The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 5) — Page 466
CH. 87 AL-A'LĀ 10. So keep on reminding: surely, profitable. 4688 reminding 11. "He who fears will heed; is 12. But the most wretched will turn aside from it, 4689 13. He who is to enter the great Fire. b 14. Then he will neither die therein nor live. 4690 15. Verily, he truly prospers who purifies himself, 16. And remembers the name of his Lord and offers Prayers. 17. But you prefer the life of this world, PT. 30 فَذَكِّرُ انْ نَّفَعَتِ الذِّكْرية سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَنْ يَخْشُى وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا الْأَشْقَى الَّذِي يَصْلَى النَّارَ الْكُبْرَى & ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحْلِي قد ا للعَ مَنْ تَزَكَّى وَذَكَرَ اسْمَ رَبِّهِ فَصَلَّى بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ الْحَيَوةَ الدُّنْيَا a51:56. 88:5. 14:18; 20:75. d91:10. €75:21. temperaments and dispositions; and (c) that the Quranic injunctions are not arbitrary but wise and rational. These factors combined together make the Quran a Book easy to learn and to act upon. These, among others, are some of the means which God has provided for the eternal protection and preservation of the Quranic text and its meaning. 4688. Commentary: The verse means that only those people profit by admonition who have fear of God in their hearts. But as it is not given to one to know when admonition would be beneficial to a man, no opportunity should be lost to preach truth and righteousness. 4689. Commentary: The verse signifies that for those account of their people who, on persistent defiance and rejection of truth and blind opposition to God's Messengers, incur punishment, Divine decree comes into operation that they will admonition. 3362 not 4690. Commentary: a benefit by The unfortunate disbelievers will burn in grievous torment of an abiding character and death will not be allowed to end it; on the other hand, "death will come to him from every quarter but he will not die" (14:18). See also 20:75.