The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 5) — Page 192
CH. 56 AL-WAQIAH 91. And if he be of those who are on the right hand, 92. Then 'Peace be on thee, who is from those on the right hand. ' 93. But if he be of those who reject the truth and are in error, 94. Then for him will be an entertainment of boiling water, 95. And burning in Hell. 96. Verily, this is the certain trutha. 4144 97. So glorify the name of thy Lord, the Great. 4145 account (Lane & Aqrab). 4144. Commentary: PT. 27 وَأَمَّا إِنْ كَانَ مِنْ أَصْحُبِ الْيَمِينِ ) فَسَلَمُ لَكَ مِنْ أَصْحُبِ الْيَمِينِ وَأَمَّا إِنْ كَانَ مِنَ الْمُكَذِّبِينَ الضَّالِّينَ فَنُزُلُ مِنْ حَمِيمٍ وَتَصْلِيَةُ جَحِيمِ إِنَّ هَذَا لَهُوَحَقُ الْيَقِينِ فَسَبِّحْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الْعَظِيمِ "13:20; 22:55; 35:32. See 56:75. There are three degrees of certainty. Resurrection and life after death and has closed on the same subject. This is a special peculiarity of the Quranic style that when a certain Surah begins حق اليقين and عين اليقين and علم اليقين. viz اليقين) these the first degree of certainty is knowledge of a thing acquired inferentially as we conclude the existence of fire from the presence of smoke in a place without witnessing the fire itself (c). But if we see the fire itself, our knowledge of the existence of fire becomes certainty of the second degree CC). Knowledge of a thing we witness with the eye may, however, be further improved through actual experience; for instance by thrusting our hand into the fire. This is the highest stage of certainty which in the language of the Quran is called The verse means that life after death is certainty of the highest degree. The Surah had opened with the subject of the with the discussion of a particular with it, it ends by briefly referring to subject, after dealing exhaustively the same subject. 3088 4145. Commentary: The verse constitutes a suitable ending to the Surah. The main topic of the Surah was the provision which God has made in the form of food, water and fire for the sustenance of physical life. The description of these manifold and multifarious divine blessings ended with an exhortation to man to glorify the name of his Lord Who has created all these things for his use (v. 75). But life on earth is not the aim and object of man's creation. It is only a prelude to, and a preparation for, a much higher and