The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 4) — Page 960
PT. 25 أَمْرًا مِنْ عِنْدِنَا إِنَّا كُنَّا مُرْسِلِينَ AD-DUKHĀN CH. 44 6. By Our own command. Verily, We have ever been sending Messengers, رَحْمَةً مِنْ رَّبِّكَ إِنَّهُ هُوَ السَّمِيعُ As a mercy from thy Lord. 7 الْعَلِيمُ Verily, He is the All-Hearing, the All-knowing, 3703 رَبِّ السَّمَوتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا The Lord of the heavens and. 8 إِن كُنتُمْ مُوقِنِينَ the earth and all that is between them, if you would only have faith. 3704 لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ يُحْيِي وَيُمِيْتُ رَبُّكُمْ There is no God but He He. 9 gives life and He causes death. He is your Lord, and the Lord of your forefathers. 10. Yet they play about in doubt. وَرَبُّ أَبَا بِكُمُ الْأَوَّلِينَ بَلْ هُمْ فِي شَكٍ يَلْعَبُونَ فَارْتَقِبْ يَوْمَ تَأْتِي السَّمَاءِ بِدُخَانٍ But watch thou for the day. 11 مُّبِينٍ when the sky will bring forth a visible smoke, 3705 "19:66; 37:6; 44:8; 78:38. 7:159; 10:57; 57:3. was revealed was humanity's greatest "Night of Destiny", for it was then that the foundations were laid of man's destiny for all time to come. 3703. Commentary: The advent of a Divine Reformer or of a new revelation is indeed a great mercy of God to mankind. It seems that a Prophet or a Divine Reformer comes in response to the agonised cries of the righteous men of the time that God might raise one who should call and lead erring humanity to the way of righteousness; and God does raise a Prophet or a Divine Reformer in the fulness of time. Being All- 2874 Knowing, He knows full well when the spiritual needs of mankind call for the appearance of a Prophet. 3704. Commentary: The verse points to the object of the appearance of a Divine Reformer which is to call men to God, the Lord of the heavens and the earth, Who gives life and causes death. 3705. Important Words: For (smoke) see 41:12. Commentary: The reference in the verse may be to the severe famine that overtook Mecca and lasted for several years till