The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 5) — Page 4
CH. 46 سُورَةُ الْأَحَقَافِ مَكّيَّةُ ٤٦ ركوعاتها (AL-AḤQĀF) ٣٦ PT. 26 بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ & 1. "In the name of Allah, the Gracious the Merciful. 3757 2. 'Ḥā Mīm. 3758 تَنْزِيلُ الكِتبِ مِنَ اللهِ الْعَزِيزِ The revelation of this Book. 3 الْحَكِيمِ is from Allah, the Mighty, the Wise. 3759 مَا خَلَقْنَا السَّمَوتِ وَالْاَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا We have not created the. 4 إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ وَأَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى وَالَّذِيْنَ is between them, but with truth كَفَرُوا عَمَّا أُنْذِرُوا مُعْرِضُونَ ) heavens and the earth, and all that and for an appointed term; but those who disbelieve turn away "See 1:1. 40:2; 41:2; 42:2; 43:2; 44:2; 45:2. 20:5; 32:3; 36:6; 40:3; 45:3. 21:17; 38:28; 44:39. 3757. Commentary: See 1:1. 3758. Commentary: of For general treatment abbreviated letters see 2:2 & 19:2. Verses 40:2, 42:2 & 45:2, however, deal particularly with the letters which, as in the preceding six chapters, are placed at the beginning of the present Surah. These letters may be taken as standing for one of the following pairs of Divine attributes, i. e. Surah. Unity of God, refutation and denunciation of idolatry, Divine revelation, with special reference to the revelation of the Quran, life after death and the triumph of truth over falsehood are some of the important topics dealt with in the seven Sūrahs of the group, as Divine attributes represented by these abbreviated letters indicate. 3759. Commentary: The verse signifies that the (Praiseworthy, Message of this Book—the Quran and Lord of honour), (Living, is bound to succeed as it has been Self-Subsisting and All-Sustaining), revealed by God Who is Mighty. And ,Guardian of the because its Revealer is the Wise God منزل الكتاب، حافظ الكتاب Book and Revealer of the Book). it contains the quintessence of the These Divine attributes, as also others that are represented by these abbreviated letters, have a strong bearing on the subject matter of the 2900 accumulated wisdom of saints and seers of the past ages and is also the compendium of the imperishable teachings of all revealed Scriptures.