أعوذ باللّٰه من الشيطان الرجيم
بِسْمِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
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Sura:35:Faatir
Para:22
Ayat: – 10-26
35:10
مَنۡ کَانَ یُرِیۡدُ الۡعِزَّۃَ فَلِلّٰہِ الۡعِزَّۃُ جَمِیۡعًا ؕ اِلَیۡہِ یَصۡعَدُ الۡکَلِمُ الطَّیِّبُ وَ الۡعَمَلُ الصَّالِحُ یَرۡفَعُہٗ ؕ وَ الَّذِیۡنَ یَمۡکُرُوۡنَ السَّیِّاٰتِ لَہُمۡ عَذَابٌ شَدِیۡدٌ ؕ وَ مَکۡرُ اُولٰٓئِکَ ہُوَ یَبُوۡرُ ﴿۱۰﴾
Whoever desires honor [through power] – then to Allah belongs all honor. To Him ascends good speech, and righteous work raises it. But they who plot evil deeds will have a severe punishment, and the plotting of those – it will perish.
مَن كَانَ يُرِيدُ الْعِزَّةَ فَلِلَّهِ الْعِزَّةُ جَمِيعًا
Whosoever desires Al-`Izzah then to Allah belongs all Al-`Izzah.
means, whoever desires honor, power and glory in this world and the next, let him be obedient towards Allah, may He be exalted. This will help him reach his goal, for Allah is the Sovereign of this world and the Hereafter, and to Him belong all honor, power and glory.
This is like the Ayat:
الَّذِينَ يَتَّخِذُونَ الْكَـفِرِينَ أَوْلِيَأءَ مِن دُونِ الْمُوْمِنِينَ أَيَبْتَغُونَ عِندَهُمُ الْعِزَّةَ فَإِنَّ العِزَّةَ للَّهِ جَمِيعاً
Those who take disbelievers for protectors instead of believers, do they seek Al-`Izzah with them? Verily, then to Allah belongs all honor, power and glory. (4:139)
وَلَا يَحْزُنكَ قَوْلُهُمْ إِنَّ الْعِزَّةَ للَّهِ جَمِيعاً
And let not their speech grieve you, for all Al-`Izzah belongs to Allah. (10:65)
وَلِلَّهِ الْعِزَّةُ وَلِرَسُولِهِ وَلِلْمُوْمِنِينَ وَلَـكِنَّ الْمُنَـفِقِينَ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ
But Al-`Izzah belongs to Allah, and to His Messenger, and to the believers, but the hypocrites know not. (63:8)
Mujahid said:
مَن كَانَ يُرِيدُ الْعِزَّةَ
(Whosoever desires Al-`Izzah) means, by worshipping idols,
فَإِنَّ العِزَّةَ للَّهِ جَمِيعاً
(then to Allah belongs Al-`Izzah).
مَن كَانَ يُرِيدُ الْعِزَّةَ فَلِلَّهِ الْعِزَّةُ جَمِيعًا
Whosoever desires Al-`Izzah then to Allah belongs Al-`Izzah. means,
let him seek honor, power and glory through obeying Allah, may He be glorified.
Righteous Deeds ascend to Allah
Allah says,
إِلَيْهِ يَصْعَدُ الْكَلِمُ الطَّيِّبُ
To Him ascend the good words,
means, words of remembrance, recitation of Qur’an, and supplications.
This was the view of more than one of the Salaf.
Ibn Jarir recorded that Al-Mukhariq bin Sulaym said that “Abdullah bin Mas`ud, may Allah be pleased with him, said to them,
“If we tell you a Hadith, we will bring you proof of it from the Book of Allah. When the Muslim servants says, `Glory and praise be to Allah, there is no god worthy of worship except Allah, Allah is Most Great and blessed be Allah,’ an angel takes these words and puts them under his wing, then he ascends with them to the heaven. He does not take them past any group of angels but they seek forgiveness for the one who said them, until he brings them before Allah, may He be glorified.”
Then Abdullah, may Allah be pleased with him, recited:
إِلَيْهِ يَصْعَدُ الْكَلِمُ الطَّيِّبُ وَالْعَمَلُ الصَّالِحُ يَرْفَعُهُ
To Him ascend the good words, and the righteous deeds exalt it.”
