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69:7 He made it rage against them seven nights and eight days in succession: So that thou couldst
see the (whole) people lying prostrate in its (path) as if they had been roots of hollow palmtrees
tumbled down! 5640
5640 A graphic simile. Dead men all lying about like hollow trunks of palm-trees, with their roots exposed! The 'Ad were
reputed to be of a tall stature. (69.7)
69:8 - Then seest thou any of them left surviving? 5641
5641 The calamity was thorough. The 'Ad were destroyed, and then the Thamud, and only the tradition of them was left
behind. See the references in n. 5636. (69.8)
See: 7:65-72, 25:38, 26:123-140, 29:38, 41:15-16,42, 46:21-26,51, 54:18-21, 69:5, 89:6-14 etc.
ADMONITION:
4:63 - Those men Allah knows what is in their hearts; so keep clear of them but admonish them and
speak to them a word to reach their very souls. 582
582 How should hypocrites be treated? To take them into your confidence would of course be foolish. To wage unrelenting
war against them may destroy the hope of reforming them and purging them of their hypocrisy. The Prophet of Allah
keeps clear of their wiles, but at the same time, does not hesitate to show them the error of their ways, nor to put in a
word in season, to penetrate their hearts and win them back to Allah. (4.63)
7:26 - O ye children of Adam! We have bestowed raiment upon you to cover your shame as well as
to be an adornment to you but the raiment of righteousness that is the best. Such are among
the signs of Allah that they may receive admonition! 1008
1008 The body: is pure and beautiful, as long as it is not defiled by misuse: its clothing and ornaments may be good or
meretricious, according to the motives in the mind and character: if good, they arc the symbols of purity and beauty:
but the best clothing and ornament we could have comes from righteousness, which covers the nakedness of sin, and
adorns us with virtues. (7.26)
7:130 - We punished the people of Pharaoh with years (of drought) and shortness of crops; that they
might receive admonition.
26:214 - And admonish thy nearest kinsmen
38:1 - Sad. By the Qur'an full of Admonition: (this is the Truth). 41464147
4147 Full of admonition: the word zikr is far more comprehensive than any single word or phrase that I can think of in
English: it implies (1) remembrance in a spirit of reverence; (2) recital, celebrating the praises of Allah; (3) teaching,
admonition, warning; (4) Message, Revelation, as in Ah-luz-zikr, "those who possess the Message" (xvi. 43, and n.
2069). Devotional exercises are also called zikr, with reference to meaning (2) above. (38.1)
41:3 - A Book whereof the verses are explained in detail a Qur'an in Arabic for people who
understand
41:4 - Giving Good News and Admonition: yet most of them turn away and so they hear not. 4464
4464 With all the qualities mentioned in the last note, if men do not profit by its blessings, the fault lies in their will: they turn
away, and thus fail to hear the voice that calls to them. (41.4)
73:19 - Verily this is an Admonition: Therefore whoso will let him take a (straight) path to his Lord!
5770
5770 This is no empty threat. It is an admonition for your good. If you have the will, you can at once come for the Grace and
Mercy of Allah, and obtain it. For Repentance and Amendment are the straight Way to the nearness of Allah. (73.19)
32:4 - It is Allah Who has created the heavens and the earth and all between them in six Days and
is firmly established on the Throne (of authority): ye have none besides Him to protect or
intercede (for you): will ye not then receive admonition? 36323633
3632 Six Days: See n. 1031 to vii. 54. The "Day" does not mean a day as we reckon it, viz., one apparent course of the sun
round the earth, for it refers to conditions which began before the earth and the sun were created. In verse 5 below, a
Day is compared to a thousand years of our reckoning, and in lxx. 4 to 50,000 years. These figures "as we reckon"
have no relation to "timeless Time", and must be taken to mean very long Periods, or Ages, or Aeons. See further xli.
9-12, and notes. (32.4)
3633 Cf. x. 3. n. 1386. Allah created the World as we see it in six great Stages. But after the initial creation, He is still in
authority and directs and controls all affairs. He has not delegated His powers to others, and Himself retired. Also see
vii. 54. (32.4)
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