The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 5) — Page 89
PT. 26 ADH-DHĀRIYĀT CH. 51 6. Surely, that which you are promised is true; 3894 7. And the Judgement will surely come to pass. 8. And by the heaven full of tracks, 3895 b52:8. (those that speed lightly along) and (those that distribute), when pointing to the physical phenomenon, may stand for winds that scatter far and wide the vapours that rise from the oceans, carry the clouds laden with rainwater, blow gently and then cause rain to fall on dry, parched and burnt land and turn it into a smiling, blooming and blossoming piece of earth, full of verdure, beautiful flowers and sweet fruits. These four words may also stand for the band of righteous men who drinking deep at the spiritual fountain that the Holy Prophet caused to flow: and after; assimilating and becoming impregnated with the beautiful and life-giving Quranic teaching, went to the remote corners of Arabia and afterwards to far-off lands, carrying their blessed load, and scattering the revealed Word of God in countries, reeking with polytheistic beliefs and immoral practices not with the sword but with love and peace, like winds that blow gently and carry rain to withered land. 3894. Commentary: The verse purports to say that the holy men of God referred to in the preceding four verses will discharge their sacred obligations fully and 2985 إِنَّمَا تُوعَدُونَ لَصَادِقُ ن وَإِنَّ الدِّينَ لَوَاقِع وَالسَّمَاءِ ذَاتِ الْحُبُكِ faithfully, and will thus fulfil prophecies concerning the spread and triumph of Islam. This fact will show that the promise about life after death and about the Resurrection was true. 3895. Important Words: حبيكة tracks) is the plural of) الحبك (and ) which is derived from. i. e. he tried it, and made They say it firm; he wore it firmly and well. means, the track of the stars, the streak or track in the sky; the path or way. ✓ means, the tracks, paths, ways in the heaven. means, the black thread with which are sewn the borders of a cloth: a streak or line; the ripples of sand. means, the ripples of water (Lane & Aqrab). Commentary: حبك السماء) Tracks or path of heaven are the orbits of planets, comets, and stars with which the vault of heaven is strewn. These celestial bodies float, in their respective orbits performing allotted tasks their regularly, punctually and unerringly, without trespassing on one another's sphere of action and all united forming a glorious harmony of structure and motion. That the heaven is full of such tracks on which planets and stars travel, was a discovery made to