وَکُنَّا
Appears 15 times in Quran
Occurrences in Quran
Found 15 verses containing "وَکُنَّا".
فَلَمَّا جَآءَتۡ قِیۡلَ اَہٰکَذَا عَرۡشُکِ ۖ قَالَتۡ کَاَنَّہٗ ہُوَ ۚ وَاُوۡتِیۡنَا الۡعِلۡمَ مِنۡ قَبۡلِہَا وَکُنَّا مُسۡلِمِیۡنَ
The words, we had been given knowledge before this, signify that the Queen had already become conversant with the great power and resources of Solomon and had made up her mind to give her allegiance to him.
Commentary:
The words, "We had been given knowledge before this," signify that the Queen had already become conversant with the great power and resources of Solomon and had made up her mind to give her allegiance to him.
2843
Commentary:
The words, "We had been given knowledge before this," signify that the Queen had already become conversant with the great power and resources of Solomon and had made up her mind to give her allegiance to him.
2176
The words, we had been given knowledge before this, signify that the Queen had already become conversant with the great power and resources of Solomon and had made up her mind to give her allegiance to him.
اَوۡ تَقُوۡلُوۡۤا اِنَّمَاۤ اَشۡرَکَ اٰبَآؤُنَا مِنۡ قَبۡلُ وَکُنَّا ذُرِّیَّۃً مِّنۡۢ بَعۡدِہِمۡ ۖ اَفَتُہۡلِکُنَا بِمَا فَعَلَ الۡمُبۡطِلُوۡنَ
7:39.
7:39.
7:39.
Commentary:
The appearance of a Prophet also debars the people of his time from urging the plea mentioned in the present verse, for then the truth is made manifest from falsehood and idolatry stands publicly condemned.
a
7:39.
a
7:39.
1062
Commentary:
The appearance of a Prophet also debars the people of his time from urging the plea mentioned in the present verse, for then the truth is made manifest from falsehood and idolatry stands publicly condemned.
a
7:39.
۞ وَلَقَدۡ اٰتَیۡنَاۤ اِبۡرٰہِیۡمَ رُشۡدَہٗ مِنۡ قَبۡلُ وَکُنَّا بِہٖ عٰلِمِیۡنَ
Commentary:
رشدہ (his guidance) means, the guidance which befitted his station as a great Prophet of God. The clause, "We knew him well" means, "We were fully conversant with his excellent inborn qualities i.e. We knew his real worth or We knew that he was eminently fit to be entrusted with the great and noble duties of a Prophet."
2392
Commentary:
رشدہ (his guidance) means, the guidance which befitted his station as a great Prophet of God. The clause, "We knew him well" means, "We were fully conversant with his excellent inborn qualities i.e. We knew his real worth or We knew that he was eminently fit to be entrusted with the great and noble duties of a Prophet."
وَدَاوٗدَ وَسُلَیۡمٰنَ اِذۡ یَحۡکُمَانِ فِی الۡحَرۡثِ اِذۡ نَفَشَتۡ فِیۡہِ غَنَمُ الۡقَوۡمِ وَکُنَّا لِحُکۡمِہِمۡ شٰہِدِیۡنَ
یعنی ہمسایہ قوم کے ڈاکوؤں وغیرہ نے ان کے ملک کو نقصان پہنچایا تھا۔ یہاں غَنَمٌ کا لفظ ہے جس کے معنے مفسر بکریاں کرتے ہیں۔ لیکن درحقیقت غَنَمُ الْقَوْمِ سے مراد ہمسایہ قوم کے عوام ہیں۔ جو سلیمانؑ اور داؤدؑ کے ملک کے لوگوں کو نقصان پہنچاتے تھے۔ اردو میں بھی قوم کے عوام کو بھیڑ بکری کہتے ہیں۔
In order to add to the beauty of expression, use has been made of metaphorical language in this and the following few verses. Al-Harth may signify Solomon’s country and the words Ghanamul-Qaum may represent those wild and predatory neighbouring tribes who raided Solomon’s country. The reference is to the policy which David and Solomon adopted to repel and defeat the depredations of those savage tribes. David was a great warrior and as such was in favour of adopting a strong policy. Solomon, however, wished to pursue a milder policy and to win over those tribes by entering into treaties of friendship with them.
Important Words:
حرث (crop) is infinitive noun from حرث (haratha) which means, he ploughed or tilled the soil; he sowed seeds or planted plants in it. حرث means, a tilth or a piece of land ploughed for sowing or land actually sown with some crop; land under crop; crop or produce of land (Lane & Aqrab). See also 2:206.
نفشت (strayed therein) is derived from نفش . They say نفش القطن i.e. he corded the cotton.نفشت الغنم means, the sheep pastured at night without a shepherd. نفش الراعی الابل means, the shepherd left the camel at night that it may pasture (Aqrab).
