The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 5) — Page 381
PT. 29 AD-DAHR CH. 76 okiókjaikk قَوَارِ يُرَأْ مِنْ فِضَّةٍ قَدَّرُوهَا تَقْدِيرًا Bright as glass but made of. 17 silver, which they will measure according to their own measure. 4488 وَيُسْقَوْنَ فِيهَا كَأْسًا كَانَ مِزَاجُهَا And therein will they be. 18 given to drink a cup tempered with ginger, 4489 4488. Commentary: The vessel from which the righteous will drink will be as white as silver and as bright and crystal clear as glass, and they will receive the paradisiacal drink in quantity according to the measure of the good deeds they had done in this life. 4489. Commentary: Estes begins to subside. This we term the (camphor) stage; for in this stage what is effected is only the suppression of poisonous matter, just as has the property of nullifying the strong effect of passion. But the spiritual power which is required to overcome all difficulties is acquired in the second stage which is called the stage. The spiritual ginger which has the effect of a tonic (زنجبيل | زنی ginger) is a compound of) زنجبيل (meaning to ascend) and ✓ (meaning mountain). The compound word Jus; therefore means, "he ascended the mountain. "; or ginger is the root of a plant, very useful in promoting the natural heat of the body. The name given to it points to this property, for it gives strength to and generates heat in the weak body so as to enable a person to ascend precipitous heights. These two verses in which (camphor) and (ginger) are respectively spoken of call attention to the two stages through which a believer has to pass in order to make advance, from the low position of slavery to passion, to the heights of virtue and righteousness. The first stage is that in which poisonous materials are suppressed and the flood of passions 3277 on the spiritual system is the manifestation of Divine Beauty and Glory which affords nourishment to the soul. Braced with this manifestation, the spiritual wayfarer is able to traverse the dreary deserts and to climb the steep heights to be met with on his spiritual journey. To make men understand these two spiritual stages two words have been employed by the Quran, viz. or that which suppresses poisonous matters and Jus or that which gives strength to ascend spiritual heights and overcome all difficulties in the spiritual journey. Whereas at the (camphor) stage the righteous will themselves drink the wine of God's love, at the much higher (ginger) stage they will be served with this elixir.