The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 5) — Page 326
CH. 70 that day by offering children. 4372 AL-MA'ĀRIJ his 13. "And his wife and his brother, 14. And his kinsfolk who sheltered him, 15. And by offering all those who are on the earth, if only thus he might save himself. 16. But no! surely it is a flame of Fire, 17. "Stripping off the skin even to the extremities of the body. 4373 18. It will call him who turned his back and retreated. 19. And hoarded wealth, and held it. 4374 20. Verily, impatient and miserly. 4375 man is born PT. 29 وَصَاحِبَتِهِ وَأَخِيهِ ) وَفَصِيلَتِهِ الَّتِي تُويْهِ قُ وَمَنْ فِي الْأَرْضِ جَمِيْعًا ثُمَّ يُنْجِيهِ كَلَّا إِنَّهَا لَطيف نَزَّاعَةً لِلشَّوَى تَدْعُوا مَنْ أَدْبَرَ وَتَوَلى وَجَمَعَ فَأَوْلى إِنَّ الْإِنْسَانَ خُلِقَ هَلُوْعًان "31:34; 80:37. 74:30. 9:34; 53:35; 104:3. 4372. Commentary: What an awe-inspiring picture of the Day of Judgement is given in these verses! Face to face with a calamity man is prepared to part with everything, even to sacrifice his dearest and nearest ones if only by doing so he can save his own skin. 4373. Important Words: collectively; (2) the head of a human being or the bone above the brain. It is also the plural of which means, the skin of the head in which grow the hair (Lane & Aqrab). 4374. Commentary: The hoarding of wealth, and not spending it in the service or promotion of good causes is very strongly condemned in these verses. 4375. Important Words: (extremities) is derived from S. (shawa). They say i. e. he roasted meat. means, the arms or (impatient & miserly) is hands and the legs or feet, or the fore derived from which means, he was and hind legs and the extremities or became agitated, restless, seized 3222