Al-Baqarah 2:55
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وَإِذۡ قُلۡتُمۡ يَٰمُوسَىٰ لَن نُّؤۡمِنَ لَكَ حَتَّىٰ نَرَى ٱللَّهَ جَهۡرَةٗ فَأَخَذَتۡكُمُ ٱلصَّٰعِقَةُ وَأَنتُمۡ تَنظُرُونَ ٥٥
And [recall] when you said, "O Moses, we will never believe you until we see Allāh outright"; so the thunderbolt took you while you were looking on.
Tafsir · in Arabic
Ibn al-Jawzi
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Commentary on 2:55–56
قَوْلُهُ تَعالى: ﴿وَإذْ قُلْتُمْ يا مُوسى لَنْ نُؤْمِنَ لَكَ حَتّى نَرى اللَّهَ جَهْرَةً فَأخَذَتْكُمُ الصّاعِقَةُ وأنْتُمْ تَنْظُرُونَ﴾ ﴿ثُمَّ بَعَثْناكم مِن بَعْدِ مَوْتِكم لَعَلَّكم تَشْكُرُونَ.﴾
فِي القائِلِينَ لِمُوسى ذَلِكَ قَوْلانِ. أحَدُهُما: أنَّهُمُ السَّبْعُونَ المُخْتارُونَ، قالَهُ ابْنُ مَسْعُودٍ وابْنُ عَبّاسٍ. والثّانِي: جَمِيعُ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ إلّا مَن عَصَمَ اللَّهُ مِنهم، قالَهُ ابْنُ زَيْدٍ قالَ: وذَلِكَ أنَّهُ أتاهم بِكِتابِ اللَّهِ، فَقالُوا: واللَّهِ لا نَأْخُذُ بِقَوْلِكَ حَتّى نَرى اللَّهَ جَهْرَةً؛ فَيَقُولُ هَذا كِتابِي. وفي "جَهْرَةً" قَوْلانِ. أحَدُهُما: أنَّهُ صِفَةٌ لِقَوْلِهِمْ، أيْ: جَهَرُوا بِذَلِكَ القَوْلِ، قالَهُ ابْنُ عَبّاسٍ، وأبُو عُبَيْدَةَ. والثّانِي: أنَّها الرُّؤْيَةُ البَيِّنَةُ، أيْ: أرَناهُ غَيْرَ مُسْتَتِرٍ عَنّا بِشَيْءٍ، يُقالُ: فَلانٌ يَتَجاهَرُ بِالمَعاصِي، أيْ: لا يَسْتَتِرُ مِنَ النّاسِ، قالَهُ الزَّجّاجُ. ومَعْنى "الصّاعِقَةِ": ما يُصْعَقُونَ مِنهُ، أيْ: يَمُوتُونَ. ومِنَ الدَّلِيلِ عَلى أنَّهم ماتُوا، قَوْلُهُ تَعالى: ﴿ثُمَّ بَعَثْناكُمْ﴾ هَذا قَوْلُ الأكْثَرِينَ. وزَعَمَ قَوْمٌ أنَّهم لَمْ يَمُوتُوا، واحْتَجُّوا بِقَوْلِهِ تَعالى: ﴿وَخَرَّ مُوسى صَعِقًا﴾ وهَذا قَوْلٌ ضَعِيفٌ، لِأنَّ اللَّهَ تَعالى فَرَّقَ بَيْنَ المَوْضِعَيْنِ، فَقالَ هُناكَ: ﴿فَلَمّا أفاقَ﴾ وقالَ هاهُنا: ﴿ثُمَّ بَعَثْناكُمْ﴾ والإفاقَةُ لِلْمَغْشِيِّ عَلَيْهِ، والبَعْثِ لِلْمَيِّتِ.
قَوْلُهُ تَعالى: ﴿وَأنْتُمْ تَنْظُرُونَ﴾ فِيهِ ثَلاثَةُ أقْوالٍ. أحَدُها: أنَّ مَعْناهُ: يَنْظُرُ بَعْضُكم إلى بَعْضٍ كَيْفَ يَقَعُ مَيِّتًا. والثّانِي: يَنْظُرُ بَعْضُكم إلى إحْياءِ بَعْضٍ. والثّالِثُ: تَنْظُرُونَ العَذابَ كَيْفَ يَنْزِلُ بِكم، وهو قَوْلُ مَن قالَ: نَزَلَتْ نارٌ فَأحْرَقَتْهم.
