Whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth is exalting Allah. To Him belongs dominion, and to Him belongs [all] praise, and He is over all things competent.
يُسَبِّحُGlorifies
لِلَّهِ[to] Allah
مَاwhatever
فِى(is) in
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٲتِthe heavens
وَمَاand whatever
فِى(is) in
ٱلۡأَرۡضِۖthe earth.
لَهُFor Him
ٱلۡمُلۡكُ(is the) dominion
وَلَهُand for Him
ٱلۡحَمۡدُۖ(is) the praise.
وَهُوَAnd He
عَلَىٰ(is) on
كُلِّevery
شَىۡءٍ۬thing
قَدِيرٌAll-powerful.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir
Which was revealed in Al-Madinah or Makkah
﴿ بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ ﴾
(In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
(1. Whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is on the earth glorifies Allah. His is the dominion, and to Him belongs the praise, and He is Able to do all things.) (2. He it is Who created you, then some of you are disbelievers and some of you are believers. And Allah is All-Seer of what you do.) (3. He has created the heavens and the earth with truth, and He shaped you and made good your shapes. And to Him is the return.) (4. He knows what is in the heavens and on earth, and He knows what you conceal and what you reveal. And Allah is the All-Knower of what is in the breasts.)
(1. Whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is on the earth glorifies Allah. His is the dominion, and to Him belongs the praise, and He is Able to do all things.) (2. He it is Who created you, then some of you are disbelievers and some of you are believers. And Allah is All-Seer of what you do.) (3. He has created the heavens and the earth with truth, and He shaped you and made good your shapes. And to Him is the return.) (4. He knows what is in the heavens and on earth, and He knows what you conceal and what you reveal. And Allah is the All-Knower of what is in the breasts.)
(1. Whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is on the earth glorifies Allah. His is the dominion, and to Him belongs the praise, and He is Able to do all things.) (2. He it is Who created you, then some of you are disbelievers and some of you are believers. And Allah is All-Seer of what you do.) (3. He has created the heavens and the earth with truth, and He shaped you and made good your shapes. And to Him is the return.) (4. He knows what is in the heavens and on earth, and He knows what you conceal and what you reveal. And Allah is the All-Knower of what is in the breasts.)
(1. Whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is on the earth glorifies Allah. His is the dominion, and to Him belongs the praise, and He is Able to do all things.) (2. He it is Who created you, then some of you are disbelievers and some of you are believers. And Allah is All-Seer of what you do.) (3. He has created the heavens and the earth with truth, and He shaped you and made good your shapes. And to Him is the return.) (4. He knows what is in the heavens and on earth, and He knows what you conceal and what you reveal. And Allah is the All-Knower of what is in the breasts.)
Has there not come to you the news of those who disbelieved before? So they tasted the bad consequence of their affair, and they will have a painful punishment.
أَلَمۡHas not
يَأۡتِكُمۡcome to you
نَبَؤُاْ(the) news
ٱلَّذِينَ(of) those who
كَفَرُواْdisbelieved
مِن قَبۡلُbefore?
