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2140. It is on record that when this verse was revealed the Holy Prophet stood on Mount Safa and called every Quraish tribe by name and warned them of the Divine punishment that would overtake them if they did not accept his Message and give up their evil ways (Bukhari). (close)

2807. Commentary:

It is on record that when this verse was revealed the Holy Prophet stood on Mount Safa and called every Quraish tribe by name and warned them of the Divine punishment that would overtake them if they did not accept his message and give up their evil ways. He is also reported to have told his daughter Fatimah, his aunt Safiyya and other members of his household that no relationship with him but only their own righteous deeds would save them from Divine wrath (Bukhari, Kitabut-Tafsir). (close)

a. 15:89. (close)

c. 15:89. (close)

2140A. I am quit of you; I dissociate myself completely from what you do: I disclaim all responsibility for your actions. (close)

b. 25:59; 33:49. (close)

a. 25:59; 33:49. (close)

2808. Commentary:

The Surah has given a brief account of the teachings of seven great Prophets of God and of the persecution and opposition they had to meet at the hands of their enemies and of the sad end to which the latter came on account of their rejecting the Divine Message. The account of every Prophet ended with the highly significant words, viz. "And thy Lord—He is the Mighty, the Merciful," meaning that God possessed the power to punish the rejecters and persecutors of the Prophets and was Merciful to those who believed in them. After this account the Holy Prophet has been commanded to preach his message and has been told that like the Prophets mentioned above he would also face fierce opposition and persecution. He has been further enjoined to pray and to put his trust in the Mighty and Merciful God, the injunction implying that those who will persist in opposing and persecuting him will experience God’s might but those who will accept him will be shown mercy. (close)

c. 73:21. (close)

b. 73:21. (close)

2141. This verse pays a glowing tribute to the righteousness and nobility of the Holy Prophets Companions. The word Sajidin refers to them. Blessed was the Holy Prophet who was surrounded by such godly men. Human history has failed to produce another example of such a noble Master, loved and followed by such devoted and righteous disciples. (close)

2809. Commentary:

This verse pays a glowing tribute to the righteousness and nobility of the Holy Prophet’s Companions. The word ساجدین apparently refers to them. Blessed was the Prophet who was surrounded by such godly men. Human history has failed to produce another example of such a noble Master, loved and followed by such devoted and righteous disciples. (close)

2810. Commentary:

The verse reverts to the subject dealt with in vv. 211-213 above. Generally two charges were made against the Holy Prophet; viz. (a) that satans descended upon him and (b) that he was a poet. The first charge has been effectively rebutted in vv. 211-213 above. The present verse, however, deals with another aspect of the same charge. It purports to say that satans cannot descend upon the Holy Prophet because he is a paragon of piety and righteousness. They only descend upon their own prototypes and counterparts—confirmed liars and habitual sinners. See next verse. (close)

2811. Important Words:

یلقون السمع (they repeat what they hear). یلقون is derived from لقی and لقیه means, he met or found him or it. ألقی الشیء means, he cast or let fall the thing. ألقیت الیه القول means, I told or communicated to him the saying. ألقیت الیه المودة او بالمودة means, I offered to him love or affection. ألقی الیه السمع means, he listened to him or gave ear to him for listening. یلقون السمع means, they give ear or they communicate to others, tell others or repeat to others what they hear (Lane & Qadir). (close)