Commentary:
In order to add to the beauty of expression use has been made of metaphorical language in this and the following few verses. الحرث in this verse may signify Solomon’s country and the words غنم القوم may be taken as standing for those wild and predatory neighbouring tribes who raided Solomon’s country. The reference is to the policy which David and Solomon adopted to repel and defeat the depredations of these savage tribes. David was a great warrior and as such was in favour of adopting a strong policy. Solomon, however, wished to pursue a milder policy and to win over these tribes by entering into treaties of friendship with them. Taken literally the verse would signify that even very ordinary people had ready access and could submit their cases to these great Prophets of God who were very powerful rulers. See also 6:85; 34:11-14 & 38:18-21.
The verse may also signify that when a nation rises to power and prosperity, ambitious persons, in order to win power and influence, seek to weaken the hands of the constituted authority by creating dissensions and discord. The expression غنم القوم i.e. "persons of beastly nature" may refer to such people.
2
یعنی ہمسایہ قوم کے ڈاکوؤں وغیرہ نے ان کے ملک کو نقصان پہنچایا تھا۔ یہاں غَنَمٌ کا لفظ ہے جس کے معنے مفسر بکریاں کرتے ہیں۔ لیکن درحقیقت غَنَمُ الْقَوْمِ سے مراد ہمسایہ قوم کے عوام ہیں۔ جو سلیمانؑ اور داؤدؑ کے ملک کے لوگوں کو نقصان پہنچاتے تھے۔ اردو میں بھی قوم کے عوام کو بھیڑ بکری کہتے ہیں۔
2409
Important Words:
حرث (crop) is infinitive noun from حرث (haratha) which means, he ploughed or tilled the soil; he sowed seeds or planted plants in it. حرث means, a tilth or a piece of land ploughed for sowing or land actually sown with some crop; land under crop; crop or produce of land (Lane & Aqrab). See also 2:206.
نفشت (strayed therein) is derived from نفش . They say نفش القطن i.e. he corded the cotton.نفشت الغنم means, the sheep pastured at night without a shepherd. نفش الراعی الابل means, the shepherd left the camel at night that it may pasture (Aqrab).
Commentary:
In order to add to the beauty of expression use has been made of metaphorical language in this and the following few verses. الحرث in this verse may signify Solomon’s country and the words غنم القوم may be taken as standing for those wild and predatory neighbouring tribes who raided Solomon’s country. The reference is to the policy which David and Solomon adopted to repel and defeat the depredations of these savage tribes. David was a great warrior and as such was in favour of adopting a strong policy. Solomon, however, wished to pursue a milder policy and to win over these tribes by entering into treaties of friendship with them. Taken literally the verse would signify that even very ordinary people had ready access and could submit their cases to these great Prophets of God who were very powerful rulers. See also 6:85; 34:11-14 & 38:18-21.
The verse may also signify that when a nation rises to power and prosperity, ambitious persons, in order to win power and influence, seek to weaken the hands of the constituted authority by creating dissensions and discord. The expression غنم القوم i.e. "persons of beastly nature" may refer to such people.
1905
In order to add to the beauty of expression, use has been made of metaphorical language in this and the following few verses. Al-Harth may signify Solomon’s country and the words Ghanamul-Qaum may represent those wild and predatory neighbouring tribes who raided Solomon’s country. The reference is to the policy which David and Solomon adopted to repel and defeat the depredations of those savage tribes. David was a great warrior and as such was in favour of adopting a strong policy. Solomon, however, wished to pursue a milder policy and to win over those tribes by entering into treaties of friendship with them.
فَفَہَّمۡنٰہَا سُلَیۡمٰنَ ۚ وَکُلًّا اٰتَیۡنَا حُکۡمًا وَّعِلۡمًا ۚ وَسَخَّرۡنَا مَعَ دَاوٗدَ الۡجِبَالَ یُسَبِّحۡنَ وَالطَّیۡرَ ۚ وَکُنَّا فٰعِلِیۡنَ
34:11; 38:19, 20.
34:11; 38:19, 20.
The words signify that Solomon’s policy of moderation and conciliation was right in the then obtaining circumstances, and that the charge levelled against him by some Jewish writers of having pursued a weak policy which brought about the downfall of his dynasty is ill-founded. But the defence of Solomon should not be taken to mean that the strong policy adopted by David in his own time was wrong. Any misunderstanding leading to this inference has been dispelled by the clause, and to each of them We gave wisdom and knowledge, which makes it clear that the policies of both David and Solomon were best in the circumstances and quite suited to the particular occasions.
