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Part 50
Sura Inshiqaq 84:10-15
10. "But he who is given his Record
behind his back,"
11. "Soon he will cry for
Perdition,"
12. "And enter a Blazing Fire."
13. "Truly, he was (erstwhile) joyful
among his people!"
14. "Truly he thought that he would
never return (to his Lord)"
15. "Yes indeed! Surely his Lord was
(ever) watchful of him"
Commentary:
Those
Who Hold Their Record Behind Their Back!
In contrast
to the aforementioned verses, which were about those who are given their Record
in their right hand, these verses are about the unbelievers and how they are
given their Records. At first, it says: "But he who is given his Record behind
his back," "Soon he will cry for Perdition," "And enter a Blazing
Fire."
The
commentators have delivered different ideas about this verse which says 'They
are given their Records behind their back', and those verses which say 'Their
Records are given to their left hand'.
Some
commentators have said that their right hand is tied to their neck with chains
so, that is why their Records are given to their left hand from their back and
it is a sign of degradation and shame.
Some others
have said that their hands are not free; they are tied behind their back like
those of captives and, thus, they can only receive their Records in their left
hand behind their back.
Then, still
others have said that by noting Sura Nisa. No.4, verse 47 which says: "...before
We alter faces then turn them on their back...", it can be understood that
the faces of this group of wicked ones have been turned to their back and they
have to read their Records themselves; the Records are given to their left hand
behind their back.
It is more
agreeable to say that the doers of good take their Record happily in their
right hand and call, with pride and boasting to others in the Hereafter: "Ah
here! Read ye my Record!", (Sura Haqqa, No. 69, verse 19). But,
when the wicked are given their Record in their left hand, they will keep it
behind their back shamefully in order for it not to be seen by others, but
unfortunately it is of no use, because nothing is hidden there.
They cry for
perdition, but it will be in vain and they will receive the command: "And
enter n Blazing Fire"; that is, they will arrive at the blazing fire
of Hell. Then, the cause of this awful case is described and it says: "Truly,
he was (erstwhile) joyful among his people."
It was a joy
of pride, and the pride originated from neglect and being forgetful of Allah.
His self-complacence and self-conceit, in his lower life, will now give way to
weeping and misery.
It is clear
that joy or happiness is not naturally blamed or forbidden, but a believer
should be hopeful and happy of Allah's Grace, and be always rejoicing and good
tempered with others when interacting with them. That joy is blameworthy which
makes people forgetful of Allah, and entangles them only in their lusts.
"Truly
he thought that he would never return (to his Lord)!".
In fact, the
true source of his misery and corrupted idea was his denial of the
Resurrection, that which made him proud and exaltant and, thus, he became drunk
with lusts and far from the Reality; Allah, in so far as he mocked the Mission
of the prophets, and when he went to his people he was happy with this mockery.
This very idea is mentioned in Sura Mutaffifin, No.83, verse 31: "And
when they returned to their people they returned jesting ," and also in the
story of the wealthy Qarun who was doubtful of Allah, some of his people told
him "..Exult not, for Allah loveth not those who exult (in riches)"
(Sura Qasas. No. 28, verse 76).
The term /
lanyahur / 'he would never return ' is based on /haur/ which originally
means ' go to and fro ' whether in deed or in thought. The term /mihwar/
' axis ', / muhawarah/ 'answers for answers, dehate ', / hiwar / '
a loud voice in dialogue ', /tahayyur/ ' astonishment ', and
/hawariyun/ ' companions of Jesus ' are from the same root.
But, on the
whole, this word which has been used in this verse means ' return ' and '
resurrection '.
Meanwhile,
this verse shows that the lack of belief in the Resurrection is the origin of
carelessness, pride, and corruption.
In the last
verse of this portion of the verses, for the negation of their false belief, it
says: "Yes indeed! Surely his Lord was (ever) watchful of him", and
recorded all of Man's acts, totally, and kept the Record for the coming
Reckoning Day.
The idea, in
this verse, is an evidence for the Resurrection, as verse 6 was: "O
man! Surely you are ever toiling on towards your Lord; painfully toiling, until
you meet Him". Both of them emphasize on the term 'Lord', because
the process of Man's development towards his Lord can never end with his death.
The final goal is beyond the only life in this world.
Allah's
watchfulness over Man's actions and the record of the deeds are not done in
vain. They are certainly primary to the final Judgment and, consequently, to
the Reward and the punishment.
