The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 5) — Page 160
CH. 55 AR-RAHMAN 29. Which, then, of the favours of your Lord will you twain deny? 30. Of Him do beg all that are in the heavens and the earth. Everyday He reveals Himself in a different state. 4066 31. Which, then, of the favours of your Lord will you twain deny? 32. Soon shall We attend to you, O ye two big groups! 40 4067 i. e. 28:89, we have everything will perish except that which is under the care and protection of God or that by which His pleasure is sought. The word also means, the thing itself; object and motive; favour or countenance as a i. e. he did it in order to obtain the favour of God (Lane & Aqrab). Commentary: The verse embodies a very sound and solid argument to prove and support God's existence. It purports to say that since the earth is to be reduced to nothing and heavenly bodies all brought to nought and the whole material universe made non-existent, still human reason demands that there should be a being who should remain and who should never die nor be subject to change or decay. Such a Being is God Who created the whole universe and Who is the First and Final Cause of all things. The present and the previous verse point to two immutable laws of nature working simultaneously, viz. (1) everything is PT. 27 فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّ بْنِ يَسْلُهُ مَنْ فِي السَّمَوتِ وَالْاَرْضِ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ هُوَ فِي شَأْنٍ فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّ بْنِ سَنَفْرُغُ لَكُمْ أَيُّهَ التَّقَلُن subject to decline, decadence and death, and (2) compliance with divine laws ensures continuity of life. 4066. Commentary: The verse signifies that all creatures depend for their life and sustenance on God Who is their Creator, Sustainer and Nourisher. He alone is Independent and the Besought of all. His attributes know no limit or count, and keep finding their manifestations in diverse ways all the time. He is very Kind and Merciful to him who deserves His Mercy and is Severe in punishing him who incurs His displeasure. 4067. Important Words: (We shall soon attend) is formed from εs. They say i. e. he was or became free from occupation; he became free or unoccupied. demeans, he made him or it his exclusive object to which he directed himself (Lane & Aqrab). و ,means ثقل two big groups الثقلان 3056 it was or became heavy, weighty or