The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 5) — Page 164
CH. 55 45. Between it and AR-RAHMAN fierce boiling water will they go round. 4073 46. Which, then, of the favours of your Lord will you twain deny? R. 3. 47. But for him who fears to stand before his Lord there are two Gardens_4074 48. Which, then, of the favours of your Lord will you twain deny?— 4073. Commentary: 7500 PT. 27 يَطُوفُونَ بَيْنَهَا وَبَيْنَ حَمِيمٍ أَن ® فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّ بْنِ وَلِمَنْ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهِ جَنَّتُنِ فَبِأَيِّ الْآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِ بْن ) "22:20; 44:49; 56:43. b79:41-42. The foregoing few verses together with the present one seem to point to the state of restlessness which will seize humanity when the two blocs referred to above are pitted against each other and the fear of atomic war will, like the Sword of Damocles, hang over their heads. The present international groupings and tensions are bound to lead to an armed conflict of unparalleled destructiveness. The conflict itself would be a veritable Hell; but preparations for it have brought about conditions which are not far removed from perpetual torment of one kind or other. As applied to the next world, the verse may mean that the evil deeds of disbelievers and their ill-gotten gains will assume the form of the fire of Hell and boiling water. They will burn in the fire of Hell and will be given boiling water to quench their thirst. See also 14:17-18. 3060 4074. Commentary: The foregoing verses have dealt with the very important subject, viz. that progress and advance in material sciences which makes man devote his whole attention and effort to the pursuit of physical pleasures and comforts and leads him away from God, results in loss of mental poise and peace which in the Quranic terminology is also called Hell- another name for international conflicts and wars. In the present and the following few verses we are told that pursuit of spiritual knowledge and higher moral values gives man perfect contentment and equanimity in this life and in the Hereafter. The "two Gardens" referred to in the present verse may signify peace of mind which is the result of leading a good life and freedom from gnawing cares and anxieties which come in the wake of life spent in the