P. [14]. The Splendour of Morning.—Evidently uttered in a time of despondency and with the intention of self-encouragement.
P. [15]. The Most High.—The books of eld. Mohammad asserted that his doctrine was a revival of the religion of Abraham and the patriarchs, as it was before the Jews corrupted it.
P. [17]. The Wrapping.—A simile from the wrapping of a head in a turban.
Camels ten months gone with young were the Arabs’ most valuable property.
The child that was buried alive. Infanticide of female children was among the crimes of the ancient Arab.
The Books—in which men’s actions are recorded.
Stars that hide, i.e. that set; or, as others say, “that retrogress,” i.e. the planets.