Transliteration:( Innaa balawnaahum kamaa balawnaaa As-haabal jannati iz 'aqsamoo la-yasri munnahaa musbiheen )
17. This means We sent severe drought upon the Makkans through the prayer of the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم which they even ate the dead.
18. The name of this garden was Zarwaan, which was two km from Sana in Yemen. Its owner was a very generous man. When it was time to harvest the fruit he would announce to gather the beggars and distribute a large portion amongst the poor.
In addition, a tenth portion of the harvest of the land would be distributed to the poor. Due to this, there was great abundance of wealth. Thereafter his three sons became his heirs, they were very miserly. After the garden was ripe they began to consult one another that our families are big but the fruits are less. If we, too, become generous like our father we will soon become beggars. We will harvest the fruit the next dawn without the beggars coming to know about it. In these verses mention is being made about this incident. This incident took place after Hazrat Isa (On whom be peace) was taken away to the heavens.
19. This means in the morning they will get engrossed in the affairs of the world without rememberance of Allah Almighty and stop the pious customs of their parents. They did not take the portion from this wealth in Allah's name. This, too, is a sin. They took an oath on doing evil, which is also a sin, they did not say INSHA-ALLAH, and this is also a fauit of having self-trust.
17. Verily, We have tried them as We tried the People of the Garden, when they swore to pluck the fruits in the morning, 18. Without (saying: “If Allah wills.â€) 19. Then there passed over it a Ta’if from your Lord while they were asleep. 20. So by the morning, it became like As-Sarim. 21. Then they called out (one to another as soon) as the morning broke. 22. Saying: “Go to your tilth in the morning, if you would pluck (the fruits).†23. So they departed, and they were whispering: 24. “No poor person shall enter upon you into it today.†25. And they went in the morning with Hard Qadirin. 26. But when they saw it, they said: “Verily, we have gone astray.†27. “Nay! Indeed we are deprived!†28. The Awsat among them said; “Did I not tell you, `Why do you not Tusabbihun.â€â€™
12. Here, one should also keep (Surah Al-Kahf, Ayat 32-44) in view, in which the parable of the owners of two gardens has been cited for teaching a lesson.
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