The words, We subjected the mountains and the birds to David to celebrate God’s praises with him, have been taken literally to mean that the mountains and birds were under David’s control and when he sang the praises of God they actually joined with him in that pious act. The words merely mean that big men (al-Jibal) and highly spiritual men (at-Tair) glorified God and sang Divine praises along with David. At several places in the Qur’an not only mountains and birds but all other things in the heavens and the earth— the sun, the moon, the stars, the day and the night, the animals, the birds, the rivers, the seas, the winds, the clouds, etc. are stated to have been subjected to man (2:165; 7:55; 22:38 & 45:13-14). The word Jibal may also signify 'people living in the mountains' as the name of a place sometimes stands for its people (12:83). Thus the subjection of "the mountains" to David may signify that he conquered and subjugated wild and savage mountain tribes. He
34:11; 38:19-20.
Important Words:
الجبال (the mountains) is the plural of جبل which is derived from جبل (jabala). جبله علی کذا means, God created him and adapted him to it. جبل (Jabalun) means, a mountain; a rocky tract; any rocky elevation; the lord or chief of a people; their learned man; a man who does not move from his place. جبال means, mountains, big or learned men; people living in mountains etc. (Lane & Aqrab). See also 13:32.
الطیر (the birds) means, a bird or birds. طائر which is the singular of الطیر means, a bird; an omen; the cause of actions good or bad; actions good or bad and their consequences; natural powers of man; a highly righteous and spiritual man (Lane & Aqrab). As a bird flies high in the air and builds its nest on lofty trees or mountains, therefore a man who soars high in the spiritual firmament is called a طائر in spiritual terminology. See also 3:50; 7:132 & 17:14.
Commentary:
This verse has been very much misunderstood and misinterpreted. The misunderstanding arises from the far-fetched construction placed upon it by some commentators. There is, however, nothing in the wording of the verse itself to justify the element of mystery introduced into it. A few simple words used metaphorically in order to add elegance and beauty to the diction of the verse have been distorted to render it a veritable riddle. The words "We subjected the mountains and the birds to celebrate God’s praise with David" have been taken literally to mean that the mountains and birds were under David’s control and when he sang the praises of God they actually joined with him in singing those praises. They simply mean that big men (الجبال) and highly spiritual men (الطیر) glorified God and sang Divine praises along with David. And if according to the verse, the mountains and birds were subjected to David there was nothing extraordinary in the mountains and the birds being subject to his control as at several other places in the Quran not only mountains and birds but all other things in the heavens and the earth—the sun, the moon, the stars, the day and the night, the animals, the birds, the rivers, the seas, the winds, the clouds etc., are stated to have been subjected to man (2:165; 7:55; 22:38 & 45:13-14). The word الجبال; in the present verse, as stated under Important Words above, signifies also mountainous territory or "people living in the mountains" as the name of a place sometimes stands for its people (12:83). Thus the subjection of "the mountains" to David may signify that he conquered and subjugated wild and savage mountain tribes. The Bible also refers to this fact. It says, "And Hiram, King of Tyre, sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons and they built David a house. So all the elders of Israel came to the King to Hebron; and King David made a league with them in Hebron before the Lord and they appointed David King over Israel" ( II Sam. chap. 5). Thus the words, "We subjected the mountains and the birds to celebrate God’s praises with David" have been particularly used about David in the verse because he was a great conqueror and subduer of wild mountain tribes.
Similarly, celebration by birds and mountains of God’s praises should also occasion no surprise. Elsewhere in the Quran we read that all things, animate or inanimate, the angels, animals, birds, the heavens and the earth, even the forces of nature, sing the praises of God, only man cannot understand their glorification (13:14; 17:45; 21:20-21; 24:42; 59:2; 61:2; 62:2; & 64:2). The glorification of God by these things which is the carrying out by them of the duties assigned to them by God demonstrate: that God is perfect and completely free from all flaws, failings and frailties and so is His handiwork.
The word "birds" used in the verse may also signify actual birds. In this sense the reference would be that David made free use of birds for carrying messages in time of war which had been especially trained for this purpose. Or it may signify flocks of birds which followed David’s victorious armies and feasted on the dead bodies of his fallen foes. Lastly, the word "birds," may signify men of high determination and great resolve who are ever ready to scale great heights and are not afraid of difficulties and dangers in the cause of religion. In brief, the verse means to say that men of ordinary spiritual caliber had become highly spiritual and soared very high in the spiritual firmament through the purifying company of David.
The verse may also be rendered as, "We subjected the mountains and the birds to David; they all celebrated God’s praises." This rendering removes much misunderstanding and difficulty.
For a fuller explanation of this and the next three verses see 34:11-14 & 38:19, 20, 37, 38, 39.
