The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 5) — Page 131
PT. 27 AN-NAJM CH. 53 39. That no bearer of burden shall bear the burden of another; a 3991 40. And that man will have nothing but what he strives for; 3992 41. And that his striving shall soon be seen; 3993 42. Then will he be rewarded for it with the fullest reward; 43. And that to thy Lord do all things ultimately go; 3994 44. And that it is He Who makes men laugh and makes them weep; "6:165; 35:19; 39:8. and barren waste, near Mecca, and then, the child having grown up to be a young boy, he was commanded to slaughter him, which command Abraham prepared to carry out, without the least hesitancy. It were actions like these that earned for him the divine title of the Faithful, which is the significance of the word j,. 3991. Commentary: The verse purports to say that every man shall have to carry his own cross and bear his own burden. See also 17:14-16. 3992. Commentary: It is after unremitting, incessant and persistent striving, accompanied by noble ideals and sublime principles, that one can achieve the object of one's quest. أَلَّا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِزْرَ أُخْرَى وَانْ لَّيْسَ لِلْإِنْسَانِ إِلَّا مَا سَعَى وَأَنَّ سَعْيَهُ سَوْفَ يُرى 8 ثُمَّ يُجريهُ الْجَزَاء الأولى وَانَّ إِلَى رَبِّكَ الْمُنْتَهَى وَاَنَّهُ هُوَ أَضْحَكَ وَابْكُى 3993. Commentary: The kind of striving mentioned in the preceding verse never fails to produce the desired results. 3994. Commentary: The verse purports to say that the whole system of cause and effect ends with God. He is the Cause of all causes or the First Cause. A natural order of cause and effect pervades the whole universe. Every cause, which is not itself primary, is traceable to some other cause and this to another and so on. But as the series of cause and effect in our finite world cannot be indefinite it must terminate at some point. The Final Cause is, therefore, the Author of the universe, it is to this Final Cause that the present verse calls attention. 3027