Imam Ahmad recorded that An-Nu`man bin Bashir, may Allah be pleased with him, said,
“The Messenger of Allah said:
الَّذِينَ يَذْكُرُونَ اللهَ مِنْ جَلَلِ اللهِ مِنْ تَسْبِيحِهِ وَتَكْبِيرِهِ وَتَحْمِيدِهِ وَتَهْلِيلِهِ يَتَعَاطَفْنَ حَوْلَ الْعَرْشِ لَهُنَّ دَوِيٌّ كَدَوِيِّ النَّحْلِ يَذْكُرْنَ بِصَاحِبِهِنَّ أَلَا يُحِبُّ أَحَدُكُمْ أَنْ لَا يَزَالَ لَهُ عِنْدَ اللهِ شَيْءٌ يُذَكِّرُ بِه
Those who remember Allah and glory Allah by saying,
`Glory be to Allah, Allah is most Great, all praise is due to Allah and La ilaha illallah,
these words go around the Throne buzzing like bees, mentioning those who said them. Would one of you not like to have something with Allah mentioning him.”
This was also recorded by Ibn Majah.
وَالْعَمَلُ الصَّالِحُ يَرْفَعُهُ
and the righteous deeds exalt it.
Ali bin Abi Talhah reported that Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, said,
“The good word is the remembrance of Allah, may He be exalted, which is taken up to Allah, and the righteous deed is the performance of obligatory duties.
Whoever remembers Allah when doing an obligatory duty, his deed carries his remembrance of Allah and takes it up to Allah, may He be exalted.
Whoever remembers Allah and does not perform the obligatory duties, his words will be rejected, as will his deed.”
وَالَّذِينَ يَمْكُرُونَ السَّيِّيَاتِ
but those who plot evils,
Mujahid, Said bin Jubayr and Shahr bin Hawshab said,
This refers to those who show off by their actions, i.e., they deceive the people by giving the impression that they are obeying Allah, when in fact they are hated by Allah for showing off.
Allah says:
لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ شَدِيدٌ وَمَكْرُ أُوْلَيِكَ هُوَ يَبُورُ
theirs will be severe torment. And the plotting of such will perish.
meaning, it will fail and vanish, for their reality is apparent from up close to those who have insight and wisdom. No one conceals a secret but Allah will cause it to become known, on his face or by a slip of the tongue, or He will cause the person to wear it like a cloak (so that everyone will see it). If it is good, then the consequences will be good, and if it is bad, then the consequences will be bad. The person who shows off cannot continue to deceive anyone but the fool, but the believers who have insight are not deceived by that; from up close, they soon discover it. And nothing at all can be hidden from the Knower of the Unseen (Allah).
Allah is the Creator and Knower of the Unseen
Allah tells;
35:11
وَ اللّٰہُ خَلَقَکُمۡ مِّنۡ تُرَابٍ ثُمَّ مِنۡ نُّطۡفَۃٍ ثُمَّ جَعَلَکُمۡ اَزۡوَاجًا ؕ وَ مَا تَحۡمِلُ مِنۡ اُنۡثٰی وَ لَا تَضَعُ اِلَّا بِعِلۡمِہٖ ؕ وَ مَا یُعَمَّرُ مِنۡ مُّعَمَّرٍ وَّ لَا یُنۡقَصُ مِنۡ عُمُرِہٖۤ اِلَّا فِیۡ کِتٰبٍ ؕ اِنَّ ذٰلِکَ عَلَی اللّٰہِ یَسِیۡرٌ ﴿۱۱﴾
And Allah created you from dust, then from a sperm-drop; then He made you mates. And no female conceives nor does she give birth except with His knowledge. And no aged person is granted [additional] life nor is his lifespan lessened but that it is in a register. Indeed, that for Allah is easy.
وَاللَّهُ خَلَقَكُم مِّن تُرَابٍ ثُمَّ مِن نُّطْفَةٍ
And Allah did create you from dust, then from Nutfah,
means, He initiated the creation of your father Adam from dust, then He created his offspring from semen of worthless water.
ثُمَّ جَعَلَكُمْ أَزْوَاجًا
then He made you pairs.
means, male and female, as a kindness and a mercy from Him, He gave you partners from your own kind, that you may find repose in them.