The expression, "We gave Solomon the right understanding of the matter," has been used to show that Solomon’s policy of moderation and conciliation was right in the then obtaining circumstances. In this verse the Quran defends Solomon against the charge levelled at him by some Jewish writers of having pursued a weak policy which brought about the downfall of his dynasty after him. The words, however, should not be taken to mean that the strong policy adopted by David in his own time was wrong. Any misunderstanding leading to this inference has been dispelled by the following clause: "And to each of them We gave wisdom and knowledge," which makes it quite clear that the policies of both David and Solomon were best in the circumstances and quite suited to the particular occasion.
a
34:11; 38:19, 20.
a
34:11; 38:19-20.
2410
Important Words:
الجبال (the mountains) is the plural of جبل which is derived from جبل (jabala). جبله علی کذا means, God created him and adapted him to it. جبل (Jabalun) means, a mountain; a rocky tract; any rocky elevation; the lord or chief of a people; their learned man; a man who does not move from his place. جبال means, mountains, big or learned men; people living in mountains etc. (Lane & Aqrab). See also 13:32.
الطیر (the birds) means, a bird or birds. طائر which is the singular of الطیر means, a bird; an omen; the cause of actions good or bad; actions good or bad and their consequences; natural powers of man; a highly righteous and spiritual man (Lane & Aqrab). As a bird flies high in the air and builds its nest on lofty trees or mountains, therefore a man who soars high in the spiritual firmament is called a طائر in spiritual terminology. See also 3:50; 7:132 & 17:14.
Commentary:
This verse has been very much misunderstood and misinterpreted. The misunderstanding arises from the far-fetched construction placed upon it by some commentators. There is, however, nothing in the wording of the verse itself to justify the element of mystery introduced into it. A few simple words used metaphorically in order to add elegance and beauty to the diction of the verse have been distorted to render it a veritable riddle. The words "We subjected the mountains and the birds to celebrate God’s praise with David" have been taken literally to mean that the mountains and birds were under David’s control and when he sang the praises of God they actually joined with him in singing those praises. They simply mean that big men (الجبال) and highly spiritual men (الطیر) glorified God and sang Divine praises along with David. And if according to the verse, the mountains and birds were subjected to David there was nothing extraordinary in the mountains and the birds being subject to his control as at several other places in the Quran not only mountains and birds but all other things in the heavens and the earth—the sun, the moon, the stars, the day and the night, the animals, the birds, the rivers, the seas, the winds, the clouds etc., are stated to have been subjected to man (2:165; 7:55; 22:38 & 45:13-14). The word الجبال; in the present verse, as stated under Important Words above, signifies also mountainous territory or "people living in the mountains" as the name of a place sometimes stands for its people (12:83). Thus the subjection of "the mountains" to David may signify that he conquered and subjugated wild and savage mountain tribes. The Bible also refers to this fact. It says, "And Hiram, King of Tyre, sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons and they built David a house. So all the elders of Israel came to the King to Hebron; and King David made a league with them in Hebron before the Lord and they appointed David King over Israel" ( II Sam. chap. 5). Thus the words, "We subjected the mountains and the birds to celebrate God’s praises with David" have been particularly used about David in the verse because he was a great conqueror and subduer of wild mountain tribes.
Similarly, celebration by birds and mountains of God’s praises should also occasion no surprise. Elsewhere in the Quran we read that all things, animate or inanimate, the angels, animals, birds, the heavens and the earth, even the forces of nature, sing the praises of God, only man cannot understand their glorification (13:14; 17:45; 21:20-21; 24:42; 59:2; 61:2; 62:2; & 64:2). The glorification of God by these things which is the carrying out by them of the duties assigned to them by God demonstrate: that God is perfect and completely free from all flaws, failings and frailties and so is His handiwork.
The word "birds" used in the verse may also signify actual birds. In this sense the reference would be that David made free use of birds for carrying messages in time of war which had been especially trained for this purpose. Or it may signify flocks of birds which followed David’s victorious armies and feasted on the dead bodies of his fallen foes. Lastly, the word "birds," may signify men of high determination and great resolve who are ever ready to scale great heights and are not afraid of difficulties and dangers in the cause of religion. In brief, the verse means to say that men of ordinary spiritual caliber had become highly spiritual and soared very high in the spiritual firmament through the purifying company of David.
The verse may also be rendered as, "We subjected the mountains and the birds to David; they all celebrated God’s praises." This rendering removes much misunderstanding and difficulty.
For a fuller explanation of this and the next three verses see 34:11-14 & 38:19, 20, 37, 38, 39.
The expression, "We gave Solomon the right understanding of the matter," has been used to show that Solomon’s policy of moderation and conciliation was right in the then obtaining circumstances. In this verse the Quran defends Solomon against the charge levelled at him by some Jewish writers of having pursued a weak policy which brought about the downfall of his dynasty after him. The words, however, should not be taken to mean that the strong policy adopted by David in his own time was wrong. Any misunderstanding leading to this inference has been dispelled by the following clause: "And to each of them We gave wisdom and knowledge," which makes it quite clear that the policies of both David and Solomon were best in the circumstances and quite suited to the particular occasion.
a
34:11; 38:19, 20.
