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Surah 51 · 60 verses
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21

وَفِىٓ أَنفُسِكُمۡ‌ۚ أَفَلَا تُبۡصِرُونَ

And in yourselves. Then will you not see?

Tafsir

The Differing Claims of the Idolators

Allah the Exalted said,

﴿ إِنَّكُمۡ لَفِى قَوۡلٍ۬ مُّخۡتَلِفٍ۬

(Certainly, you have different ideas.) Allah says, `you disbelievers who deny the Messengers have different and confused opinions that do not connect or conform to each other.' Qatadah commented on the Ayah, "You have different ideas about the Qur'an. Some of you agree that it is true while some others deny this fact.'' Allah said,

﴿ يُؤۡفَكُ عَنۡهُ مَنۡ أُفِكَ

(Turned aside therefrom is he who is turned aside.) Allah says, these confused and different opinions only fool those who are inwardly misguided. Surely, such falsehood is accepted, embraced and it becomes the source of confusion only for those who are misguided and originally liars, the fools who have no sound comprehension, as Allah said,

﴿ فَإِنَّكُمۡ وَمَا تَعۡبُدُونَ مَآ أَنتُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ بِفَـٰتِنِينَ إِلَّا مَنۡ هُوَ صَالِ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ

(So, verily you and those whom you worship cannot lead astray, except those who are predetermined to burn in Hell!)(37:161-163) Ibn `Abbas, (may Allah be pleased with him) and As-Suddi said:

﴿ يُؤۡفَكُ عَنۡهُ مَنۡ أُفِكَ

(Turned aside therefrom is he who is turned aside.) "He who is misguided is led astray from it. '' Allah said;

﴿ قُتِلَ ٱلۡخَرَّٲصُونَ

(Cursed be Al-Kharrasun), Mujahid said; "The liars. This is similar to what is mentioned in (Surah) `Abasa:

﴿ قُتِلَ ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنُ مَآ أَكۡفَرَهُ ۥ

(Be cursed man! How ungrateful he is!)(80:17) Al-Kharrasun are those who claim that they will never be brought back to life, doubting the coming of Resurrection.'' `Ali bin Abi Talhah reported from Ibn `Abbas;

﴿ قُتِلَ ٱلۡخَرَّٲصُونَ

(Cursed be Al-Kharrasun), "Cursed be the doubters.'' Mu`adh said similarly, may Allah be pleased with him. During one of his speeches he said, "Destroyed be the doubters.'' Qatadah said, "Al-Kharrasun are the people of doubt and suspicion.'' Allah said;

﴿ ٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ فِى غَمۡرَةٍ۬ سَاهُونَ

(Who are under a cover of Sahun,) Ibn `Abbas, (may Allah be pleased with him) and others said; "In disbelief and doubt, they are heedless and playful.'' Allah said,

﴿ يَسۡـَٔلُونَ أَيَّانَ يَوۡمُ ٱلدِّينِ

(They ask: "When will be the Day of Ad-Din'') They utter this statement in denial, stubbornness, doubt and suspicion. Allah the Exalted replied,

﴿ يَوۡمَ هُمۡ عَلَى ٱلنَّارِ يُفۡتَنُونَ

((It will be) a Day when they will be Yuftanun in the Fire!) Ibn `Abbas, Mujahid, Al-Hasan and several others said that Yuftanun means punished. Mujahid said: "Just as gold is forged in the fire.'' A group of others also including Mujahid, `Ikrimah, Ibrahim An-Nakha`i, Zayd bin Aslam, and Sufyan Ath-Thawri said, "They will be burnt.''

﴿ ذُوقُواْ فِتۡنَتَكُمۡ

(Taste you your trial!), Mujahid said, "Your burning'' while others said, "Your punishment.''

﴿ هَـٰذَا ٱلَّذِى كُنتُم بِهِۦ تَسۡتَعۡجِلُونَ

(This is what you used to ask to be hastened!) This will be said admonishing, chastising, humiliating and belittling them. Allah knows best.

﴿ إِنَّ ٱلۡمُتَّقِينَ فِى جَنَّـٰتٍ۬ وَعُيُونٍ ءَاخِذِينَ مَآ ءَاتَٮٰهُمۡ رَبُّہُمۡ‌ۚ إِنَّہُمۡ كَانُواْ قَبۡلَ ذَٲلِكَ مُحۡسِنِينَ كَانُواْ قَلِيلاً۬ مِّنَ ٱلَّيۡلِ مَا يَہۡجَعُونَ وَبِٱلۡأَسۡحَارِ هُمۡ يَسۡتَغۡفِرُونَ
﴿ وَفِىٓ أَمۡوَٲلِهِمۡ حَقٌّ۬ لِّلسَّآٮِٕلِ وَٱلۡمَحۡرُومِ وَفِى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ ءَايَـٰتٌ۬ لِّلۡمُوقِنِينَ وَفِىٓ أَنفُسِكُمۡ‌ۚ أَفَلَا تُبۡصِرُونَ وَفِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ رِزۡقُكُمۡ وَمَا تُوعَدُونَ فَوَرَبِّ ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ إِنَّهُ ۥ لَحَقٌّ۬ مِّثۡلَ مَآ أَنَّكُمۡ تَنطِقُونَ

(15. Verily, those who have Taqwa will be in the midst of Gardens and Springs,) (16. Taking joy in the things which their Lord has given them. Verily, they were before this doers of good.) (17. They used to sleep but little by night.) (18. And in the hours before dawn, they were asking for forgiveness.) (19. And in their wealth there was the right of the Sa'il and the Mahrum.) (20. And on the earth are signs for those who have faith with certainty.) (21. And also in yourselves. Will you not then see (22. And in the heaven is your provision, and that which you are promised.) (23. Then by the Lord of the heaven and the earth, it is the truth, just as you can speak.)

