The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 5)

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PT. 29 فَلَمْ يَزِدْهُمْ دُعاوى الا فِرَاران NŪḤ CH. 71 7. But my calling them, has only made them flee from me all the more. وَإِنِّي كُلَّمَا دَعَوْتُهُمْ لِتَغْفِرَلَهُمْ جَعَلُوا And every time I called them. 8 that Thou mightest forgive اَصَابِعَهُمْ فِي أَذَانِهِمْ وَاسْتَغْشَوُا them, they put their fingers into ثِيَابَهُمْ وَأَصَرُّوا وَاسْتَكْبَرُوا اسْتِكْبَارًان ثُمَّ إِنِّي دَعَوْتُهُمْ جِهَارًان their ears, and "covered themselves with their garments, and persisted in their iniquity, and were disdainfully proud. 4389 9. Then, I called them to righteousness openly. ثُمَّ إِنِّي أَعْلَنْتُ لَهُمْ وَأَسْرَرْتُ لَهُمْ Then I preached to them in. 10 public, and admonished them in اسراران فَقُلْتُ اسْتَغْفِرُوا رَبَّكُمْ إِنَّهُ كَانَ Seek“ غَفَّارًان يُرْسِلِ السَّمَاءَ عَلَيْكُمْ مِدْرَارًان private. 4390 11. And I said, forgiveness of your Lord; for He is the Great Forgiver. 12. He will send down rain for you in abundance, وَيُمْدِدْكُمْ بِأَمْوَالٍ وَبَنِينَ وَيَجْعَلْ And He will grant you. 13 increase of wealth and children, and He will cause gardens to grow for you and will cause rivers to flow for you. a11:6. 11:4,53. لَكُمْ جَنَّتٍ وَيَجْعَل لَّكُمْ أَنْهَرَات punishment is in active operation, avenues of their hearts against it. repentance is of no use. 4389. Important Words: For a detailed discussion of ✓ see 74:5, and for 11:6. The phrase 4390. Commentary: These verses signify that the Prophet Noah employed all means to make his people listen to the Divine استغشوا ثيابهم metaphorically means, they | refused to listen to the Divine Message. But they were equally Message. They closed up all the determined not to listen to it. 3230