Tafsir Ibn Kathir -> Surah Ar-Ra'd -> Our Prophet was sent to recite and call to Allah's Revelation |
Allah says, `Just as We sent you, O Muhammad, to your Ummah, ﴿ظ„ظ‘ظگطھظژطھظ’ظ„ظڈظˆظژ ط¹ظژظ„ظژظٹظ’ظ‡ظگظ…ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ‘ظژط°ظگظ‰ ط£ظژظˆظ’طظژظٹظ’ظ†ظژط¢ ط¥ظگظ„ظژظٹظ’ظƒظژ﴾ (..in order that you might recite unto them what We have revealed to you,) so that you deliver to them Allah's Message. Likewise, We sent others to earlier nations that disbelieved in Allah. The Messengers whom We sent before you, were also denied and rejected, so you have an example in what they faced. And since We sent Our torment and revenge on those people, then let these people fear what will strike them, for their denial of you is harsher than the denial that the previous Messengers faced,' ﴿طھظژط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظگ ظ„ظژظ‚ظژط¯ظ’ ط£ظژط±ظ’ط³ظژظ„ظ’ظ†ظژط¢ ط¥ظگظ„ظژظ‰ ط£ظڈظ…ظژظ…ظچ ظ…ظ‘ظگظ† ظ‚ظژط¨ظ’ظ„ظگظƒظژ﴾ (By Allah, We indeed sent (Messengers) to the nations before you.)﴿16-63﴾ Allah said in another Ayah, ﴿ظˆظژظ„ظژظ‚ظژط¯ظ’ ظƒظڈط°ظ‘ظگط¨ظژطھظ’ ط±ظڈط³ظڈظ„ظŒ ظ…ظ‘ظگظ† ظ‚ظژط¨ظ’ظ„ظگظƒظژ ظپظژطµظژط¨ظژط±ظڈظˆط§ظ’ ط¹ظژظ„ظژظ‰ ظ…ظژط§ ظƒظڈط°ظ‘ظگط¨ظڈظˆط§ظ’ ظˆظژط£ظڈظˆط°ظڈظˆط§ظ’ طظژطھظ‘ظژظ‰ ط£ظژطھظژظ€ظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ ظ†ظژطµظ’ط±ظڈظ†ظژط§ ظˆظژظ„ط§ظژ ظ…ظڈط¨ظژط¯ظ‘ظگظ„ظژ ظ„ظگظƒظژظ„ظگظ…ظژظ€طھظگ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظگ ظˆظژظ„ظژظ‚ط¯ظ’ ط¬ظژط¢ط،ظژظƒظژ ظ…ظگظ† ظ†ظ‘ظژط¨ظژط¥ظگ ط§ظ„ظ’ظ…ظڈط±ظ’ط³ظژظ„ظگظٹظ†ظژ ﴾ (Verily, many Messengers were denied before you, with patience they bore the denial and suffering until; till Our help reached them, and none can alter the Words (decree) of Allah. Surely, there has reached you the information (news) about the Messengers (before you).)﴿6-34﴾, meaning, `How We gave them victory and granted the best end for them and their followers in this life and the Hereafter. ' Allah said next, ﴿ظˆظژظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ ظٹظژظƒظ’ظپظڈط±ظڈظˆظ†ظژ ط¨ظگط§ظ„ط±ظ‘ظژطظ’ظ…ظژظ€ظ†ظگ﴾ (while they disbelieve in the Most Gracious (Allah).) Allah says, `These people, that We sent you to, disbelieve in the Most Gracious and deny Him, because they dislike describing Allah by Ar-Rahman Ar-Rahim ﴿the Most Gracious, Most Merciful﴾.' This is why on the day of Al-Hudaybiyyah, as Al-Bukhari narrated, they refused to write, "In the Name of Allah, Ar-Rahman Ar-Rahim,'' saying, "We do not know Ar-Rahman Ar-Rahim!'' Qatadah narrated this words. Allah the Exalted said, ﴿ظ‚ظڈظ„ظگ ط§ط¯ظ’ط¹ظڈظˆط§ظ’ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظژ ط£ظژظˆظگ ط§ط¯ظ’ط¹ظڈظˆط§ظ’ ط§ظ„ط±ظ‘ظژطظ’ظ…ظژظ€ظ†ظژ ط£ظژظٹظ‘ظ‹ط§ ظ…ظ‘ظژط§ طھظژط¯ظ’ط¹ظڈظˆط§ظ’ ظپظژظ„ظژظ‡ظڈ ط§ظ„ط§ظ‘ظŒط³ظ’ظ…ظژط¢ط،ظژ ط§ظ„ظ’طظڈط³ظ’ظ†ظژظ‰﴾ (Say: "Invoke Allah or invoke the Most Gracious (Allah), by whatever name you invoke Him, for to Him belong the Best Names.) ﴿17:110﴾ In his Sahih, Imam Muslim recorded that `Abdullah bin `Umar said that the Messenger of Allah said, آ«ط¥ظگظ†ظ‘ظژ ط£ظژطظژط¨ظ‘ظژ ط§ظ„ظ’ط£ظژط³ظ’ظ…ظژط§ط،ظگ ط¥ظگظ„ظژظ‰ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‡ظگ طھظژط¹ظژط§ظ„ظژظ‰ ط¹ظژط¨ظ’ط¯ظڈط§ظ„ظ„ظ‡ظگ ظˆظژط¹ظژط¨ظ’ط¯ظڈ ط§ظ„ط±ظ‘ظژطظ’ظ…ظژظ†آ» (The most beloved names to Allah the Exalted are: `Abdullah and `Abdur-Rahman.)Allah said next, ﴿ظ‚ظڈظ„ظ’ ظ‡ظڈظˆظژ ط±ظژط¨ظ‘ظگظ‰ ظ„ط§ ط¥ظگظ„ظژظ€ظ‡ظژ ط¥ظگظ„ط§ظ‘ظژ ظ‡ظڈظˆظژ﴾ (Say: "He is my Lord! None has the right to be worshipped but He!'') meaning: for I believe in Allah in Whom you disbelieve and affirm His Divinity and Lordship. He is my Lord, there is no deity worthy of worship except Him, ﴿ط¹ظژظ„ظژظٹظ’ظ‡ظگ طھظژظˆظژظƒظ‘ظژظ„ظ’طھظڈ﴾ (In Him is my trust,) in all of my affairs, ﴿ظˆظژط¥ظگظ„ظژظٹظ’ظ‡ظگ ظ…ظژطھظژط§ط¨ظگ﴾ (and to Him I turn.) meaning: to Him I return and repent, for He alone is worthy of all this and none else besides Him. ﴿ظˆظژظ„ظژظˆظ’ ط£ظژظ†ظ‘ظژ ظ‚ظڈط±ظ’ط¢ظ†ظ‹ط§ ط³ظڈظٹظ‘ظگط±ظژطھظ’ ط¨ظگظ‡ظگ ط§ظ„ظ’ط¬ظگط¨ظژط§ظ„ظڈ ط£ظژظˆظ’ ظ‚ظڈط·ظ‘ظگط¹ظژطھظ’ ط¨ظگظ‡ظگ ط§ظ„ط§ظ‘ظŒط±ظ’ط¶ظڈ ط£ظژظˆظ’ ظƒظڈظ„ظ‘ظگظ…ظژ ط¨ظگظ‡ظگ ط§ظ„ظ’ظ…ظژظˆظ’طھظژظ‰ ط¨ظژظ„ ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظگ ط§ظ„ط§ظ‘ظŒظ…ظ’ط±ظڈ ط¬ظژظ…ظگظٹط¹ظ‹ط§ ط£ظژظپظژظ„ظژظ…ظ’ ظٹظژط§ظ’ظٹظ’ظ€ظژط³ظگ ط§ظ„ظ‘ظژط°ظگظٹظ†ظژ ط،ظژط§ظ…ظژظ†ظڈظˆط§ظ’ ط£ظژظ† ظ„ظ‘ظژظˆظ’ ظٹظژط´ظژط¢ط،ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظڈ ظ„ظژظ‡ظژط¯ظژظ‰ ط§ظ„ظ†ظ‘ظژط§ط³ظژ ط¬ظژظ…ظگظٹط¹ظ‹ط§ ظˆظژظ„ط§ظژ ظٹظژط²ظژط§ظ„ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ‘ظژط°ظگظٹظ†ظژ ظƒظژظپظژط±ظڈظˆط§ظ’ طھظڈطµظگظٹط¨ظڈظ‡ظڈظ… ط¨ظگظ…ظژط§ طµظژظ†ظژط¹ظڈظˆط§ظ’ ظ‚ظژط§ط±ظگط¹ظژط©ظŒ ط£ظژظˆظ’ طھظژطظڈظ„ظ‘ظڈ ظ‚ظژط±ظگظٹط¨ظ‹ط§ ظ…ظ‘ظگظ† ط¯ظژط§ط±ظگظ‡ظگظ…ظ’ طظژطھظ‘ظژظ‰ ظٹظژط£ظ’طھظگظ‰ظژ ظˆظژط¹ظ’ط¯ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظگ ط¥ظگظ†ظ‘ظژ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظژ ظ„ط§ظژ ظٹظڈط®ظ’ظ„ظگظپظڈ ط§ظ„ظ’ظ…ظگظٹط¹ظژط§ط¯ظژ ﴾ (31. And if there had been a Qur'an with which mountains could be moved (from their places), or the earth could be cloven asunder, or the dead could be made to speak (it would not have been other than this Qur'an). But the decision of all things is certainly with Allah. Have not then those who believed yet known that had Allah willed, He could have guided all mankind And a disaster will not cease to strike those who disbelieved because of their (evil) deeds or it (i.e. the disaster) settles close to their homes, until the promise of Allah comes to pass. Certainly, Allah breaks not His promise.)
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