The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 4)

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CH. 44 AD-DUKHĀN PT. 25 عَابِدُونَ but you will certainly revert to disbelief. 3707 يَوْمَ نَبْطِشُ الْبَشَةَ الكُبرى : On the day when We shall. 17 إِنَّا مُنتَقِمُونَ skéjí seize you with the great seizure, you will know We certainly will exact retribution. 3708 وَلَقَدْ فَتَنَّا قَبْلَهُمْ قَوْمَ فِرْعَوْنَ And We tried the people of. 18 وَجَاءَهُمْ رَسُولٌ كَرِيمُ Pharaoh before them, and there came to them a noble Messenger, أَنْ أَتُوا إِلَى عِبَادَ اللهِ اِنّى لَكُمْ Saying, “Deliver to me the. 19 رَسُولُ آمِينٌ servants of Allah. Truly, I am to you a Messenger, faithful to my trust;3709 وَاَنْ لا تَعْلُوا عَلَى اللهِ إِنِّي أُتِيَكُمُ And exalt not yourselves in. 20 بِسُلْطنٍ مُّبِيْنٍ defiance of Allah. Surely, I come to you with a clear authority. وَإِنِّي عُذْتُ بِرَبِّي وَرَبِّكُمْ أَنْ And I seek refuge in my. 21 ترجمو Lord and your Lord, lest you stone me. 3 3710 a40:28. 3707. Commentary: According to a reliable tradition the Holy Prophet prayed and the famine was removed. But the Quraish did not benefit from it and continued to oppose Islam. 3708. Commentary: hounded out of Mecca only eight years before) begging for mercy. 3709. Important Words: أدى deliver) is formed from) أدوا They say i. e. he paid it, conveyed it or delivered it (Lane). 3710. Important Words: you stone me is formed ترجمون The "great seizure" may refer to the defeat of the Quraish at the Battle of Badr or to the Fall of Mecca when all their glory departed and their pride was humbled in the dust. They came to the Holy Prophet (whom they had 2876 from. They say a i. e. he threw stones at him; he stoned him to death, he cursed him or reviled him; he cut off all friendly intercourse with him (Lane & Aqrab). See also 3:37.