The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 4) — Page 917
CH. 42 وَالَّذِينَ يُحَاجُونَ فِي اللهِ مِنْ بَعْدِ who dispute PT. 25 17. And those ASH-SHŪRĀ concerning Allah after He has null and void in the sight of their مَا اسْتُجِيْبَ لَهُ حُجَّتُهُمْ دَاحِضَةٌ عِنْدَ been accepted their plea is رَبِّهِمْ وَعَلَيْهِمْ غَضَبٌ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ Lord; and on them is Gods شَدِيده wrath and for them will be a severe punishment. 3614 اللَّهُ الَّذِي أَنْزَلَ الْكِتَبَ بِالْحَقِّ Allah it is Who has sent. 18 down the Book with truth and وَالْمِيزَانَ وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّ السَّاعَةَ also the Balance. And what will قَرِيب make thee know that the Hour may be near at hand?3615 "40:6. 55:8, 57:26. words, "Allah will gather us together" may imply a prophecy that disbelievers will join the fold of Islam. 3614. Important Words: (futile) is feminine active دحضت participle from They say دحضت حجته. i. e. his foot slipped رجله or means, his argument, plea evidence was or became null and void; it proved false. a, means, null and void; futile; false; slippery (Lane & Aqrab). Commentary: The words, "after He has been accepted," mean, after the truth of Islam has been established and people have begun to join its fold in large numbers. After such an irrebuttable testimony in favour of Islam, the verse purports to say, it is foolish and futile on the part of disbelievers to go on disputing and doubting its truth. 3615. Commentary: The verse mentions two very important things which God has sent 2831 down for man's guidance and benefit: (a) "the Book" i. e. the laws of the Shari'ah, (b) "the Balance" i. e. standards by which human actions are appraised, judged, measured and weighed; or it may mean the faculty by which man can distinguish between right and wrong or, as some say, Juc (justice), which signifies the right use of the Book. In fact, in this life (and more so in the next life) all human actions are weighed in divine scales and he whose good actions outweigh his bad actions leads a life of bliss and happiness, and he whose bad deeds outweigh his good deeds burns in the fire of failure, regrets and sighs (101:7-12). The word (balance) may also refer to the Quran, meaning that the Quran does not say anything which is not supported by reason. Thus the Quran constitutes an infallible criterion () to judge what is right and what is wrong. Elsewhere in the Quran (57:26) the