وَمَا تَحْمِلُ مِنْ أُنثَى وَلَا تَضَعُ إِلاَّ بِعِلْمِهِ
And no female conceives or gives birth but with His knowledge.
means, He knows about that and nothing is hidden from Him at all, but,
وَمَا تَسْقُطُ مِن وَرَقَةٍ إِلاَّ يَعْلَمُهَا وَلَا حَبَّةٍ فِى ظُلُمَـتِ الاٌّرْضِ وَلَا رَطْبٍ وَلَا يَابِسٍ إِلاَّ فِى كِتَـبٍ مُّبِينٍ
not a leaf falls, but He knows it. There is not a grain in the darkness of the earth nor anything fresh or dry, but is written in a Clear Record. (6:59)
We have already discussed in this respect in the Ayah:
اللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ مَا تَحْمِلُ كُلُّ أُنثَى وَمَا تَغِيضُ الاٌّرْحَامُ وَمَا تَزْدَادُ وَكُلُّ شَىْءٍ عِندَهُ بِمِقْدَارٍ
عَـلِمُ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَـدَةِ الْكَبِيرُ الْمُتَعَالِ
Allah knows what every female bears, and by how much the wombs fall short or exceed. Everything with Him is in (due) proportion. All-Knower of the unseen and the seen, the Most Great, the Most High. (13:8-9)
وَمَا يُعَمَّرُ مِن مُّعَمَّرٍ وَلَا يُنقَصُ مِنْ عُمُرِهِ إِلاَّ فِي كِتَابٍ
And no aged man is granted a length of life nor is a part cut off from his life, but is in a Book.
means, some of those sperm are granted a long life, which He knows and it is recorded with Him in the First Book.
وَلَا يُنقَصُ مِنْ عُمُرِهِ
(nor is a part cut off from his life), Here the pronoun (his) refers to mankind in general, not to a specific person, because the long life which is recorded in the Book and is known by Allah will not be cut off.
It was reported via Al-Awfi that Ibn Abbas said concerning the Ayah,
وَمَا يُعَمَّرُ مِن مُّعَمَّرٍ وَلَا يُنقَصُ مِنْ عُمُرِهِ إِلاَّ فِي كِتَابٍ
إِنَّ ذَلِكَ عَلَى اللَّهِ يَسِيرٌ
And no aged man is granted a length of life nor is a part cut off from his life, but is in a Book. Surely, that is easy for Allah.
There is no one for whom Allah has decreed a long life but he will reach the age that has been decreed for him. When he reaches the time that has been decreed for him, he will not surpass it. And there is no one for whom Allah has decreed a short life but it will end when he reaches the age that has been decreed for him.
Allah says:
وَلَا يُنقَصُ مِنْ عُمُرِهِ إِلاَّ فِي كِتَابٍ
إِنَّ ذَلِكَ عَلَى اللَّهِ يَسِيرٌ
nor is a part cut off from his life, but is in a Book. Surely, that is easy for Allah.
He said, “That is recorded in a Book with Him.”
This was also the view of Ad-Dahhak bin Muzahim.
On the other hand, some of them said,
“The phrase
وَمَا يُعَمَّرُ مِن مُّعَمَّر
(And no aged man is granted a length of life) means, what He decrees for him of life, and
وَمَا يُعَمَّرُ مِن مُّعَمَّر
(nor is a part cut off from his life) means, his time is constantly decreasing.
All of this is known to Allah year after year, month after month, week after week, day after day, hour after hour. Everything is written with Allah in His Book.
This was reported by Ibn Jarir from Abu Malik, and was also the view of As-Suddi and Ata Al-Khurasani.
In the Tafsir of this Ayah, An-Nasa’i recorded that Anas bin Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, said,
“I heard the Messenger of Allah say:
مَنْ سَرَّهُ أَنْ يُبْسَطَ لَهُ فِي رِزْقِهِ وَيُنْسَأَ لَهُ فِي أَثَرِهِ فَلْيَصِلْ رَحِمَه
Whoever would like to have ample provision and a long life, let him uphold the ties of kinship.”
It was also recorded by Al-Bukhari, Muslim and Abu Dawud.
