Al-Hijr 15:79
The Rocky Tract · Juz 14 · Page 266
فَٱنتَقَمۡنَا مِنۡهُمۡ وَإِنَّهُمَا لَبِإِمَامٖ مُّبِينٖ ٧٩
So We took retribution from them, and indeed, both [cities] are on a clear highway.
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اَلْقَوْلُ في تَأْوِيلِ قَوْلِهِ تَعالى:
[٧٨-٨١] ﴿وإنْ كانَ أصْحابُ الأيْكَةِ لَظالِمِينَ﴾ ﴿فانْتَقَمْنا مِنهم وإنَّهُما لَبِإمامٍ مُبِينٍ﴾ [الحجر: ٧٩] ﴿ولَقَدْ كَذَّبَ أصْحابُ الحِجْرِ المُرْسَلِينَ﴾ [الحجر: ٨٠] ﴿وآتَيْناهم آياتِنا فَكانُوا عَنْها مُعْرِضِينَ﴾ [الحجر: ٨١] .
﴿وإنْ كانَ أصْحابُ الأيْكَةِ لَظالِمِينَ﴾ (إنْ) مُخَفَّفَةٌ مِنَ اَلثَّقِيلَةِ، واسْمُها ضَمِيرُ اَلشَّأْنِ مَحْذُوفٌ. أيْ: وإنَّ اَلشَّأْنَ كانَ أصْحابَ اَلْأيْكَةِ، وهم قَوْمُ شُعَيْبٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلامُ. كانُوا يَسْكُنُونَ أيْكَةً، وهي بُقْعَةٌ كَثِيرَةُ اَلْأشْجارِ، فَظَلَمُوا بِأنْواعٍ مِنَ اَلظُّلْمِ، مِن شِرْكِهِمْ بِاَللَّهِ وقَطْعِهِمُ اَلطَّرِيقَ ونَقْصِهُمُ اَلْمِكْيالَ والمِيزانَ. فَبَعَثَ اَللَّهُ إلَيْهِمْ شُعَيْبًا عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلامُ فَكَذَّبُوهُ.
﴿فانْتَقَمْنا مِنهُمْ﴾ [الحجر: ٧٩] أيْ: بِعَذابِ اَلظُّلَّةِ، وهي: سَحابَةٌ أظَلَّتْهم بِنارٍ تَقاذَفَتْ مِنها، فَأحْرَقَتْهم: ﴿وإنَّهُما﴾ [الحجر: ٧٩] يَعْنِي قُرى قَوْمِ لُوطٍ والأيْكَةِ: ﴿لَبِإمامٍ مُبِينٍ﴾ [الحجر: ٧٩] أيْ: طَرِيقٍ واضِحٍ. وقَدْ كانُوا قَرِيبًا مِن قَوْمِ لُوطٍ، بَعْدَهم في اَلزَّمانِ ومُسامَتَيْنِ لَهم في اَلْمَكانِ. ولِهَذا لَمّا أنْذَرَهم شُعَيْبٌ قالَ: ﴿وما قَوْمُ لُوطٍ مِنكم بِبَعِيدٍ﴾ [هود: ٨٩]
﴿ولَقَدْ كَذَّبَ أصْحابُ الحِجْرِ المُرْسَلِينَ﴾ [الحجر: ٨٠] يَعْنِي ثَمُودَ، كَذَّبُوا صالِحًا عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلامُ. ومَن كَذَّبَ واحِدًا مِنَ اَلْأنْبِياءِ عَلَيْهِمُ اَلسَّلامُ، فَقَدْ كَذَّبَ اَلْجَمِيعَ؛ لِاتِّفاقِهِمْ عَلى اَلتَّوْحِيدِ والأُصُولِ اَلَّتِي لا تَخْتَلِفُ بِاخْتِلافِ اَلْأُمَمِ والأعْصارِ. و(اَلْحِجْرُ): وادٍ بَيْنَ اَلْمَدِينَةِ والشّامِ كانُوا يَسْكُنُونَهُ مَعْرُوفٌ، يَجْتازُهُ رَكْبُ اَلْحَجِّ اَلشّامِيِّ.
﴿وآتَيْناهم آياتِنا فَكانُوا عَنْها مُعْرِضِينَ﴾ [الحجر: ٨١] يَعْنِي بِالآياتِ ما دَلَّهم عَلى صِدْقِ دَعْوى نَبِيِّهِمْ، كالنّاقَةِ اَلَّتِي أخْرَجَها اَللَّهُ لَهم بِدُعاءِ صالِحٍ مِن صَخْرَةٍ صَمّاءَ، وكانَتْ تَسْرَحُ في بِلادِهِمْ: (p-٣٧٦٧)﴿لَها شِرْبٌ ولَكم شِرْبُ يَوْمٍ مَعْلُومٍ﴾ [الشعراء: ١٥٥] فَلَمّا عَتَوْا وعَقَرُوها، قالَ: ﴿تَمَتَّعُوا في دارِكم ثَلاثَةَ أيّامٍ ذَلِكَ وعْدٌ غَيْرُ مَكْذُوبٍ﴾ [هود: ٦٥]
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15:71
قَالَ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ بَنَاتِيٓ إِن كُنتُمۡ فَٰعِلِينَ ٧١
[Lot] said, "These are my daughters1 - if you would be doers [of lawful marriage]."
