The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 5) — Page 15

PT. 26 AL-AḤQĀF sought to hasten a wind wherein is a grievous punishment. 3778 CH. 46 تُدَمِّرُ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ بِأَمْرِ رَبَّهَا فَأَصْبَحُوا It will destroy everything. 26 by the command of its Lord. ' b لَا يُرَى إِلَّا مَسْكِنُهُمْ كَذلِكَ And they became such that there نَجْزِي الْقَوْمَ الْمُجْرِمِينَ وَلَقَدْ مَكَثُهُمْ فِيْمَا إِنْ مَّكَّنْكُمْ فِيهِ was naught to be seen, except their dwellings. Thus do We requite the guilty people. 3779 27. And "We had established them in wherein We have not وَجَعَلْنَا لَهُمْ سَمْعًا وَ اَبْصَارًا وَ أَفَدَةً * established you; and We gave وَلَا A them ears and eyes and hearts. فَمَا أَغْنَى عَنْهُمْ سَمْعُهُمْ But their ears and their eyes and their hearts availed them أَبْصَارُهُمْ وَلَا أَفْدَتُهُمْ مِنْ شَيْءٍ naught, since they denied the اِذْ كَانُوا يَجْحَدُونَ بِاتِ اللهِ وَحَاقَ Signs of Allah; and that at بِهِمْ مَّا كَانُوا بِهِ يَسْتَهْزِءُ وَنَ which they used to mock encompassed them. 3780 & a41:17. 7:73. 6:7; 7:11. 11:9; 21:42. 3778. Important Words: (cloud) is the act. part. from ,e showed عرض الشيء They say عرض manifested, presented the thing. means, anything showing its breadth or side, hence appearing; a collection of clouds extending sideways in the horizon or a collection of clouds that come over in the sky unexpectedly or appear like a mountain; a gift appearing from a person (Lane & Aqrab). Whereas the word (wind) has been used in the Quran both in a good and a bad sense, its plural always is used in a good sense. 2911 3779. Commentary: As mentioned above, the Adites were specially advanced in architecture. They built monuments on high places and erected palatial buildings. They had their summer residences, their factories and mechanical works. But they were so completely destroyed that it seemed that they had never existed and only the ruined remnants of their once lofty and strongly-built dwellings could be seen. 3780. Important Words: فؤاد hearts) is the plural of) أفئدة