1906
The words signify that Solomon’s policy of moderation and conciliation was right in the then obtaining circumstances, and that the charge levelled against him by some Jewish writers of having pursued a weak policy which brought about the downfall of his dynasty is ill-founded. But the defence of Solomon should not be taken to mean that the strong policy adopted by David in his own time was wrong. Any misunderstanding leading to this inference has been dispelled by the clause, and to each of them We gave wisdom and knowledge, which makes it clear that the policies of both David and Solomon were best in the circumstances and quite suited to the particular occasions.
1907
The words, We subjected the mountains and the birds to David to celebrate God’s praises with him, have been taken literally to mean that the mountains and birds were under David’s control and when he sang the praises of God they actually joined with him in that pious act. The words merely mean that big men (al-Jibal) and highly spiritual men (at-Tair) glorified God and sang Divine praises along with David. At several places in the Qur’an not only mountains and birds but all other things in the heavens and the earth— the sun, the moon, the stars, the day and the night, the animals, the birds, the rivers, the seas, the winds, the clouds, etc. are stated to have been subjected to man (2:165; 7:55; 22:38 & 45:13-14). The word Jibal may also signify 'people living in the mountains' as the name of a place sometimes stands for its people (12:83). Thus the subjection of "the mountains" to David may signify that he conquered and subjugated wild and savage mountain tribes. He
وَلِسُلَیۡمٰنَ الرِّیۡحَ عَاصِفَۃً تَجۡرِیۡ بِاَمۡرِہٖۤ اِلَی الۡاَرۡضِ الَّتِیۡ بٰرَکۡنَا فِیۡہَا ۚ وَکُنَّا بِکُلِّ شَیۡءٍ عٰلِمِیۡنَ
34:13; 38:37.
حضرت سلیمان علیہ السلام کے جہاز شام کے اوپر کے علاقہ سے سامان لیکر نیچے آتے تھے یعنی فلسطین کی طرف‘ اس آیت میں اسی طرف اشارہ ہے۔
34:13; 38:37.
It appears that the vessels of Solomon plied in the Persian Gulf, the Red and the Mediterranean Seas and regular trade was carried on between Palestine and the countries lying round the Persian Gulf and these two seas (1 Kings. 10:27-29). 'In partnership with Hiram of Tyre he maintained a fleet of ocean-going ships trading at regular intervals to Mediterranean ports, bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes and peacocks' (1 Kings. 10:22; 10: 27-29; II Chron. 8:18; Enc. Brit. under "Solomon"). Here the adjective used about the wind is ‘Asifah (violent) while in 38:37 it is Rukha’ (gentle) which shows that though the wind blew fast, it was gentle and did no damage to Solomon’s ships.
34:13; 38:37.
Commentary:
The reference in the words, the land which We had blessed, is to Palestine. It appears that the vessels of Solomon plied in the Persian Gulf, the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea and regular trade was carried on between Palestine and the countries lying round the Persian Gulf and these two seas.
"The commercial activity of Solomon seems to have been extensive. In this respect, he reminds us of the Pharaohs, who appear almost to have monopolized the foreign commerce of Egypt. His imports were on a scale so lavish that he is said to have made silver as common as stones, cedars as sycamores, in Jerusalem. There was an extensive trade in horses (1 Kings 10:27-29).In partnership with Hiram of Tyre he maintained a fleet of ocean-going ships trading at regular intervals to Mediterranean ports, bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes and peacocks (1 Kings 10:22). In his trading ventures down the Gulf of ‘Akaba he was assisted by skilled Tyrian navigators supplied by Hiram (1 Kings 9:27, 29), his own people never did take kindly to the sea. This passage was evidently misunderstood by the chronicler, who took it to mean that Hiram supplied the ships (2 Chron. 8:18); how they were transported is a problem he leaves unexplained. Ophir, the land to which these vessels ventured, is not identified with certainty, but may be S. Arabia. Solomon brought Israel for the first time fully into a current of oriental commerce and civilization, and during his reign Jerusalem, at any rate, was a city of wealth and luxury" (Enc. Brit, 14th edit. under "Solomon"). In Jew. Enc. under "Solomon" we read: "With the Phoenicians he united in maritime commerce, sending out a fleet once in three years from Ezion-geber, at the head of the gulf of ‘Akaba to Ophir, presumably on the eastern coast of the Arabian peninsula. From this distant port, and others on the way, he derived fabulous amounts of gold and tropical products. These revenues gave him almost unlimited means for increasing the glory of his capital city and palaces, and for the perfection of his civil and military organizations."
