The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 5) — Page 106
CH. 52 AṬ-ṬŪR PT. 27 11. And the mountains will move, fast, 3938 a 12. Then woe that day to those who reject the truth, 13. Who indulge in idle talk for pastime. وَتَسِيْرُ الْجِبَالُ سَيْرَات فَوَيْلٌ يَوْمَبِذٍ لِلْمُكَذِّبِينَ الَّذِينَ هُمْ فِي خَوْضٍ يَلْعَبُونَ يَوْمَ يُدَعُوْنَ إِلَى نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ دَعَان هذِهِ النَّارُ الَّتِي كُنْتُمْ بِهَا تُكَذِّبُونَ افَسِحْرُ هَذَا أَمْ أَنْتُمْ لَا تُبْصِرُونَ ج إصْلَوْهَا فَاصْبِرُوا اَوْ لَا تَصْبِرُوا and 14. The day when they shall be thrust into the fire of Hell with a violent thrust. 3939 b 15. 'This is the Fire which you treated as a lie. c 16. Is this then magic, or do you still not see?3940 17. Burn ye therein; whether you show patience or 18:48; 78:21; 81:4. 18:54; 21:40; 38:86. 51:15; 55:44. day all the heavenly forces will operate in favour of the Holy Prophet. So did it happen on the Day of Badr. 3938. Commentary: The verse means that on the day of retribution the leaders of disbelievers will meet with a terrible end. They will be blown away like chaff before the wind. Or it may signify that the Iranian and Byzantine Empires will be broken and shattered. This and the preceding verse make a subtle allusion to the new order of things before which the old decrepit and decayed systems would be swept away. These verses may also apply to the Day of Judgement. 3939. Commentary: The dead bodies of leaders of the Quraish who were killed in the Battle of Badr were thrown into a pit and the Holy Prophet went up to its edge and, addressing the dead bodies, is reported to have said "Did you find the promise of punishment of your Lord true? What God had promised me has been fulfilled" (Bukhārī & Ṭabarī). is equally applicable to the punishment which will be meted out to disbelievers on the Resurrection Day. 3002 The verse 3940. Commentary: When disbelievers will be confronted with the consequences of their evil deeds on the Day of Reckoning, they will be asked if they had realized that what God's Messengers had told them was not a fake or forgery, or whether they still did not see the utter futility and falsity of their beliefs and doctrines. The verse may also refer to the day or reckoning for disbelievers in this life.