Tazkirul Quran, Qur’an 36:45–47
Ya Sin (Ya Sin)
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
English text; the translator is not named in the archive’s data.
Translation
(45) When they are told, ‘guard yourselves against what is before you and what is behind you, in order that you may be shown mercy,’ [they turn away]. (46) Indeed, not one of your Lord’s signs comes to them without their turning away from it, (47) and when they are told, ‘Give to others out of what God has provided for you,’ those who are bent on denying the truth say to the believers, ‘Why should we feed those whom God could feed if He wanted? You are clearly in error!’
Commentary
(a) Behind a man are his actions and before him lies the Day of Reckoning. Life, in other words, is a journey from the world of actions towards the world of results. This is a very crucial state of affairs. If a man actually realises his position, he will start trembling. But he does not consider this; nor does any sign open his eyes. He tries to justify his actions by false interpretations until the day he dies.