فَذَاقُواْSo they tasted
وَبَالَ(the) bad consequence
أَمۡرِهِمۡ(of) their affair,
وَلَهُمۡand for them
عَذَابٌ(is) a punishment
أَلِيمٌ۬painful.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir
Praising Allah and mentioning His Creation and Knowledge
This is the last Surah among Al-Musabbihat. We mentioned before that all creatures praise the glory of Allah, their Creator and Owner. Allah the Exalted said,
﴿ لَهُ ٱلۡمُلۡكُ وَلَهُ ٱلۡحَمۡدُۖ ﴾
(His is the dominion, and to Him belongs the praise,) meaning, He is the One Who has control over all creation, the One praised for all He created and decreed. Allah's statement,
﴿ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىۡءٍ۬ قَدِيرٌ ﴾
(and He is Able to do all things.) means that whatever He wills occurs without resistance, and whatever He does not will, never occurs. Allah said,
(He it is Who created you, then some of you are disbelievers and some of you are believers.) meaning, Allah created you with these characteristics and He willed that for you. Therefore, there will be believers and disbelievers. Surely, Allah is the One Who sees those who deserve guidance and those who deserve misguidance. He is the Witness over His servant's deeds and He will completely recompense them. This is why Allah the Exalted said,
﴿ وَٱللَّهُ بِمَا تَعۡمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌ ﴾
(And Allah is All-Seer of what you do.) Allah said,
﴿ خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٲتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ بِٱلۡحَقِّ ﴾
(He has created the heavens and the earth with truth,) with equity and wisdom,
﴿ وَصَوَّرَكُمۡ فَأَحۡسَنَ صُوَرَكُمۡۖ ﴾
(and He shaped you and made good your shapes.) He made you in the best shapes and forms. Allah the Exalted said,
(O man! What has made you careless about your Lord, the most Generous Who created you, fashioned you perfectly and gave you due proportion; in whatever form He willed, He put you together.) (82:6-8) And His saying,
(Allah, it is He Who has made for you the earth as a dwelling place and the sky as a canopy, and has given you shape and made your shapes good (looking) and has provided you with good things.) (40:64) and His saying;
﴿ وَإِلَيۡهِ ٱلۡمَصِيرُ ﴾
(And to Him is the return.) means the return and final destination. Allah then informs of His knowledge of all that there is in the heavens, in the earth and in the souls, He said:
(He knows what is in the heavens and on earth, and He knows what you conceal and what you reveal. And Allah is the All-Knower of what is in the breasts.)
(5. Has not the news reached you of those who disbelieved aforetime And so they tasted the evil result of their disbelief, and theirs will be a painful torment.) (6. That was because there came to them their Messengers with Bayyinat, but they said: "Shall mere men guide us'' So they disbelieved and turned away. But Allah was not in need. And Allah is not in need, Worthy of all praise.)
That is because their messengers used to come to them with clear evidences, but they said, "Shall human beings guide us?" and disbelieved and turned away. And Allah dispensed [with them]; and Allah is Free of need and Praiseworthy.
ذَٲلِكَThat
بِأَنَّهُ ۥ(is) because
كَانَتhad
تَّأۡتِيہِمۡcome to them
رُسُلُهُمtheir Messengers
بِٱلۡبَيِّنَـٰتِwith clear proofs,
فَقَالُوٓاْbut they said,
أَبَشَرٌ۬`Shall human beings
يَہۡدُونَنَاguide us?`
فَكَفَرُواْSo they disbelieved
وَتَوَلَّواْۚand turned away.
وَّٱسۡتَغۡنَى ٱللَّهُۚAnd Allah can do without them.
وَٱللَّهُAnd Allah
غَنِىٌّ(is) Self-sufficient,
حَمِيدٌ۬Praiseworthy.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir
Praising Allah and mentioning His Creation and Knowledge
This is the last Surah among Al-Musabbihat. We mentioned before that all creatures praise the glory of Allah, their Creator and Owner. Allah the Exalted said,
﴿ لَهُ ٱلۡمُلۡكُ وَلَهُ ٱلۡحَمۡدُۖ ﴾
(His is the dominion, and to Him belongs the praise,) meaning, He is the One Who has control over all creation, the One praised for all He created and decreed. Allah's statement,
﴿ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىۡءٍ۬ قَدِيرٌ ﴾
(and He is Able to do all things.) means that whatever He wills occurs without resistance, and whatever He does not will, never occurs. Allah said,
(He it is Who created you, then some of you are disbelievers and some of you are believers.) meaning, Allah created you with these characteristics and He willed that for you. Therefore, there will be believers and disbelievers. Surely, Allah is the One Who sees those who deserve guidance and those who deserve misguidance. He is the Witness over His servant's deeds and He will completely recompense them. This is why Allah the Exalted said,
﴿ وَٱللَّهُ بِمَا تَعۡمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌ ﴾
(And Allah is All-Seer of what you do.) Allah said,
﴿ خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٲتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ بِٱلۡحَقِّ ﴾
(He has created the heavens and the earth with truth,) with equity and wisdom,
﴿ وَصَوَّرَكُمۡ فَأَحۡسَنَ صُوَرَكُمۡۖ ﴾
(and He shaped you and made good your shapes.) He made you in the best shapes and forms. Allah the Exalted said,
(O man! What has made you careless about your Lord, the most Generous Who created you, fashioned you perfectly and gave you due proportion; in whatever form He willed, He put you together.) (82:6-8) And His saying,
(Allah, it is He Who has made for you the earth as a dwelling place and the sky as a canopy, and has given you shape and made your shapes good (looking) and has provided you with good things.) (40:64) and His saying;
﴿ وَإِلَيۡهِ ٱلۡمَصِيرُ ﴾
(And to Him is the return.) means the return and final destination. Allah then informs of His knowledge of all that there is in the heavens, in the earth and in the souls, He said:
(He knows what is in the heavens and on earth, and He knows what you conceal and what you reveal. And Allah is the All-Knower of what is in the breasts.)