إِنَّ ذَلِكَ عَلَى اللَّهِ يَسِيرٌ
Surely, that is easy for Allah.
means, that is very easy for Him, and He has detailed knowledge of all His creation, for His knowledge encompasses all things, and nothing at all is hidden from Him.
35:12
وَ مَا یَسۡتَوِی الۡبَحۡرٰنِ ٭ۖ ہٰذَا عَذۡبٌ فُرَاتٌ سَآئِغٌ شَرَابُہٗ وَ ہٰذَا مِلۡحٌ اُجَاجٌ ؕ وَ مِنۡ کُلٍّ تَاۡکُلُوۡنَ لَحۡمًا طَرِیًّا وَّ تَسۡتَخۡرِجُوۡنَ حِلۡیَۃً تَلۡبَسُوۡنَہَا ۚ وَ تَرَی الۡفُلۡکَ فِیۡہِ مَوَاخِرَ لِتَبۡتَغُوۡا مِنۡ فَضۡلِہٖ وَ لَعَلَّکُمۡ تَشۡکُرُوۡنَ ﴿۱۲﴾
And not alike are the two bodies of water. One is fresh and sweet, palatable for drinking, and one is salty and bitter. And from each you eat tender meat and extract ornaments which you wear, and you see the ships plowing through [them] that you might seek of His bounty; and perhaps you will be grateful.
The Blessings and Signs of Allah
Allah says,
وَمَا يَسْتَوِي الْبَحْرَانِ هَذَا عَذْبٌ فُرَاتٌ سَايِغٌ شَرَابُهُ
And the two seas (kinds of water) are not alike:this is palatable, sweet and pleasant to drink,
Allah says, pointing out His mighty power in creating different things, how He has created the two seas (kinds of water). The fresh, palatable sea (kind of water) refers to the rivers which flow among people, rivers great and small according to people’s needs in all regions and areas and lands. This water is sweet and palatable for whoever wants to drink it.
وَهَذَا مِلْحٌ أُجَاجٌ
and that is salty and bitter.
means, unpalatable.
This is the ocean in which the big ships sail, and is salty and undrinkable.
Then Allah says:
وَمِن كُلٍّ تَأْكُلُونَ لَحْمًا طَرِيًّا
And from them both you eat fresh tender meat,
meaning, fish.
وَتَسْتَخْرِجُونَ حِلْيَةً تَلْبَسُونَهَا
and derive the ornaments that you wear.
This is like the Ayah:
يَخْرُجُ مِنْهُمَا الُّلوْلُوُ وَالمَرْجَانُ
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
Out of them both come out pearl and coral. Then which of the blessings of your Lord will you both (Jinn and men) deny! (55:22-23)
وَتَرَى الْفُلْكَ فِيهِ مَوَاخِرَ
And you see the ships cleaving,
means, they travel through it, plowing through the water with their beak-shaped bows.
Mujahid said,
The wind drives the ships, and the wind cannot drive any ships except the big ones.
لِتَبْتَغُوا مِن فَضْلِهِ
that you may seek of His bounty,
means, through your journeys to engage in trade from one land to another.
وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ
and that you may give thanks.
means, that you may give thanks to your Lord for subjugating this mighty creation — the sea — to you, so that you can travel through it as you wish and go wherever you want, and nothing stops you؛ His power has subjugated for you whatever is in the heavens and on earth, and all of this is by His grace and mercy.
35:13
یُوۡلِجُ الَّیۡلَ فِی النَّہَارِ وَ یُوۡلِجُ النَّہَارَ فِی الَّیۡلِ ۙ وَ سَخَّرَ الشَّمۡسَ وَ الۡقَمَرَ ۫ۖ کُلٌّ یَّجۡرِیۡ لِاَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّی ؕ ذٰلِکُمُ اللّٰہُ رَبُّکُمۡ لَہُ الۡمُلۡکُ ؕ وَ الَّذِیۡنَ تَدۡعُوۡنَ مِنۡ دُوۡنِہٖ مَا یَمۡلِکُوۡنَ مِنۡ قِطۡمِیۡرٍ ﴿ؕ۱۳﴾
He causes the night to enter the day, and He causes the day to enter the night and has subjected the sun and the moon – each running [its course] for a specified term. That is Allah, your Lord; to Him belongs sovereignty. And those whom you invoke other than Him do not possess [as much as] the membrane of a date seed.
