The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 5)

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The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 5) — Page 520

CH. 97 AL-QADR 5. Therein descend angels" and the Spirit by the command of their Lord with Divine decree concerning every matter. 4796 6. It is all peace till the rising of the dawn. 4797 عند المتأخري معانقة ١٨ PT. 30 تَنَزَّلُ الْمَلَبِكَةُ وَالرُّوحُ بِإِذْنِ رَبِّهِمْ مِنْ كُلِّ أَمْرة سَلمُ هِيَ حَتَّى مَطْلَعِ الْفَجْرِة 4796. Commentary: here signifies a الروح "16:3; 40:16. 44:5. new spirit, awakening, zeal and determination. The verse purports to say that in the Night of Destiny the angels of God descend to help the Divine Messenger or Reformer to promote and further the cause of truth and that his followers are inspired with a new life, a new spirit and a new awakening, to spread and propagate the Divine Message. من The expression signifies that the angels of God descend to meet and satisfy every religious need and to remove all obstacles and impediments from the way of the expansion and spread of the new Message. 4797. Commentary: The word (peace) stands for a complete sentence meaning, "it is all peace. " In the time of a Prophet or Divine Reformer a peculiar kind of mental peace or equanimity descends upon the believers amidst hardships and privations. The heavenly happiness which inspires believers at that time transcends all material and sensuous joys. The expression means, the passing of the night of hardships and the rising of the dawn of predominance and ascendancy of the cause of truth. 3416