The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 5) — Page 536
CH. 101 AL-QARI'AH PT. 30 وَتَكُونُ الْجِبَالُ كَالْعِهْنِ الْمَنْفُوشِ And the mountains will be. 6 Ö Adejkjkjó like carded wool. 7. Then, as for him whose scales are heavy,ª 4824 8. He will have a pleasant life. 9. But as for him whose scales are light,b 10. Hell will be his nursing mother. 4825 11. And what should make thee know what that is? 12. It is a blazing Fire. 4826 refuge anywhere. فَأَمَّا مَنْ ثَقُلَتْ مَوَازِينُهُ ) فَهُوَ فِي عِيْشَةِ رَاضِيَةٍ وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَازِينُهُ ) فَامُهُ هَاوِيَةٌة وَمَا أَدْرِيكَ مَاهِيَة نَارُ حَامِيَةٌ a7:9; 23:103. 7:10; 23:104. 87:13; 88:5. 4824. Commentary: When used in relation to an individual means, his works, but when used in relation to a nation, it مو means, its material means and resources; and according to the present-day terminology of war, 'tonnage' seems to be an exact rendering of the word. In the latter sense of the word the verse would mean that a nation whose material resources or tonnage of steamships or aeroplanes is heavy will predominate over its adversaries and this fact will add to its prestige and power and consequently to its happiness. 4825. Commentary: primarily meaning, 'mother' has a variety of secondary significations such as source, origin; support; an abode, etc. (Lane & Aqrab). connection of the sinful people with Hell will be like that of a baby with its mother. Just as the embryo goes through various stages of development in the womb till it is born as a full-fledged human being, so will the guilty people pass through different stages of spiritual torture, till their souls are completely cleansed of the taint of sin and they will thus receive a new birth. Thus the punishments of Hell are intended to make the wicked repent of their sins and so reform themselves. According to Islamic concept Hell is a penitentiary. 4826. Commentary: The expression, "it is a burning fire" signifies that the fire of Hell will be so hot as to defy description. The heat released by an atom bomb may perhaps give some idea, albeit an entirely incomplete one, of the heat of The verse signifies that the the Hell. 3432