The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 5) — Page 546
CH. 104 AL-HUMAZAH 4. He thinks that his wealth will make him immortal. 4837 5. Nay! he shall surely be cast into the crushing punishment. 4838 6. And what should make thee know what the crushing punishment is? 7. It is Allah's kindled fire, 8. Which rises over the hearts. 4839 9. It will be closed in on thema4840 PT. 30 يَحْسَبُ أَنَّ مَالَةٌ أَخْلَدَهُ 8 كَلَّا لَيُنْبَذَنَّ فِي الْحُطَمَةِ ® وَمَا أَدْرِيكَ مَا الْحُطَمَةُ ) نَارُ اللهِ الْمُوْقَدَةُ الَّتِي تَطَّلِعُ عَلَى الْأَفْدَةِ إِنَّهَا عَلَيْهِمْ مُّؤْصَدَةٌ "90:21. is the bane of the materialistic vehement fire that breaks into pieces civilization of the day. 4837. Commentary: everything that is cast into it; it is also a name for Hell or Hellfire; a man who eats much, i. e. breaks everything in eating; an insatiable man (Lane & Aqrab). 4839. Commentary: There could be no greater humiliation or agony for a person than that he should see that the cause The verse signifies that the ill-fated miser goes on earning wealth by using all means and amasses and hoards it, taking pride in it and refraining from spending it in good causes, thinking that this will immortalize him, will rescue his name from oblivion and will render against which he had fought tooth his prosperity abiding. He labours under a serious misconception. His hoarded wealth will prove his undoing and will be a constant source of heart-burning for him. 4838. Commentary: الحطمة (crushing punishment) is derived from. They say ml db i. e. old age broke him. (hatima) means, the beast became aged and emaciated and weak and broken with age. aabe means, a 3442 and nail and which he had tried with might and main to crush, is progressing and prospering before his very eyes. It is this sense of burning and anguish of the heart which the leaders of the Quraish felt when they saw the tender plant of Islam growing into a big tree. 4840. Commentary: If fire is enclosed on all sides, its effects become more intense.