The gods of the Idolators do not even own a Qitmir
Allah says,
يُولِجُ اللَّيْلَ فِي النَّهَارِ وَيُولِجُ النَّهَارَ فِي اللَّيْلِ
He merges the night into the day, and He merges the day into the night.
Another aspect of His perfect power and might is that He has subjugated the night with its darkness and the day with its light. He takes from the length of the one and adds it to the shortness of the other, until they become equal. Then He takes from the latter and adds to the former, so one becomes long and the other becomes short, so they take from one another in summer and in winter.
وَسَخَّرَ الشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ
And He has subjected the sun and the moon,
and the stars and planets, with their light. All of them run in their appointed courses and in the manner prescribed for them, as decreed by the Almighty, All-Knowing.
كُلٌّ يَجْرِي لاَِجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى
each runs its course for a term appointed.
means, until the Day of Resurrection.
ذَلِكُمُ اللَّهُ رَبُّكُمْ
Such is Allah, your Lord.
means, the One Who has done all this is the Almighty Lord besides Whom there is no other true God.
لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَالَّذِينَ تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِهِ
And those, whom you invoke or call upon instead of Him,
means, `the idols and false gods whom you claim to be in the form of angels who are close to Allah,’
مَا يَمْلِكُونَ مِن قِطْمِيرٍ
own not even a Qitmir.
Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, Mujahid, Ikrimah, Ata, Atiyah Al-Awfi, Al-Hasan, Qatadah and others said,
This is the thread that is attached to the pit of a date. In other words, they do not possess anything in the heavens or on earth, not even anything equivalent to this Qitmir.
Then Allah says
35:14
اِنۡ تَدۡعُوۡہُمۡ لَا یَسۡمَعُوۡا دُعَآءَکُمۡ ۚ وَ لَوۡ سَمِعُوۡا مَا اسۡتَجَابُوۡا لَکُمۡ ؕ وَ یَوۡمَ الۡقِیٰمَۃِ یَکۡفُرُوۡنَ بِشِرۡکِکُمۡ ؕ وَ لَا یُنَبِّئُکَ مِثۡلُ خَبِیۡرٍ ﴿٪۱۴﴾
If you invoke them, they do not hear your supplication; and if they heard, they would not respond to you. And on the Day of Resurrection they will deny your association. And none can inform you like [one] Acquainted [with all matters].
إِن تَدْعُوهُمْ لَا يَسْمَعُوا دُعَاءكُمْ
If you invoke them, they hear not your call;
means, `the gods upon whom you call instead of Allah, do not hear your supplication, because they are inanimate and have no soul in them.’
وَلَوْ سَمِعُوا مَا اسْتَجَابُوا لَكُمْ
and if (in case) they were to hear, they could not grant it to you.
means, `they are not able to do any of the things that you ask them for.’
وَيَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ يَكْفُرُونَ بِشِرْكِكُمْ
And on the Day of Resurrection, they will disown your worshipping them,
means, `they will disown you.’
This is like the Ayat:
وَمَنْ أَضَلُّ مِمَّن يَدْعُو مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ مَن لاَّ يَسْتَجِيبُ لَهُ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَـمَةِ وَهُمْ عَن دُعَأيِهِمْ غَـفِلُونَ
وَإِذَا حُشِرَ النَّاسُ كَانُواْ لَهُمْ أَعْدَاءً وَكَانُواْ بِعِبَادَتِهِمْ كَـفِرِينَ
And who is more astray than one who calls on besides Allah, such as will not answer him till the Day of Resurrection, and who are (even) unaware of their calls to them. And when mankind are gathered, they (false deities) will become their enemies and will deny their worshipping. (46:5-6)
and,
وَاتَّخَذُواْ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ ءالِهَةً لِّيَكُونُواْ لَهُمْ عِزّاً
كَلَّ سَيَكْفُرُونَ بِعِبَـدَتِهِمْ وَيَكُونُونَ عَلَيْهِمْ ضِدّاً
And they have taken gods besides Allah, that they might give them honor, power and glory. Nay, but they will deny their worship of them, and become opponents to them. (19:81-82)
وَلَا يُنَبِّيُكَ مِثْلُ خَبِيرٍ
And none can inform you like Him Who is the All-Knower.
means, no one can tell you about the consequences of things and how they will end like the One Who is the All-Knower of them.