22

وَفِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ رِزۡقُكُمۡ وَمَا تُوعَدُونَ

And in the heaven is your provision and whatever you are promised.

Tafsir

The Differing Claims of the Idolators

Allah the Exalted said,

﴿ إِنَّكُمۡ لَفِى قَوۡلٍ۬ مُّخۡتَلِفٍ۬

(Certainly, you have different ideas.) Allah says, `you disbelievers who deny the Messengers have different and confused opinions that do not connect or conform to each other.' Qatadah commented on the Ayah, "You have different ideas about the Qur'an. Some of you agree that it is true while some others deny this fact.'' Allah said,

﴿ يُؤۡفَكُ عَنۡهُ مَنۡ أُفِكَ

(Turned aside therefrom is he who is turned aside.) Allah says, these confused and different opinions only fool those who are inwardly misguided. Surely, such falsehood is accepted, embraced and it becomes the source of confusion only for those who are misguided and originally liars, the fools who have no sound comprehension, as Allah said,

﴿ فَإِنَّكُمۡ وَمَا تَعۡبُدُونَ مَآ أَنتُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ بِفَـٰتِنِينَ إِلَّا مَنۡ هُوَ صَالِ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ

(So, verily you and those whom you worship cannot lead astray, except those who are predetermined to burn in Hell!)(37:161-163) Ibn `Abbas, (may Allah be pleased with him) and As-Suddi said:

﴿ يُؤۡفَكُ عَنۡهُ مَنۡ أُفِكَ

(Turned aside therefrom is he who is turned aside.) "He who is misguided is led astray from it. '' Allah said;

﴿ قُتِلَ ٱلۡخَرَّٲصُونَ

(Cursed be Al-Kharrasun), Mujahid said; "The liars. This is similar to what is mentioned in (Surah) `Abasa:

﴿ قُتِلَ ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنُ مَآ أَكۡفَرَهُ ۥ

(Be cursed man! How ungrateful he is!)(80:17) Al-Kharrasun are those who claim that they will never be brought back to life, doubting the coming of Resurrection.'' `Ali bin Abi Talhah reported from Ibn `Abbas;

﴿ قُتِلَ ٱلۡخَرَّٲصُونَ

(Cursed be Al-Kharrasun), "Cursed be the doubters.'' Mu`adh said similarly, may Allah be pleased with him. During one of his speeches he said, "Destroyed be the doubters.'' Qatadah said, "Al-Kharrasun are the people of doubt and suspicion.'' Allah said;

﴿ ٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ فِى غَمۡرَةٍ۬ سَاهُونَ

(Who are under a cover of Sahun,) Ibn `Abbas, (may Allah be pleased with him) and others said; "In disbelief and doubt, they are heedless and playful.'' Allah said,

﴿ يَسۡـَٔلُونَ أَيَّانَ يَوۡمُ ٱلدِّينِ

(They ask: "When will be the Day of Ad-Din'') They utter this statement in denial, stubbornness, doubt and suspicion. Allah the Exalted replied,

﴿ يَوۡمَ هُمۡ عَلَى ٱلنَّارِ يُفۡتَنُونَ

((It will be) a Day when they will be Yuftanun in the Fire!) Ibn `Abbas, Mujahid, Al-Hasan and several others said that Yuftanun means punished. Mujahid said: "Just as gold is forged in the fire.'' A group of others also including Mujahid, `Ikrimah, Ibrahim An-Nakha`i, Zayd bin Aslam, and Sufyan Ath-Thawri said, "They will be burnt.''

﴿ ذُوقُواْ فِتۡنَتَكُمۡ

(Taste you your trial!), Mujahid said, "Your burning'' while others said, "Your punishment.''

﴿ هَـٰذَا ٱلَّذِى كُنتُم بِهِۦ تَسۡتَعۡجِلُونَ

(This is what you used to ask to be hastened!) This will be said admonishing, chastising, humiliating and belittling them. Allah knows best.

﴿ إِنَّ ٱلۡمُتَّقِينَ فِى جَنَّـٰتٍ۬ وَعُيُونٍ ءَاخِذِينَ مَآ ءَاتَٮٰهُمۡ رَبُّہُمۡ‌ۚ إِنَّہُمۡ كَانُواْ قَبۡلَ ذَٲلِكَ مُحۡسِنِينَ كَانُواْ قَلِيلاً۬ مِّنَ ٱلَّيۡلِ مَا يَہۡجَعُونَ وَبِٱلۡأَسۡحَارِ هُمۡ يَسۡتَغۡفِرُونَ
﴿ وَفِىٓ أَمۡوَٲلِهِمۡ حَقٌّ۬ لِّلسَّآٮِٕلِ وَٱلۡمَحۡرُومِ وَفِى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ ءَايَـٰتٌ۬ لِّلۡمُوقِنِينَ وَفِىٓ أَنفُسِكُمۡ‌ۚ أَفَلَا تُبۡصِرُونَ وَفِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ رِزۡقُكُمۡ وَمَا تُوعَدُونَ فَوَرَبِّ ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ إِنَّهُ ۥ لَحَقٌّ۬ مِّثۡلَ مَآ أَنَّكُمۡ تَنطِقُونَ

(15. Verily, those who have Taqwa will be in the midst of Gardens and Springs,) (16. Taking joy in the things which their Lord has given them. Verily, they were before this doers of good.) (17. They used to sleep but little by night.) (18. And in the hours before dawn, they were asking for forgiveness.) (19. And in their wealth there was the right of the Sa'il and the Mahrum.) (20. And on the earth are signs for those who have faith with certainty.) (21. And also in yourselves. Will you not then see (22. And in the heaven is your provision, and that which you are promised.) (23. Then by the Lord of the heaven and the earth, it is the truth, just as you can speak.)

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فَوَرَبِّ ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ إِنَّهُ ۥ لَحَقٌّ۬ مِّثۡلَ مَآ أَنَّكُمۡ تَنطِقُونَ

Then by the Lord of the heaven and earth, indeed, it is truth – just as [sure as] it is that you are speaking.

