Al Islam

4435. Commentary:

"The Day of Decision" may signify the Day of Resurrection or the day of the final and complete triumph of Truth and the utter defeat, discomfiture and destruction of the forces of darkness—the day of the Fall of Mecca which was the centre and citadel of idolatry in Arabia. (close)

d. 18:100; 20:103; 27:88; 36:52. (close)

3227. On the Day of Decision—the day of the Fall of Mecca—the Quraish, as if by the blowing of the trumpet, were gathered before the Holy Prophet, requesting him that their tyrannies and transgressions might be forgiven. (close)

b. 18:100; 20:103; 27:88; 36:52. (close)

4536. Commentary:

On the day of the Fall of Mecca the Quraish, as if by the blowing of the trumpet, were gathered before the Holy Prophet, before whom they placed their request that their tyrannies and transgressions might be forgiven and they might be accepted into the fold of Islam. (close)

3228. At that time heavenly Signs will be shown in large numbers in support of the righteous and to the confusion of the wrongdoers. (close)

4537. Commentary:

The verse means that at that time heavenly signs will be shown in large numbers in support of the righteous, and to the confusion of the wrongdoers. (close)

e. 18:48; 52:11; 81:4. (close)

3229. The verse means that (1) men of power and position will lose their authority and influence. (2) Before the onrush of the conquests of Islam great and firmly-founded empires will crumble like mounds of loose sand and will disappear so completely that it would seem that their erstwhile existence was only an optical illusion. (close)

c. 18:48; 52:11; 81:4. (close)

4538. Commentary:

The verse signifies that men of power and position will lose their authority or influence; or that before the onrush of the conquests of Islam, great and firmly established empires will crumble like mounds of loose sand and will disappear so completely that it would seem that their erstwhile existence was only an optical illusion. (close)

a. 11:108. (close)

a. 11:108. (close)

4539. Important Words:

أحقاب (Ages) is the plural of حقب which means, time; long time; a year or years; seventy years; eighty years or more (Lane & Mufradat).

Commentary:

To continue the metaphor, the verse may refer to the long centuries when Islam was in ascendance and its enemies continued to burn in the fire of malice and envy at the uninterrupted progress and prosperity of Muslims.

As referring to the punishment of Hell, the verse signifies that though its duration will be very, very long yet it will not be eternal, the word أحقابا as shown under Important Words signifying a limited period of time, however, long. (close)

3230. Bard means, coolness; pleasantness; comfort; sleep (Lane). (close)

4540. Important Words:

برد (sleep) is inf. noun from برد which means, he slept; he died; it became cool, etc. برد (bardun) means, coolness; pleasantness; enjoyment; comfort; ease; sleep (Lane & Aqrab). (close)

b. 6:71; 69:37. (close)

3230A. The turbulent pursuit of evil and cold indifference towards virtue and righteousness of wrongdoers will take the form of boiling water and intensely cold and stinking drink. (close)

b. 6:71; 69:37. (close)

4541. Important Words:

غساق (stinking fluid intensely cold) means, ichor; the washings of wounds; intense cold that burns by reason of its coolness; cold and stinking. حمیم و غساق means, boiling fluid and intensely cold and stinking drink (Lane & Aqrab).

Commentary:

The turbulent pursuit of evil, and cold indifference towards virtue, of wrongdoers will take the form of boiling water and intensely cold and stinking drink. (close)