Tafsir Ibn Kathir -> Surah Al-A'la -> The Scriptures of Ibrahim and Musa |
Allah then says, ﴿ط¥ظگظ†ظ‘ظژ ظ‡ظژظ€ط°ظژط§ ظ„ظژظپظگظ‰ ط§ظ„طµظ‘ظڈطظڈظپظگ ط§ظ„ط§ظ‘ظچظˆظ„ظژظ‰ - طµظڈطظڈظپظگ ط¥ظگط¨ظ’ط±ظژظ‡ظگظٹظ…ظژ ظˆظژظ…ظڈظˆط³ظژظ‰ ﴾ (Verily, this is in the former Scriptures -- the Scriptures of Ibrahim and Musa.) This Ayah is similar to Allah's statement in Surat An-Najm, ﴿ط£ظژظ…ظ’ ظ„ظژظ…ظ’ ظٹظڈظ†ظژط¨ظ‘ظژط£ظ’ ط¨ظگظ…ظژط§ ظپظگظ‰ طµظڈطظڈظپظگ ظ…ظڈظˆط³ظژظ‰ - ظˆظژط¥ظگط¨ظ’ط±ظژظ‡ظگظٹظ…ظژ ط§ظ„ظ‘ظژط°ظگظ‰ ظˆظژظپظ‘ظژظ‰ - ط£ظژظ„ط§ظ‘ظژ طھظژط²ظگط±ظڈ ظˆظژط²ظگط±ظژط©ظŒ ظˆظگط²ظ’ط±ظژ ط£ظڈط®ظ’ط±ظژظ‰ - ظˆظژط£ظژظ† ظ„ظ‘ظژظٹظ’ط³ظژ ظ„ظگظ„ط¥ظگظ†ط³ظژظ€ظ†ظگ ط¥ظگظ„ط§ظ‘ظژ ظ…ظژط§ ط³ظژط¹ظژظ‰ - ظˆظژط£ظژظ†ظ‘ظژ ط³ظژط¹ظ’ظٹظژظ‡ظڈ ط³ظژظˆظ’ظپظژ ظٹظڈط±ظژظ‰ - ط«ظڈظ…ظ‘ظژ ظٹظڈط¬ظ’ط²ظژط§ظ‡ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ’ط¬ظژط²ظژط¢ط،ظژ ط§ظ„ط£ظژظˆظ’ظپظژظ‰ - ظˆظژط£ظژظ†ظ‘ظژ ط¥ظگظ„ظژظ‰ ط±ظژط¨ظ‘ظگظƒظژ ط§ظ„ظ’ظ…ظڈظ†طھظژظ‡ظژظ‰ ﴾ (Or is he not informed with what is in the Scriptures of Musa. And of Ibrahim who fulfilled (or conveyed) all that (Allah ordered him to do or convey): that no burdened person (with sins) shall bear the burden (sins) of another. And that man can have nothing but what he does. And that his deeds will be seen. Then he will be recompensed with a full and the best recompense. And that to your Lord is the End (Return of everything).) (53:36-42) And so forth, until the end of these Ayat. Abu `Aliyah said, "The story of this Surah is in the earlier Scriptures.'' Ibn Jarir preferred the view that the meaning of Allah's statement, ﴿ط¥ظگظ†ظ‘ظژ ظ‡ظژط°ظژط¢﴾ (Verily, this) is referring to His previous statement, ﴿ظ‚ظژط¯ظ’ ط£ظژظپظ’ظ„ظژطظژ ظ…ظژظ† طھظژط²ظژظƒظ‘ظژظ‰ - ظˆظژط°ظژظƒظژط±ظژ ط§ط³ظ’ظ…ظژ ط±ظژط¨ظ‘ظگظ‡ظگ ظپظژطµظژظ„ظ‘ظژظ‰ - ط¨ظژظ„ظ’ طھظڈط¤ظ’ط«ظگط±ظڈظˆظ†ظژ ط§ظ„ظ’طظژظٹظژظˆط©ظژ ط§ظ„ط¯ظ‘ظڈظ†ظ’ظٹظژط§ - ظˆظژط§ظ„ط§ظ‘ظŒط®ظگط±ظژط©ظڈ ط®ظژظٹظ’ط±ظŒ ظˆظژط£ظژط¨ظ’ظ‚ظژظ‰ ﴾ (Indeed whosoever purifies himself shall achieve success. And remembers the Name of his Lord, and offers Salah. Rather you prefer the life of this world. Although the Hereafter is better and more lasting.) Then Allah says, ﴿ط¥ظگظ†ظ‘ظژ ظ‡ظژط°ظژط¢﴾ (Verily, this) meaning, the content of this discussion, ﴿ط¥ظگظ†ظ‘ظژ ظ‡ظژظ€ط°ظژط§ ظ„ظژظپظگظ‰ ط§ظ„طµظ‘ظڈطظڈظپظگ ط§ظ„ط§ظ‘ظچظˆظ„ظژظ‰ - طµظڈطظڈظپظگ ط¥ظگط¨ظ’ط±ظژظ‡ظگظٹظ…ظژ ظˆظژظ…ظڈظˆط³ظژظ‰ ﴾ (in the former Scriptures, the Scriptures of Ibrahim and Musa.) This view that he (At-Tabari) has chosen is good and strong. Similar to it has been reported from Qatadah and Ibn Zayd. And Allah knows best. This is the end of the Tafsir of Surat Al-A`la (Sabbih). All praise and blessings are due to Allah, and He is the Giver of success and protection from error.
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