(5. Has not the news reached you of those who disbelieved aforetime And so they tasted the evil result of their disbelief, and theirs will be a painful torment.) (6. That was because there came to them their Messengers with Bayyinat, but they said: "Shall mere men guide us'' So they disbelieved and turned away. But Allah was not in need. And Allah is not in need, Worthy of all praise.)
Those who disbelieve have claimed that they will never be resurrected. Say, "Yes, by my Lord, you will surely be resurrected; then you will surely be informed of what you did. And that, for Allah, is easy."
زَعَمَClaim
ٱلَّذِينَthose who
كَفَرُوٓاْdisbelieve
أَنthat
لَّنnever
يُبۡعَثُواْۚwill they be raised.
قُلۡSay,
بَلَىٰ`Yes,
وَرَبِّىby my Lord,
لَتُبۡعَثُنَّsurely you will be raised;
ثُمَّthen
لَتُنَبَّؤُنَّsurely you will be informed
بِمَاof what
عَمِلۡتُمۡۚyou did.
وَذَٲلِكَAnd that
عَلَىfor
ٱللَّهِAllah
يَسِيرٌ۬(is) easy.`
Tafsir Ibn Kathir
A Warning delivered through mentioning the End of the Disbelieving Nations
Informing about the past nations and the torment and disciplinary lessons that they suffered because of opposing the Messengers and denying the truth. Allah says;
(Has not the news reached you of those who disbelieved aforetime) meaning, information about them and what happened to them,
﴿ فَذَاقُواْ وَبَالَ أَمۡرِهِمۡ ﴾
(And so they tasted the evil result of their disbelief.) They tasted the evil consequences of their denial and sinful actions. And it refers to the punishment and humiliation they received in the life of the world,
﴿ وَلَهُمۡ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ۬ ﴾
(and theirs will be a painful torment.) in the Hereafter, added to the torment they received in this life. Allah explained why;
(That was because there came to them their Messengers with Bayyinat,) supporting arguments, evidence, and clear proofs,
﴿ فَقَالُوٓاْ أَبَشَرٌ۬ يَہۡدُونَنَا ﴾
(but they said: "Shall mere men guide us'') They discounted and dismissed the possibility that the Message would be sent to a human and that their guidance would come by the hands of a man like themselves,
﴿ فَكَفَرُواْ وَتَوَلَّواْۚ ﴾
(So they disbelieved and turned away.) they denied the truth and turned away from abiding by it,
(7. The disbelievers pretend that they will never be resurrected. Say: "Yes! By my Lord, you will certainly be resurrected, then you will be informed of what you did; and that is easy for Allah.'') (8. Therefore, believe in Allah and His Messenger and in the Light which We have sent down. And Allah is All-Aware of what you do.) (9. The Day when He will gather you on the Day of Gathering, that will be the Day of At-Taghabun. And whosoever believes in Allah and performs righteous deeds, He will expiate from him his sins, and will admit him to Gardens beneath which rivers flow, to dwell therein forever; that will be the great success.) (10. But those who disbelieved and denied Our Ayat, they will be the dwellers of the Fire, to dwell therein forever. And worst indeed is that destination
So believe in Allah and His Messenger and the Qur’an which We have sent down. And Allah is Acquainted with what you do.
فَـَٔـامِنُواْSo believe
بِٱللَّهِin Allah
وَرَسُولِهِۦand His Messenger
وَٱلنُّورِand the Light
ٱلَّذِىٓwhich
أَنزَلۡنَاۚWe have sent down.