Qatadah said,
“He is referring to Himself, may He be blessed and exalted, for He undoubtedly tells the truth.
35:15
یٰۤاَیُّہَا النَّاسُ اَنۡتُمُ الۡفُقَرَآءُ اِلَی اللّٰہِ ۚ وَ اللّٰہُ ہُوَ الۡغَنِیُّ الۡحَمِیۡدُ ﴿۱۵﴾
O mankind, you are those in need of Allah, while Allah is the Free of need, the Praiseworthy.
Mankind is in need of Allah, and each Person will carry His own Burdens on the Day of Resurrection
Allah tells us that He has no need of anyone or anything else, but all of creation is in need of Him and is in a position of humility before Him.
He says:
يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ أَنتُمُ الْفُقَرَاء إِلَى اللَّهِ
O mankind! it is you who stand in need of Allah.
meaning, they need Him in all that they do, but He has no need of them at all.
Allah says:
وَاللَّهُ هُوَ الْغَنِيُّ الْحَمِيدُ
But Alla0h is the Rich, Worthy of all praise.
meaning, He is unique in His being Free of all needs, and has no partner or associate, and He is Worthy of all praise in all that He does, says, decrees and legislates.
إِن يَشَأْ يُذْهِبْكُمْ وَيَأْتِ بِخَلْقٍ جَدِيدٍ
35:16
اِنۡ یَّشَاۡ یُذۡہِبۡکُمۡ وَ یَاۡتِ بِخَلۡقٍ جَدِیۡدٍ ﴿ۚ۱۶﴾
If He wills, He can do away with you and bring forth a new creation.
If He willed, He could destroy you and bring about a new creation.
means, if He wanted to, He could destroy you and bring forth another people, and this is not difficult or impossible for Him.
He says:
وَمَا ذَلِكَ عَلَى اللَّهِ بِعَزِيزٍ
35:17
وَ مَا ذٰلِکَ عَلَی اللّٰہِ بِعَزِیۡزٍ ﴿۱۷﴾
And that is for Allah not difficult.
And that is not hard for Allah.
Allah’s saying
35:18
وَ لَا تَزِرُ وَازِرَۃٌ وِّزۡرَ اُخۡرٰی ؕ وَ اِنۡ تَدۡعُ مُثۡقَلَۃٌ اِلٰی حِمۡلِہَا لَا یُحۡمَلۡ مِنۡہُ شَیۡءٌ وَّ لَوۡ کَانَ ذَا قُرۡبٰی ؕ اِنَّمَا تُنۡذِرُ الَّذِیۡنَ یَخۡشَوۡنَ رَبَّہُمۡ بِالۡغَیۡبِ وَ اَقَامُوا الصَّلٰوۃَ ؕ وَ مَنۡ تَزَکّٰی فَاِنَّمَا یَتَزَکّٰی لِنَفۡسِہٖ ؕ وَ اِلَی اللّٰہِ الۡمَصِیۡرُ ﴿۱۸﴾
And no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another. And if a heavily laden soul calls [another] to [carry some of] its load, nothing of it will be carried, even if he should be a close relative. You can only warn those who fear their Lord unseen and have established prayer. And whoever purifies himself only purifies himself for [the benefit of] his soul. And to Allah is the [final] destination.
وَلَا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِزْرَ أُخْرَى
And no bearer of burdens shall bear another’s burden;
means, on the Day of Resurrection.
وَإِن تَدْعُ مُثْقَلَةٌ إِلَى حِمْلِهَا
and if one heavily laden calls another to (bear) his load,
means, if the person who is carrying a heavy burden calls someone else to help him carry his load, all or part of it,
لَاا يُحْمَلْ مِنْهُ شَيْءٌ وَلَوْ كَانَ ذَا قُرْبَى
nothing of it will be lifted even though he be near of kin.
means, even if he is closely-related to him, even if he is his father or son, for each person will be preoccupied with his own self and his own situation.
