w means, i. e. an assembly (Aqrab). Commentary: (Signs) are those proofs and arguments based on reason, intellect and experience, which point to the existence of a thing, its aim and purpose, and establish it. okoli (manifest Signs) are those Signs and arguments or reasons which not only point to the existence of a thing and prove it but are quite suited to the occasion and to the problem which they are intended to prove, and they have a very noble and sublime purpose to serve which eminently do. they 1983 This verse shows that Western nations are very proud of their material pomp and wealth and are proud also of their civilization and culture, the order of their society and their way of life and their military organizations and vast numbers. 2214. Important Words: مراء (outward show) is derived from which means, he saw or he thought. means, a sight; a beautiful sight; anything to which people raise their eyes to see. v means, aspect, look or outward appearance; beautiful aspect or outward appearance or what the eyes see of goodly condition and clean apparel (Lane & Aqrab). For (wealth) see 16:81. Commentary: The verse while, on the one hand, shows how proud the western Christian nations are of their material might, pomp and wealth and of the high order of their society, on the