Al-Qasas 28:48
The Stories · Juz 20 · Page 391
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. ↩
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Commentary on 28:48–51
قَوْلُهُ تَعالى: ﴿قالُوا سِحْرانِ تَظاهَرا﴾ قَرَأ الكُوفِيُّونَ سِحْرانِ، فَمَن قَرَأ ساحِرانِ فَفِيهِ ثَلاثَةُ أقاوِيلَ:
أحَدُها: مُوسى ومُحَمَّدٌ عَلَيْهِما السَّلامُ، وهَذا قَوْلُ مُشْرِكِي العَرَبِ، وبِهِ قالَ ابْنُ عَبّاسٍ والحَسَنُ.
الثّانِي: مُوسى وهارُونُ عَلَيْهِما السَّلامُ وهَذا قَوْلُ اليَهُودِ لَهُما في ابْتِداءِ الرِّسالَةِ، قالَهُ ابْنُ جُبَيْرٍ ومُجاهِدٌ وأبُو زَيْدٍ.
الثّالِثُ: عِيسى ومُحَمَّدٌ ﷺ، وهَذا قَوْلُ اليَهُودِ اليَوْمَ، وبِهِ قالَ قَتادَةُ: .
وَمَن قَرَأ سِحْرانِ فَفِيهِ ثَلاثَةُ أقْوالٍ:
أحَدُها: أنَّها التَّوْراةُ والقُرْآنُ، قالَهُ عاصِمٌ الجَحْدَرِيُّ والسُّدِّيُّ.
الثّانِي: التَّوْراةُ والإنْجِيلُ، قالَهُ إسْماعِيلُ وأبُو مِجْلَزٍ.
الثّالِثُ: الإنْجِيلُ والقُرْآنُ، قالَهُ قَتادَةُ.
﴿وَقالُوا إنّا بِكُلٍّ كافِرُونَ﴾ يَعْنِي بِما ذَكَرَهُ عَلى اخْتِلافِ الأقاوِيلِ وفي قائِلِ ذَلِكَ قَوْلانِ: إحْداهُما: اليَهُودُ.
الثّانِي: قُرَيْشٌ.
قَوْلُهُ: ﴿وَلَقَدْ وصَّلْنا لَهُمُ القَوْلَ﴾ فِيهِ ثَلاثَةُ أوْجُهٍ:
أحَدُها: مَعْناهُ بَيَّنا لَهُمُ القَوْلَ، قالَهُ السُّدِّيُّ.
الثّانِي: أتْمَمْنا كَصِلَتِكَ الشَّيْءَ بِالشَّيْءِ، قالَهُ الأخْفَشُ.
الثّالِثُ: أتْبَعْنا بَعْضَهُ بَعْضًا، قالَهُ عَلِيُّ بْنُ عِيسى.
وَفِي ﴿القَوْلَ﴾ وجْهانِ:
أحَدُهُما: أنَّ الخَبَرَ عَنِ الدُّنْيا والآخِرَةِ، قالَهُ ابْنُ زَيْدٍ.
(p-٢٥٧)الثّانِي: إخْبارُهم بِمَن أهْلَكْنا مِن قَوْمِ نُوحٍ بِكَذا وقَوْمِ صالِحٍ بِكَذا وقَوْمِ هُودٍ بِكَذا.
﴿لَعَلَّهم يَتَذَكَّرُونَ﴾ فِيهِ ثَلاثَةُ أوْجُهٍ:
أحَدُها: يَتَذَكَّرُونَ مُحَمَّدًا فَيُؤْمِنُوا بِهِ، قالَهُ ابْنُ عَبّاسٍ.
الثّانِي: يَتَذَكَّرُونَ فَيَخافُونَ أنْ يَنْزِلَ بِهِمْ ما نَزَلَ بِمَن قَبْلَهم، قالَهُ ابْنُ عِيسى.
الثّالِثُ: لَعَلَّهم يَتَّعِظُونَ بِالقُرْآنِ عَنْ عِبادَةِ الأوْثانِ، حَكاهُ النَّقّاشُ.
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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.