The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 5) — Page 96
CH. 51 ADH-DHĀRIYĀT PT. 27 وَفِي مُوسَى إِذْ اَرْسَلْنَهُ إِلَى فِرْعَوْنَ And in the story of Moses. 39 سلطن مننه also there were many Signs when We sent him to Pharaoh with clear authority, 3915 فَتَوَلَّى بِرُكْنِهِ وَقَالَ سُحِرٌ أَوْ مَجْنُونٌ But he turned away from. 40 Moses on account of his power, and said, 'A sorcerer, or a madman. '3916 فَأَخَذْنَهُ وَجُنُودَهُ فَنَبَذْنُهُمْ فِي الْيَمِّ So We seized him and his. 41 hosts and threw them into the sea; and he himself was to blame. وَهُوَ مُلِيمة وَفِي عَادٍ إِذْ اَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمُ ال And there was a Sign in the. 42 الْعَقِيمَة الرِّيْحَ story of the tribe of ‘Ād, when We sent against them the destructive wind. 3917 مَا تَذَرُ مِنْ شَيْءٍ أَتَتْ عَلَيْهِ إِلَّا جَعَلَتُهُ It spared nothing whatever. 43 كَالرَّمِيمة that it came upon, but made it like a rotten bone. a11:97; 23:46-47; 40:24. 10:91; 28:41; 79:26. 46:25, d46:26. 3915. Commentary: For the story of Moses, the Divine Message he gave to Pharaoh, for his mission of the deliverance of Israelites from a most debasing and disgraceful bondage and for the causes that led to the undoing and destruction of Pharaoh and his mighty hosts see 7:104-156; 10:76-93; 20:10- 55; 26:11-69 & 28:4-45. 3916. Important Words: grave, staid, sedate or calm. v (ruknun) means, side or outward part of a thing; a stay or support; power, might and resistance, a man's kinsfolk or clan, his people or party; persons by whom he is aided and strengthened; a noble or high person. They say buli. e. he is an important person among the great men of his people. The word also means, an affair of great importance; a formidable event; the essence of a هو اركان الصلوة thing whereby it subsists | رکن power is derived from) رکن (rakana or rakina). They say all i. e. he inclined towards him or it; he trusted or relied upon him or it so as to be or become easy or quiet in mind; he was or became firm, still, 2992 means, the fundamentals of Prayer without which it is incomplete (Lane, Aqrab & Mufradāt). 3917. Commentary: For the story of ‘Ād see 11:51-61