وَٱللَّهُAnd Allah,
بِمَاof what
تَعۡمَلُونَyou do,
خَبِيرٌ۬(is) All-Aware.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir
A Warning delivered through mentioning the End of the Disbelieving Nations
Informing about the past nations and the torment and disciplinary lessons that they suffered because of opposing the Messengers and denying the truth. Allah says;
(Has not the news reached you of those who disbelieved aforetime) meaning, information about them and what happened to them,
﴿ فَذَاقُواْ وَبَالَ أَمۡرِهِمۡ ﴾
(And so they tasted the evil result of their disbelief.) They tasted the evil consequences of their denial and sinful actions. And it refers to the punishment and humiliation they received in the life of the world,
﴿ وَلَهُمۡ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ۬ ﴾
(and theirs will be a painful torment.) in the Hereafter, added to the torment they received in this life. Allah explained why;
(That was because there came to them their Messengers with Bayyinat,) supporting arguments, evidence, and clear proofs,
﴿ فَقَالُوٓاْ أَبَشَرٌ۬ يَہۡدُونَنَا ﴾
(but they said: "Shall mere men guide us'') They discounted and dismissed the possibility that the Message would be sent to a human and that their guidance would come by the hands of a man like themselves,
﴿ فَكَفَرُواْ وَتَوَلَّواْۚ ﴾
(So they disbelieved and turned away.) they denied the truth and turned away from abiding by it,
(7. The disbelievers pretend that they will never be resurrected. Say: "Yes! By my Lord, you will certainly be resurrected, then you will be informed of what you did; and that is easy for Allah.'') (8. Therefore, believe in Allah and His Messenger and in the Light which We have sent down. And Allah is All-Aware of what you do.) (9. The Day when He will gather you on the Day of Gathering, that will be the Day of At-Taghabun. And whosoever believes in Allah and performs righteous deeds, He will expiate from him his sins, and will admit him to Gardens beneath which rivers flow, to dwell therein forever; that will be the great success.) (10. But those who disbelieved and denied Our Ayat, they will be the dwellers of the Fire, to dwell therein forever. And worst indeed is that destination
The Day He will assemble you for the Day of Assembly – that is the Day of Deprivation. And whoever believes in Allah and does righteousness – He will remove from him his misdeeds and admit him to gardens beneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide forever. That is the great attainment.
يَوۡمَ(The) Day
يَجۡمَعُكُمۡHe will assemble you
لِيَوۡمِfor (the) Day
ٱلۡجَمۡعِۖ(of) the Assembly,
ذَٲلِكَthat
يَوۡمُ(will be the) Day
ٱلتَّغَابُنِۗ(of) mutual loss and gain.
وَمَنAnd whoever
يُؤۡمِنۢbelieves
بِٱللَّهِin Allah
وَيَعۡمَلۡand does
صَـٰلِحً۬اrighteousness,
يُكَفِّرۡHe will remove
عَنۡهُfrom him
سَيِّـَٔـاتِهِۦhis misdeeds,
وَيُدۡخِلۡهُand He will admit him
جَنَّـٰتٍ۬(to) Gardens
تَجۡرِىflow
مِنfrom
تَحۡتِہَاunderneath it
ٱلۡأَنۡهَـٰرُthe rivers,
خَـٰلِدِينَabiding
فِيہَآtherein
أَبَدً۬اۚforever.
