Al-Baqarah 2:19
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أَوۡ كَصَيِّبٖ مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ فِيهِ ظُلُمَٰتٞ وَرَعۡدٞ وَبَرۡقٞ يَجۡعَلُونَ أَصَٰبِعَهُمۡ فِيٓ ءَاذَانِهِم مِّنَ ٱلصَّوَٰعِقِ حَذَرَ ٱلۡمَوۡتِۚ وَٱللَّهُ مُحِيطُۢ بِٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ ١٩
Or [it is] like a rainstorm from the sky within which is darkness, thunder and lightning. They put their fingers in their ears against the thunderclaps in dread of death. But Allāh is encompassing1 of the disbelievers.
1 translator’s note
- Allāh states in the Qur’ān that He has certain attributes such as hearing, sight, hands, face, mercy, anger, coming, encompassing, being above the Throne, etc. Yet, He has disassociated Himself from the limitations of human attributes or human imagination. Correct Islāmic belief requires faith in the existence of these attributes as Allāh has described them without applying to them any allegorical meanings or attempting to explain how a certain quality could be (while this is known only to Allāh) and without comparing them to creation or denying that He (subḥānahu wa taʿālā) would have such a quality. His attributes are befitting to Him alone, and "There is nothing like unto Him." (42:11) ↩
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Commentary on 2:19
{أو كصيب} أي كأصحاب صيب. وهذا مثل آخر ضربه الله تعالى للمنافقين بمعنى آخر إن شئت مثلهم بالمستوقد وإن شئت بأهل الصيب، وقيل: "أو" بمعنى الواو؛ يريد وكصيب كقوله تعالى: {أو يزيدون} بمعنى ويزيدون.
والصيب المطر وكل ما نزل من الأعلى إلى الأسفل فهو صيب فعل من صاب يصوب أي نزل.
{من السماء}: أي من السحاب.
قيل: هي السماء بعينها، والسماء كل ما علاك فأظلك، وهي من أسماء الأجناس يكون واحداً وجمعاً.
{فيه}: أي في الصيب، وقيل: في السماء أي من السحاب ولذلك ذكره. وقيل: السماء يُذَكَّر ويؤنث، قال الله تعالى: {السماء منفطر به} [18-المزمل]، وقال: {إذا السماء انفطرت} [1-الانفطار].
{ظلمات} جمع ظلمة.
{ورعد} هو الصوت الذي يسمع من السحاب.
{وبرق} وهو النار التي تخرج منه.
قال علي وابن عباس وأكثر المفسرين رضي الله عنهم: "الرعد اسم ملك يسوق السحاب والبرق لمعان سوط من نور يزجر به الملك السحاب".
وقيل: الصوت زجر السحاب.
وقيل: تسبيح الملك. وقيل: الرعد نطق الملك والبرق ضحكه. وقال مجاهد: "الرعد اسم الملك" ويقال لصوته أيضاً رعد، والبرق مصع ملك يسوق السحاب.
وقال شهر بن حوشب: "الرعد ملك يزجي السحاب فإذا تبددت ضمها فإذا اشتد غضبه طارت من فيه النار فهي الصواعق"، وقيل: الرعد صوت انحراف الريح بين السحاب والأول أصح.
{يجعلون أصابعهم في آذانهم من الصواعق} جمع صاعقة وهي الصيحة التي يموت من يسمعها أو يغشى عليه.
ويقال لكل عذاب مهلك صاعقة، وقيل: الصاعقة قطعة عذاب ينزلها الله تعالى على من يشاء. روي عن سالم بن عبد الله بن عمر عن أبيه رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم كان إذا سمع صوت الرعد والصواعق قال: "اللهم لا تقتلنا بغضبك ولا تهلكنا بعذابك وعافنا قبل ذلك".
قوله: {حذر الموت}: أي مخافة الهلاك.
{والله محيط بالكافرين}: أي عالم بهم، وقيل: جامعهم.
وقال مجاهد: "يجمعهم فيعذبهم". وقيل: مهلكهم، دليله قوله تعالى: {إلا أن يحاط بكم} [66-يوسف] أي تهلكوا جميعاً.
ويميل أبو عمرو و الكسائي الكافرين في محل النصب والخفض ولا يميلان: [أول كافر به] [41-البقرة].
