Al-Baqarah 2:57
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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.
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Commentary on 2:57
قَوْله تَعَالَى ﴿وظللنا عَلَيْكُم الْغَمَام﴾ الْغَمَام: من الْغم. وَأَصله: التغطية والستر وَمِنْه يُقَال للقلب الحزين: مغموم. لِأَن الْحزن غطى قلبه. وللسحاب: غمام لِأَنَّهُ يغطى وَجه الشَّمْس. وَمِنْه قَوْله تَعَالَى: ﴿ثمَّ لَا يكن أَمركُم عَلَيْكُم غمَّة﴾ أَي: ملبوسا عَلَيْكُم.
وَمعنى الْآيَة: قَالَ مُجَاهِد: أَرَادَ بتظليل الْغَمَام عَلَيْهِم مَا ذكر فِي قَوْله ﴿هَل ينظرُونَ إِلَّا أَن يَأْتِيهم الله فِي ظلل من الْغَمَام﴾ وَسَيَأْتِي شَرحه.
وَقَالَ قَتَادَة: إِن قوما من بني إِسْرَائِيل بقوا فِي التيه فعطشوا، وتأذوا بَحر الشَّمْس، وظلل الله عَلَيْهِم غماما، كَيْلا يتأذوا.
﴿وأنزلنا عَلَيْكُم الْمَنّ والسلوى﴾ الْأَكْثَرُونَ: على أَن الْمَنّ هُوَ الترنجبين. وَقَالَ قَتَادَة: هُوَ صمغة تقع على الشّجر. وَقَالَ وهب: هُوَ الْخبز الرقَاق.
وَأما السلوى: قيل: إِنَّه طَائِر يشبه السماني بِعَيْنِه. وَفِيه قَول غَرِيب: أَنه الْعَسَل.
وَفِي الْقَصَص: أَن الله تَعَالَى كَانَ ينزل عَلَيْهِم ذَلِك كل صباح من طُلُوع الْفجْر إِلَى طُلُوع الشَّمْس قدر مَا يَكْفِي ليومهم؛ إِلَّا يَوْم الْجُمُعَة فَإِنَّهُ كَانَ ينزل صباح الْجُمُعَة والسبت جَمِيعًا، وَمَا كَانَ للْجُمُعَة ينزل عَلَيْهِم يَوْم السبت.
وَأما قَوْله عَلَيْهِ السَّلَام: " الكمأة من الْمَنّ، وماؤها شِفَاء للعين " فَلَيْسَ ذَلِك من هَذَا الْمَنّ وَإِنَّمَا مَعْنَاهُ: أَنَّهَا من عَطاء الله من غير كلفة وَلَا مشقة.
﴿كلوا من طَيّبَات مَا رزقناكم﴾ أَي: من حَلَال مَا رزقناكم.
﴿وَمَا ظلمونا﴾ وَمَا بخسوا بحقنا ﴿وَلَكِن كَانُوا أنفسهم يظْلمُونَ﴾ .
فالظلم: بِمَعْنى البخس وَالنَّقْص، وَأَصله مَا بَينا.
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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.