Al Islam

4325. Commentary:

The parable of the owners of the "garden" may apply also to the leaders of the Quraish who had made life very miserable for the poor Muslims. They were sternly warned that all their designs against Islam would come to nought and all their efforts would prove abortive and they would be deprived of all their gardens and "fruit." But those who turn to God with true repentance would be rewarded many times more than what they will lose. (close)

a. 13:35; 39:27. (close)

3101. Sooner or later nemesis overtakes the exploiters and their contrivances to deprive others of the fruit of their labour fail altogether in their evil purpose. (close)

a. 13:35; 39:27. (close)

4326. Commentary:

The verse speaks of two kinds of punishment. The punishment referred to in the preceding several verses in the words "such is the punishment" is the chastisement which overtook the opponents of Islam in this life. Those of them who repented were received in God’s grace and were blessed with worldly gifts many times more than what they had lost. But those who persisted in their opposition to Truth and died in disbelief, will have a great punishment in the Hereafter. (close)

b. 30:16; 68:35; 78:32. (close)

b. 13:30; 30:16; 68:35; 78:32-33. (close)

4327. Commentary:

The verse purports to say that while the rebellious owners of the "garden" (v. 18) will be deprived of it, the righteous believers will have "Gardens of Bliss" from their Lord. (close)

c. 32:19; 38:29; 45:22. (close)

c. 32:19; 38:29; 45:22. (close)

4328. Commentary:

See next verse. (close)

3102. The verse asks the disbelievers, "Have they any authority in any revealed Scripture that they will be allowed to choose a way of life of their own liking and will also escape the consequences of their evil deeds?" Or, have they taken a covenant from God which will remain in force till the Day of Judgment that they will have whatever they like and do whatever they like and yet will not suffer the consequences flowing from their actions? (close)

4329. Commentary:

In vv. 36-39 above, it was stated that a person who severs all connection with God and defies and contravenes His laws, can never be treated like one who makes those laws a rule of life. Both these classes of men choose different ways of life and inevitably come to different ends. This is God’s eternal and unchangeable laws which cannot be altered to suit anybody’s wishful thinking. Further, disbelievers were asked whether there was any authority in any revealed Scripture that they would be allowed to choose a way of life of their own liking and would escape the consequences of their evil deeds. In the present verse they are told that if they possess no Scriptural authority to support their foolish ideas, and if reason and logic too, do not support them, have they then taken a covenant from God which will remain in force till the Day of Judgement that they will have whatever they like and do whatever they like and yet not suffer the consequences flowing from their actions? If they think so, the verse warns them, they are mistaken. (close)