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Translation and Commentary of the Holy Quran by
Maulana Muhammad Ali (Table of
Contents)
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Chapter
43 (Zukhruf- Gold)
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Section 4 (Verses 36 to 45) Section/Ruku 4
[Verses 36 to 45]: Opposition to Truth is
punished: 1. Translation: 37 And surely they hinder them from the (right) path, and they think that they are guided aright. 38 Until when he comes to Us, he says: O would that between me and thee there were the distance of the East and the West!a so evil is the associate! 39 And as you did wrong, it will profit you naught this day that you are sharers in the chastisement. 40 Canst thou then make the deaf to hear or guide the blind and him who is in clear error? 41 So if We take thee away, still We shall exact retribution from them, 42 Or We shall show thee that which We promise thema— surely We are Possessors of power over them. 43 So hold fast to that which has been revealed to thee; surely thou art on the right path. 44 And surely it is a reminder for thee and thy people, and you will be questioned. 45 And ask those of Our messengers whom We sent before thee: Did We ever appoint gods to be worshipped besides the Beneficent? 2.
Commentary: 38a. The word which I translate the East and the West is mashriqain, which would literally signify the two Easts. But the dual number in such cases often denotes the thing mentioned with its opposite. Thus mashriqain means the place of sunrise and the place of sunset (LL). [Back to verse 38] 42a. V. 41 describes the general law of the punishment of the wicked; even if the Prophet dies, the wicked will meet their doom. But that the general statement should not give rise to any misconception, we are immediately told that the Prophet would see the discomfiture of his enemies with his own eyes. [Back to verse 42]
Holy
Quran Section
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Translation and Commentary of the Holy Quran by
Maulana Muhammad Ali (Table of
Contents)
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Chapter
43 (Zukhruf-
Gold)
> Section 4 (Verses 36 to 45)
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