The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 5) — Page 302
CH. 68 AL-QALAM 11. And yield thou not to any mean swearer, 12. "Backbiter, one who goes about slandering, 4314 13. "Forbidder 14. Ill-mannered transgressor, sinful, of good, and, in addition to that, of doubtful birth. 4315 15. This is because he possesses riches and children. 4316 PT. 29 وَلَا تُطِعْ كُلَّ حَلَّافٍ مَّهِينٍ هَمَّازٍ مَّشَاءٍ بِنَمِيمٍ ) فلاح للخَيْرِ مُعْتَد ايمن مثل بَعْدَ ذلِك زَنِيين أَنْ كَانَ ذَامَالٍ وَبَنِينَ "49:12; 104:2. 50:26. 23:56; 74:13-14. endeavoured to conciliate or make peace with such a one; he treated him with gentleness; he acted towards him with dishonesty or dissimulation; he pretended the contrary of what he concealed in his mind with regard to him; he strove to deceive him (Lane & Aqrab). Commentary: The verse may have special reference to the offers which the Quraish of Mecca had made to the Holy Prophet in order to tempt him away from his fixed purpose, or it may possess general application, since truth is as firm as rock while falsehood has no legs to stand upon and gives way to pressure temptation and is ready to make compromises. 4314. Important Words: or ✓ (slander) is derived from which means, he uttered calumny or excited discord. means, mischievous malicious misrepresentation; calumny, slander (Lane & Aqrab). and 4315. Important Words: Je (ill-mannered) is derived from (atala). ac means, he dragged him or drove him along roughly. means, a great eater who refuses to give; gross, coarse, rough or rude person; low, ignoble; mean (Lane). from (of doubtful birth) is derived is تزنيم Zannama and) زنم conjoining anyone with a people or party to which he does not belong. 3198 means, one adopted among a people to whom he does not belong, being needed by them; base, not ignoble, mean; the son of an adulteress or fornicatress (Lane & Aqrab). Commentary: The reference in this and the three verses preceding it may be to Walīd bin Mughīrah or Abū Jahl, etc. or to every leader of falsehood. 4316. Commentary: The verse signifies that all sin, vice and opposition to Truth is born of conceit or false pride which are