Tafsir

The Differing Claims of the Idolators

Allah the Exalted said,

﴿ إِنَّكُمۡ لَفِى قَوۡلٍ۬ مُّخۡتَلِفٍ۬

(Certainly, you have different ideas.) Allah says, `you disbelievers who deny the Messengers have different and confused opinions that do not connect or conform to each other.' Qatadah commented on the Ayah, "You have different ideas about the Qur'an. Some of you agree that it is true while some others deny this fact.'' Allah said,

﴿ يُؤۡفَكُ عَنۡهُ مَنۡ أُفِكَ

(Turned aside therefrom is he who is turned aside.) Allah says, these confused and different opinions only fool those who are inwardly misguided. Surely, such falsehood is accepted, embraced and it becomes the source of confusion only for those who are misguided and originally liars, the fools who have no sound comprehension, as Allah said,

﴿ فَإِنَّكُمۡ وَمَا تَعۡبُدُونَ مَآ أَنتُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ بِفَـٰتِنِينَ إِلَّا مَنۡ هُوَ صَالِ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ

(So, verily you and those whom you worship cannot lead astray, except those who are predetermined to burn in Hell!)(37:161-163) Ibn `Abbas, (may Allah be pleased with him) and As-Suddi said:

﴿ يُؤۡفَكُ عَنۡهُ مَنۡ أُفِكَ

(Turned aside therefrom is he who is turned aside.) "He who is misguided is led astray from it. '' Allah said;

﴿ قُتِلَ ٱلۡخَرَّٲصُونَ

(Cursed be Al-Kharrasun), Mujahid said; "The liars. This is similar to what is mentioned in (Surah) `Abasa:

﴿ قُتِلَ ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنُ مَآ أَكۡفَرَهُ ۥ

(Be cursed man! How ungrateful he is!)(80:17) Al-Kharrasun are those who claim that they will never be brought back to life, doubting the coming of Resurrection.'' `Ali bin Abi Talhah reported from Ibn `Abbas;

﴿ قُتِلَ ٱلۡخَرَّٲصُونَ

(Cursed be Al-Kharrasun), "Cursed be the doubters.'' Mu`adh said similarly, may Allah be pleased with him. During one of his speeches he said, "Destroyed be the doubters.'' Qatadah said, "Al-Kharrasun are the people of doubt and suspicion.'' Allah said;

﴿ ٱلَّذِينَ هُمۡ فِى غَمۡرَةٍ۬ سَاهُونَ

(Who are under a cover of Sahun,) Ibn `Abbas, (may Allah be pleased with him) and others said; "In disbelief and doubt, they are heedless and playful.'' Allah said,

﴿ يَسۡـَٔلُونَ أَيَّانَ يَوۡمُ ٱلدِّينِ

(They ask: "When will be the Day of Ad-Din'') They utter this statement in denial, stubbornness, doubt and suspicion. Allah the Exalted replied,

﴿ يَوۡمَ هُمۡ عَلَى ٱلنَّارِ يُفۡتَنُونَ

((It will be) a Day when they will be Yuftanun in the Fire!) Ibn `Abbas, Mujahid, Al-Hasan and several others said that Yuftanun means punished. Mujahid said: "Just as gold is forged in the fire.'' A group of others also including Mujahid, `Ikrimah, Ibrahim An-Nakha`i, Zayd bin Aslam, and Sufyan Ath-Thawri said, "They will be burnt.''

﴿ ذُوقُواْ فِتۡنَتَكُمۡ

(Taste you your trial!), Mujahid said, "Your burning'' while others said, "Your punishment.''

﴿ هَـٰذَا ٱلَّذِى كُنتُم بِهِۦ تَسۡتَعۡجِلُونَ

(This is what you used to ask to be hastened!) This will be said admonishing, chastising, humiliating and belittling them. Allah knows best.

﴿ إِنَّ ٱلۡمُتَّقِينَ فِى جَنَّـٰتٍ۬ وَعُيُونٍ ءَاخِذِينَ مَآ ءَاتَٮٰهُمۡ رَبُّہُمۡ‌ۚ إِنَّہُمۡ كَانُواْ قَبۡلَ ذَٲلِكَ مُحۡسِنِينَ كَانُواْ قَلِيلاً۬ مِّنَ ٱلَّيۡلِ مَا يَہۡجَعُونَ وَبِٱلۡأَسۡحَارِ هُمۡ يَسۡتَغۡفِرُونَ
﴿ وَفِىٓ أَمۡوَٲلِهِمۡ حَقٌّ۬ لِّلسَّآٮِٕلِ وَٱلۡمَحۡرُومِ وَفِى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ ءَايَـٰتٌ۬ لِّلۡمُوقِنِينَ وَفِىٓ أَنفُسِكُمۡ‌ۚ أَفَلَا تُبۡصِرُونَ وَفِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ رِزۡقُكُمۡ وَمَا تُوعَدُونَ فَوَرَبِّ ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ إِنَّهُ ۥ لَحَقٌّ۬ مِّثۡلَ مَآ أَنَّكُمۡ تَنطِقُونَ

(15. Verily, those who have Taqwa will be in the midst of Gardens and Springs,) (16. Taking joy in the things which their Lord has given them. Verily, they were before this doers of good.) (17. They used to sleep but little by night.) (18. And in the hours before dawn, they were asking for forgiveness.) (19. And in their wealth there was the right of the Sa'il and the Mahrum.) (20. And on the earth are signs for those who have faith with certainty.) (21. And also in yourselves. Will you not then see (22. And in the heaven is your provision, and that which you are promised.) (23. Then by the Lord of the heaven and the earth, it is the truth, just as you can speak.)

