[Pooya/Ali Commentary 70:6] The evil doers, ignorant of the laws of time and space in various realms, imagine that the retribution for their sins is so far off that it may not came at all but the theories of time as we know them are not in force in the spiritual world, so in view of the divine universal plan it may be very very near. It is bound to come and it may suddenly come at any moment. Verses 8 and 9 describe the condition of the sky and the mountains when the day of resurrection begins. The sinners will be so overcome with terror at the realisation of their horrible end that they will desert their most intimate friends, offer their children, their families and those who had protected and sheltered them, in fact everything they can, as a ransom to obtain salvation, but nothing will save them from the fire of hell. Sin begins when man turns his back to goodness and abandons himself to greed, to the collection of unlimited riches and acquisition of countless material advantages which is almost impossible without hypocrisy, fraud and crime; thus he deprives others from the use of the resources Allah has made available for the benefit of all mankind. Man has been given freedom of action, but generally he uses this free will to make himself weak (Nisa: 28), or hasty (Banu Israil: 11) or greedy as the word halu-a suggests in this verse. In adversity he complains and despairs. In prosperity he becomes arrogant and forgets other people's rights. As referred to in Hajj: 35 (see commentary) there are men who rise above the material temptations and reach sublime spiritual heights. They are those who are devoted to worship of Allah and His religion, not merely by performing certain rites and rituals, but by surrendering completely their being and will to Allah to seek His nearness and pleasure, manifesting the attributes of Allah in thoughts, words and deeds. They live the life on this earth in the interest of the life of hereafter. The perfect models of such beings are the Holy Prophet and his Ahl ul Bayt. There are others also who should be recognised and respected according to the degree of their submission to the will of Allah. Refer to the commentary of Nur: 37 and Baqarah: 177. According to Imam Ali verse 23 refers to those who do not fail to do any good which they are able to do. If they fail to do it at one time they find another occasion to do it. Haqqun ma-lum refers to the prescribed zakat, khums and other charities which are the recognised rights of the needy in the wealth of the wealthy. Mahrum refers to those needy who do not beg. Refer to Dhariyat: 19. A true fear of Allah is to safeguard oneself against evil by the awareness of the divine laws. It is therefore akin to the love of Allah. It proceeds from the realisation that all true peace and tranquillity comes from surrendering our will to and bringing it into full accord with the will of Allah. Fear of the penalty is the acknowledgement of the authority, and such obedience of the divine laws after understanding the universal divine plan and purpose of creation obtains love and pleasure of Allah which are the most superior rewards a man can aspire and achieve. Discord, disorder and disobedience are the consequences of sin and evildoing which destroy peace and tranquillity, and the sinners and evildoers are deprived of mercy, pleasure and security from Allah. It is essential to keep away from every kind of sex abuse. Refer to the commentary of Muminun: 5 and 6. For "those who fulfil their trusts and covenants" refer to the commentary of Ma-idah: 1. For salat refer to the commentary of Baqarah: 3 and Ta Ha: 132. The honoured ones in the hereafter are those who are described above.