ذَٲلِكَThat
ٱلۡفَوۡزُ(is) the success
ٱلۡعَظِيمُthe great.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir
A Warning delivered through mentioning the End of the Disbelieving Nations
Informing about the past nations and the torment and disciplinary lessons that they suffered because of opposing the Messengers and denying the truth. Allah says;
(Has not the news reached you of those who disbelieved aforetime) meaning, information about them and what happened to them,
﴿ فَذَاقُواْ وَبَالَ أَمۡرِهِمۡ ﴾
(And so they tasted the evil result of their disbelief.) They tasted the evil consequences of their denial and sinful actions. And it refers to the punishment and humiliation they received in the life of the world,
﴿ وَلَهُمۡ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ۬ ﴾
(and theirs will be a painful torment.) in the Hereafter, added to the torment they received in this life. Allah explained why;
(That was because there came to them their Messengers with Bayyinat,) supporting arguments, evidence, and clear proofs,
﴿ فَقَالُوٓاْ أَبَشَرٌ۬ يَہۡدُونَنَا ﴾
(but they said: "Shall mere men guide us'') They discounted and dismissed the possibility that the Message would be sent to a human and that their guidance would come by the hands of a man like themselves,
﴿ فَكَفَرُواْ وَتَوَلَّواْۚ ﴾
(So they disbelieved and turned away.) they denied the truth and turned away from abiding by it,
(7. The disbelievers pretend that they will never be resurrected. Say: "Yes! By my Lord, you will certainly be resurrected, then you will be informed of what you did; and that is easy for Allah.'') (8. Therefore, believe in Allah and His Messenger and in the Light which We have sent down. And Allah is All-Aware of what you do.) (9. The Day when He will gather you on the Day of Gathering, that will be the Day of At-Taghabun. And whosoever believes in Allah and performs righteous deeds, He will expiate from him his sins, and will admit him to Gardens beneath which rivers flow, to dwell therein forever; that will be the great success.) (10. But those who disbelieved and denied Our Ayat, they will be the dwellers of the Fire, to dwell therein forever. And worst indeed is that destination
But the ones who disbelieved and denied Our verses – those are the companions of the Fire, abiding eternally therein; and wretched is the destination.
وَٱلَّذِينَBut those who
كَفَرُواْdisbelieved
وَڪَذَّبُواْand denied
بِـَٔـايَـٰتِنَآ[in] Our Verses,
أُوْلَـٰٓٮِٕكَthose
أَصۡحَـٰبُ(are the) companions
ٱلنَّارِ(of) the Fire,
خَـٰلِدِينَabiding forever
فِيہَاۖtherein.
وَبِئۡسَAnd wretched is
ٱلۡمَصِيرُthe destination.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir
A Warning delivered through mentioning the End of the Disbelieving Nations
Informing about the past nations and the torment and disciplinary lessons that they suffered because of opposing the Messengers and denying the truth. Allah says;
(Has not the news reached you of those who disbelieved aforetime) meaning, information about them and what happened to them,
﴿ فَذَاقُواْ وَبَالَ أَمۡرِهِمۡ ﴾
(And so they tasted the evil result of their disbelief.) They tasted the evil consequences of their denial and sinful actions. And it refers to the punishment and humiliation they received in the life of the world,
﴿ وَلَهُمۡ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ۬ ﴾
(and theirs will be a painful torment.) in the Hereafter, added to the torment they received in this life. Allah explained why;
(That was because there came to them their Messengers with Bayyinat,) supporting arguments, evidence, and clear proofs,
﴿ فَقَالُوٓاْ أَبَشَرٌ۬ يَہۡدُونَنَا ﴾
(but they said: "Shall mere men guide us'') They discounted and dismissed the possibility that the Message would be sent to a human and that their guidance would come by the hands of a man like themselves,
﴿ فَكَفَرُواْ وَتَوَلَّواْۚ ﴾
(So they disbelieved and turned away.) they denied the truth and turned away from abiding by it,
(7. The disbelievers pretend that they will never be resurrected. Say: "Yes! By my Lord, you will certainly be resurrected, then you will be informed of what you did; and that is easy for Allah.'') (8. Therefore, believe in Allah and His Messenger and in the Light which We have sent down. And Allah is All-Aware of what you do.) (9. The Day when He will gather you on the Day of Gathering, that will be the Day of At-Taghabun. And whosoever believes in Allah and performs righteous deeds, He will expiate from him his sins, and will admit him to Gardens beneath which rivers flow, to dwell therein forever; that will be the great success.) (10. But those who disbelieved and denied Our Ayat, they will be the dwellers of the Fire, to dwell therein forever. And worst indeed is that destination
No disaster strikes except by permission of Allah. And whoever believes in Allah – He will guide his heart. And Allah is Knowing of all things.
مَآNot
أَصَابَstrikes
مِنany
مُّصِيبَةٍdisaster
إِلَّاexcept
بِإِذۡنِby (the) permission
ٱللَّهِۗ(of) Allah.
