The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 5) — Page 161
PT. 27 AR-RAHMAN CH. 55 فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّ بْنِ 33. Which, then, of the favours of your Lord will you twain deny? يُمَعْشَرَ الْجِنِّ وَالْإِنْسِ إِنِ اسْتَطَعْتُمْ O company of Jinn and. 34 men! if you have power to go اَنْ تَنْفُذُوا مِنْ أَقْطَارِ السَّمَوتِ beyond the confines of the وَالْاَرْضِ فَانْفُذُوا لَا تَنْفُذُونَ heavens and the earth, then do الا سلطنة go. But you cannot go save with authority. 4068 ponderous; it was or became heavy, weighty or preponderant ideally; it was or became onerous, oppressive or grievous; he was or became heavy, slow, lazy; wanting in activity, ability or intelligence; he became stupid. meaning two weighty things, may signify "the men" and "the jinn" as the context shows, or it may signify the Arabs and the non-Arabs (Lane, Aqrab & Muḥīt). In the present political parlance, however, the word may signify the two main blocs - Russia and its satellites on one side and the United States of America and its allies on the other. The context seems to support this meaning. The word may also signify the capitalist and the labour classes. Commentary: The verse seems to hold a severe warning to the United States of America with its allies, and Communist Russia with its satellites. The whole world practically has become divided into these two main groups; every one of the so-called neutral countries is inclined to one or the other of them. From the way in which these two great powers are behaving, it seems that the world is perilously standing on the brink of an abyss. Any day they may be locked into mortal conflict, completely destroying man's accumulated labours of centuries spent in developing arts and sciences, and inevitably rendering life on earth practically extinct. 4068. Important Words: عاشر company) is derived from) معشر and 3057 means, he mixed with them; consorted with them; held social and familiar intercourse with them. among other things means, any company of men whose state of circumstances is one (Lane & Aqrab). This meaning of the word shows that are the two classes of معشر الجن و الانس men and signify the same as mentioned in v. 32 above. Commentary: The verse has been variously interpreted: According to one interpretation the scientists and philosophers who are proud of the great advance they have made in material sciences have been warned that they cannot however high they might rise in knowledge and science, so completely comprehend the laws