The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 5) — Page 335
PT. 29 NŪḤ 14. What is the matter with you that you expect not wisdom and staidness from Allah?4391 15. "And He has created you in different forms and different conditions. 4392 16. Have you not seen how Allah has created seven heavens in perfect harmony, CH. 71 مَالَكُمْ لَا تَرْجُونَ لِلَّهِ وَقَارًا وَقَدْ خَلَقَكُمْ أَطْوَارًا اَلَمْ تَرَوْا كَيْفَ خَلَقَ اللهُ سَبْعَ سَمُوتٍ طباقات therein as a light, and made the وَ جَعَلَ الْقَمَرَ فِيهِنَّ نُورًا وَ جَعَلَ And has placed the moon. 17 الشَّمْسَ سِرَاجًان وَاللَّهُ أَنْبَتَكُمْ مِّنَ الْأَرْضِ نَبَاتَان sun as a lamp? d. . 18. And Allah has caused you to grow as a good growth from the earth, 4393 "23:13-15; 40:68. 65:13; 67:4. 10:6; 25:62. d7:26; 20:56. 4391. Important Words: 1, (wisdom and staidness) is derived from 3,. They say i. e. the man was or became grave, steady, wise, dignified, patient. 6, means, wisdom, staidness, dignity, gravity; greatness (Aqrab). Commentary: God (said Noah to his people) had conferred innumerable blessings upon them, the greatest being that He raised among them a Prophet by following whose teaching they could achieve greatness, a place of dignity and respect among the nations of the world. 4392. Important Words: bl (forms and conditions) is the plural of which, among other things, means, one time; quantity; measure; limit; state and condition; quality; capability; mode or manner. 3231 They say bi. e. people are of diverse sorts, of different conditions and forms; of various dispositions; capabilities; in different stages (Lane & Aqrab). Commentary: The verse may refer to the different stages and conditions of development through which the foetus passes- from the stage of a drop of sperm to that of a fully developed human being. This development of the foetus is fully described in 23:14-15. The verse may also signify that God has endowed different persons with different natural capacities and capabilities and that the existence, growth and development of human Society depends on this disparity of attitudes and physical conditions. 4393. Commentary: The verse refers to the process of