The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 4) — Page 843
PT. 24 AZ-ZUMAR CH. 39 b قُلْ لِلَّهِ الشَّفَاعَةُ جَمِيعًا لَهُ مُلْكُ Say, All intercession rests. 45 b with Allah. To Him belongs the السَّمَوتِ وَالْاَرْضِ ثُمَّ إِلَيْهِ kingdom of the heavens and the تُرْجَعُونَ earth. And to Him then shall you be brought back. '3468 وَإِذَا ذُكِرَ اللهُ وَحْدَهُ اشْمَأَزَّتْ قُلُوبُ And when Allah alone is. 46 الَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُوْنَ بِالْآخِرَةِ وَإِذَا ذُكِرَ who believe not in the Hereafter الَّذِيْنَ مِنْ دُونِةٍ إِذَاهُمْ يَسْتَبْشِرُونَ mentioned the hearts of those shrink with aversion; but when those beside Him are mentioned, behold! they begin to rejoice. 3469 قُلِ اللَّهُمَّ فَاطِرَ السَّمَوتِ وَالْأَرْضِ Say, "O Allah! Originator. 47 علِمَ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ أَنْتَ تَحْكُمُ بَيْنَ Knower of the unseen and the عِبَادِكَ فِي مَا كَانُوا فِيهِ يَخْتَلِفُونَ of the heavens and the earth; seen; Thou alone wilt judge Thy servants between concerning that in which they differed. '3470 "17:47; 22:73; 40:13. 6:15; 12:102; 14:11; 35:2. which are displeasing to God. The most heinous of all evil deeds is the setting up of equals with Him and the adoring of false gods. 3468. Commentary: The verse refutes the false plea of idolaters that they worship their self- devised deities because they believe that they will intercede for them with God the Almighty and will bring them near to Him (39:4). "All intercession rests with Allah," says the verse, and "who is he that will intercede with Him except by His permission?" (2:256). See also 2:49. 3469. Important Words: whaŵ They say shrank from it in اشماز. or hatred derived from dis i. e. my soul dislike, aversion means, he shrank or shuddered or was frightened. means, their hearts become contracted and shrink with aversion (Lane). 3470. Commentary: In the preceding verse reference was made to Divine Unity. The present verse mentions those attributes that are inseparably linked with Divine Unity. These attributes are that God is the sole Originator and Creator of the heavens and the earth and that He is the Knower of (shrink with aversion) is the unseen and the seen. 2757