1 translator’s note
- i.e., the women of his community who were lawful for marriage. ↩
15:72
لَعَمۡرُكَ إِنَّهُمۡ لَفِي سَكۡرَتِهِمۡ يَعۡمَهُونَ ٧٢
By your life, [O Muḥammad], indeed they were, in their intoxication, wandering blindly.
15:73
فَأَخَذَتۡهُمُ ٱلصَّيۡحَةُ مُشۡرِقِينَ ٧٣
So the shriek1 seized them at sunrise.
1 translator’s note
- See footnote to 11:67. ↩
15:74
فَجَعَلۡنَا عَٰلِيَهَا سَافِلَهَا وَأَمۡطَرۡنَا عَلَيۡهِمۡ حِجَارَةٗ مِّن سِجِّيلٍ ٧٤
And We made the highest part [of the city] its lowest and rained upon them stones of hard clay.
15:75
إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَٰتٖ لِّلۡمُتَوَسِّمِينَ ٧٥
Indeed in that are signs for those who discern.
15:76
وَإِنَّهَا لَبِسَبِيلٖ مُّقِيمٍ ٧٦
And indeed, they [i.e., those cities] are [situated] on an established road.
15:77
إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَةٗ لِّلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ ٧٧
Indeed in that is a sign for the believers.
15:78
وَإِن كَانَ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡأَيۡكَةِ لَظَٰلِمِينَ ٧٨
And the companions of the thicket [i.e., the people of Madyan] were [also] wrongdoers,
15:79
فَٱنتَقَمۡنَا مِنۡهُمۡ وَإِنَّهُمَا لَبِإِمَامٖ مُّبِينٖ ٧٩
So We took retribution from them, and indeed, both [cities] are on a clear highway.
15:80
وَلَقَدۡ كَذَّبَ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡحِجۡرِ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ ٨٠
And certainly did the companions of al-Ḥijr1 [i.e., the Thamūd] deny the messengers.
1 translator’s note
- The valley of stone. ↩
15:81
وَءَاتَيۡنَٰهُمۡ ءَايَٰتِنَا فَكَانُواْ عَنۡهَا مُعۡرِضِينَ ٨١
And We gave them Our signs, but from them they were turning away.
15:82
وَكَانُواْ يَنۡحِتُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡجِبَالِ بُيُوتًا ءَامِنِينَ ٨٢
And they used to carve from the mountains, houses, feeling secure.
15:83
فَأَخَذَتۡهُمُ ٱلصَّيۡحَةُ مُصۡبِحِينَ ٨٣
But the shriek seized them at early morning,
15:84
فَمَآ أَغۡنَىٰ عَنۡهُم مَّا كَانُواْ يَكۡسِبُونَ ٨٤
So nothing availed them [from] what they used to earn.
15:85
وَمَا خَلَقۡنَا ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَآ إِلَّا بِٱلۡحَقِّۗ وَإِنَّ ٱلسَّاعَةَ لَأٓتِيَةٞۖ فَٱصۡفَحِ ٱلصَّفۡحَ ٱلۡجَمِيلَ ٨٥
And We have not created the heavens and earth and that between them except in truth. And indeed, the Hour is coming; so forgive with gracious forgiveness.
15:86
إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ ٱلۡخَلَّٰقُ ٱلۡعَلِيمُ ٨٦
Indeed, your Lord - He is the Knowing Creator.
15:87
وَلَقَدۡ ءَاتَيۡنَٰكَ سَبۡعٗا مِّنَ ٱلۡمَثَانِي وَٱلۡقُرۡءَانَ ٱلۡعَظِيمَ ٨٧
And We have certainly given you, [O Muḥammad], seven of the often repeated [verses]1 and the great Qur’ān.
1 translator’s note
- Referring to Sūrah al-Fātiḥah. ↩
15:88
لَا تَمُدَّنَّ عَيۡنَيۡكَ إِلَىٰ مَا مَتَّعۡنَا بِهِۦٓ أَزۡوَٰجٗا مِّنۡهُمۡ وَلَا تَحۡزَنۡ عَلَيۡهِمۡ وَٱخۡفِضۡ جَنَاحَكَ لِلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ ٨٨
Do not extend your eyes toward that by which We have given enjoyment to [certain] categories of them [i.e., the disbelievers], and do not grieve over them. And lower your wing [i.e., show kindness] to the believers.
15:89
وَقُلۡ إِنِّيٓ أَنَا ٱلنَّذِيرُ ٱلۡمُبِينُ ٨٩
And say, "Indeed, I am the clear warner" -
15:90
كَمَآ أَنزَلۡنَا عَلَى ٱلۡمُقۡتَسِمِينَ ٩٠
Just as We had revealed [scriptures] to the separators1
1 translator’s note
- Those who separated from the teachings of their prophets. Another meaning is "As We sent down [punishment] on the sworn opponents [to Allāh's message]." ↩