The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 5) — Page 452
CH. 85 PT. 30 ياتها ٢٣ 2 سُورَةُ الْبُرُوج مَكّيَّةُ ٨٥ بسمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ (AL-BURŪJ) 1. "In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful. 2. By the heaven mansions of stars, 4657 3. And by the having Promised Day 4658 4. And by the Witness and by him about Whom witness is borne, 4659 وَالسَّمَاءِ ذَاتِ الْبُرُوحِ ) وَالْيَوْمِ الْمَوْعُودة وَشَاهِدٍ وَّ مَشْهُودِة "See 1:1. 15:17; 25:62. 4657. Important Words: (mansions of stars) is the plural of (burj) which is substantive noun from (baraja) which means, it was or became apparent, manifest or conspicuous or it was or became high or elevated. E means, a tower; a sign of the Zodiac. ,means بروج mansions (i. e. courses or stages) of the moon or the stars; or asterisms or constellations. See also 15:17 (Lane). Commentary: The verse purports to say that just as there are twelve mansions of stars in the physical heaven, similarly there will be twelve Divine Reformers or Mujaddids or twelve mansions in the spiritual firmament of Islam who will keep its light burning after the sun had set, i. e. after the first three best centuries of Islam will have passed resulting in the spread of spiritual darkness over the whole world. These Reformers will bear witness to the truth of Islam, the Quran and that of 3348 the Holy Prophet. 4658. Commentary: "The Promised Day" here signifies the day when the Promised Messiah will be raised to bring about the renaissance of Islam. There have been many such days in the history of Islam which could be called the "Promised Day," namely, the day of the Battle of Badr, the day when the Battle of Ditch came to a glorious end, and the day of the Fall of Mecca. But the Promised Day par excellence was the time of the Second Coming of the Holy Prophet in the person of the Promised Messiah in the 14th Century A. H. when Islam was to receive a new life and to prevail over all other religions. The verse may also signify the day when the righteous will enjoy the ecstasy of meeting with their Lord. 4659. Commentary: Every Prophet or Divine Reformer isoli. e. bearer of witness, because