The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 5) — Page 93
PT. 26 ADH-DHĀRIYĀT CH. 51 فَوَرَبِّ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ اِنَّهُ لَحَقٌّ مِثْلَ And by the Lord of the. 24 heaven and the earth, it is certainly the truth, even as you speak. 390 & R. 2. مَا أَنَّكُمْ تَنْطِقُوْنَ هَلْ اَنكَ حَدِيثُ ضَيْف إبرهيم Has the story of Abraham's. 25 الْمُكْرَمِينَ ) وقف لازم honoured guests reached thee"? 3908 "11:70; 15:52. the universe. But much more wonderful is the creation of man, its centre and apex. There are signs in the creation of the physical universe and in that of man—the universe in miniature to show that truth triumphs and prevails in the long run and falsehood suffers defeat and discomfiture. 3907. Commentary: The verse means that the fact mentioned in the preceding verse is neither wishful thinking on the Holy Prophet's part, nor is it a figment of his imagination, but is solid and hard truth as sure and true as "you speak". Or the verse may mean that the Quran is as undoubtedly God's own revealed Word as "you speak. " 3908. Commentary: In the foregoing verses an implied reference was made to the great moral revolution that was to be brought about in the Arabian society through the selfless efforts of a band of holy men who were to carry the Message of Islam to the ends of the earth. The verse under comment and those that follow treat the same subject from a different angle. Here history is introduced and the examples of the Prophets Abraham, and Moses, and those of the people of Noah and of ‘Ād and Thamūd have been briefly mentioned. There seems to exist some difference of opinion among commentators of the Quran as to who these honoured guests were. Some hold them to be angels; others think that they were righteous men of the locality who had come to inform Abraham that the time of the punishment of Lot's people had arrived, and to take Lot to a place of safety. The idea that they were angels might have arisen from the fact that have they been called "Our messengers" in the Quran (11:78), and also because when food was placed before them, they refused to partake of it. But nowhere in the Quran are these "messengers" described as angels of punishment; nor do angels ever walk on earth as Divine Messengers (17:96). The mere fact that they refused to partake of the food, can lend no support to the view that they were angels. There might be other reasons for the refusal. 2989