Commentary
And when the warning, the reprimand, and the exaggeration regarding the orphans became prolonged; and that perhaps necessitated aversion from associating with them altogether; thus their interests would be lost; and by that it was connected to what clarified that this is specific to the oppressor; in a context necessitating an increase in warning; he said affirming what had already taken root in their souls regarding the contempt for their wealth: "Indeed, those who"; and when eating is one of the greatest objectives of man; he expressed it by all purposes; so he said: "eat the wealth of orphans unjustly"; meaning: eating that is not in its proper place; without any evidence indicating it; for it is like the action of one who walks in the darkness; then he followed it with what further emphasized it; with a warning in the context of restriction; he said: "Indeed, they only eat"; meaning: in the present; and he depicted the eating and affirmed it; by saying: "in their bellies is fire"; meaning: it burns the inner meanings; which are the foundation of humanity; and he clarified that it is in its reality in this world; but we do not perceive it now; because it is not the fire known in appearance; by his saying - repeating the warning; clarifying - by the reading of the group with the active form - that they are compelled to it in a way that makes them as if they are entering it with themselves -: "and they will enter"; meaning: in the Hereafter - with a certain threat; there is no escape from it; "a blazing fire"; meaning: great; it is an end in greatness; and that is the meaning of the reading of Ibn 'Amir and 'Asim with the passive form; meaning: a compelling force compels them to enter it; a compelling force that they cannot defend against.
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