وَمَنAnd whoever
يُؤۡمِنۢbelieves
بِٱللَّهِin Allah,
يَہۡدِHe guides
قَلۡبَهُ ۥۚhis heart.
وَٱللَّهُAnd Allah
بِكُلِّof every
شَىۡءٍthing
عَلِيمٌ۬(is) All-Knowing.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir
The Day of At-Taghabun
Allah said,
﴿ يَوۡمَ يَجۡمَعُكُمۡ لِيَوۡمِ ٱلۡجَمۡعِۖ ﴾
(The Day when He will gather you on the Day of Gathering,) meaning the Day of Resurrection. This is the Day when the earlier and later generations will all be gathered in one area, a caller would be heard by them all, and one's vision would easily see them all. Allah said,
(Say: "(Yes) verily, those of old, and those of later times. All will surely be gathered together for appointed meeting of a known Day.'') (56:49-50) Allah's statement,
﴿ ذَٲلِكَ يَوۡمُ ٱلتَّغَابُنِۗ ﴾
(that will be the Day of At-Taghabun) Ibn `Abbas said, "It is one of the names of the Day of Judgment, and that is because the people of Paradise will have gained over the people of the Fire.'' Qatadah and Mujahid said similarly. Muqatil bin Hayyan said, "There is no mutual loss and gain greater than these entering Paradise and those being taken to the Fire.'' Allah explained His statement saying;
(And whosoever believes in Allah and performs righteous deeds, He will expiate from him his sins, and will admit him to Gardens beneath which rivers flow (Paradise), to dwell therein forever; that will be the great success. But those who disbelieved and denied Our Ayat, they will be the dwellers of the Fire, to dwell therein forever. And worst indeed is that destination.) We explained these meanings several times before.
(11. No calamity occurs, but by the permission of Allah, and whosoever believes in Allah, He guides his heart. And Allah is the All-Knower of everything.) (12. Obey Allah, and obey the Messenger; but if you turn away, then the duty of Our Messenger is only to convey clearly.) (13. Allah! La ilaha illa Huwa. And in Allah therefore let the believers put their trust.)
And obey Allah and obey the Messenger; but if you turn away – then upon Our Messenger is only [the duty of] clear notification.
وَأَطِيعُواْSo obey
ٱللَّهَAllah
وَأَطِيعُواْand obey
ٱلرَّسُولَۚthe Messenger;
فَإِنbut if
تَوَلَّيۡتُمۡyou turn away,
فَإِنَّمَاthen only
عَلَىٰupon
رَسُولِنَاOur Messenger
ٱلۡبَلَـٰغُ(is) the conveyance
ٱلۡمُبِينُclear.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir
The Day of At-Taghabun
Allah said,
﴿ يَوۡمَ يَجۡمَعُكُمۡ لِيَوۡمِ ٱلۡجَمۡعِۖ ﴾
(The Day when He will gather you on the Day of Gathering,) meaning the Day of Resurrection. This is the Day when the earlier and later generations will all be gathered in one area, a caller would be heard by them all, and one's vision would easily see them all. Allah said,
(Say: "(Yes) verily, those of old, and those of later times. All will surely be gathered together for appointed meeting of a known Day.'') (56:49-50) Allah's statement,
﴿ ذَٲلِكَ يَوۡمُ ٱلتَّغَابُنِۗ ﴾
(that will be the Day of At-Taghabun) Ibn `Abbas said, "It is one of the names of the Day of Judgment, and that is because the people of Paradise will have gained over the people of the Fire.'' Qatadah and Mujahid said similarly. Muqatil bin Hayyan said, "There is no mutual loss and gain greater than these entering Paradise and those being taken to the Fire.'' Allah explained His statement saying;
(And whosoever believes in Allah and performs righteous deeds, He will expiate from him his sins, and will admit him to Gardens beneath which rivers flow (Paradise), to dwell therein forever; that will be the great success. But those who disbelieved and denied Our Ayat, they will be the dwellers of the Fire, to dwell therein forever. And worst indeed is that destination.) We explained these meanings several times before.
(11. No calamity occurs, but by the permission of Allah, and whosoever believes in Allah, He guides his heart. And Allah is the All-Knower of everything.) (12. Obey Allah, and obey the Messenger; but if you turn away, then the duty of Our Messenger is only to convey clearly.) (13. Allah! La ilaha illa Huwa. And in Allah therefore let the believers put their trust.)
