The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 4) — Page 929
PT. 25 ASH-SHŪRĀ CH. 42 وَمَا كَانَ لِبَشَرِ أَنْ يُعَلِّمَهُ اللهُ إِلَّا وَحْيًا And it is not for a man that. 52 أَو مِنْ وَرَاءِ حِجَابٍ أَوْ يُرْسِلَ رَسُولًا Allah should speak to him except by direct revelation or from behind a veil or by sending فَيُوْحِيَ بِإِذْنِهِ مَا يَشَاءُ إِنَّهُ عَلِيُّ a messenger to reveal by His command what He pleases. Surely, He is High, Wise. 3637 وَكَذَلِكَ أَوْحَيْنَا إِلَيْكَ رُوحًا مِنْ And thus have We revealed. 53 أَمْرِنَا مَا كُنْتَ تَدْرِي مَا الْكِتَبُ وَلَا command. Thou didst not know to thee the Word by Our what the Book was, nor what الْإِيْمَانُ وَلكِنْ جَعَلْنَهُ نُورًا نَّهْدِى بِهِ the faith. But We have made it مَنْ نَّشَاءُ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا وَإِنَّكَ لَتَهْدِئَ the revelation) a light, whereby) إلى صراط مستقيمة We guide such of Our servants as We please. And truly, thou guidest mankind to the right path, 3638 disbelievers are warned that God has decreed that whereas the followers of Islam will increase and multiply, the disbelievers will decrease and become barren their children joining the fold of Islam. 3637. Important Words: (revelation) is infinitive noun from (waḥa). They say i. e. He pointed to him; sent to him a messenger; he talked to him secretly, intending to keep the talk secret from others. means, he did the thing quickly (Aqrab). See also 5:112. Commentary: The verse makes mention of the three ways in which God speaks to His servants and reveals His will to them: (a) He speaks direct to a person without the aid of an intermediary. (b) He makes him see a vision which may or may not be interpretable, or sometimes makes him hear words in a state of wakefulness, when he is not seeing the person speaking to him. This is the significance of the words, "from behind the veil. " (c) God sends down a messenger-an angel who delivers the Divine Message to him. See also 99:6. 2843 3638. Important Words: (Word) means, soul or spirit; breath of life; Divine revelation or inspiration; the Quran; angel; mercy of God; Word of God. See also 4:172 and 16:3. Commentary: The Quran has been called here