In the present verse the adjective used about the wind is عاصفة (violent) while in 38:37 it is رخاء (gentle) which shows that though the wind blew fast, it was gentle and did no damage to Solomon’s ships.
The implied reference in the present and the preceding two verses may be to the great military might and economic progress and prosperity which the Muslims were to attain in the heyday of their glory which they achieved during the reigns of the Omayyad and the Abbasid dynasties.
b
34:13; 38:37.
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حضرت سلیمان علیہ السلام کے جہاز شام کے اوپر کے علاقہ سے سامان لیکر نیچے آتے تھے یعنی فلسطین کی طرف‘ اس آیت میں اسی طرف اشارہ ہے۔
a
34:13; 38:37.
2412
Commentary:
The reference in the words, the land which We had blessed, is to Palestine. It appears that the vessels of Solomon plied in the Persian Gulf, the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea and regular trade was carried on between Palestine and the countries lying round the Persian Gulf and these two seas.
"The commercial activity of Solomon seems to have been extensive. In this respect, he reminds us of the Pharaohs, who appear almost to have monopolized the foreign commerce of Egypt. His imports were on a scale so lavish that he is said to have made silver as common as stones, cedars as sycamores, in Jerusalem. There was an extensive trade in horses (1 Kings 10:27-29).In partnership with Hiram of Tyre he maintained a fleet of ocean-going ships trading at regular intervals to Mediterranean ports, bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes and peacocks (1 Kings 10:22). In his trading ventures down the Gulf of ‘Akaba he was assisted by skilled Tyrian navigators supplied by Hiram (1 Kings 9:27, 29), his own people never did take kindly to the sea. This passage was evidently misunderstood by the chronicler, who took it to mean that Hiram supplied the ships (2 Chron. 8:18); how they were transported is a problem he leaves unexplained. Ophir, the land to which these vessels ventured, is not identified with certainty, but may be S. Arabia. Solomon brought Israel for the first time fully into a current of oriental commerce and civilization, and during his reign Jerusalem, at any rate, was a city of wealth and luxury" (Enc. Brit, 14th edit. under "Solomon"). In Jew. Enc. under "Solomon" we read: "With the Phoenicians he united in maritime commerce, sending out a fleet once in three years from Ezion-geber, at the head of the gulf of ‘Akaba to Ophir, presumably on the eastern coast of the Arabian peninsula. From this distant port, and others on the way, he derived fabulous amounts of gold and tropical products. These revenues gave him almost unlimited means for increasing the glory of his capital city and palaces, and for the perfection of his civil and military organizations."
In the present verse the adjective used about the wind is عاصفة (violent) while in 38:37 it is رخاء (gentle) which shows that though the wind blew fast, it was gentle and did no damage to Solomon’s ships.
The implied reference in the present and the preceding two verses may be to the great military might and economic progress and prosperity which the Muslims were to attain in the heyday of their glory which they achieved during the reigns of the Omayyad and the Abbasid dynasties.
a
34:13; 38:37.
1909
It appears that the vessels of Solomon plied in the Persian Gulf, the Red and the Mediterranean Seas and regular trade was carried on between Palestine and the countries lying round the Persian Gulf and these two seas (1 Kings. 10:27-29). 'In partnership with Hiram of Tyre he maintained a fleet of ocean-going ships trading at regular intervals to Mediterranean ports, bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes and peacocks' (1 Kings. 10:22; 10: 27-29; II Chron. 8:18; Enc. Brit. under "Solomon"). Here the adjective used about the wind is ‘Asifah (violent) while in 38:37 it is Rukha’ (gentle) which shows that though the wind blew fast, it was gentle and did no damage to Solomon’s ships.
وَمِنَ الشَّیٰطِیۡنِ مَنۡ یَّغُوۡصُوۡنَ لَہٗ وَیَعۡمَلُوۡنَ عَمَلًا دُوۡنَ ذٰلِکَ ۖ وَکُنَّا لَہُمۡ حٰفِظِیۡنَ
34:13; 38:38-39.
شَيْطَانْ (Shaitan) 的意思是一个反叛和顽抗的人, 但也可以是一个专於任何业务的人 (2:15)。这节经文的意思似乎是在说, 那些被素莱曼征服的非以色列人, 依照他的命令被雇用来做各种费力的工作。他们做木工、铁匠、潜水员等即一般被征服的民族中的人们所可以做的职业 (列王纪上，9:21-22)。“他们为他潜水” 这些字, 可能指巴雷恩 (بَحْرَيْن, Bahrain) 和马斯卡特 (مَسْقَطْ, Masqat) 的潜水员, 他们在波斯湾潜水采集珍珠, 他们是为了这个目的而被素莱曼雇用的。
قرآن مجید میں شیطان کا لفظ باغیوں اور سرکشوں کے لئے استعمال ہوا ہے۔ یہاں بھی یہی مراد ہے۔ خلیج فارس کے ساحلوں پر رہنے والے متمرّد لوگ اس کی خدمت پر مامور تھے اور اس کے لئے موتی نکالتے جو بحرین اور مسقط کے علاقہ سے کثرت سے نکلتے ہیں۔
34:13; 38:38-39.