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2:17
مَثَلُهُمۡ كَمَثَلِ ٱلَّذِي ٱسۡتَوۡقَدَ نَارٗا فَلَمَّآ أَضَآءَتۡ مَا حَوۡلَهُۥ ذَهَبَ ٱللَّهُ بِنُورِهِمۡ وَتَرَكَهُمۡ فِي ظُلُمَٰتٖ لَّا يُبۡصِرُونَ ١٧
Their example is that of one who kindled a fire, but when it illuminated what was around him, Allāh took away their light and left them in darkness [so] they could not see.
2:18
صُمُّۢ بُكۡمٌ عُمۡيٞ فَهُمۡ لَا يَرۡجِعُونَ ١٨
Deaf, dumb and blind - so they will not return [to the right path].
2:19
أَوۡ كَصَيِّبٖ مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ فِيهِ ظُلُمَٰتٞ وَرَعۡدٞ وَبَرۡقٞ يَجۡعَلُونَ أَصَٰبِعَهُمۡ فِيٓ ءَاذَانِهِم مِّنَ ٱلصَّوَٰعِقِ حَذَرَ ٱلۡمَوۡتِۚ وَٱللَّهُ مُحِيطُۢ بِٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ ١٩
Or [it is] like a rainstorm from the sky within which is darkness, thunder and lightning. They put their fingers in their ears against the thunderclaps in dread of death. But Allāh is encompassing1 of the disbelievers.
1 translator’s note
- Allāh states in the Qur’ān that He has certain attributes such as hearing, sight, hands, face, mercy, anger, coming, encompassing, being above the Throne, etc. Yet, He has disassociated Himself from the limitations of human attributes or human imagination. Correct Islāmic belief requires faith in the existence of these attributes as Allāh has described them without applying to them any allegorical meanings or attempting to explain how a certain quality could be (while this is known only to Allāh) and without comparing them to creation or denying that He (subḥānahu wa taʿālā) would have such a quality. His attributes are befitting to Him alone, and "There is nothing like unto Him." (42:11) ↩
2:20
يَكَادُ ٱلۡبَرۡقُ يَخۡطَفُ أَبۡصَٰرَهُمۡۖ كُلَّمَآ أَضَآءَ لَهُم مَّشَوۡاْ فِيهِ وَإِذَآ أَظۡلَمَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ قَامُواْۚ وَلَوۡ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ لَذَهَبَ بِسَمۡعِهِمۡ وَأَبۡصَٰرِهِمۡۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيۡءٖ قَدِيرٞ ٢٠
The lightning almost snatches away their sight. Every time it lights [the way] for them, they walk therein; but when darkness comes over them, they stand [still]. And if Allāh had willed, He could have taken away their hearing and their sight. Indeed, Allāh is over all things competent.
2:21
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ ٱعۡبُدُواْ رَبَّكُمُ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَكُمۡ وَٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبۡلِكُمۡ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَتَّقُونَ ٢١
O mankind, worship your Lord, who created you and those before you, that you may become righteous -
2:22
ٱلَّذِي جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ فِرَٰشٗا وَٱلسَّمَآءَ بِنَآءٗ وَأَنزَلَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءٗ فَأَخۡرَجَ بِهِۦ مِنَ ٱلثَّمَرَٰتِ رِزۡقٗا لَّكُمۡۖ فَلَا تَجۡعَلُواْ لِلَّهِ أَندَادٗا وَأَنتُمۡ تَعۡلَمُونَ ٢٢
[He] who made for you the earth a bed [spread out] and the sky a ceiling and sent down from the sky, rain and brought forth thereby fruits as provision for you. So do not attribute to Allāh equals while you know [that there is nothing similar to Him].
2:23
وَإِن كُنتُمۡ فِي رَيۡبٖ مِّمَّا نَزَّلۡنَا عَلَىٰ عَبۡدِنَا فَأۡتُواْ بِسُورَةٖ مِّن مِّثۡلِهِۦ وَٱدۡعُواْ شُهَدَآءَكُم مِّن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَٰدِقِينَ ٢٣
And if you are in doubt about what We have sent down [i.e., the Qur’ān] upon Our Servant [i.e., Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ)], then produce a sūrah the like thereof and call upon your witnesses [i.e., supporters] other than Allāh, if you should be truthful.
2:24
فَإِن لَّمۡ تَفۡعَلُواْ وَلَن تَفۡعَلُواْ فَٱتَّقُواْ ٱلنَّارَ ٱلَّتِي وَقُودُهَا ٱلنَّاسُ وَٱلۡحِجَارَةُۖ أُعِدَّتۡ لِلۡكَٰفِرِينَ ٢٤
But if you do not - and you will never be able to - then fear the Fire, whose fuel is people and stones, prepared for the disbelievers.
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