Al-Isra 17:81
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وَقُلۡ جَآءَ ٱلۡحَقُّ وَزَهَقَ ٱلۡبَٰطِلُۚ إِنَّ ٱلۡبَٰطِلَ كَانَ زَهُوقٗا ٨١
And say, "Truth has come, and falsehood has departed. Indeed is falsehood, [by nature], ever bound to depart."
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﴿وقُلْ جاءَ الحَقُّ﴾ الإسْلامُ والدِّينُ الثّابِتُ الرّاسِخُ.
والجُمْلَةُ عَطْفٌ عَلى جُمْلَةِ ( قُلْ ) أوَّلًا واحْتِمالُ أنَّها مِن مَقُولِ القَوْلِ الأوَّلِ لِما فِيها مِنَ الدَّلالَةِ عَلى الِاسْتِجابَةِ في غايَةِ البُعْدِ.
﴿وزَهَقَ الباطِلُ﴾ أيْ: زالَ واضْمَحَلَّ، ولَمْ يُثْبِتِ الشِّرْكَ والكُفْرَ وتَسْوِيلاتِ الشَّيْطانِ، مِن زَهَقَتْ نَفْسُهُ إذا خَرَجَتْ مِنَ الأسَفِ، وعَنْ قَتادَةَ أنَّ الحَقَّ القُرْآنُ، والباطِلَ الشَّيْطانُ، وعَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ أنَّ الأوَّلَ الجِهادُ، والثّانِيَ الشِّرْكُ، وعَنْ مُقاتِلٍ: الحَقُّ عِبادَةُ اللَّهِ تَعالى، والباطِلُ عِبادَةُ الشَّيْطانِ، وهَذا قَرِيبٌ مِمّا ذَكَرْنا.
صفحة 145
﴿إنَّ الباطِلَ﴾ كائِنًا ما كانَ ﴿كانَ زَهُوقًا﴾ مُضْمَحِلًّا غَيْرَ ثابِتٍ الآنَ أوْ فِيما بَعْدُ أوْ مُطْلَقًا لِكَوْنِهِ كَأنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ، وصِيغَةُ فَعُولٍ لِلْمُبالَغَةِ.
أخْرَجَ الشَّيْخانِ وجَماعَةٌ عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قالَ: «دَخَلَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ مَكَّةَ وحَوْلَ البَيْتِ سِتُّونَ وثَلاثُمِائَةِ نُصُبٍ، فَجَعَلَ يَطْعَنُها بِعُودٍ في يَدِهِ ويَقُولُ: ﴿جاءَ الحَقُّ وزَهَقَ الباطِلُ إنَّ الباطِلُ كانَ زَهُوقًا﴾، ﴿جاءَ الحَقُّ وما يُبْدِئُ الباطِلُ وما يُعِيدُ﴾».
وفِي رِوايَةِ الطَّبَرانِيِّ في الصَّغِيرِ والبَيْهَقِيِّ في الدَّلائِلِ «عَنِ ابْنِ عَبّاسٍ أنَّهُ ﷺ جاءَ ومَعَهُ قَضِيبٌ فَجَعَلَ يَهْوِي بِهِ إلى كُلِّ صَنَمٍ مِنها فَيَخِرُّ لِوَجْهِهِ فَيَقُولُ: ﴿جاءَ الحَقُّ وزَهَقَ الباطِلُ إنَّ الباطِلُ كانَ زَهُوقًا﴾ حَتّى مَرَّ عَلَيْها كُلِّها».
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17:76
وَإِن كَادُواْ لَيَسۡتَفِزُّونَكَ مِنَ ٱلۡأَرۡضِ لِيُخۡرِجُوكَ مِنۡهَاۖ وَإِذٗا لَّا يَلۡبَثُونَ خِلَٰفَكَ إِلَّا قَلِيلٗا ٧٦
And indeed, they were about to provoke [i.e., drive] you from the land [i.e., Makkah] to evict you therefrom. And then [when they do], they will not remain [there] after you, except for a little.1
1 translator’s note
- Only ten years after the Prophet's emigration, Makkah was completely cleared of his enemies. ↩
17:77
سُنَّةَ مَن قَدۡ أَرۡسَلۡنَا قَبۡلَكَ مِن رُّسُلِنَاۖ وَلَا تَجِدُ لِسُنَّتِنَا تَحۡوِيلًا ٧٧
[That is Our] established way for those We had sent before you of Our messengers; and you will not find in Our way any alteration.
