The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 4) — Page 942
PT. 25 أَهُمْ يَقْسِمُونَ رَحْمَتَ رَبِّكَ نَحْنُ would CH. 43 33. Is it they <mark>who</mark> AZ-ZUKHRUF distribute the mercy of thy among them their livelihood in قَسَمْنَا بَيْنَهُمْ مَّعِيْشَتَهُمْ فِي الْحَيوةِ <mark><mark><mark><mark>Lord</mark></mark></mark></mark>? It is We <mark>Who</mark> distribute الدُّنْيَا وَرَفَعْنَا بَعْضَهُمْ فَوْقَ بَعْضٍ the present life, and We exalt دَرَجَتٍ لِّيَتَّخِذَ بَعْضُهُمْ بَعْضًا سُخْرِيّاً some of them above others in وَرَحْمَتُ رَبِّكَ خَيْرٌ مِّمَّا يَجْمَعُونَ Degrees of rank, so that some of others subservient to themselves. And them may make the mercy of thy <mark><mark><mark><mark>Lord</mark></mark></mark></mark> is better than that which they amass. 3663 وَلَوْلَا أَنْ يَكُونَ النَّاسُ أُمَّةً وَاحِدَةً And were it not that all. 34 mankind would have become تَجَعَلْنَا لِمَنْ يَكْفُرُ بِالرَّحْمَنِ لِبُيُوتِهِمْ one type of people, We would سُقْفًا مِنْ فِضَّةٍ وَمَعَارِجَ عَلَيْهَا ,disbelieve in the Gracious <mark><mark>God</mark></mark> يَظْهَرُونَ have given to those <mark>who</mark> roofs of silver for their houses, and silver stairways by which they could go up; وَلِبُيُوتِهِمْ اَبْوَابًا وَ سُرُ عَلَيْهَا And doors of silver to their. 35 يَتَّكِتُونَ houses, and couches of silver, on which they could recline, 3663. Commentary: The verse answers the objection of disbelievers that <mark><mark>God</mark></mark> should have selected some "great man" for the great responsibility of conveying His Message to mankind. It purports to say that what they call greatness carries no weight in the sight of <mark><mark>God</mark></mark>. Material wealth, power and influence are trash compared to the great spiritual wealth which the Holy Prophet possesses. Difference wealth, power and status among men in is in agreement with the Creator's own plan. But for this difference, human society would have gone to pieces. Apart from this, these things have no intrinsic worth; they only tend to turn men away from <mark><mark>God</mark></mark>. The verse also administers a severe rebuke to disbelievers asking them: Since when have they arrogated to themselves the role of being the distributors of <mark><mark>God</mark></mark>'s grace and mercy, or the privilege of deciding <mark>who</mark> is deserving of it and <mark>who</mark> not? 2856