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Mujahid said,
(By the sun and Duhaha.) "This means,
by its light.'' Qatadah said,
(wa Duhaha.) "The whole day.'' Ibn
Jarir said, "The correct view is what has been said, `Allah swears by
the sun and its daytime, because the clear light of the sun is daytime.'''
(By the moon as it Talaha.) Mujahid said,
"It follows it (the sun).'' Al-`Awfi reported from Ibn `Abbas that he
said,(By the moon as it Talaha.) "It follows the day.'' Qatadah said,
"`as it Talaha (follows it)' is referring to the night of the Hilal
(the new crescent moon). When the sun goes down,
the Hilal is
visible.'' Concerning Allah's statement,(By the day as it Jallaha.) Mujahid
said, "When it illuminates.'' Thus, Mujahid said,
(By the day as it Jallaha.) "This is
similar to Allah's statement,
(By the day as it Tajalla.) (92:2)'' And
they have said concerning Allah's statement,
(By the night as it Yaghshaha.) meaning,
when it covers the sun, which takes place when sun disappears and the
horizons become dark. Concerning Allah's statement,
(By the heaven and Ma Banaha.) The meaning
here could be for descriptive purposes, meaning "By the heaven and its
construction.'' This was said by Qatadah. It could also mean "By the
heaven and its Constructor.'' This was stated by Mujahid. Both views are
interrelated, and construction means raising. This is as Allah says,
(With Hands did We construct the heaven.)
(51:47) meaning, with strength.
(Verily, We are
able to extend the vastness of space thereof. And We have spread out the
earth: how excellent a spreader are We!) (51:47-48) This is also similar to
Allah's statement,
(By the earth and Ma Tahaha.) Mujahid
said, "Tahaha means He spread it out.'' Al-`Awfi reported from Ibn
`Abbas that he said,
(and Ma Tahaha.) "This means what He
created in it.'' `Ali bin Abi Talhah reported from Ibn `Abbas that he said,
"Tahaha means that He proportioned it.'' Mujahid, Qatadah, Ad-Dahhak,
As-Suddi, Ath-Thawri, Abu Salih and Ibn Zayd all said that
(Tahaha) means, He spread it out. Allah
then says,
(By Nafs, and Ma Sawwaha (Who apportioned
it).) meaning, He created it sound and well-proportioned upon the correct
nature (Al-Fitrah). This is as Allah says,
(So set you your face towards the religion,
Hanif. Allah's Fitrah with which He has created mankind. No change let
there be in the Khalqillah.) (30:30) The Messenger of Allah said,
(Every child that is born, is born upon
the Fitrah, but his parents make him a Jew, a Christian, or a Zoroastrian.
This is just as the animal is born, complete with all of its parts. Do you
notice any mutilation in it) Both Al-Bukhari and Muslim recorded this
Hadith from Abu Hurayrah. In Sahih Muslim, it has been narrated from `Iyad
bin Himar Al-Mujashi`i that the Messenger of Allah said,
(Allah the Mighty and Majestic says,
"Verily I created My servants Hunafa' (as monotheists), but then the
devils came to them and distracted them from their religion.)'' Then Allah
says, (Then He showed it its Fujur and its Taqwa.) meaning, He showed him
to his transgression and his Taqwa. This means that He clarified that for
it and He guided it to what has been ordained for him. Ibn `Abbas said,
(Then He showed it its Fujur and its
Taqwa.) "He explained the good and the evil to it (the soul).''
Mujahid, Qatadah, Ad-Dahhak and Ath-Thawri all said the same. Sa`id bin
Jubayr said, "He gave him inspiration (to see what was) good and
evil.'' Ibn Zayd said, "He made its Fujur and its Taqwa inside of
it.'' Ibn Jarir recorded from Abul-Aswad Ad-Dili that he said, "`Imran
bin Husayn said to me, `Do you think that what the people do, and what they
strive for is a thing that is pre-ordained and predestined for them, or is
it a thing which is only written after the Message comes to them from the Prophet
, when there will be an evidence against them' I said, `Rather it is
something preordained upon them.' Then he said, `Is that an injustice' Then
I became extremely frightened of him (due to what he was saying), and I
said to him, `There is nothing except that He (Allah) created it and
possesses it in His Hand. He is not asked about what He does, while they
(His creation) will be asked.' He (`Imran) then said, `May Allah guide you!
