The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 5) — Page 531
PT. 30 4. And dawn. 4813 AL-'ĀDIY ĀT making raids at 5. And raising clouds of dust thereby, 4814 6. And penetrating thereby into the centre of the enemy CH. 100 فَالْمُغِيرَاتِ صُبحان فَاثَرْنَ بِهِ نَفْعًان فَوَسَطْنَ بِهِ جَمْعًان forces, 4815 Commentary: The chargers of Muslim warriors run so fast that they produce sparks of fire when they strike their hoofs against the ground. The allusion in the verse is to the eagerness and zeal of the Muslim warriors to fight in the way of God. 4813. Important Words: (making raids) is the plural of which is fem. act. part. from which is the transitive form of ✓. They say i. e. he remained deeply engaged into the affair. means, he went far into the country. the horse ran vehemently and was quick in sudden ,means أغار الفرس means, he made a أغار على العدو. attack خيل مغيرة. sudden raid upon the enemy means, horses making a sudden attack upon the enemy. means, companies that go far into the country; that make a swift and sudden attack upon the enemy (Lane & Aqrab). Commentary: The verse mentions one more characteristic of the brave Muslim warriors. They do not take undue advantage of the neglect and unwariness of the enemy by attacking them at night. They attack them in the full glare of the dawn. The verse 3427 shows that Muslims are brave and clean fighters. 4814. Important Words: (raise) is transitive verb from G. They say means, the dust became stirred up and spread upon the horizon. means, he tilled the ground. ameans, he stirred up the mischief (Lane & Aqrab). Commentary: The assault of the Muslim forces is so fierce and overwhelming that the whole horizon becomes dark with the dust raised by the quick steps of their horses. 4815. Commentary: Muslim warriors do not attack single individuals or weak helpless women, children or old men, but they attack in a body the whole enemy force and penetrate far into the heart of their ranks. The reference in these verses (2-6) may also be to those God-intoxicated spiritual wayfarers who constantly and relentlessly are engaged in fighting the forces of evil and in making strenuous efforts to get nearness to God and by their noble efforts cause a heavenly light to burn in them; and when by the light of Divine realization they acquire the