Al-Qasas 28:47
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وَلَوۡلَآ أَن تُصِيبَهُم مُّصِيبَةُۢ بِمَا قَدَّمَتۡ أَيۡدِيهِمۡ فَيَقُولُواْ رَبَّنَا لَوۡلَآ أَرۡسَلۡتَ إِلَيۡنَا رَسُولٗا فَنَتَّبِعَ ءَايَٰتِكَ وَنَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ ٤٧
And if not that a disaster should strike them for what their hands put forth [of sins] and they would say, "Our Lord, why did You not send us a messenger so we could have followed Your verses and been among the believers?"...1
1 translator’s note
- The conclusion of the sentence is understood to be "...We would not have sent messengers," meaning that Allāh (subḥānahu wa taʿālā) sent messengers and sent Muḥammad (ﷺ) with the final scripture to mankind so that no one could claim that punishment was imposed unjustly without warning. ↩
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Commentary on 28:47
قوله: {ولولا أَن تُصِيبَهُم} : هي الامتناعيةُ. وأنْ وما في حَيِّزها في موضعِ رفعٍ بالابتداءِ. أي: ولولا إصابتُهم المصيبةَ. وجوابُها محذوفٌ فقدَّره الزجاج: «ما أرْسَلْنا إليهم رُسُلاً» يعني: أنَّ الحاملَ على إرسالِ الرسلِ إزاحةُ عِلَلِهم بهذا القولِ فهو كقولِه: {لِئَلاَّ يَكُونَ لِلنَّاسِ عَلَى الله حُجَّةٌ بَعْدَ الرسل} [النساء: 165] . وقدَّره ابنُ عطية: «لعاجَلْناهم» ولا معنى لهذا.
و «فَيَقولوا» عطفٌ [على] «تُصيبَهم» ، و «لولا» الثانيةُ تحضيضٌ و «فنَتَّبِعَ» جوابُه، فلذلك نُصِبَ بإضمار «أَنْ» . قال الزمخشري: «فإن قلتَ: كيف استقامَ هذا المعنى، وقد جُعِلَتْ العقوبةُ هي السببية لا القولُ؛ لدخولِ حرفِ الامتناعِ عليه دونَه؟ قلت: القولُ هو المقصودُ بأَنْ يكونَ سبباً للإِرسال ولكنَّ العقوبةَ لَمَّا كانت هي السببَ للقولِ، وكان وجودُه بوجودِها جُعِلَتِ العقوبةُ كأنها سببٌ للإِرسالِ بواسطة القولِ فَأُدْخلَتْ عليها» لولا «. وجيْءَ بالقول معطوفاً عليها بالفاءِ المُعْطِيَةِ معنى السببية، ويَؤُول معناه إلى قولِك:» ولولا قولُهم هذا إذا أصابَتْهم مصيبةٌ لَمَا أَرْسَلْنا «ولكن اخْتِيْرَتْ هذه الطريقةُ لنُكتةٍ: وهي أنهم لو لم يُعاقَبوا مثلاً على كفرِهم وقد عاينوا ما أُلْجِئوا به إلى العلمِ اليقين لم يقولوا: لولا أَرْسَلْتَ إلينا رسولاً، وإنما السببُ في قولِهم هذا هو العقابُ لا غيرَ، لا التأسُّفُ على ما فاتهم من الإِيمان بخالِقهم» .
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28:44
وَمَا كُنتَ بِجَانِبِ ٱلۡغَرۡبِيِّ إِذۡ قَضَيۡنَآ إِلَىٰ مُوسَى ٱلۡأَمۡرَ وَمَا كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلشَّٰهِدِينَ ٤٤
And you, [O Muḥammad], were not on the western side [of the mount] when We revealed to Moses the command, and you were not among the witnesses [to that].
