The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 5) — Page 154
CH. 55 AR-RAHMAN 8. And the heaven He has raised high and measure, a 4049 set up the 9. That you may not transgress the measure. 4050 PT. 27 وَالسَّمَاءَ رَفَعَهَا وَوَضَعَ الْمِيزَانَ الَّا تَطْغَوْا فِي الْمِيزَانِ وَأَقِيمُوا الْوَزْنَ بِالْقِسْطِ وَلَا تُخْسِرُوا So weigh all things with. 10 الْمِيزَانَ justice and fall not short of the b measure. 4051 a42:18; 57:26. 11:85-86; 17:36; 26:182; 83:2-4. stemless plant, all things are subject to certain laws and they perform regularly, punctually, and unerringly their allotted tasks. In the huge solar system, which is but one of millions of such systems, every orb proceeds safely on its destined course and never deviates from it. A little disturbance in or deviation from their set course would bring down in pieces the whole universe which has justice. They say, i. e. it was midday (Aqrab). Commentary: The whole universe is subject to a uniform law and all its constituent parts unite to form a glorious harmony of structure and motion. If this harmony or equilibrium between different things is in the least disturbed, the whole universe would fall to pieces. But God has kept all the laws that regulate the world under His exclusive control, beyond the reach of man. been created for the service of man. It is inconceivable, therefore, that man for whose service this vast and complicated but perfectly regulated universe has been brought into being 4050. Commentary: should have been created without a purpose. The life of man surely has a grand divine aim to which repeated reference has been made in the Quran. 4049. Important Words: See next verse. 4051. Commentary: As there is an all-comprehensive harmony in the whole universe, so is man-the crown and object of creation enjoined to maintain a just balance and to treat with equity and justice his fellow beings, giving, every one his due, and to avoid extremes, and follow the golden mean in the discharge of his duties towards his Creator. This is the significance of the expressions, "you may not transgress the measure" and counterpart; "fall not short of measure. " (measure) is derived from They say, i. e. he raised the thing in order to know its weight or measure. (wazuna), means, the man was or became of sound and weighty opinion. means, weight; measure; means to be equal to one another in weight, measure or value; equilibrium; balance; measure; means, 3050