The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 4) — Page 945
PT. 25 AZ-ZUKHRUF CH. 43 أَوْ نُرِيَنَّكَ الَّذِي وَعَدْنَهُمْ فَإِنَّا عَلَيْهِمْ Or We shall show thee that. 43 مُّقْتَدِرُونَ which We have promised them; for surely We have complete power over them. 3669 فَاسْتَمْسِكُ بِالَّذِي أُوحِيَ إِلَيْكَ إِنَّكَ So hold thou fast to that. 44 which has been revealed to thee; for thou art on the right path. 45. And, truly, it is a source of eminence for thee and for thy people; and you will be inquired about. 3670 عَلَى صِرَاطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ وَإِنَّهُ لَذِكْرُ لَكَ وَلِقَوْمِكَ وَسَوْفَ تُلُونَ وَسْتَلْ مَنْ أَرْسَلْنَا مِنْ قَبْلِكَ مِنْ رُّسُلِنَا And ask those of Our. 46 أَجَعَلْنَا مِنْ دُونِ الرَّحْمَنِ الِهَةً before thee, Did We appoint تُعْبَدُونَ wagt Messengers whom We sent any deities besides the Gracious God, to be worshipped?'3671 R. 5. وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا مُوسَى بِالتِنا إلى And We did send Moses. 47 فِرْعَوْنَ وَمَلَابِهِ فَقَالَ إِنِّي رَسُولُ with Our Signs to Pharaoh and his chiefs, and he said, 'I am 10:47; 13:41; 40:78. 11:113. 21:11; 38:2. 21:26. 11:97; 14:6; 23:46; 40:24. 3669. Commentary: The verse indicates that in order to establish the truth of Islam, heavenly signs appeared not only in the Holy Prophet's own lifetime, but will continue to appear after his death, in all ages. 3670. Commentary: The word 5; meaning eminence (Lane), the verse purports to say that through the Quran the Holy Prophet and his followers will acquire great eminence and honour, and the time will soon come when people will enquire about their doings and will seek and get guidance from their precepts and example. 3671. Commentary: The verse means to say that study of the lives of all Divine Messengers reveals the fact that they all taught and preached Unity of God and directed all their efforts to its establishment in the world. There is not to be found in their teachings the faintest support of polytheism or remotest reference to it. 2859