28:45
وَلَٰكِنَّآ أَنشَأۡنَا قُرُونٗا فَتَطَاوَلَ عَلَيۡهِمُ ٱلۡعُمُرُۚ وَمَا كُنتَ ثَاوِيٗا فِيٓ أَهۡلِ مَدۡيَنَ تَتۡلُواْ عَلَيۡهِمۡ ءَايَٰتِنَا وَلَٰكِنَّا كُنَّا مُرۡسِلِينَ ٤٥
But We produced [many] generations [after Moses], and prolonged was their duration.1 And you were not a resident among the people of Madyan, reciting to them Our verses, but We were senders [of this message].2
28:46
وَمَا كُنتَ بِجَانِبِ ٱلطُّورِ إِذۡ نَادَيۡنَا وَلَٰكِن رَّحۡمَةٗ مِّن رَّبِّكَ لِتُنذِرَ قَوۡمٗا مَّآ أَتَىٰهُم مِّن نَّذِيرٖ مِّن قَبۡلِكَ لَعَلَّهُمۡ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ ٤٦
And you were not at the side of the mount when We called [Moses] but [were sent] as a mercy from your Lord to warn a people to whom no warner had come before you that they might be reminded.
28:47
وَلَوۡلَآ أَن تُصِيبَهُم مُّصِيبَةُۢ بِمَا قَدَّمَتۡ أَيۡدِيهِمۡ فَيَقُولُواْ رَبَّنَا لَوۡلَآ أَرۡسَلۡتَ إِلَيۡنَا رَسُولٗا فَنَتَّبِعَ ءَايَٰتِكَ وَنَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ ٤٧
And if not that a disaster should strike them for what their hands put forth [of sins] and they would say, "Our Lord, why did You not send us a messenger so we could have followed Your verses and been among the believers?"...1
1 translator’s note
- The conclusion of the sentence is understood to be "...We would not have sent messengers," meaning that Allāh (subḥānahu wa taʿālā) sent messengers and sent Muḥammad (ﷺ) with the final scripture to mankind so that no one could claim that punishment was imposed unjustly without warning. ↩
28:48
فَلَمَّا جَآءَهُمُ ٱلۡحَقُّ مِنۡ عِندِنَا قَالُواْ لَوۡلَآ أُوتِيَ مِثۡلَ مَآ أُوتِيَ مُوسَىٰٓۚ أَوَلَمۡ يَكۡفُرُواْ بِمَآ أُوتِيَ مُوسَىٰ مِن قَبۡلُۖ قَالُواْ سِحۡرَانِ تَظَٰهَرَا وَقَالُوٓاْ إِنَّا بِكُلّٖ كَٰفِرُونَ ٤٨
But when the truth came to them from Us, they said, "Why was he not given like that which was given to Moses?" Did they not disbelieve in that which was given to Moses before? They said, "[They are but] two works of magic supporting each other,1 and indeed we are, in both, disbelievers."
1 translator’s note
- The reference is by the disbelievers of Quraysh to the Qur’ān and the Torah. ↩
28:49
قُلۡ فَأۡتُواْ بِكِتَٰبٖ مِّنۡ عِندِ ٱللَّهِ هُوَ أَهۡدَىٰ مِنۡهُمَآ أَتَّبِعۡهُ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَٰدِقِينَ ٤٩
Say, "Then bring a scripture from Allāh which is more guiding than either of them that I may follow it, if you should be truthful."
28:50
فَإِن لَّمۡ يَسۡتَجِيبُواْ لَكَ فَٱعۡلَمۡ أَنَّمَا يَتَّبِعُونَ أَهۡوَآءَهُمۡۚ وَمَنۡ أَضَلُّ مِمَّنِ ٱتَّبَعَ هَوَىٰهُ بِغَيۡرِ هُدٗى مِّنَ ٱللَّهِۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَهۡدِي ٱلۡقَوۡمَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ ٥٠
But if they do not respond to you - then know that they only follow their [own] desires. And who is more astray than one who follows his desire without guidance from Allāh? Indeed, Allāh does not guide the wrongdoing people.