Ayah of the Day with Tafsir Dhul-Qa`dah 13, 1432

salahdin

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أَعُوذُ بِاللهِ السَّمِيعِ الْعَلِيمِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ مِنْ هَمْزَهِ وَنَفْخِهِ





سُوۡرَةُ الشّوریٰ

۞ وَمَا كَانَ لِبَشَرٍ أَن يُكَلِّمَهُ ٱللَّهُ إِلَّا وَحۡيًا أَوۡ مِن وَرَآىِٕ حِجَابٍ أَوۡ يُرۡسِلَ رَسُولاً۬ فَيُوحِىَ بِإِذۡنِهِۦ مَا يَشَآءُ*!ۚ إِنَّهُ ۥ عَلِىٌّ حَڪِيمٌ۬ (٥١) وَكَذَٲلِكَ أَوۡحَيۡنَآ إِلَيۡكَ رُوحً۬ا مِّنۡ أَمۡرِنَا*!ۚ مَا كُنتَ تَدۡرِى مَا ٱلۡكِتَـٰبُ وَلَا ٱلۡإِيمَـٰنُ وَلَـٰكِن جَعَلۡنَـٰهُ نُورً۬ا نَّہۡدِى بِهِۦ مَن نَّشَآءُ مِنۡ عِبَادِنَا*!ۚ وَإِنَّكَ لَتَہۡدِىٓ إِلَىٰ صِرَٲطٍ۬ مُّسۡتَقِيمٍ۬ (٥٢) صِرَٲطِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلَّذِى لَهُ ۥ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٲتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ*!ۗ أَلَآ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ تَصِيرُ ٱلۡأُمُورُ​







I seek refuge with Allah, the Hearing, the Knowing, from the cursed Satan, from his coercion, lures to arrogance






Surah Ash-Shura

And it was not (vouchsafed) to any mortal that Allah should speak to him unless (it be) by revelation or from behind a veil, or (that) He sendeth a messenger to reveal what He will by His leave. Lo! He is Exalted, Wise. (51) And thus have We inspired in thee (Muhammad) a Spirit of Our command. Thou knewest not what the Scripture was, nor what the Faith. But We have made it a light whereby We guide whom We will of Our bondmen. And lo! thou verily dost guide unto a right path, (52) The path of Allah, unto Whom belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth. Do not all things reach Allah at last. (53)
42:51-53









Tafsir Ibn Kathir




أَعُوذُ بِاللهِ السَّمِيعِ الْعَلِيمِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ مِنْ هَمْزَهِ وَنَفْخِهِ​






How the Revelation comes down






Allah says,

وَمَا كَانَ لِبَشَرٍ أَن يُكَلِّمَهُ اللَّهُ إِلَّا وَحْيًا ...​
It is not given to any human being that Allah should speak to him unless (it be) by revelation,

This refers to how Allah sends revelation. Sometimes He casts something into the heart of the Prophet, and he has no doubt that it is from Allah, as it was reported in Sahih Ibn Hibban that the Messenger of Allah said:

إِنَّ رُوْحَ الْقُدُسِ نَفَثَ فِي رُوعِي أَنَّ نَفْسًا لَنْ تَمُوتَ حَتْى تَسْتَكْمِلَ رِزْقَهَا وَأَجَلَهَا، فَاتَّقُوا اللهَ وَأَجْمِلُوا فِي الطَّلَب​
Ar-Ruh Al-Qudus (i.e., Jibril) breathed into my heart that no soul will die until its allotted provision and time have expired, so have Taqwa of Allah and keep seeking in a good (and lawful) way.

... أَوْ مِن وَرَاء حِجَابٍ ...​
or from behind a veil --

as He spoke to Musa, peace be upon him. He asked to see Him after He had spoken to him, but this was not granted to him.

In the Sahih, it recorded that the Messenger of Allah said to Jabir bin Abdullah, may Allah be pleased with him:

مَا كَلَّمَ اللهُ أَحَدًا إِلَّا مِنْ وَرَاءِ حِجَابٍ، وَإِنَّهُ كَلَّمَ أَبَاكَ كِفَاحًا​
Allah never speaks to anyone except from behind a veil, but He spoke to your father directly.

This is how it was stated in the Hadith.

He (Jabir's father) was killed on the day of Uhud, but this refers to the realm of Al-Barzakh, whereas the Ayah speaks of this earthly realm.

... أَوْ يُرْسِلَ رَسُولًا فَيُوحِيَ بِإِذْنِهِ مَا يَشَاء ...​
or (that) He sends a Messenger to reveal what He wills by His leave.

as Jibril, peace be upon him, and other angels came down to the Prophets, peace be upon them.

... إِنَّهُ عَلِيٌّ حَكِيمٌ ﴿٥١﴾​
Verily, He is Most High, Most Wise.

He is Most High, All-Knowing, Most Wise.

وَكَذَلِكَ أَوْحَيْنَا إِلَيْكَ رُوحًا مِّنْ أَمْرِنَا ...​
And thus We have sent to you Ruh of Our command.

means, the Qur'an.

... مَا كُنتَ تَدْرِي مَا الْكِتَابُ وَلَا الْإِيمَانُ ...​
You knew not what is the Book, nor what is Faith.

means, `in the details which were given to you in the Qur'an.'

... وَلَكِن جَعَلْنَاهُ ...​
But We have made it,

means, the Qur'an,

... نُورًا نَّهْدِي بِهِ مَنْ نَّشَاء مِنْ عِبَادِنَا ...​
a light wherewith We guide whosoever of Our servants We will.

This is like the Ayah:

قُلْ هُوَ لِلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ هُدًى وَشِفَآءٌ وَالَّذِينَ لاَ يُؤْمِنُونَ فِى ءَاذَانِهِمْ وَقْرٌ وَهُوَ عَلَيْهِمْ عَمًى​
Say:

"It is for those who believe, a guide and a healing. And as for those who disbelieve, there is heaviness (deafness) in their ears, and it (the Qur'an) is blindness for them.'' (41:44)

... وَإِنَّكَ ...​
And verily, you, (means, O Muhammad),

... لَتَهْدِي إِلَى صِرَاطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ ﴿٥٢﴾​
are indeed guiding to a straight path.

means, the correct behavior.

Then Allah explains this further by saying:

صِرَاطِ اللَّهِ ...​
The path of Allah,

meaning, His Laws which He enjoins.

... الَّذِي لَهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ ...​
to Whom belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is on the earth.

means, their Lord and Sovereign, the One Who is controlling and ruling them, Whose decree cannot be overturned.

... أَلَا إِلَى اللَّهِ تَصِيرُ الأمُورُ ﴿٥٣﴾​
Verily, all matters at the end go to Allah.

means, all matters come back to Him and He issues judgement concerning them. Glorified and exalted be He far above all that the evildoers and deniers say.

This is the end of the Tafsir of Surah Ash-Shura. All praise and thanks are due to Allah and in Him is all strength and protection.
 

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Salaam 'alaik warahmah!

Maasha'Allah! May Allaah azza wa jall reward with much good in both worlds, brother.
 
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