The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 5) — Page 207
PT. 27 AL-HADID CH. 57 لَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا رُسُلَنَا بِالْبَيِّنَتِ وَاَنْزَلْنَا Our 26. Verily, We sent Messengers with manifest مَعَهُمُ الْكِتَبَ وَالْمِيزَانَ لِيَقُومَ النَّاسُ Signs and sent down with them b the Book and the Balance that بِالْقِسْطِ ۚ وَأَنْزَلْنَا الْحَدِيدَ فِيهِ بَأْسٌ people may act with justice and شَدِيدٌ وَمَنَافِعُ لِلنَّاسِ وَلِيَعْلَمَ اللهُ We sent down iron, wherein is material for violent warfare and مَنْ يَّنْصُرُهُ وَرُسُلَهُ بِالْغَيْبِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ many benefits for mankind, and that Allah may distinguish those who help Him and His & Messengers without having seen Him. Surely, Allah is Powerful, Mighty. 4166 R. 4. قَوِيٌّ عَزِيزُن Abraham, and We placed وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا نُوحًا وَ اِبْراهِيمَ وَجَعَلْنَا And We did send Noah and. 27 فِى ذُرِّيَّتِهِمَا النُّبُوَّةَ وَالْكِتَبَ فَمِنْهُمْ among their seed prophethood and the Book. So some of them 7:102; 14:10; 35:26. 42:18; 55:8. 29:28; 5:47. 4166. Commentary: signifies the eternal divine الكتاب laws. has different senses with different scholars. Some of these are: (a) Principles of equity which people are enjoined to observe in their dealings with others. (b) Standards by which human actions are measured, weighed, appraised and judged. (c) Balance which pervades the whole universe maintaining just equilibrium between all things. (d) Practice or example of the Holy Prophet and right use of the Book of God. (e) The capacity for leadership by means of which the Holy Prophet, in conformity with the Book of Allah, established a system of justice between the State, the society and the 3103 individual. (f) Following the golden means and avoiding extremes in the discharge of one's obligations towards God and men. (g) Reasons and arguments based on observation and experience. See also 42:18 and 55:10. (iron) is the metal which has perhaps played the greatest and most useful part in the growth and development of human civilization. It may also signify the power to compel obedience to the laws upon which the whole existence of human society depends. Thus the verse means that God has sent down three things, viz. (a) divine laws; (b) the system which maintains just equilibrium in human social relations and (c) the power to compel obedience to divine laws.