The verse purports to say that when man considers into the Majesty of Allah and reflects on the greatness of objects of oaths, it would be confirmed and verified that everyone has to give account of his deeds, and reward and punishment in the Hereafter is sure | They will be called upon to join the righteous and enter Paradise |
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The verse purports to say that Allah is ever watching and observing their movements and activities | Allah warns us to be careful of this trap |
Tyranny makes the tyrant captive of his own desires because he is uncommitted to any principle or standard and unrestrained within any reasonable limit.
18They were all transgressors throughout their lands, bringing about much corruption there | |
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The majestic face of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful, with all His splendour looks on from above | When he was angry with people, he would hammer stakes into the ground and tie them to these, so that they could be tortured; or he would hammer stakes into their hands and feet, as they lay on the ground in the scorching heat of the sun, and leave them to the mercy of snakes and scorpions |
God may also try man by stinting his means, and man again mistakes trial for reward and imagines the test to be a retribution.
3The intellect has been called hijr because it prevents the person from doing which is unbecoming of him — actions or statements | This is the third evil trait of the unbelievers, and the verse signifies that they devour inheritance with voracious appetites however they can get it, whether by lawful means or unlawful means |
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Since such people do not comprehend the significance of the trial, they do not even try to come out of it successfully by looking after the orphans and urging one another to feed the needy | They were the strongest people of their time in their physical stature, and they were the mightiest people in power |
Majority of the commentators hold the view that he was so called because of the brute torture and cruel torment he inflicted on the people.