Then Allah says:
إِنَّمَا تُنذِرُ الَّذِينَ يَخْشَوْنَ رَبَّهُم بِالغَيْبِ وَأَقَامُوا الصَّلَةَ
You can warn only those who fear their Lord unseen and perform the Salah.
means, `the only ones who will draw a lesson from what you have brought are those who are possessed of insight and wisdom, who fear their Lord and who do as He commands.’
وَمَن تَزَكَّى فَإِنَّمَا يَتَزَكَّى لِنَفْسِهِ
And he who purifies himself, then he purifies only for the benefit of himself.
means, who does righteous deeds, the benefit of that will come back to him,
وَإِلَى اللَّهِ الْمَصِيرُ
And to Allah is the Return.
means, to Him everything will ultimately return, and He is swift in bringing to account. He will reward or punish everyone according to his deeds:if they are good, then the end will be good, and if they are bad, then the end will be bad.
35:19
وَ مَا یَسۡتَوِی الۡاَعۡمٰی وَ الۡبَصِیۡرُ ﴿ۙ۱۹﴾
Not equal are the blind and the seeing,
The Believer and the Disbeliever are not equal
Allah says;
وَمَا يَسْتَوِي الاَْعْمَى وَالْبَصِيرُ
وَلَا الظُّلُمَاتُ وَلَا النُّورُ
35:20
وَ لَا الظُّلُمٰتُ وَ لَا النُّوۡرُ ﴿ۙ۲۰﴾
Nor are the darknesses and the light,
وَلَا الظِّلُّ وَلَا الْحَرُورُ
35:21
وَ لَا الظِّلُّ وَ لَا الۡحَرُوۡرُ ﴿ۚ۲۱﴾
Nor are the shade and the heat,
35:22
وَ مَا یَسۡتَوِی الۡاَحۡیَآءُ وَ لَا الۡاَمۡوَاتُ ؕ اِنَّ اللّٰہَ یُسۡمِعُ مَنۡ یَّشَآءُ ۚ وَ مَاۤ اَنۡتَ بِمُسۡمِعٍ مَّنۡ فِی الۡقُبُوۡرِ ﴿۲۲﴾
And not equal are the living and the dead. Indeed, Allah causes to hear whom He wills, but you cannot make hear those in the graves.
وَمَا يَسْتَوِي الاَْحْيَاء وَلَا الاَْمْوَاتُ
Not alike are the blind and the seeing. Nor are (depths of) darkness and light. Nor are the shade and the sun’s heat. Nor are the living and the dead.
Allah says that these antonyms are clearly not equal, the blind and the seeing are not equal, there is a difference and a huge gap between them. Darkness and light are not equal, neither are shade and the sun’s heat. By the same token, the living and the dead are not equal. This is the parable Allah makes of the believers who are the living, and the disbelievers who are the dead.
This is like the Ayat:
أَوَمَن كَانَ مَيْتًا فَأَحْيَيْنَـهُ وَجَعَلْنَا لَهُ نُورًا يَمْشِي بِهِ فِى النَّاسِ كَمَن مَّثَلُهُ فِي الظُّلُمَـتِ لَيْسَ بِخَارِجٍ مِّنْهَا كَذَلِكَ
Is he who was dead and We gave him life and set for him a light (of belief) whereby he can walk amongst men — like him who is in the (depths of) darkness from which he can never come out. (6:122)
مَثَلُ الْفَرِيقَيْنِ كَالاٌّعْمَى وَالاٌّصَمِّ وَالْبَصِيرِ وَالسَّمِيعِ هَلْ يَسْتَوِيَانِ مَثَلً
The parable of the two parties is as that of the blind and the deaf and the seer and the hearer. Are they equal when compared? (11:24)
The believer sees and hears, and walks in the light upon a straight path in this world and the Hereafter, until he comes to settle in Gardens (Paradise) wherein is shade and springs.
The disbeliever is blind and deaf, walking in darkness from which he cannot escape, he is lost in his misguidance in this world and the Hereafter, until he ends up in fierce hot wind and boiling water, and shadow of black smoke, neither cool nor good.
إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُسْمِعُ مَن يَشَاء
Verily, Allah makes whom He wills to hear,
means. He guides them to listen to the proof and accept it and adhere it.
