The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 5) — Page 396
CH. 78 AN-NABA' PT. 30 7. "Have We not made the earth as a bed, 8. And the mountains as pegs? 9. "And We have created you in pairs, 4528 10. And We have made your sleep for rest, 4529 11. And We have made the night as a covering, 4529A اَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ الْأَرْضَ مِهْدَان وَالْجِبَالَ أَوْتَادًان وَخَلَقْنَكُمْ أَزْوَاجًان وَجَعَلْنَا نَوْمَكُمْ سُبَاتًان وَجَعَلْنَا الَّيْلَ لِبَاسَان "2:23; 20:54; 27:62; 51:49. 636:37; 51:50; 75:40; 92:4. 6:97; 25:48; 28:74. work. signifies rest and hence sleep, or light or heavy sleep. It also means, a period; a long period, being syn. with (Lane & Aqrab). Commentary: are indulging in wild conjectures means, he rested; he abstained from about the Resurrection, the Quran, and about the Holy Prophet's future. But time will show that they suffered from illusions, and that the Holy Prophet was bound to succeed in his mission and, as a corollary, that what the Quran has said about the Day of Reckoning is also sure to happen. 4528. Commentary: a In these verses (vv. 7-9) we are told that God has created the earth and in it all physical needs of man have been provided, and that He has created the mountains which constitute storehouse of mineral wealth and serve as great reservoirs of water, and that God has created for man his mate in order that his progeny may continue. This shows that man's life for whose sake all this machinery has been made is not without a definite purpose and that death is not the end of man; it is followed by a better and fuller life where human soul will make everlasting progress. 4529. Important Words: (rest) is derived from which 3292 Nations and communities, after undergoing heavy sacrifices are disposed to take rest. Consequently there comes upon them a period of forgetfulness. This period is sometimes very long. Then a Divine Reformer appears and they are required again to make sacrifices for the cause of truth. Thus the circle continues. In fact, (rest) is a great Divine gift. After a day's hard work, sleep gives rest to man's jaded nerves and tired limbs, and thus he is refreshed and replenished for the next day's work. 4529A. Commentary: the As it is difficult to distinguish darkness of night, similarly, in the between different things in period of spiritual darkness, before the advent of a Divine Reformer, good and bad people remain mixed