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2:49
وَإِذۡ نَجَّيۡنَٰكُم مِّنۡ ءَالِ فِرۡعَوۡنَ يَسُومُونَكُمۡ سُوٓءَ ٱلۡعَذَابِ يُذَبِّحُونَ أَبۡنَآءَكُمۡ وَيَسۡتَحۡيُونَ نِسَآءَكُمۡۚ وَفِي ذَٰلِكُم بَلَآءٞ مِّن رَّبِّكُمۡ عَظِيمٞ ٤٩
And [recall] when We saved you [i.e., your forefathers] from the people of Pharaoh, who afflicted you with the worst torment, slaughtering your [newborn] sons and keeping your females alive. And in that was a great trial from your Lord.
2:50
وَإِذۡ فَرَقۡنَا بِكُمُ ٱلۡبَحۡرَ فَأَنجَيۡنَٰكُمۡ وَأَغۡرَقۡنَآ ءَالَ فِرۡعَوۡنَ وَأَنتُمۡ تَنظُرُونَ ٥٠
And [recall] when We parted the sea for you and saved you and drowned the people of Pharaoh while you were looking on.
2:51
وَإِذۡ وَٰعَدۡنَا مُوسَىٰٓ أَرۡبَعِينَ لَيۡلَةٗ ثُمَّ ٱتَّخَذۡتُمُ ٱلۡعِجۡلَ مِنۢ بَعۡدِهِۦ وَأَنتُمۡ ظَٰلِمُونَ ٥١
And [recall] when We made an appointment with Moses for forty nights. Then you took [for worship] the calf after him [i.e., his departure], while you were wrongdoers.
2:52
ثُمَّ عَفَوۡنَا عَنكُم مِّنۢ بَعۡدِ ذَٰلِكَ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَشۡكُرُونَ ٥٢
Then We forgave you after that so perhaps you would be grateful.
2:53
وَإِذۡ ءَاتَيۡنَا مُوسَى ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ وَٱلۡفُرۡقَانَ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَهۡتَدُونَ ٥٣
And [recall] when We gave Moses the Scripture and criterion1 that perhaps you would be guided.
1 translator’s note
- Differentiating between truth and falsehood. "The Scripture and criterion" refers to the Torah. ↩
2:54
وَإِذۡ قَالَ مُوسَىٰ لِقَوۡمِهِۦ يَٰقَوۡمِ إِنَّكُمۡ ظَلَمۡتُمۡ أَنفُسَكُم بِٱتِّخَاذِكُمُ ٱلۡعِجۡلَ فَتُوبُوٓاْ إِلَىٰ بَارِئِكُمۡ فَٱقۡتُلُوٓاْ أَنفُسَكُمۡ ذَٰلِكُمۡ خَيۡرٞ لَّكُمۡ عِندَ بَارِئِكُمۡ فَتَابَ عَلَيۡكُمۡۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلتَّوَّابُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ ٥٤
And [recall] when Moses said to his people, "O my people, indeed you have wronged yourselves by your taking of the calf [for worship]. So repent to your Creator and kill yourselves [i.e., the guilty among you]. That is best for [all of] you in the sight of your Creator." Then He accepted your repentance; indeed, He is the Accepting of Repentance, the Merciful.
2:55
وَإِذۡ قُلۡتُمۡ يَٰمُوسَىٰ لَن نُّؤۡمِنَ لَكَ حَتَّىٰ نَرَى ٱللَّهَ جَهۡرَةٗ فَأَخَذَتۡكُمُ ٱلصَّٰعِقَةُ وَأَنتُمۡ تَنظُرُونَ ٥٥
And [recall] when you said, "O Moses, we will never believe you until we see Allāh outright"; so the thunderbolt took you while you were looking on.
2:56
ثُمَّ بَعَثۡنَٰكُم مِّنۢ بَعۡدِ مَوۡتِكُمۡ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَشۡكُرُونَ ٥٦
Then We revived you after your death that perhaps you would be grateful.
2:57
وَظَلَّلۡنَا عَلَيۡكُمُ ٱلۡغَمَامَ وَأَنزَلۡنَا عَلَيۡكُمُ ٱلۡمَنَّ وَٱلسَّلۡوَىٰۖ كُلُواْ مِن طَيِّبَٰتِ مَا رَزَقۡنَٰكُمۡۚ وَمَا ظَلَمُونَا وَلَٰكِن كَانُوٓاْ أَنفُسَهُمۡ يَظۡلِمُونَ ٥٧
And We shaded you with clouds and sent down to you manna and quails, [saying], "Eat from the good things with which We have provided you." And they wronged Us not - but they were [only] wronging themselves.