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هَلۡ أَتَٮٰكَ حَدِيثُ ضَيۡفِ إِبۡرَٲهِيمَ ٱلۡمُكۡرَمِينَ

Has there reached you the story of the honored guests of Abraham? –

Tafsir

Allah's Signs on the Earth and in Mankind

Allah the Exalted and the Blessed said next,

﴿ وَفِى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ ءَايَـٰتٌ۬ لِّلۡمُوقِنِينَ

(And on the earth are signs for those who have faith with certainty.) Allah says that there are signs on earth that testify to the might of the Creator and His boundless ability. These signs include what Allah placed on the earth, the various plants, animals, valleys, mountains, deserts, rivers and oceans. He also created mankind with different languages, colors, intentions and abilities, and a variety among them, differences in the power of understanding and comprehension, their deeds, and ultimately earning happiness or misery. Allah put every organ in their bodies in its rightful place where they most need it to be. So He said

﴿ وَفِىٓ أَنفُسِكُمۡ‌ۚ أَفَلَا تُبۡصِرُونَ

(And also in yourselves. Will you not then see) Qatadah commented, "He who thinks about his own creation will realize that he was created with flexible joints so that it is easy for him to perform acts of worship.'' Allah the Exalted said next,

﴿ وَفِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ رِزۡقُكُمۡ

(And in the heaven is your provision,) meaning, rain,

﴿ وَمَا تُوعَدُونَ

(and that which you are promised.) meaning Paradise. This was said by Ibn `Abbas, Mujahid and several others. Allah said:

﴿ فَوَرَبِّ ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ إِنَّهُ ۥ لَحَقٌّ۬ مِّثۡلَ مَآ أَنَّكُمۡ تَنطِقُونَ

(Then by the Lord of the heaven and the earth, it is the truth, just as you can speak.) Allah is swearing by His honorable Self, all of the matters of the Judgment, Resurrection, and Recompense that they have been promised shall certainly occur. Therefore, it is the truth, there being no doubt about it, so do not doubt its coming, just as you do not doubt that you can speak When he would talk to one of his friends, Mu`adh used to say: "What I am saying is as true as your being here.''

﴿ هَلۡ أَتَٮٰكَ حَدِيثُ ضَيۡفِ إِبۡرَٲهِيمَ ٱلۡمُكۡرَمِينَ إِذۡ دَخَلُواْ عَلَيۡهِ فَقَالُواْ سَلَـٰمً۬ا‌ۖ قَالَ سَلَـٰمٌ۬ قَوۡمٌ۬ مُّنكَرُونَ فَرَاغَ إِلَىٰٓ أَهۡلِهِۦ فَجَآءَ بِعِجۡلٍ۬ سَمِينٍ۬ فَقَرَّبَهُ ۥۤ إِلَيۡہِمۡ قَالَ أَلَا تَأۡكُلُونَ فَأَوۡجَسَ مِنۡہُمۡ خِيفَةً۬‌ۖ قَالُواْ لَا تَخَفۡ‌ۖ وَبَشَّرُوهُ بِغُلَـٰمٍ عَلِيمٍ۬ فَأَقۡبَلَتِ ٱمۡرَأَتُهُ ۥ فِى صَرَّةٍ۬ فَصَكَّتۡ وَجۡهَهَا وَقَالَتۡ عَجُوزٌ عَقِيمٌ۬ قَالُواْ كَذَٲلِكِ قَالَ رَبُّكِ‌ۖ إِنَّهُ ۥ هُوَ ٱلۡحَكِيمُ ٱلۡعَلِيمُ

(24. Has the story reached you, of the honored guests of Ibrahim) (25. When they came in to him and said: "Salaman!'' He answered: "Salamun'' and said: "You are a people unknown to me.'') (26. Then he turned to his household, and brought out a roasted calf.) (27. And placed it before them (saying): "Will you not eat'') (28. Then he conceived fear of them (when they ate not). They said: "Fear not.'' And they gave him glad tidings of a son having knowledge.) (29. Then his wife came forward with a loud voice; she smote her face, and said: "A barren old woman!'') (30. They said: "Even so says your Lord. Verily, He is the All-Wise, the All-Knower.'')

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إِذۡ دَخَلُواْ عَلَيۡهِ فَقَالُواْ سَلَـٰمً۬ا‌ۖ قَالَ سَلَـٰمٌ۬ قَوۡمٌ۬ مُّنكَرُونَ

When they entered upon him and said, "[We greet you with] peace." He answered, "[And upon you] peace, [you are] a people unknown.

Tafsir

Allah's Signs on the Earth and in Mankind

Allah the Exalted and the Blessed said next,

﴿ وَفِى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ ءَايَـٰتٌ۬ لِّلۡمُوقِنِينَ

(And on the earth are signs for those who have faith with certainty.) Allah says that there are signs on earth that testify to the might of the Creator and His boundless ability. These signs include what Allah placed on the earth, the various plants, animals, valleys, mountains, deserts, rivers and oceans. He also created mankind with different languages, colors, intentions and abilities, and a variety among them, differences in the power of understanding and comprehension, their deeds, and ultimately earning happiness or misery. Allah put every organ in their bodies in its rightful place where they most need it to be. So He said

﴿ وَفِىٓ أَنفُسِكُمۡ‌ۚ أَفَلَا تُبۡصِرُونَ

(And also in yourselves. Will you not then see) Qatadah commented, "He who thinks about his own creation will realize that he was created with flexible joints so that it is easy for him to perform acts of worship.'' Allah the Exalted said next,

﴿ وَفِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ رِزۡقُكُمۡ

(And in the heaven is your provision,) meaning, rain,

﴿ وَمَا تُوعَدُونَ

(and that which you are promised.) meaning Paradise. This was said by Ibn `Abbas, Mujahid and several others. Allah said:

﴿ فَوَرَبِّ ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ إِنَّهُ ۥ لَحَقٌّ۬ مِّثۡلَ مَآ أَنَّكُمۡ تَنطِقُونَ

(Then by the Lord of the heaven and the earth, it is the truth, just as you can speak.) Allah is swearing by His honorable Self, all of the matters of the Judgment, Resurrection, and Recompense that they have been promised shall certainly occur. Therefore, it is the truth, there being no doubt about it, so do not doubt its coming, just as you do not doubt that you can speak When he would talk to one of his friends, Mu`adh used to say: "What I am saying is as true as your being here.''

