Tazkirul Quran, Qur’an 73:15–19
The Wrapped One (Al-Muzzammil)
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
English text; the translator is not named in the archive’s data.
Translation
(15) We have sent a messenger who is a witness over you, just as We sent a messenger to Pharoah before you. (16) But Pharoah rebelled against the messenger, so We seized him with a strong, crushing grip. (17) If you persist in denying the truth how will you escape the Day that will turn the children’s hair grey. (18) The Day when the heavens will be rent asunder and God’s promise shall be fulfilled. (19) This, surely, is an admonition. So let him who will, take the right path to his Lord.
Commentary
(a) The arrival of a prophet was meant to ensure that the distinction between Truth and falsehood was clearly understood and that, finally, the Truth was opted for. Such a decision about these alternatives had taken place earlier between Moses and Pharaoh. Then the same type of decision had to be arrived at between the Prophet Muhammad and the Quraysh. Those who do not bow down before the missionary of God in this world, run the risk of having to bow down before God’s punishment in the Hereafter.