Shaitan meaning a rebel and recalcitrant person and also one who is expert in anything (2:15), the verse purports to say that the non-Israelite people whom Solomon subjugated were employed on various arduous works by his orders. They worked as carpenters, ironsmiths, divers etc. professions which members of a subject race generally adopt (see 1 Kings. 9:21, 22). The words, who dived for him, may refer to the ivers of Bahrain and Muscat who dived in the Persian Gulf for taking out pearls. They were employed for that purpose by Solomon.
34:13-14; 38:38-39.
Commentary:
The word شیطان meaning a rebel and recalcitrant person and also one who is expert in anything (2:15), the verse means to say that the non-Israelite people whom Solomon subjugated were engaged on several arduous works by his orders. They worked as carpenters, iron-smiths, divers etc., professions which members of a subject race generally adopt when living under a ruling race. The fact that Solomon had subjugated peoples of many communities is evident from I Kings 9:20-21 where we read:" And all the people that were left of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites, which were not of the children of Israel, their children that were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel also were not able utterly to destroy, upon those did Solomon levy a tribute of bond service unto this day."
In the words "who dived for him" refer to diving in the Persian Gulf for taking out pearls by divers who were employed for that purpose by Solomon.
c
34:13; 38:38-39.
842
شَيْطَانْ (Shaitan) 的意思是一个反叛和顽抗的人, 但也可以是一个专於任何业务的人 (2:15)。这节经文的意思似乎是在说, 那些被素莱曼征服的非以色列人, 依照他的命令被雇用来做各种费力的工作。他们做木工、铁匠、潜水员等即一般被征服的民族中的人们所可以做的职业 (列王纪上，9:21-22)。“他们为他潜水” 这些字, 可能指巴雷恩 (بَحْرَيْن, Bahrain) 和马斯卡特 (مَسْقَطْ, Masqat) 的潜水员, 他们在波斯湾潜水采集珍珠, 他们是为了这个目的而被素莱曼雇用的。
1
قرآن مجید میں شیطان کا لفظ باغیوں اور سرکشوں کے لئے استعمال ہوا ہے۔ یہاں بھی یہی مراد ہے۔ خلیج فارس کے ساحلوں پر رہنے والے متمرّد لوگ اس کی خدمت پر مامور تھے اور اس کے لئے موتی نکالتے جو بحرین اور مسقط کے علاقہ سے کثرت سے نکلتے ہیں۔
a
34:13-14; 38:38-39.
2413
Commentary:
The word شیطان meaning a rebel and recalcitrant person and also one who is expert in anything (2:15), the verse means to say that the non-Israelite people whom Solomon subjugated were engaged on several arduous works by his orders. They worked as carpenters, iron-smiths, divers etc., professions which members of a subject race generally adopt when living under a ruling race. The fact that Solomon had subjugated peoples of many communities is evident from I Kings 9:20-21 where we read:" And all the people that were left of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites, which were not of the children of Israel, their children that were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel also were not able utterly to destroy, upon those did Solomon levy a tribute of bond service unto this day."
In the words "who dived for him" refer to diving in the Persian Gulf for taking out pearls by divers who were employed for that purpose by Solomon.
b
34:13; 38:38-39.
1910
Shaitan meaning a rebel and recalcitrant person and also one who is expert in anything (2:15), the verse purports to say that the non-Israelite people whom Solomon subjugated were employed on various arduous works by his orders. They worked as carpenters, ironsmiths, divers etc. professions which members of a subject race generally adopt (see 1 Kings. 9:21, 22). The words, who dived for him, may refer to the ivers of Bahrain and Muscat who dived in the Persian Gulf for taking out pearls. They were employed for that purpose by Solomon.
قَالُوۡۤا اَءِذَا مِتۡنَا وَکُنَّا تُرَابًا وَّعِظٰمًا اَءِنَّا لَمَبۡعُوۡثُوۡنَ
17:99; 27:68; 37:17; 56:48.
قرآن مجید میں اس جگہ پھر حرف سوال کو دہرایا گیا ہے۔ مگر چونکہ اردوں میں ایک دفعہ سوال کا حرف آجائے تو اگلے تمام فقروں کے ساتھ لگتا جاتا ہے۔ ہم نے ترجمہ میں دوسری جگہ کے سوالیہ حرف کو حذف کر دیا ہے۔
17:99; 27:68; 37:17; 56:48.
