Surah 27. An-Naml

93This sentence is connected with the foregoing theme as well as with what follows. In the first case, it means that it is a manifestation of the knowledge of the All-Knowing God that He is explaining through a gentile (non-Jew) in this Qur'an the reality of those events which are a part of the Israelite history, and which are being disputed by the learned men of the Israelites themselves. (The examples of this have been given in the early part of this Surah as explained in our Notes). In the second case, it means that just as Allah has decided those disputes, so He will decide this dispute also which is going on between the Holy Prophet Muhammad (may Allah's peace be upon him) and his opponents as to who is following the truth and who the falsehood. So, a few years after the revelation of these verses the Decision came before the whole world. In the same land of Arabia and in the same clan of the Quraish there was not left a single person who was not convinced that it was Muhammad (upon whom be Allah's peace) who was following the Truth and not Abu Jahl and Abu Lahab. Even the children of these people admitted that their fathers were in the wrong.

94That is, "It is Mercy and Guidance for those who accept the message of the Qur'an and believe in what it presents. Such people will be saved from the errors in which their own people are involved. They will find the right way of life by means of the Qur'an and they will be blessed with such favors by Allah, which the disbelievers among the Quraish cannot even imagine today." This shower of Allah's mercy was also witnessed by the world after a few years. The same people who were living unknown lives in a corner of the Arabian desert and could at the most become successful raiders in the state of unbelief, suddenly emerged after their belief in the Qur'an as the guides of the world, leaders of the nations, makers of human civilization and rulers over a vast part of the world.

95"Between these people": Between the disbelievers of the Quraish and the believers.

96That is, "Neither can any power withhold His judgment from being enforced, nor is there any chance of an error in His judgment."

97"The dead" the ones whose consciences are dead and whose stubbornness, obstinacy and love of the usage and custom have deprived them of the sense of discrimination between the Truth and falsehood.

98That is, "Who not only close their ears against what you say, but slink away from the place where they fear they aught hear what you say.

99That is, "It is none of your job to pull them forcibly to the right way and drag them along with you. You can only tell them by the word of mouth and by your example that this is the right way and the way they are following is the wrong way But how can you guide the one who has closed his eyes and is not at all inclined to see anything?"