وَمَا أَنتَ بِمُسْمِعٍ مَّن فِي الْقُبُورِ
but you cannot make hear those who are in graves.
means, `just as the dead cannot benefit from guidance and the call to truth after they have died as disbelievers and ended up in the graves, so too you cannot help these idolators who are decreed to be doomed, and you cannot guide them.’
إِنْ أَنتَ إِلاَّ نَذِيرٌ
35:23
اِنۡ اَنۡتَ اِلَّا نَذِیۡرٌ ﴿۲۳﴾
You, [O Muhammad], are not but a warner.
You are only a warner.
means, all you have to do is to convey the Message and warn them, and Allah leaves astray whomsoever He wills and guides whomsoever He wills.
35:24
اِنَّاۤ اَرۡسَلۡنٰکَ بِالۡحَقِّ بَشِیۡرًا وَّ نَذِیۡرًا ؕ وَ اِنۡ مِّنۡ اُمَّۃٍ اِلَّا خَلَا فِیۡہَا نَذِیۡرٌ ﴿۲۴﴾
Indeed, We have sent you with the truth as a bringer of good tidings and a warner. And there was no nation but that there had passed within it a warner.
إِنَّا أَرْسَلْنَاكَ بِالْحَقِّ بَشِيرًا وَنَذِيرًا
Verily, We have sent you with the truth, a bearer of glad tidings and a warner.
means, a bearer of glad tidings to the believers and a warner to the disbelievers.
وَإِن مِّنْ أُمَّةٍ إِلاَّ خلَإ فِيهَا نَذِيرٌ
And there never was a nation but a warner had passed among them.
means, there was never any nation among the sons of Adam but Allah sent warners to them, and left them with no excuse.
This is like the Ayat:
إِنَّمَأ أَنتَ مُنذِرٌ وَلِكُلِّ قَوْمٍ هَادٍ
You are only a warner, and to every people there is a guide. (13:7)
وَلَقَدْ بَعَثْنَا فِى كُلِّ أُمَّةٍ رَّسُولاً أَنِ اعْبُدُواْ اللَّهَ وَاجْتَنِبُواْ الْطَّـغُوتَ فَمِنْهُم مَّنْ هَدَى اللَّهُ وَمِنْهُمْ مَّنْ حَقَّتْ عَلَيْهِ الضَّلَـلَةُ
And verily, We have sent among every Ummah a Messenger (proclaiming):”Worship Allah, and avoid all false deities.”
Then of them were some whom Allah guided and of them were some upon whom the straying was justified. (16:36)
And there are many similar Ayat
35:25
وَ اِنۡ یُّکَذِّبُوۡکَ فَقَدۡ کَذَّبَ الَّذِیۡنَ مِنۡ قَبۡلِہِمۡ ۚ جَآءَتۡہُمۡ رُسُلُہُمۡ بِالۡبَیِّنٰتِ وَ بِالزُّبُرِ وَ بِالۡکِتٰبِ الۡمُنِیۡرِ ﴿۲۵﴾
And if they deny you – then already have those before them denied. Their messengers came to them with clear proofs and written ordinances and with the enlightening Scripture.
وَإِن يُكَذِّبُوكَ فَقَدْ كَذَّبَ الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ
جَاءتْهُمْ رُسُلُهُم بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ
And if they deny you, those before them also denied. Their Messengers came to them with clear signs,
means, clear miracles and definitive proofs.
وَبِالزُّبُرِ
and with the Scriptures,
means, the Books.
وَبِالْكِتَابِ الْمُنِيرِ
and with the Book giving light.
means, clear and obvious
35:26
ثُمَّ اَخَذۡتُ الَّذِیۡنَ کَفَرُوۡا فَکَیۡفَ کَانَ نَکِیۡرِ ﴿٪۲۶﴾
Then I seized the ones who disbelieved, and how [terrible] was My reproach.
ثُمَّ أَخَذْتُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا
Then I took hold of those who disbelieved,
means, `despite all of this, they denied the Messengers and the Message they brought, so I seized them, i.e., with My punishment.’
فَكَيْفَ كَانَ نَكِيرِ
and how terrible was My denial!
means, how great and intense and terrible do you think My punishment was?
And Allah knows best
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