17:99; 27:68; 37:17; 56:48.
b
17:99; 27:68; 37:17; 56:48.
2
قرآن مجید میں اس جگہ پھر حرف سوال کو دہرایا گیا ہے۔ مگر چونکہ اردوں میں ایک دفعہ سوال کا حرف آجائے تو اگلے تمام فقروں کے ساتھ لگتا جاتا ہے۔ ہم نے ترجمہ میں دوسری جگہ کے سوالیہ حرف کو حذف کر دیا ہے۔
a
17:99; 27:68; 37:17; 56:48.
c
17:99; 27:68; 37:17; 56:48.
قَالُوۡا رَبَّنَا غَلَبَتۡ عَلَیۡنَا شِقۡوَتُنَا وَکُنَّا قَوۡمًا ضَآلِّیۡنَ
اَءِذَا مِتۡنَا وَکُنَّا تُرَابًا وَّعِظٰمًا اَءِنَّا لَمَبۡعُوۡثُوۡنَ
13:6; 27:68; 50:4.
13:6; 27:68; 50:4.
13:6; 27:68; 50:4.
Commentary:
"Resurrection" referred to in this verse may mean Resurrection after death or it may mean the great moral transformation brought about by the Holy Prophet. The verse purports to say that when disbelievers are told that they will have to account for their rejection of the teaching of Islam about the next life they say that they cannot believe that such a thing can ever happen, and with respect to the great change that Islam is destined to bring about in the lives of men, their denial, too, is firm and unequivocal.
b
13:6; 27:68; 50:4.
c
13:6; 27:68; 50:4.
3284
Commentary:
"Resurrection" referred to in this verse may mean Resurrection after death or it may mean the great moral transformation brought about by the Holy Prophet. The verse purports to say that when disbelievers are told that they will have to account for their rejection of the teaching of Islam about the next life they say that they cannot believe that such a thing can ever happen, and with respect to the great change that Islam is destined to bring about in the lives of men, their denial, too, is firm and unequivocal.
b
13:6; 27:68; 50:4.
اَءِذَا مِتۡنَا وَکُنَّا تُرَابًا وَّعِظٰمًا اَءِنَّا لَمَدِیۡنُوۡنَ
13:6; 50:4; 56:48.
13:6; 50:4; 56:48.
a
13:6; 50:4; 56:48.
a
13:6; 27:68; 50:4; 56:48.
3306
Commentary:
The disbeliever used to mock at the idea that there was a life after death and that man after having been reduced to dust and ashes would ever come to life again.
a
13:6; 50:4; 56:48.
اَءِذَا مِتۡنَا وَکُنَّا تُرَابًا ۖ ذٰلِکَ رَجۡعٌۢ بَعِیۡدٌ
13:6; 23:37.
13:6; 23:37.
b
13:6; 23:37.
b
13:6; 23:36; 27:68; 37:17.
3858
Commentary:
Greater is the disbelievers’ wonder at the idea, says the verse, that when they are dead and are reduced to dust, they will get a new life.
b
13:6; 23:37.
وَکَانُوۡا یَقُوۡلُوۡنَ اَئِذَا مِتۡنَا وَکُنَّا تُرَابًا وَّعِظٰمًا اَءِنَّا لَمَبۡعُوۡثُوۡنَ
37:18.
17:50; 23:83; 37:17; 56:48.
Denial of Resurrection and the Hereafter, whether by word of mouth or conduct, is at the root of all sin and crime in the world. There can be no real and effective check on sin, or incentive to good works, without a true and real belief in the Life after death.
17:50; 23:83; 37:17; 56:48.
Commentary:
Denial of the Resurrection and afterlife whether by word of mouth or conduct is at the root of all sin and crime in the world. This is why, next to belief in the existence of God the greatest stress has been laid in the Quran on life after death. There can be no real and effective check on sin, or incentive to good works, without a true and real belief in life after death.
a
37:18.
a
17:50; 23:83; 37:17; 56:48.
4118
Commentary:
Denial of the Resurrection and afterlife whether by word of mouth or conduct is at the root of all sin and crime in the world. This is why, next to belief in the existence of God the greatest stress has been laid in the Quran on life after death. There can be no real and effective check on sin, or incentive to good works, without a true and real belief in life after death.
a
17:50; 23:83; 37:17; 56:48.
2970
Denial of Resurrection and the Hereafter, whether by word of mouth or conduct, is at the root of all sin and crime in the world. There can be no real and effective check on sin, or incentive to good works, without a true and real belief in the Life after death.
وَکُنَّا نَخُوۡضُ مَعَ الۡخَآئِضِیۡنَ
وَکُنَّا نُکَذِّبُ بِیَوۡمِ الدِّیۡنِ
75:33.
75:33.
75:33.
e
75:33.
c
75:33.
g
75:33.