Tafheem ul Quran
Surah 41 Fussilat, Ayat 26-29
وَقَالَ الَّذِيۡنَ كَفَرُوۡا لَا تَسۡمَعُوۡا لِهٰذَا الۡقُرۡاٰنِ وَالۡغَوۡا فِيۡهِ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَغۡلِبُوۡنَ
﴿41:26﴾
فَلَـنُذِيۡقَنَّ الَّذِيۡنَ كَفَرُوۡا عَذَابًا شَدِيۡدًاۙ وَّلَنَجۡزِيَنَّهُمۡ اَسۡوَاَ الَّذِىۡ كَانُوۡا يَعۡمَلُوۡنَ
﴿41:27﴾
ذٰ لِكَ جَزَآءُ اَعۡدَآءِ اللّٰهِ النَّارُ ۚ لَهُمۡ فِيۡهَا دَارُ الۡخُـلۡدِ ؕ جَزَآءًۢ بِمَا كَانُوۡا بِاٰيٰتِنَا يَجۡحَدُوۡنَ
﴿41:28﴾
وَقَالَ الَّذِيۡنَ كَفَرُوۡا رَبَّنَاۤ اَرِنَا الَّذَيۡنِ اَضَلّٰنَا مِنَ الۡجِنِّ وَالۡاِنۡسِ نَجۡعَلۡهُمَا تَحۡتَ اَقۡدَامِنَا لِيَكُوۡنَا مِنَ الۡاَسۡفَلِيۡنَ
﴿41:29﴾
(41:26) The deniers of the Truth say: “Do not give ear to the Qur'an and
cause interruption when it is recited; thus perhaps you will gain the upper
hand.”30 (41:27) We shall certainly make these unbelievers taste a terrible chastisement
and shall fully requite them according to the worst deeds that they committed.
(41:28) That is the recompense of the enemies of Allah � the Fire, their
abiding home. That will be the re-compense for their denying Our Signs. (41:29) There the unbelievers will say: “Our Lord, show us those that led
us astray, both jinn and humans, and we will trample them under our feet so
that they are utterly degraded.”31
Notes
30. This was one of those plans of the disbelievers of Makkah with which
they wanted to frustrate the Prophet’s (peace be upon him) mission of preaching
his message. They knew well haw impressive was the Quran, how high was the character
of the man presenting it, and how effective and inspiring the style of his preaching.
They knew that anyone who heard such matchless discourses in such an attractive
style from such a noble person could not help being hued and charmed. Therefore,
they planned that they should neither hear it themselves nor let anyone else
hear it; whenever Muhammad (peace be upon him) should start reciting it, they
should create noise, clap hands, pass taunting remarks and raise all sorts of
objections and such a hue and cry as to subdue his voice. By this plan they
hoped they would be able to defeat the Prophet of Allah.
31. That is, in the world these people were at the beck and call of their
leaders and religious guides and deceitful devils, but when on the Day of Resurrection
they will come to know where their leaders had led them, they will curse them
and would wish that they should somehow get hold of them so that they may trample
them under their foot.