The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 5) — Page 130
CH. 53 R. 3. AN-NAJM PT. 27 34. Seest thou him who turns away, 35. And gives a little, and does it grudgingly? 3989 36. Has he the knowledge of the unseen so that he can see his own end? 37. Has he not been informed of what is in the Scriptures of Moses 38. And of Abraham who fulfilled the commandments?— 3990 abode temporarily as a guest. means, أَفَرَوَيْتَ الَّذِي تَوَلَّى وَاَعْطَى قَلِيلًا وَّ اَكْدَى اعِنْدَهُ عِلْمُ الْغَيْبِ فَهُوَ يَرُى أَمْ لَمْ يُنَبَّا بِمَا فِي صُحُفِ مُوسَى ) وَابْراهِيمَ الَّذِي وَقيل the digger in the course of digging came across a hard or stony piece of ground or clod and could dig no further. ♫t means he begged of him but found him like a hard piece of ground and he did not give. dl Gust 3990. Commentary: I appreciated it without committing it. J also means, he visited covertly or in a light, slight or hasty manner or rarely. ~ means, a chance leaning towards evil; a temporary and light lapse; a rare slight|means, the rain decreased. (Aqrab). offence, a passing evil idea which flashes across the mind and leaves no impression on it. The root word possesses the sense of temporariness, haste and infrequency and of doing a thing unintentionally. A chance, unintentional look at a woman has also been called by some authorities (Lane & Aqrab). 3989. Important Words: (gives grudgingly) is derived from. They say i. e. the man gave niggardly or grudgingly; he did not succeed in getting what he wanted. 155 means, he prevented him from such a thing. 55 means, the mine refused to bring out ,means أكدى الحافر diamonds and jewels 3026 Patriarch Abraham, the progenitor of the three great religious peoples- Jews, Christians and Muslims- fulfilled faithfully the covenant he had made with God. He carried out literally all Divine commandments. He was made to pass through severe trials and tribulations and successfully came out of those ordeals. Says the Quran: And remember when his Lord tried Abraham with certain commands, which he fulfilled (2:125). Abraham was commanded by God to leave his only son Ishmael, (the hope and prop of his old age), when a mere child, with his elderly mother, in the arid