﴿ هَلۡ أَتَٮٰكَ حَدِيثُ ضَيۡفِ إِبۡرَٲهِيمَ ٱلۡمُكۡرَمِينَ إِذۡ دَخَلُواْ عَلَيۡهِ فَقَالُواْ سَلَـٰمً۬ا‌ۖ قَالَ سَلَـٰمٌ۬ قَوۡمٌ۬ مُّنكَرُونَ فَرَاغَ إِلَىٰٓ أَهۡلِهِۦ فَجَآءَ بِعِجۡلٍ۬ سَمِينٍ۬ فَقَرَّبَهُ ۥۤ إِلَيۡہِمۡ قَالَ أَلَا تَأۡكُلُونَ فَأَوۡجَسَ مِنۡہُمۡ خِيفَةً۬‌ۖ قَالُواْ لَا تَخَفۡ‌ۖ وَبَشَّرُوهُ بِغُلَـٰمٍ عَلِيمٍ۬ فَأَقۡبَلَتِ ٱمۡرَأَتُهُ ۥ فِى صَرَّةٍ۬ فَصَكَّتۡ وَجۡهَهَا وَقَالَتۡ عَجُوزٌ عَقِيمٌ۬ قَالُواْ كَذَٲلِكِ قَالَ رَبُّكِ‌ۖ إِنَّهُ ۥ هُوَ ٱلۡحَكِيمُ ٱلۡعَلِيمُ

(24. Has the story reached you, of the honored guests of Ibrahim) (25. When they came in to him and said: "Salaman!'' He answered: "Salamun'' and said: "You are a people unknown to me.'') (26. Then he turned to his household, and brought out a roasted calf.) (27. And placed it before them (saying): "Will you not eat'') (28. Then he conceived fear of them (when they ate not). They said: "Fear not.'' And they gave him glad tidings of a son having knowledge.) (29. Then his wife came forward with a loud voice; she smote her face, and said: "A barren old woman!'') (30. They said: "Even so says your Lord. Verily, He is the All-Wise, the All-Knower.'')

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فَرَاغَ إِلَىٰٓ أَهۡلِهِۦ فَجَآءَ بِعِجۡلٍ۬ سَمِينٍ۬

Then he went to his family and came with a fat [roasted] calf

Tafsir

Allah's Signs on the Earth and in Mankind

Allah the Exalted and the Blessed said next,

﴿ وَفِى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ ءَايَـٰتٌ۬ لِّلۡمُوقِنِينَ

(And on the earth are signs for those who have faith with certainty.) Allah says that there are signs on earth that testify to the might of the Creator and His boundless ability. These signs include what Allah placed on the earth, the various plants, animals, valleys, mountains, deserts, rivers and oceans. He also created mankind with different languages, colors, intentions and abilities, and a variety among them, differences in the power of understanding and comprehension, their deeds, and ultimately earning happiness or misery. Allah put every organ in their bodies in its rightful place where they most need it to be. So He said

﴿ وَفِىٓ أَنفُسِكُمۡ‌ۚ أَفَلَا تُبۡصِرُونَ

(And also in yourselves. Will you not then see) Qatadah commented, "He who thinks about his own creation will realize that he was created with flexible joints so that it is easy for him to perform acts of worship.'' Allah the Exalted said next,

﴿ وَفِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ رِزۡقُكُمۡ

(And in the heaven is your provision,) meaning, rain,

﴿ وَمَا تُوعَدُونَ

(and that which you are promised.) meaning Paradise. This was said by Ibn `Abbas, Mujahid and several others. Allah said:

﴿ فَوَرَبِّ ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ إِنَّهُ ۥ لَحَقٌّ۬ مِّثۡلَ مَآ أَنَّكُمۡ تَنطِقُونَ

(Then by the Lord of the heaven and the earth, it is the truth, just as you can speak.) Allah is swearing by His honorable Self, all of the matters of the Judgment, Resurrection, and Recompense that they have been promised shall certainly occur. Therefore, it is the truth, there being no doubt about it, so do not doubt its coming, just as you do not doubt that you can speak When he would talk to one of his friends, Mu`adh used to say: "What I am saying is as true as your being here.''

﴿ هَلۡ أَتَٮٰكَ حَدِيثُ ضَيۡفِ إِبۡرَٲهِيمَ ٱلۡمُكۡرَمِينَ إِذۡ دَخَلُواْ عَلَيۡهِ فَقَالُواْ سَلَـٰمً۬ا‌ۖ قَالَ سَلَـٰمٌ۬ قَوۡمٌ۬ مُّنكَرُونَ فَرَاغَ إِلَىٰٓ أَهۡلِهِۦ فَجَآءَ بِعِجۡلٍ۬ سَمِينٍ۬ فَقَرَّبَهُ ۥۤ إِلَيۡہِمۡ قَالَ أَلَا تَأۡكُلُونَ فَأَوۡجَسَ مِنۡہُمۡ خِيفَةً۬‌ۖ قَالُواْ لَا تَخَفۡ‌ۖ وَبَشَّرُوهُ بِغُلَـٰمٍ عَلِيمٍ۬ فَأَقۡبَلَتِ ٱمۡرَأَتُهُ ۥ فِى صَرَّةٍ۬ فَصَكَّتۡ وَجۡهَهَا وَقَالَتۡ عَجُوزٌ عَقِيمٌ۬ قَالُواْ كَذَٲلِكِ قَالَ رَبُّكِ‌ۖ إِنَّهُ ۥ هُوَ ٱلۡحَكِيمُ ٱلۡعَلِيمُ

(24. Has the story reached you, of the honored guests of Ibrahim) (25. When they came in to him and said: "Salaman!'' He answered: "Salamun'' and said: "You are a people unknown to me.'') (26. Then he turned to his household, and brought out a roasted calf.) (27. And placed it before them (saying): "Will you not eat'') (28. Then he conceived fear of them (when they ate not). They said: "Fear not.'' And they gave him glad tidings of a son having knowledge.) (29. Then his wife came forward with a loud voice; she smote her face, and said: "A barren old woman!'') (30. They said: "Even so says your Lord. Verily, He is the All-Wise, the All-Knower.'')