Allah – there is no deity except Him. And upon Allah let the believers rely.
ٱللَّهُAllah,
لَآ(there is) no
إِلَـٰهَgod
إِلَّاexcept
هُوَۚHim.
وَعَلَىAnd upon
ٱللَّهِAllah
فَلۡيَتَوَڪَّلِlet put (their) trust
ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنُونَthe believers.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir
The Day of At-Taghabun
Allah said,
﴿ يَوۡمَ يَجۡمَعُكُمۡ لِيَوۡمِ ٱلۡجَمۡعِۖ ﴾
(The Day when He will gather you on the Day of Gathering,) meaning the Day of Resurrection. This is the Day when the earlier and later generations will all be gathered in one area, a caller would be heard by them all, and one's vision would easily see them all. Allah said,
(Say: "(Yes) verily, those of old, and those of later times. All will surely be gathered together for appointed meeting of a known Day.'') (56:49-50) Allah's statement,
﴿ ذَٲلِكَ يَوۡمُ ٱلتَّغَابُنِۗ ﴾
(that will be the Day of At-Taghabun) Ibn `Abbas said, "It is one of the names of the Day of Judgment, and that is because the people of Paradise will have gained over the people of the Fire.'' Qatadah and Mujahid said similarly. Muqatil bin Hayyan said, "There is no mutual loss and gain greater than these entering Paradise and those being taken to the Fire.'' Allah explained His statement saying;
(And whosoever believes in Allah and performs righteous deeds, He will expiate from him his sins, and will admit him to Gardens beneath which rivers flow (Paradise), to dwell therein forever; that will be the great success. But those who disbelieved and denied Our Ayat, they will be the dwellers of the Fire, to dwell therein forever. And worst indeed is that destination.) We explained these meanings several times before.
(11. No calamity occurs, but by the permission of Allah, and whosoever believes in Allah, He guides his heart. And Allah is the All-Knower of everything.) (12. Obey Allah, and obey the Messenger; but if you turn away, then the duty of Our Messenger is only to convey clearly.) (13. Allah! La ilaha illa Huwa. And in Allah therefore let the believers put their trust.)
O you who have believed, indeed, among your wives and your children are enemies to you, so beware of them. But if you pardon and overlook and forgive – then indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.
يَـٰٓأَيُّہَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓاْO you who believe!
إِنَّIndeed,
مِنۡfrom
أَزۡوَٲجِكُمۡyour spouses
وَأَوۡلَـٰدِڪُمۡand your children
عَدُوًّ۬ا(are) enemies
لَّڪُمۡto you,
فَٱحۡذَرُوهُمۡۚso beware of them.
وَإِنBut if
تَعۡفُواْyou pardon
وَتَصۡفَحُواْand overlook
وَتَغۡفِرُواْand forgive,
فَإِنَّthen indeed,
ٱللَّهَAllah
غَفُورٌ۬(is) Oft-Forgiving,
رَّحِيمٌMost Merciful.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir
Tawhid
Allah states that He is the One, Whom all creations need and seek, the One other than Whom there is no (true) God.
(Allah! La ilaha illa Huwa. And in Allah therefore let the believers put their trust.) So, He first informs about Tawhid and its meaning. The implied meaning is to single Him out for deification, being purely devoted to Him, and relying upon Him, as He said;
(14. O you who believe! Verily, among your wives and your children there are enemies for you; therefore beware of them! But if you pardon (them) and overlook, and forgive, then verily, Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.) (15. Your wealth and your children are only a Fitnah, whereas Allah! With Him is a great reward.) (16. So have Taqwa of Allah as much as you can; listen and obey, and spend in charity; that is better for yourselves. And whosoever is saved from his own greed, then they are the successful ones.) (17. If you lend to Allah a handsome loan, He will double it for you, and will forgive you. And Allah is Shakur, Halim,) (18. All-Knower of the unseen and seen, the Almighty, the All-Wise.)