17:78
أَقِمِ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ لِدُلُوكِ ٱلشَّمۡسِ إِلَىٰ غَسَقِ ٱلَّيۡلِ وَقُرۡءَانَ ٱلۡفَجۡرِۖ إِنَّ قُرۡءَانَ ٱلۡفَجۡرِ كَانَ مَشۡهُودٗا ٧٨
Establish prayer at the decline of the sun [from its meridian] until the darkness of the night1 and [also] the Qur’ān [i.e., recitation] of dawn.2 Indeed, the recitation of dawn is ever witnessed.
17:79
وَمِنَ ٱلَّيۡلِ فَتَهَجَّدۡ بِهِۦ نَافِلَةٗ لَّكَ عَسَىٰٓ أَن يَبۡعَثَكَ رَبُّكَ مَقَامٗا مَّحۡمُودٗا ٧٩
And from [part of] the night, pray1 with it [i.e., recitation of the Qur’ān] as additional [worship] for you; it is expected that2 your Lord will resurrect you to a praised station.3
17:80
وَقُل رَّبِّ أَدۡخِلۡنِي مُدۡخَلَ صِدۡقٖ وَأَخۡرِجۡنِي مُخۡرَجَ صِدۡقٖ وَٱجۡعَل لِّي مِن لَّدُنكَ سُلۡطَٰنٗا نَّصِيرٗا ٨٠
And say, "My Lord, cause me to enter a sound entrance1 and to exit a sound exit2 and grant me from Yourself a supporting authority."
17:81
وَقُلۡ جَآءَ ٱلۡحَقُّ وَزَهَقَ ٱلۡبَٰطِلُۚ إِنَّ ٱلۡبَٰطِلَ كَانَ زَهُوقٗا ٨١
And say, "Truth has come, and falsehood has departed. Indeed is falsehood, [by nature], ever bound to depart."
17:82
وَنُنَزِّلُ مِنَ ٱلۡقُرۡءَانِ مَا هُوَ شِفَآءٞ وَرَحۡمَةٞ لِّلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ وَلَا يَزِيدُ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ إِلَّا خَسَارٗا ٨٢
And We send down of the Qur’ān that which is healing and mercy for the believers, but it does not increase the wrongdoers except in loss.
17:83
وَإِذَآ أَنۡعَمۡنَا عَلَى ٱلۡإِنسَٰنِ أَعۡرَضَ وَنَـَٔا بِجَانِبِهِۦ وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلشَّرُّ كَانَ يَـُٔوسٗا ٨٣
And when We bestow favor upon man [i.e., the disbeliever], he turns away and distances himself; and when evil touches him, he is ever despairing.
17:84
قُلۡ كُلّٞ يَعۡمَلُ عَلَىٰ شَاكِلَتِهِۦ فَرَبُّكُمۡ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَنۡ هُوَ أَهۡدَىٰ سَبِيلٗا ٨٤
Say, "Each works according to his manner, but your Lord is most knowing of who is best guided in way."
17:85
وَيَسۡـَٔلُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلرُّوحِۖ قُلِ ٱلرُّوحُ مِنۡ أَمۡرِ رَبِّي وَمَآ أُوتِيتُم مِّنَ ٱلۡعِلۡمِ إِلَّا قَلِيلٗا ٨٥
And they ask you, [O Muḥammad], about the soul. Say, "The soul is of the affair [i.e., concern] of my Lord. And you [i.e., mankind] have not been given of knowledge except a little."
17:86
وَلَئِن شِئۡنَا لَنَذۡهَبَنَّ بِٱلَّذِيٓ أَوۡحَيۡنَآ إِلَيۡكَ ثُمَّ لَا تَجِدُ لَكَ بِهِۦ عَلَيۡنَا وَكِيلًا ٨٦
And if We willed, We could surely do away with that which We revealed to you. Then you would not find for yourself concerning it an advocate against Us.