The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 5) — Page 399
PT. 30 AN-NABA' 22. Surely, Hell lies in ambush, 23. A home for the rebellious, 24. "Who will tarry therein for ages. 4539 25. They will taste therein neither sleep nor drink, 4540 26. "Save boiling water and a stinking fluid, intensely cold- 4541 27. A meet requital. CH. 78 إِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ كَانَتْ مِرْصَادًا تِلقَاعِيْنَ مَا بَان تُبِثِينَ فِيهَا أَحْقَابًا لَا يَذُوقُوْنَ فِيْهَا بَرْدًا وَّلَا شَرَابَاتٌ إِلَّا حَمِيمًا وَغَشَاقَال a11:108. 6:71; 69:37. جَزَاءً وَفَاقَات signifying a limited period of time, however, long. the onrush of the conquests of Islam, as shown under Important Words great and firmly established empires will crumble like mounds of loose sand and will disappear so completely that it would seem that their erstwhile existence was only an optical illusion. 4539. Important Words: (Ages) is the plural of which means, time; long time; a year or years; seventy years; eighty years or more (Lane & Mufradāt). Commentary: To continue the metaphor, the verse may refer to the long centuries when Islam was in ascendance and its enemies continued to burn in the fire of malice and envy at the uninterrupted progress and prosperity of Muslims. 4540. Important Words: > (sleep) is inf. noun from > which means, he slept; he died; it became cool, etc. (bardun) means, coolness; pleasantness; enjoyment; comfort; ease; sleep (Lane & Aqrab). 4541. Important Words: (stinking fluid intensely cold) means, ichor; the washings of wounds; intense cold that burns by reason of its coolness; cold and stinking. means, boiling fluid and intensely cold and stinking drink (Lane & Aqrab). Commentary: The turbulent pursuit of evil, and cold indifference towards virtue, of wrongdoers will take the form of boiling water and intensely cold and As referring to the punishment of Hell, the verse signifies that though its duration will be very, very long yet it will not be eternal, the word | stinking drink. 3295