(Allah! La ilaha illa Huwa. And in Allah therefore let the believers put their trust.) So, He first informs about Tawhid and its meaning. The implied meaning is to single Him out for deification, being purely devoted to Him, and relying upon Him, as He said;
(14. O you who believe! Verily, among your wives and your children there are enemies for you; therefore beware of them! But if you pardon (them) and overlook, and forgive, then verily, Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.) (15. Your wealth and your children are only a Fitnah, whereas Allah! With Him is a great reward.) (16. So have Taqwa of Allah as much as you can; listen and obey, and spend in charity; that is better for yourselves. And whosoever is saved from his own greed, then they are the successful ones.) (17. If you lend to Allah a handsome loan, He will double it for you, and will forgive you. And Allah is Shakur, Halim,) (18. All-Knower of the unseen and seen, the Almighty, the All-Wise.)
So fear Allah as much as you are able and listen and obey and spend [in the way of Allah]; it is better for your selves. And whoever is protected from the stinginess of his soul – it is those who will be the successful.
فَٱتَّقُواْSo fear
ٱللَّهَAllah
مَاas much as
ٱسۡتَطَعۡتُمۡyou are able
وَٱسۡمَعُواْand listen
وَأَطِيعُواْand obey
وَأَنفِقُواْand spend;
خَيۡرً۬ا(it is) better
لِّأَنفُسِڪُمۡۗfor your souls.
وَمَنAnd whoever
يُوقَis saved
شُحَّ(from the) greediness
نَفۡسِهِۦ(of) his soul,
فَأُوْلَـٰٓٮِٕكَthen those
هُمُ[they]
ٱلۡمُفۡلِحُونَ(are) the successful ones.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir
Tawhid
Allah states that He is the One, Whom all creations need and seek, the One other than Whom there is no (true) God.
(Allah! La ilaha illa Huwa. And in Allah therefore let the believers put their trust.) So, He first informs about Tawhid and its meaning. The implied meaning is to single Him out for deification, being purely devoted to Him, and relying upon Him, as He said;
(14. O you who believe! Verily, among your wives and your children there are enemies for you; therefore beware of them! But if you pardon (them) and overlook, and forgive, then verily, Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.) (15. Your wealth and your children are only a Fitnah, whereas Allah! With Him is a great reward.) (16. So have Taqwa of Allah as much as you can; listen and obey, and spend in charity; that is better for yourselves. And whosoever is saved from his own greed, then they are the successful ones.) (17. If you lend to Allah a handsome loan, He will double it for you, and will forgive you. And Allah is Shakur, Halim,) (18. All-Knower of the unseen and seen, the Almighty, the All-Wise.)
(Allah! La ilaha illa Huwa. And in Allah therefore let the believers put their trust.) So, He first informs about Tawhid and its meaning. The implied meaning is to single Him out for deification, being purely devoted to Him, and relying upon Him, as He said;
(14. O you who believe! Verily, among your wives and your children there are enemies for you; therefore beware of them! But if you pardon (them) and overlook, and forgive, then verily, Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.) (15. Your wealth and your children are only a Fitnah, whereas Allah! With Him is a great reward.) (16. So have Taqwa of Allah as much as you can; listen and obey, and spend in charity; that is better for yourselves. And whosoever is saved from his own greed, then they are the successful ones.) (17. If you lend to Allah a handsome loan, He will double it for you, and will forgive you. And Allah is Shakur, Halim,) (18. All-Knower of the unseen and seen, the Almighty, the All-Wise.)
(Allah! La ilaha illa Huwa. And in Allah therefore let the believers put their trust.) So, He first informs about Tawhid and its meaning. The implied meaning is to single Him out for deification, being purely devoted to Him, and relying upon Him, as He said;
(14. O you who believe! Verily, among your wives and your children there are enemies for you; therefore beware of them! But if you pardon (them) and overlook, and forgive, then verily, Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.) (15. Your wealth and your children are only a Fitnah, whereas Allah! With Him is a great reward.) (16. So have Taqwa of Allah as much as you can; listen and obey, and spend in charity; that is better for yourselves. And whosoever is saved from his own greed, then they are the successful ones.) (17. If you lend to Allah a handsome loan, He will double it for you, and will forgive you. And Allah is Shakur, Halim,) (18. All-Knower of the unseen and seen, the Almighty, the All-Wise.)