The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 5)

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CH. 53 AN-NAJM PT. 27 وَأَنَّهُ هُوَ امَاتَ وَأَحْيَان 45. And that it is He Who causes death and gives life;" وَأَنَّهُ خَلَقَ الزَّوْجَيْنِ الذَّكَرَ وَالْأُنثى And that He creates the. 46 pairs, male and female," 47. From a sperm drop when it is poured forth; 48. And that it is for Him to bring forth the second creation; 49. And that it is He Who enriches and grants wealth to one's satisfaction; 39 3995 50. And that He is the Lord of Sirius; 3996 51. And that He destroyed the first tribe of 'Ād,3997 52. And the tribe of Thamūd, and He spared not any of them, 3998 53. And He destroyed the people of Noah before them— verily, they were most unjust and most rebellious- مِنْ نُّطْفَةٍ إِذَا تُمْنَى وَاَنَّ عَلَيْهِ النَّشْأَةَ الْأُخْرى وَانَّهُ هُوَ اغْنى وَاقْنى وَأَنَّهُ هُوَ رَبُّ الشِّعْرُى وَانَّةَ أَهْلَكَ عَادَأَ الْأُولى وَثَمُودَا فَمَا أَبْقَى وَقَوْمَ نُوحٍ مِنْ قَبْلُ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا هُمْ أَظْلَمَ وَأَطْفى "2:29; 30:41. 4:2; 7:190; 30:22. 56:59-60; 75:38. 3995. Important Words: wealth to one's satisfaction) is the transitive form of grants أتنى i he took for ي المال They say. قني himself property for permanent use and not for possession. means, God gave him wealth and pleased him, i. e. it made him contented and satisfied (Lane & Aqrab). 3996. Commentary: The Arabs worshipped the mighty star, Sirius, because they regarded it 3028 as a source of good or bad luck for them. 3997. Commentary: After putting forward argument in support of Divine Unity from human reason and the insignificant beginning of man, the Surah, from this verse introduces history to prove the same thesis. 3998. Commentary: The tribe of Thamūd is known as the second ‘Ād.