The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 4) — Page 895
PT. 24 ḤĀ MĪM AS-SAJDAH CH. 41 وَلَكِنْ ظَنَنْتُمْ أَنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَعْلَمُ كَثِيرًا nay, you thought that even Allah مِّمَّا تَعْمَلُونَ did not know much of what you used to do. 3574 وَذَلِكُمْ ظَنُّكُمُ الَّذِي ظَنَنْتُمْ بِرَبِّكُمْ And that thought of yours. 24 which you entertained concerning your Lord, has ruined you. So now you have become of those who are the losers. '3575 ار دیكُمْ فَأَصْبَحْتُمْ مِّنَ الْخَسِرِينَ فَإِنْ يُصْبِرُوا فَالنَّارُ مَثْوَى لَّهُمْ ۚ وَإِنْ Now if they can endure, the. 25 Fire is their abode; and if they ask for favour, they are not of those whom favour will be shown. 3576 26. And We had assigned to them companions who made to يَسْتَعْتِبُوا فَمَا هُمْ مِّنَ الْمُعْتَبِيْنَ وَقَيَّضْنَا لَهُمْ قُرَنَاءَ فَزَيَّنُوْالَهُمْ مَّا بَيْنَ "14:22; 52:17. 16:85; 30:58. 3574. Important Words: (you fear) is derived from They say i. e. he covered the thing. The Arabs say i. e. he does not fear God. means, cover, veil, curtain; shame, protection, fear. They say, i. e. he has neither shame nor sense (Aqrab). Commentary: Besides the interpretation of the verse given in the text, it may also mean that the limbs of the sinners will say to them that not only did they not hide their evil deeds from them but they actually used them in committing sinful acts. 3575. Commentary: معتبين of a living faith in God. . 3576. Important Words: (to whom forgiveness is shown) is derived from again derived from granted him his goodwill or favour; became well-pleased with him. They which is means, he أعتبه. عتب i. e. I asked him to grant استعتبته فأعتبنى say me or regard me with his goodwill or favour or to become well-pleased with me and he granted me his favour (Lane & Aqrab). See also 30:58. Commentary: crimes of disbelievers are so heinous The verse means to say that the and hideous that they will not be granted, or taken back into, God's favour, or win back His pleasure, or In fact, all sins are the result of lack they will not be allowed even to 2809