I only asked you about that in order to inform you that a man from Muzaynah
or Juhaynah tribe came to the Allah's Messenger and asked him: "O
Messenger of Allah! Do you consider the actions of mankind and their
struggles to be preordained for them and written for them from Qadr, or
something written for them only after the Message came to them from their
Prophet, when there will be an evidence against them'' He (the Prophet )
replied:
(Rather it is something preordained for
them.) So the man said, "Then what is the point of our actions'' The
Prophet replied,
(Whoever Allah created for one of the two
positions (Paradise or Hell), He makes it easy for him (to attain). The
proof of that is in the Book of Allah (By Nafs, and Ma Sawwaha (Who
apportioned it). Then He showed it its Fujur and its Taqwa).)'' Ahmad and
Muslim both recorded this Hadith. Allah then says,
(Indeed he
succeeds who purifies it. And indeed he fails who Dassaha.) This could mean
that whoever purifies himself by obedience to Allah, then he will be
successful. This is as Qatadah said, "He cleanses it from the lowly
and despicable characteristics.'' Similar to this has been reported from
Mujahid, `Ikrimah and Sa`id bin Jubayr.
(And indeed he fails who Dassaha.)
meaning, to conceal it. This means that he makes it dull, and he disregards
it
(O Allah! Give my
soul its good. You are its Guardian and Master, and the best to purify
it.)'' Another Hadith Imam Ahmad recorded that Zayd bin Arqam said that the
Messenger of Allah said,
(O Allah! Verily, I seek refuge with You
from weakness, laziness, senility (of old age), cowardliness, stinginess
and the torment of the grave. O Allah! Give my soul its good and purify it,
for You are the best to purify it. You are its Guardian and Master. O
Allah! Verily, I seek refuge with You from a heart that is not humble, a
soul that is not satisfied, knowledge that does not benefit and a
supplication that is not answered.) Zayd then said, "The Messenger of
Allah used to teach us these (words) and we now teach them to you.'' Muslim
also recorded this Hadith.
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he Rejection of
Thamud and Allah's Destruction of Them
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Allah informs that Thamud rejected their Messenger because
of the injustice and transgression they practiced. This was said by
Mujahid, Qatadah and others. Therefore, this resulted in a rejection in
their hearts for the guidance and conviction their Messenger came to them
with.
(When their most wicked went forth.) meaning, the most
wicked person of the tribe, and he was Qudar bin Salif, the one who
killed the she-camel. He was leader of the tribe of Thamud, and he is the
one whom Allah refers to in His saying,
(But they called their comrade and he
took (a sword) and killed (her).) (54:29) This man was mighty and
respected among his people. He was of noble lineage and a leader who was
obeyed. This is just as Imam Ahmad recorded from `Abdullah bin Zam`ah. He
said that the Messenger of Allah gave a sermon in which he mentioned the
she-camel and he mentioned the man who killed her. Then he said,
((When their most wicked went forth.)( A
strong and mighty man who was invincible among his tribe, like Abu
Zam`ah, went forth to her.) This Hadith was recorded by Al-Bukhari in his
Book of Tafsir, and Muslim in his Book of the Description of the
Hellfire. At-Tirmidhi and An-Nasa'i both recorded it in their Sunans in
their Books of Tafsir.
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The Story of
Salih's She-Camel
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Allah then says,(But the Messenger of Allah said to
them) referring to Salih.
(That is the she-camel of Allah!)
meaning, `beware of touching the she-camel of Allah with any harm.'
(and its drink!) meaning, `do not
transgress against her in her drinking, for she has been allocated a
day to drink and you have been allocated a day to drink, as is known to
you.' Then Allah says,
﴿فَكَذَّبُوهُ
فَعَقَرُو(Then they denied him and they killed it.) which means
they rejected what he camewith. This resulted in them killing the
she-camel that Allah had brought out of the rock as a sign for them and
a proof against them.
(So their Lord destroyed them because
of their sin,) meaning, He became angry with them and He annihilated
them.
(Fasawwaha!)
meaning, He made the punishment descend upon them all equally. Qatadah
said, "It has reached us that the leader of tribe of Thamud did
not kill the she-camel until their youth, their elderly, their males
and their females all pledged allegiance to him. So when the people
cooperated in killing her, Allah destroyed them all with the same
punishment due to their sin.'' Allah said,
(And He feared
not) it has also been recited as (فَلَا يَخَافُ)
(So He feared not) (the consequences thereof.) Ibn `Abbas said, "Allah
does not fear any consequences from anyone else.'' Mujahid, Al-Hasan,
Bakr bin `Abdullah Al-Muzani and others all said the same. This is the
end of the Tafsir of Surat Ash-Shams, and all praise and thanks are due
to Allah. ****
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