The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 4) — Page 881
PT. 24 AL-MU'MIN CH. 40 نَكُن نَّدْعُوا مِنْ قَبْلُ شَيْئًا كَذَلِكَ يُضِلُّ from us. Nay, we never prayed اللهُ الْكُفِرِينَ to anything beside Allah before. " Thus will Allah confound the disbelievers. ذلِكُمْ بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَفْرَحُوْنَ فِي الْأَرْضِ That is because you exulted. 76 in the earth without justification, and because insolently. you behaved بِغَيْرِ الْحَقِّ وَ بِمَا كُنْتُمْ تَمْرَحُوْنَ ® ادْخُلُوا أَبْوَابَ جَهَنَّمَ خَلِدِينَ فِيهَا ,Enter ye the gates of Hell. 77 فَبِئْسَ مَثْوَى الْمُتَكَبِرِينَ ) to abide therein. And evil is the abode of the arrogant. ' فَاصْبِرْ إِنَّ وَعْدَ اللهِ حَقٌّ فَإِمَّا نُرِيَنَّكَ. patient thou be 78. Then بَعْضَ الَّذِي نَعِدُهُمْ أَوْ نَتَوَفَّيَنَّكَ فَإِلَيْنَا bound to be fulfilled. And Surely, the promise of Allah is b whether We show thee part of what We have promised them or whether We cause thee to die before the fulfilment of Our promise, to Us in any case will they be brought back. 3548 اگر و سر اگر و يُرْجَعُونَ وَلَقَدْ أَرْ سَلْنَا رُسُلًا مِّنْ قَبْلِكَ مِنْهُمْ send 79. And We did Messengers before thee; "of "16:30; 39:73. 10:47; 13:41; 23:96; 43:43. 4:165. 3548. Commentary: The verse refers to two vital principles: (1) Truth must prevail in the long run but before success comes to men of God, they have to go through severe trials and tribulations and their faith has to be tested and proved up to the mark. (2) Prophecies containing warnings of punishment disbelievers are conditional and subject to postponement, revocation to or cancellation. The word (part) signifies that not all prophecies containing threats are literally fulfilled. They change with a change in the attitude of disbelievers. If disbelievers persist in denying and opposing truth they are punished, but if they accept truth, or if they give up opposition and reform themselves, such prophecies are revoked and cancelled. 2795