An-Nur 24:44
The Light · Juz 18 · Page 356
يُقَلِّبُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّيۡلَ وَٱلنَّهَارَۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَعِبۡرَةٗ لِّأُوْلِي ٱلۡأَبۡصَٰرِ ٤٤
Allāh alternates the night and the day. Indeed in that is a lesson for those who have vision.
Tafsir · in Arabic
Al-Baydawi
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Commentary on 24:44–45
﴿يُقَلِّبُ اللَّهُ اللَّيْلَ والنَّهارَ﴾ بِالمُعاقَبَةِ بَيْنَهُما أوْ بِنَقْصِ أحَدِهِما وزِيادَةِ الآخَرِ، أوْ بِتَغْيِيرِ أحْوالِهِما بِالحَرِّ والبَرْدِ والظُّلْمَةِ والنُّورِ أوْ بِما يَعُمُّ ذَلِكَ. ﴿إنَّ في ذَلِكَ﴾ فِيما تَقَدَّمَ ذِكْرُهُ. ﴿لَعِبْرَةً لأُولِي الأبْصارِ﴾ لِدَلالَةٍ عَلى وُجُودِ الصّانِعِ القَدِيمِ وكَمالِ قُدْرَتِهِ وإحاطَةِ عِلْمِهِ ونَفاذِ مَشِيئَتِهِ وتَنَزُّهِهِ عَنِ الحاجَةِ وما يُفْضِي إلَيْها لِمَن يَرْجِعُ إلى بَصِيرَةٍ.
﴿واللَّهُ خَلَقَ كُلَّ دابَّةٍ﴾ حَيَوانٍ يَدِبُّ عَلى الأرْضِ. وقَرَأ حَمْزَةُ والكِسائِيُّ «خالِقٌ كَلَّ دابَّةٍ» بِالإضافَةِ. ﴿مِن ماءٍ﴾ هو جُزْءُ مادَّتِهِ، أوْ ماءٌ مَخْصُوصٌ هو النُّطْفَةُ فَيَكُونُ تَنْزِيلًا لِلْغالِبِ مَنزِلَةَ الكُلِّ إذْ مِنَ الحَيَواناتِ ما يَتَوَلَّدُ عَنِ النُّطْفَةِ، وقِيلَ ﴿مِن ماءٍ﴾ مُتَعَلِّقٌ بِـ ( دابَّةٍ ) ولَيْسَ بِصِلَةٍ لِـ ( خَلَقَ ) . ﴿فَمِنهم مَن يَمْشِي عَلى بَطْنِهِ﴾ كالحَيَّةِ وإنَّما سُمِّيَ الزَّحْفُ مَشْيًا عَلى الِاسْتِعارَةِ أوِ المُشاكَلَةِ. ﴿وَمِنهم مَن يَمْشِي عَلى رِجْلَيْنِ﴾ كالإنْسِ والطَّيْرِ. ﴿وَمِنهم مَن يَمْشِي عَلى أرْبَعٍ﴾ كالنَّعَمِ والوَحْشِ ويَنْدَرِجُ فِيهِ ما لَهُ أكْثَرُ مِن أرْبَعٍ كالعَناكِبِ فَإنَّ اعْتِمادَها إذا مَشَتْ عَلى أرْبَعٍ، وتَذْكِيرُ الضَّمِيرِ لِتَغْلِيبِ العُقَلاءِ والتَّعْبِيرِ بِمَن عَنِ الأصْنافِ لِيُوافِقَ التَّفْصِيلُ الجُمْلَةَ والتَّرْتِيبَ لِتَقْدِيمِ ما هو أعْرَفُ في القُدْرَةِ. ﴿يَخْلُقُ اللَّهُ ما يَشاءُ﴾ مِمّا ذُكِرَ ومِمّا لَمْ يُذْكَرْ بَسِيطًا ومُرَكَّبًا عَلى اخْتِلافِ الصُّوَرِ والأعْضاءِ والهَيْئاتِ والحَرَكاتِ والطَّبائِعِ والقُوى والأفْعالِ مَعَ اتِّحادِ العُنْصُرِ بِمُقْتَضى مَشِيئَتِهِ. ﴿إنَّ اللَّهَ عَلى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ﴾ فَيَفْعَلُ ما يَشاءُ.
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24:44
يُقَلِّبُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّيۡلَ وَٱلنَّهَارَۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَعِبۡرَةٗ لِّأُوْلِي ٱلۡأَبۡصَٰرِ ٤٤
Allāh alternates the night and the day. Indeed in that is a lesson for those who have vision.
