The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 5) — Page 325
PT. 29 AL-MA'ĀRIJ 6. "So be patient with admirable patience. 4370 7. They see it to be far off, 8. "But We see it to be nigh. 9. The day when the heaven will become like molten copper, 10. And the mountains will become like flakes of wool,43 4371 11. And a friend will not inquire after a friend. CH. 70 فَاصْبِرْ صَبْرًا جَمِيلًا إِنَّهُمْ يَرَوْنَهُ بَعِيدًان وَنَريهُ قَرِيبان يَوْمَ تَكُونُ السَّمَاءِ كَالْمُهْلِ ) وَتَكُونُ الْجِبَالُ المهنة وَلَا يَسْأَلُ حَمِيمٌ حَمِيْمان تُبَصَّرُونَهُمْ يَوَدُّ الْمُجْرِمُ لَوْ يَفْتَدِى Though they will be placed. 12 in sight of one another, and the guilty one would fain ransom himself from the punishment of مِنْ عَذَابِ يَوْمِيذٍ بِبَنِيْهِ "15:86. 17:52; 78:41. 20:106; 70:10; 101:6. d44:42; 69:36; 37:35. 5:37; 13:19; 39:48. spirit; the vital principle; inspiration; revelation; Word of God; the Quran; angel Gabriel; joy; happiness; mercy of God, etc. (Lane & Aqrab). Commentary: meaning human soul, the word may signify that development and progress of the human soul will know no end. Or the verse may mean that Divine plans and programmes take thousands of years to mature. Or, the words "fifty thousand years" may have reference to the age of the world as estimated by some geologists from a study of the layers of earth. Or the reference may be to a specific cycle of fifty thousand years in which a great change was decreed to take place, because Divine prophecies have their fixed periods, epochs and 3221 cycles in which they are fulfilled. 4370. Commentary: Divine prophecies sometimes take thousands of years for their fulfilment. The Holy Prophet sa is enjoined to bear with patience the mockery and jibes of disbelievers because the hour of their punishment is delayed in order that they may have time to take heed, repent or make amends. 4371. Commentary: In this age of atom and hydrogen bombs, the flying of mountains like flakes of wool, is not an impossible occurrence. These verses may also have metaphorical reference to the Fall of Mecca.