The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 4) — Page 918
PT. 25 CH. 42 ASH-SHŪRĀ 19. "Those who believe not therein seek to hasten it; but يَسْتَعْجِلُ بِهَا الَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُوْنَ بِهَا وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مُشْفِقُونَ مِنْهَا وَيَعْلَمُونَ those who believe are fearful of it, and know that it is the truth. اَنَّهَا الْحَقُّ أَلَا إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يُمَارُونَ فِي Beware! those who dispute السَّاعَةِ لَفِي ضَلْلٍ بَعِيْدِ E concerning the Hour are in error, far gone. 3616 اللهُ لَطِيفُ بِعِبَادِهِ يَرْزُقُ مَنْ يَشَاءُ Allah is Benignant to His. 20 وَهُوَ الْقَوِيُّ الْعَزِيزُة servants. He provides for whom He pleases. And He is the Powerful, the Mighty. R. 3. مَنْ كَانَ يُرِيدُ حَرْثَ الْآخِرَةِ نَزِدْ لَهُ فِي Whoso desires the harvest. 21 of the Hereafter, We give him حَرْثِهِ ۚ وَمَنْ كَانَ يُرِيدُ حَرْثَ الدُّنْيَا increase in his harvest and نُؤْتِهِ مِنْهَا وَمَا لَهُ فِي الْآخِرَةِ مِنْ whoso desires the harvest of this world, We give him thereof, but in the Hereafter he will have no share. 3617 a13:7; 27:47. 6:104; 22:64. 3:146; 4:135; 17:20. d3:146; 17:19. expression (He has sent down) has also been used about (iron) which represents power that enforces the Divine Law. The words, and what will make thee know that the hour may be near at hand, mean that if disbelievers did not accept the Message of Islam and their bad deeds outstripped their good deeds, Divine punishment would overtake them very soon. 3616. Commentary: Disbelievers do not believe in the Day of Judgement, so they demand its speedy coming; but with true believers, the case is quite different. They know that on the Day of 2832 Ⓒid Judgement they will have to render an account of their actions and, therefore, while they make every preparation for it, they are also afraid to face it. 3617. Commentary: In v. 19 above believers and disbelievers in life after death have been mentioned together. The present verse warns those whose efforts are wholly directed towards acquiring the vanities and paltry things of this life that they will be deprived of the bliss and blessings of everlasting life of the Hereafter, but those who prepare for the next life will have Divine blessings bestowed upon them