27

فَقَرَّبَهُ ۥۤ إِلَيۡہِمۡ قَالَ أَلَا تَأۡكُلُونَ

And placed it near them; he said, "Will you not eat?"

Tafsir

Allah's Signs on the Earth and in Mankind

Allah the Exalted and the Blessed said next,

﴿ وَفِى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ ءَايَـٰتٌ۬ لِّلۡمُوقِنِينَ

(And on the earth are signs for those who have faith with certainty.) Allah says that there are signs on earth that testify to the might of the Creator and His boundless ability. These signs include what Allah placed on the earth, the various plants, animals, valleys, mountains, deserts, rivers and oceans. He also created mankind with different languages, colors, intentions and abilities, and a variety among them, differences in the power of understanding and comprehension, their deeds, and ultimately earning happiness or misery. Allah put every organ in their bodies in its rightful place where they most need it to be. So He said

﴿ وَفِىٓ أَنفُسِكُمۡ‌ۚ أَفَلَا تُبۡصِرُونَ

(And also in yourselves. Will you not then see) Qatadah commented, "He who thinks about his own creation will realize that he was created with flexible joints so that it is easy for him to perform acts of worship.'' Allah the Exalted said next,

﴿ وَفِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ رِزۡقُكُمۡ

(And in the heaven is your provision,) meaning, rain,

﴿ وَمَا تُوعَدُونَ

(and that which you are promised.) meaning Paradise. This was said by Ibn `Abbas, Mujahid and several others. Allah said:

﴿ فَوَرَبِّ ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ إِنَّهُ ۥ لَحَقٌّ۬ مِّثۡلَ مَآ أَنَّكُمۡ تَنطِقُونَ

(Then by the Lord of the heaven and the earth, it is the truth, just as you can speak.) Allah is swearing by His honorable Self, all of the matters of the Judgment, Resurrection, and Recompense that they have been promised shall certainly occur. Therefore, it is the truth, there being no doubt about it, so do not doubt its coming, just as you do not doubt that you can speak When he would talk to one of his friends, Mu`adh used to say: "What I am saying is as true as your being here.''

﴿ هَلۡ أَتَٮٰكَ حَدِيثُ ضَيۡفِ إِبۡرَٲهِيمَ ٱلۡمُكۡرَمِينَ إِذۡ دَخَلُواْ عَلَيۡهِ فَقَالُواْ سَلَـٰمً۬ا‌ۖ قَالَ سَلَـٰمٌ۬ قَوۡمٌ۬ مُّنكَرُونَ فَرَاغَ إِلَىٰٓ أَهۡلِهِۦ فَجَآءَ بِعِجۡلٍ۬ سَمِينٍ۬ فَقَرَّبَهُ ۥۤ إِلَيۡہِمۡ قَالَ أَلَا تَأۡكُلُونَ فَأَوۡجَسَ مِنۡہُمۡ خِيفَةً۬‌ۖ قَالُواْ لَا تَخَفۡ‌ۖ وَبَشَّرُوهُ بِغُلَـٰمٍ عَلِيمٍ۬ فَأَقۡبَلَتِ ٱمۡرَأَتُهُ ۥ فِى صَرَّةٍ۬ فَصَكَّتۡ وَجۡهَهَا وَقَالَتۡ عَجُوزٌ عَقِيمٌ۬ قَالُواْ كَذَٲلِكِ قَالَ رَبُّكِ‌ۖ إِنَّهُ ۥ هُوَ ٱلۡحَكِيمُ ٱلۡعَلِيمُ

(24. Has the story reached you, of the honored guests of Ibrahim) (25. When they came in to him and said: "Salaman!'' He answered: "Salamun'' and said: "You are a people unknown to me.'') (26. Then he turned to his household, and brought out a roasted calf.) (27. And placed it before them (saying): "Will you not eat'') (28. Then he conceived fear of them (when they ate not). They said: "Fear not.'' And they gave him glad tidings of a son having knowledge.) (29. Then his wife came forward with a loud voice; she smote her face, and said: "A barren old woman!'') (30. They said: "Even so says your Lord. Verily, He is the All-Wise, the All-Knower.'')

28

فَأَوۡجَسَ مِنۡہُمۡ خِيفَةً۬‌ۖ قَالُواْ لَا تَخَفۡ‌ۖ وَبَشَّرُوهُ بِغُلَـٰمٍ عَلِيمٍ۬

And he felt from them apprehension. They said, "Fear not," and gave him good tidings of a learned boy.

