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PT. 30 AL-BALAD CH. 90 4. And the begetter and whom he begot, 4725 5. "We have surely created man to toil and struggle. 4726 a84:7. a Sacred City. (3) Thou wilt alight as a conqueror in this city from where thou art being driven out as fugitive. (4) Thou wilt be freed from obligation to observe the sacredness of this city when thou wilt enter it as a victor and wilt punish those wicked persons who had placed themselves outside the pale of law perpetrating unutterable cruelties on innocent Muslims. by What a mighty prophecy! It was made at a time when opposition to the Holy Prophet was still confined to mocking and jeering at him. The Surah as stated in the Introduction, was revealed towards the end of the third year of the Call when Islam had not yet begun to be preached openly nor had the Meccans awakened to a realization of the danger which the new Faith subsequently proved to be and, therefore, considered it beneath their dignity to offer it any opposition. 4725. Commentary: While raising the foundations of the Ka'bah, the Patriarch Abraham and his son Ishmael had prayed: "And our Lord, raise among them a Messenger from among themselves, who may recite to them Thy signs and teach them the Book and wisdom and may purify them" (2:130). The expression "the father and the son" refers to Abraham and Ishmael, and the verse purports to say that God had His own وَوَالِدٍ وَّ مَا وَلَدَن لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنْسَانَ فِي كَبَدِة plan to accomplish by getting the structure of the Ka'bah raised up by Abraham and Ishmael. This plan was to send the greatest of His Messengers and to give him the Final and most Perfect Law in the form of the Quran for the eternal guidance of mankind. That Divine plan has been fulfilled in the person of the Holy Prophet. Thus "the father and the son" stand as a witness to the truth of his Divine claim. Or "the father and the son," may refer to the Holy Prophet and his noble followers, and the verse may signify that the Holy Prophet himself and his followers constitute a proof of the Divine origin of his mission. Their spotless character, their good qualities of head and heart, the great sacrifices they are making in the cause of truth all leave no room for doubt that they will succeed in their mission and that those who stand in their way will fail. 3379 4726. Important Words: means, he smote his كبده. (toil) کبد liver or stomach. S means, difficulty; distress; affliction; the middle of the sky. 5 ¿ means, in a state in which he has to work hard. It also means, in a right and just state; in just proportion; in an erect state (Aqrab). Commentary: The verse purports to say that the prophecy made in the foregoing