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CH. 72 AL-JINN 25. "They will continue disbelieve until they see that which they are promised, and soon they will know who is PT. 29 حَتَّى إِذَا رَأَوْا مَا يُوعَدُونَ فَسَيَعْلَمُوْنَ 10 مَنْ أَضْعَفُ نَاصِرًا وَ أَقَلُّ عَدَدًا weaker as regards helpers and fewer as regards numbers. 4409 قُلْ اِنْ اَدْرِى أَقَرِيبٌ مَّا تُوعَدُونَ أَمْ Say, I know not whether. 26 يَجْعَلُ لَهُ رَبِّي أَمَدًان that which you are promised is nigh or whether my Lord has fixed for it a distant term. '4410 علِمُ الْغَيْبِ فَلَا يُظْهِرُ عَلَى غَيْبة He is the Knower of the. 27 احَدًا unseen: and He reveals not His secrets to anyone, 4411 إِلَّا مَنِ ارْتَضَى مِنْ رَّسُولٍ فَإِنَّهُ يَسْلُكُ Except to him whom He. 28 مِنْ بَيْنِ يَدَيْهِ وَ مِنْ خَلْفِهِ رَصَدًا chooses, namely a Messenger of His. And then He causes an a19:76. 21:110. º3:180. such a one calls men to God and invites them to give up their evil ways and adopt the path of virtue and righteousness, the sons of darkness place all sorts of obstacles and impediments in his way and harass him in every conceivable manner in order to stifle and smother his voice. 4409. Commentary: Relying on their power, prestige and great numbers the Meccans rejected the Divine Message. They are warned here that when punishment will come upon them, these things will not in the least avail them. The punishment took the form of the Fall of Mecca. 4410. Commentary: The Holy Prophet is enjoined to say to disbelievers that it is not for him to say when the threatened punishment will be, but come it must. 3242 4411. Commentary: أظهر reveals) is aorist from) يظهر which means, he made it manifest, evident; he showed, discovered or means, God أظهره الله عليه. revealed it made him to know it. all ka aul robót means, God made him to overcome or prevail over or gain mastery over his enemy (Lane). In view of literal meaning of the word the expression means, being given very frequently knowledge of the secrets of the unknown that relate