Tafsir

Allah's Signs on the Earth and in Mankind

Allah the Exalted and the Blessed said next,

﴿ وَفِى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ ءَايَـٰتٌ۬ لِّلۡمُوقِنِينَ

(And on the earth are signs for those who have faith with certainty.) Allah says that there are signs on earth that testify to the might of the Creator and His boundless ability. These signs include what Allah placed on the earth, the various plants, animals, valleys, mountains, deserts, rivers and oceans. He also created mankind with different languages, colors, intentions and abilities, and a variety among them, differences in the power of understanding and comprehension, their deeds, and ultimately earning happiness or misery. Allah put every organ in their bodies in its rightful place where they most need it to be. So He said

﴿ وَفِىٓ أَنفُسِكُمۡ‌ۚ أَفَلَا تُبۡصِرُونَ

(And also in yourselves. Will you not then see) Qatadah commented, "He who thinks about his own creation will realize that he was created with flexible joints so that it is easy for him to perform acts of worship.'' Allah the Exalted said next,

﴿ وَفِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ رِزۡقُكُمۡ

(And in the heaven is your provision,) meaning, rain,

﴿ وَمَا تُوعَدُونَ

(and that which you are promised.) meaning Paradise. This was said by Ibn `Abbas, Mujahid and several others. Allah said:

﴿ فَوَرَبِّ ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ إِنَّهُ ۥ لَحَقٌّ۬ مِّثۡلَ مَآ أَنَّكُمۡ تَنطِقُونَ

(Then by the Lord of the heaven and the earth, it is the truth, just as you can speak.) Allah is swearing by His honorable Self, all of the matters of the Judgment, Resurrection, and Recompense that they have been promised shall certainly occur. Therefore, it is the truth, there being no doubt about it, so do not doubt its coming, just as you do not doubt that you can speak When he would talk to one of his friends, Mu`adh used to say: "What I am saying is as true as your being here.''

﴿ هَلۡ أَتَٮٰكَ حَدِيثُ ضَيۡفِ إِبۡرَٲهِيمَ ٱلۡمُكۡرَمِينَ إِذۡ دَخَلُواْ عَلَيۡهِ فَقَالُواْ سَلَـٰمً۬ا‌ۖ قَالَ سَلَـٰمٌ۬ قَوۡمٌ۬ مُّنكَرُونَ فَرَاغَ إِلَىٰٓ أَهۡلِهِۦ فَجَآءَ بِعِجۡلٍ۬ سَمِينٍ۬ فَقَرَّبَهُ ۥۤ إِلَيۡہِمۡ قَالَ أَلَا تَأۡكُلُونَ فَأَوۡجَسَ مِنۡہُمۡ خِيفَةً۬‌ۖ قَالُواْ لَا تَخَفۡ‌ۖ وَبَشَّرُوهُ بِغُلَـٰمٍ عَلِيمٍ۬ فَأَقۡبَلَتِ ٱمۡرَأَتُهُ ۥ فِى صَرَّةٍ۬ فَصَكَّتۡ وَجۡهَهَا وَقَالَتۡ عَجُوزٌ عَقِيمٌ۬ قَالُواْ كَذَٲلِكِ قَالَ رَبُّكِ‌ۖ إِنَّهُ ۥ هُوَ ٱلۡحَكِيمُ ٱلۡعَلِيمُ

(24. Has the story reached you, of the honored guests of Ibrahim) (25. When they came in to him and said: "Salaman!'' He answered: "Salamun'' and said: "You are a people unknown to me.'') (26. Then he turned to his household, and brought out a roasted calf.) (27. And placed it before them (saying): "Will you not eat'') (28. Then he conceived fear of them (when they ate not). They said: "Fear not.'' And they gave him glad tidings of a son having knowledge.) (29. Then his wife came forward with a loud voice; she smote her face, and said: "A barren old woman!'') (30. They said: "Even so says your Lord. Verily, He is the All-Wise, the All-Knower.'')

29

فَأَقۡبَلَتِ ٱمۡرَأَتُهُ ۥ فِى صَرَّةٍ۬ فَصَكَّتۡ وَجۡهَهَا وَقَالَتۡ عَجُوزٌ عَقِيمٌ۬

And his wife approached with a cry [of alarm] and struck her face and said, "[I am] a barren old woman!"

Tafsir

Allah's Signs on the Earth and in Mankind

Allah the Exalted and the Blessed said next,

﴿ وَفِى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ ءَايَـٰتٌ۬ لِّلۡمُوقِنِينَ

(And on the earth are signs for those who have faith with certainty.) Allah says that there are signs on earth that testify to the might of the Creator and His boundless ability. These signs include what Allah placed on the earth, the various plants, animals, valleys, mountains, deserts, rivers and oceans. He also created mankind with different languages, colors, intentions and abilities, and a variety among them, differences in the power of understanding and comprehension, their deeds, and ultimately earning happiness or misery. Allah put every organ in their bodies in its rightful place where they most need it to be. So He said

﴿ وَفِىٓ أَنفُسِكُمۡ‌ۚ أَفَلَا تُبۡصِرُونَ

(And also in yourselves. Will you not then see) Qatadah commented, "He who thinks about his own creation will realize that he was created with flexible joints so that it is easy for him to perform acts of worship.'' Allah the Exalted said next,

﴿ وَفِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ رِزۡقُكُمۡ

(And in the heaven is your provision,) meaning, rain,

﴿ وَمَا تُوعَدُونَ

(and that which you are promised.) meaning Paradise. This was said by Ibn `Abbas, Mujahid and several others. Allah said:

﴿ فَوَرَبِّ ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ إِنَّهُ ۥ لَحَقٌّ۬ مِّثۡلَ مَآ أَنَّكُمۡ تَنطِقُونَ

(Then by the Lord of the heaven and the earth, it is the truth, just as you can speak.) Allah is swearing by His honorable Self, all of the matters of the Judgment, Resurrection, and Recompense that they have been promised shall certainly occur. Therefore, it is the truth, there being no doubt about it, so do not doubt its coming, just as you do not doubt that you can speak When he would talk to one of his friends, Mu`adh used to say: "What I am saying is as true as your being here.''

