Al Islam

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)

2812. Commentary:

In this verse the second imputation that the Holy Prophet is a poet (21:6) is rebutted. Four reasons which have been spread over the present and the next three verses constitute this rebuttal. They are: (1) Those who follow and associate with the poets are men of no high moral character. They are prone to err and stray away from the path of rectitude. But the Holy Prophet brought about a wonderful moral transformation among his followers who became possessed of very noble ideals and very high moral character. (2) The poets have no fixed ideal or programme in life. They, as it were, wander about distractedly in every valley. But the Holy Prophet had a great and sublime mission in life. It was the moral and spiritual regeneration of the depraved Arab society and through them the reformation and resuscitation of the whole degenerate and corrupt humanity. It was given to no woman-born to pursue and achieve a higher and nobler ideal. (3) The poets do not practise what they preach but the Holy Prophet was not only the noblest preceptor but the greatest man of action and a model exemplar also. (4) The poets praise and abuse other people as it suits them and sometimes even make bold to prophesy about the future but never know what their own end would be. But the Holy Prophet, deserted by his own kith and kin and amidst the severest persecution, when all was dark and dismal around him, emphatically declared that he would eventually succeed and he did succeed. (close)

2813. Important Words:

یھیمون (wander aimlessly) is derived from ھام which means, he was or became thirsty. They say ھام الرجل علی وجھه i.e. the man went at random, not knowing where he was going (Lane & Aqrab).

Commentary:

The poets pursue every colourful fancy. Their themes have little coherence and consistency, and they lack continuity. Their thought is fragmentary. (close)