The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 4) — Page 850
CH. 39 AZ-ZUMAR PT. 24 وَنُفِخَ فِي الصُّوْرِ فَصَعِقَ مَنْ فِي And the trumpet will be. 69 blown, and all who are in the السَّمَوتِ وَمَنْ فِي الْأَرْضِ إِلَّا مَنْ شَاءَ heavens and all who are in the TÁRÁVISTVIEŠÍ اللهُ ثُمَّ نُفِخَ فِيْهِ أُخْرَى فَإِذَا هُمْ قِيَام يَنْظُرُونَ ) earth will fall down in a swoon, except those whom Allah will please to exempt. Then will it be blown a second time, and lo! they will be standing, awaiting judgement. 3486 وَأَشْرَقَتِ الْأَرْضُ بِنُورِ رَبَّهَا وَوُضِعَ And the earth will shine. 70 الْكِتَبُ وَجَانّ بِالنَّبِيْنَ وَالشُّهَدَاءِ with the light of her Lord, band الشُّهَدَاء open لَا the Book will be laid before them, and the Prophets وَقُضِيَ بَيْنَهُم بِالْحَقِّ وَهُمْ and the witnesses will be يُظْلَمُونَ brought, and judgement will be given between them with justice, and they will not be wronged. 3487 "18:100; 23:102; 36:52; 50:21; 69:14. 18:50. 3486. Commentary: The verse seems to apply to Resurrection in the next life. But it may also apply to the spiritual condition of people immediately before the appearance of a Divine teacher in the world whose advent is here likened to the blowing of the trumpet. In view of this simile "falling down into a swoon" may signify spiritual torpor of the people immediately before the appearance of a Divine Reformer and the words "will be standing, awaiting" may signify their having seen and followed the right path after he has made his appearance. 3487. Commentary: "and the earth will shine with the light of her Lord," would mean that the veil will be lifted from the mysteries of life and the consequences of good or bad actions which man will have done in this life and which remain hidden here, will become manifest. With reference, however, to the appearance of a Divine teacher in the world, particularly to that of the Holy Prophet, they may signify that now that the Holy Prophet has appeared the whole earth will shine with divine light, and spiritual darkness will be of the Prophets" may signify the completely dispelled. "The bringing advent of the Holy Prophet who represents all the Prophets and Divine Applied to the next life, the words, teachers; and the word "witnesses" 2764