﴿ هَلۡ أَتَٮٰكَ حَدِيثُ ضَيۡفِ إِبۡرَٲهِيمَ ٱلۡمُكۡرَمِينَ إِذۡ دَخَلُواْ عَلَيۡهِ فَقَالُواْ سَلَـٰمً۬ا‌ۖ قَالَ سَلَـٰمٌ۬ قَوۡمٌ۬ مُّنكَرُونَ فَرَاغَ إِلَىٰٓ أَهۡلِهِۦ فَجَآءَ بِعِجۡلٍ۬ سَمِينٍ۬ فَقَرَّبَهُ ۥۤ إِلَيۡہِمۡ قَالَ أَلَا تَأۡكُلُونَ فَأَوۡجَسَ مِنۡہُمۡ خِيفَةً۬‌ۖ قَالُواْ لَا تَخَفۡ‌ۖ وَبَشَّرُوهُ بِغُلَـٰمٍ عَلِيمٍ۬ فَأَقۡبَلَتِ ٱمۡرَأَتُهُ ۥ فِى صَرَّةٍ۬ فَصَكَّتۡ وَجۡهَهَا وَقَالَتۡ عَجُوزٌ عَقِيمٌ۬ قَالُواْ كَذَٲلِكِ قَالَ رَبُّكِ‌ۖ إِنَّهُ ۥ هُوَ ٱلۡحَكِيمُ ٱلۡعَلِيمُ

(24. Has the story reached you, of the honored guests of Ibrahim) (25. When they came in to him and said: "Salaman!'' He answered: "Salamun'' and said: "You are a people unknown to me.'') (26. Then he turned to his household, and brought out a roasted calf.) (27. And placed it before them (saying): "Will you not eat'') (28. Then he conceived fear of them (when they ate not). They said: "Fear not.'' And they gave him glad tidings of a son having knowledge.) (29. Then his wife came forward with a loud voice; she smote her face, and said: "A barren old woman!'') (30. They said: "Even so says your Lord. Verily, He is the All-Wise, the All-Knower.'')

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قَالُواْ كَذَٲلِكِ قَالَ رَبُّكِ‌ۖ إِنَّهُ ۥ هُوَ ٱلۡحَكِيمُ ٱلۡعَلِيمُ

They said, "Thus has said your Lord; indeed, He is the Wise, the Knowing."

Tafsir

Allah's Signs on the Earth and in Mankind

Allah the Exalted and the Blessed said next,

﴿ وَفِى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ ءَايَـٰتٌ۬ لِّلۡمُوقِنِينَ

(And on the earth are signs for those who have faith with certainty.) Allah says that there are signs on earth that testify to the might of the Creator and His boundless ability. These signs include what Allah placed on the earth, the various plants, animals, valleys, mountains, deserts, rivers and oceans. He also created mankind with different languages, colors, intentions and abilities, and a variety among them, differences in the power of understanding and comprehension, their deeds, and ultimately earning happiness or misery. Allah put every organ in their bodies in its rightful place where they most need it to be. So He said

﴿ وَفِىٓ أَنفُسِكُمۡ‌ۚ أَفَلَا تُبۡصِرُونَ

(And also in yourselves. Will you not then see) Qatadah commented, "He who thinks about his own creation will realize that he was created with flexible joints so that it is easy for him to perform acts of worship.'' Allah the Exalted said next,

﴿ وَفِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ رِزۡقُكُمۡ

(And in the heaven is your provision,) meaning, rain,

﴿ وَمَا تُوعَدُونَ

(and that which you are promised.) meaning Paradise. This was said by Ibn `Abbas, Mujahid and several others. Allah said:

﴿ فَوَرَبِّ ٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ إِنَّهُ ۥ لَحَقٌّ۬ مِّثۡلَ مَآ أَنَّكُمۡ تَنطِقُونَ

(Then by the Lord of the heaven and the earth, it is the truth, just as you can speak.) Allah is swearing by His honorable Self, all of the matters of the Judgment, Resurrection, and Recompense that they have been promised shall certainly occur. Therefore, it is the truth, there being no doubt about it, so do not doubt its coming, just as you do not doubt that you can speak When he would talk to one of his friends, Mu`adh used to say: "What I am saying is as true as your being here.''

﴿ هَلۡ أَتَٮٰكَ حَدِيثُ ضَيۡفِ إِبۡرَٲهِيمَ ٱلۡمُكۡرَمِينَ إِذۡ دَخَلُواْ عَلَيۡهِ فَقَالُواْ سَلَـٰمً۬ا‌ۖ قَالَ سَلَـٰمٌ۬ قَوۡمٌ۬ مُّنكَرُونَ فَرَاغَ إِلَىٰٓ أَهۡلِهِۦ فَجَآءَ بِعِجۡلٍ۬ سَمِينٍ۬ فَقَرَّبَهُ ۥۤ إِلَيۡہِمۡ قَالَ أَلَا تَأۡكُلُونَ فَأَوۡجَسَ مِنۡہُمۡ خِيفَةً۬‌ۖ قَالُواْ لَا تَخَفۡ‌ۖ وَبَشَّرُوهُ بِغُلَـٰمٍ عَلِيمٍ۬ فَأَقۡبَلَتِ ٱمۡرَأَتُهُ ۥ فِى صَرَّةٍ۬ فَصَكَّتۡ وَجۡهَهَا وَقَالَتۡ عَجُوزٌ عَقِيمٌ۬ قَالُواْ كَذَٲلِكِ قَالَ رَبُّكِ‌ۖ إِنَّهُ ۥ هُوَ ٱلۡحَكِيمُ ٱلۡعَلِيمُ

(24. Has the story reached you, of the honored guests of Ibrahim) (25. When they came in to him and said: "Salaman!'' He answered: "Salamun'' and said: "You are a people unknown to me.'') (26. Then he turned to his household, and brought out a roasted calf.) (27. And placed it before them (saying): "Will you not eat'') (28. Then he conceived fear of them (when they ate not). They said: "Fear not.'' And they gave him glad tidings of a son having knowledge.) (29. Then his wife came forward with a loud voice; she smote her face, and said: "A barren old woman!'') (30. They said: "Even so says your Lord. Verily, He is the All-Wise, the All-Knower.'')