24:45
وَٱللَّهُ خَلَقَ كُلَّ دَآبَّةٖ مِّن مَّآءٖۖ فَمِنۡهُم مَّن يَمۡشِي عَلَىٰ بَطۡنِهِۦ وَمِنۡهُم مَّن يَمۡشِي عَلَىٰ رِجۡلَيۡنِ وَمِنۡهُم مَّن يَمۡشِي عَلَىٰٓ أَرۡبَعٖۚ يَخۡلُقُ ٱللَّهُ مَا يَشَآءُۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيۡءٖ قَدِيرٞ ٤٥
Allāh has created every [living] creature from water. And of them are those that move on their bellies, and of them are those that walk on two legs, and of them are those that walk on four. Allāh creates what He wills. Indeed, Allāh is over all things competent.
24:46
لَّقَدۡ أَنزَلۡنَآ ءَايَٰتٖ مُّبَيِّنَٰتٖۚ وَٱللَّهُ يَهۡدِي مَن يَشَآءُ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطٖ مُّسۡتَقِيمٖ ٤٦
We have certainly sent down distinct verses. And Allāh guides whom He wills to a straight path.
24:47
وَيَقُولُونَ ءَامَنَّا بِٱللَّهِ وَبِٱلرَّسُولِ وَأَطَعۡنَا ثُمَّ يَتَوَلَّىٰ فَرِيقٞ مِّنۡهُم مِّنۢ بَعۡدِ ذَٰلِكَۚ وَمَآ أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ بِٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ ٤٧
But they [i.e., the hypocrites] say, "We have believed in Allāh and in the Messenger, and we obey"; then a party of them turns away after that. And those are not believers.
24:48
وَإِذَا دُعُوٓاْ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِۦ لِيَحۡكُمَ بَيۡنَهُمۡ إِذَا فَرِيقٞ مِّنۡهُم مُّعۡرِضُونَ ٤٨
And when they are called to [the words of] Allāh and His Messenger to judge between them, at once a party of them turns aside [in refusal].
24:49
وَإِن يَكُن لَّهُمُ ٱلۡحَقُّ يَأۡتُوٓاْ إِلَيۡهِ مُذۡعِنِينَ ٤٩
But if the right is theirs, they come to him in prompt obedience.
24:50
أَفِي قُلُوبِهِم مَّرَضٌ أَمِ ٱرۡتَابُوٓاْ أَمۡ يَخَافُونَ أَن يَحِيفَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيۡهِمۡ وَرَسُولُهُۥۚ بَلۡ أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلظَّٰلِمُونَ ٥٠
Is there disease in their hearts? Or have they doubted? Or do they fear that Allāh will be unjust to them, or His Messenger? Rather, it is they who are the wrongdoers [i.e., the unjust].
24:51
إِنَّمَا كَانَ قَوۡلَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ إِذَا دُعُوٓاْ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِۦ لِيَحۡكُمَ بَيۡنَهُمۡ أَن يَقُولُواْ سَمِعۡنَا وَأَطَعۡنَاۚ وَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلۡمُفۡلِحُونَ ٥١
The only statement of the [true] believers when they are called to Allāh and His Messenger to judge between them is that they say, "We hear and we obey." And those are the successful.
24:52
وَمَن يُطِعِ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ وَيَخۡشَ ٱللَّهَ وَيَتَّقۡهِ فَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلۡفَآئِزُونَ ٥٢
And whoever obeys Allāh and His Messenger and fears Allāh and is conscious of Him - it is those who are the attainers.
24:53
۞ وَأَقۡسَمُواْ بِٱللَّهِ جَهۡدَ أَيۡمَٰنِهِمۡ لَئِنۡ أَمَرۡتَهُمۡ لَيَخۡرُجُنَّۖ قُل لَّا تُقۡسِمُواْۖ طَاعَةٞ مَّعۡرُوفَةٌۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ خَبِيرُۢ بِمَا تَعۡمَلُونَ ٥٣
And they swear by Allāh their strongest oaths that if you ordered them, they would go forth [in Allāh's cause]. Say, "Do not swear. [Such] obedience is known.1 Indeed, Allāh is [fully] Aware of that which you do."
1 translator’s note
- i.e., the hypocrites' pretense of obedience is known to be a lie. ↩