An-Nahl 16:107
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ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمُ ٱسۡتَحَبُّواْ ٱلۡحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنۡيَا عَلَى ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَهۡدِي ٱلۡقَوۡمَ ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ ١٠٧
That is because they preferred the worldly life over the Hereafter and that Allāh does not guide the disbelieving people.
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﴿ذَلِكَ﴾ إشارَةٌ إلى الكُفْرِ بَعْدَ الإيمانِ أوِ الوَعِيدِ الَّذِي تَضَمَّنَهُ قَوْلُهُ تَعالى: ﴿فَعَلَيْهِمْ غَضَبٌ مِنَ اللَّهِ ولَهم عَذابٌ عَظِيمٌ﴾ أوِ المَذْكُورِ مِنَ الغَضَبِ والعَذابِ ﴿بِأنَّهُمُ﴾ أيْ بِسَبَبِ أنَّ الشّارِحِينَ صُدُورَهم بِالكُفْرِ ﴿اسْتَحَبُّوا الحَياةَ الدُّنْيا﴾ أيْ آثَرُوها وقَدَّمُوها ولِتَضَمُّنِ الِاسْتِحْبابِ مَعْنى الإيثارِ قِيلَ ﴿عَلى الآخِرَةِ﴾ فَعُدِّيَ بِعَلى، والمُرادُ عَلى ما في البَحْرِ أنَّهم فَعَلُوا فِعْلَ المُسْتَحِبِّينَ ذَلِكَ وإلّا فَهم غَيْرُ مُصَدِّقِينَ بِالآخِرَةِ.
﴿وأنَّ اللَّهَ لا يَهْدِي﴾ إلى الإيمانِ وإلى ما يُوجِبُ الثَّباتَ عَلَيْهِ، وقِيلَ: إلى الجَنَّةِ. ورَدَّهُ الإمامُ وفَسَّرَ بَعْضُهُمُ
صفحة 239
الهِدايَةَ المَنفِيَّةَ بِهِدايَةِ القَسْرِ أيْ لا يَهْدِي هِدايَةَ قَسْرٍ وإلْجاءٍ ونُسِبَ إلى المُعْتَزِلَةِ ﴿القَوْمَ الكافِرِينَ﴾ أيْ في عِلْمِهِ تَعالى المُحِيطِ فَلا يَعْصِمُهم تَعالى عَنِ الزَّيْغِ وما يُؤَدِّي إلَيْهِ مِنَ الغَضَبِ والعَذابِ، ولَوْلا أحَدُ الأمْرَيْنِ إمّا إيثارُ الحَياةِ الدُّنْيا عَلى الآخِرَةِ وإمّا عَدَمُ هِدايَةِ اللَّهِ تَعالى إيّاهم بِأنْ آثَرُوا الآخِرَةَ عَلى الدُّنْيا أوْ بِأنْ هَداهُمُ اللَّهُ سُبْحانَهُ لِما كانَ ذَلِكَ لَكِنَّ كِلاهُما لا يَكُونُ لِأنَّهُ خِلافُ ما في العِلْمِ بِالأشْياءِ عَلى ما هي عَلَيْهِ في نَفْسِ الأمْرِ وقالَ البَعْضُ: لَكِنَّ الثّانِيَ مُخالِفٌ لِلْحِكْمَةِ والأوَّلُ مِمّا لا يَدْخُلُ تَحْتَ الوُقُوعِ وإلَيْهِ الإشارَةُ بِقَوْلِهِ سُبْحانَهُ:
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16:103
وَلَقَدۡ نَعۡلَمُ أَنَّهُمۡ يَقُولُونَ إِنَّمَا يُعَلِّمُهُۥ بَشَرٞۗ لِّسَانُ ٱلَّذِي يُلۡحِدُونَ إِلَيۡهِ أَعۡجَمِيّٞ وَهَٰذَا لِسَانٌ عَرَبِيّٞ مُّبِينٌ ١٠٣
And We certainly know that they say, "It is only a human being who teaches him [i.e., the Prophet (ﷺ)]." The tongue of the one they refer to is foreign,1 and this [recitation, i.e., Qur’ān] is [in] a clear Arabic language.
1 translator’s note
- Having seen the Prophet (ﷺ) speaking with a foreign man on occasion, the Quraysh accused him of repeating the man's words. ↩
16:104
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤۡمِنُونَ بِـَٔايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ لَا يَهۡدِيهِمُ ٱللَّهُ وَلَهُمۡ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ ١٠٤
Indeed, those who do not believe in the verses of Allāh - Allāh will not guide them, and for them is a painful punishment.
16:105
إِنَّمَا يَفۡتَرِي ٱلۡكَذِبَ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤۡمِنُونَ بِـَٔايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِۖ وَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلۡكَٰذِبُونَ ١٠٥
They only invent falsehood who do not believe in the verses of Allāh, and it is those who are the liars.
16:106
مَن كَفَرَ بِٱللَّهِ مِنۢ بَعۡدِ إِيمَٰنِهِۦٓ إِلَّا مَنۡ أُكۡرِهَ وَقَلۡبُهُۥ مُطۡمَئِنُّۢ بِٱلۡإِيمَٰنِ وَلَٰكِن مَّن شَرَحَ بِٱلۡكُفۡرِ صَدۡرٗا فَعَلَيۡهِمۡ غَضَبٞ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَلَهُمۡ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٞ ١٠٦
Whoever disbelieves in [i.e., denies] Allāh after his belief...1 except for one who is forced [to renounce his religion] while his heart is secure in faith. But those who [willingly] open their breasts to disbelief, upon them is wrath from Allāh, and for them is a great punishment;
1 translator’s note
- Based upon the conclusion of this verse, the omitted phrase concerning the apostate is understood to be "...has earned the wrath of Allāh..." ↩
16:107
ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمُ ٱسۡتَحَبُّواْ ٱلۡحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنۡيَا عَلَى ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَهۡدِي ٱلۡقَوۡمَ ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ ١٠٧
That is because they preferred the worldly life over the Hereafter and that Allāh does not guide the disbelieving people.
16:108
أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ طَبَعَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمۡ وَسَمۡعِهِمۡ وَأَبۡصَٰرِهِمۡۖ وَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلۡغَٰفِلُونَ ١٠٨
Those are the ones over whose hearts and hearing and vision Allāh has sealed, and it is those who are the heedless.
16:109
لَا جَرَمَ أَنَّهُمۡ فِي ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ هُمُ ٱلۡخَٰسِرُونَ ١٠٩
Assuredly, it is they, in the Hereafter, who will be the losers.
16:110
ثُمَّ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لِلَّذِينَ هَاجَرُواْ مِنۢ بَعۡدِ مَا فُتِنُواْ ثُمَّ جَٰهَدُواْ وَصَبَرُوٓاْ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ مِنۢ بَعۡدِهَا لَغَفُورٞ رَّحِيمٞ ١١٠
Then, indeed your Lord, to those who emigrated after they had been compelled [to say words of disbelief] and thereafter fought [for the cause of Allāh] and were patient - indeed, your Lord, after that, is Forgiving and Merciful