Fussilat 41:37
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وَمِنۡ ءَايَٰتِهِ ٱلَّيۡلُ وَٱلنَّهَارُ وَٱلشَّمۡسُ وَٱلۡقَمَرُۚ لَا تَسۡجُدُواْ لِلشَّمۡسِ وَلَا لِلۡقَمَرِ وَٱسۡجُدُواْۤ لِلَّهِۤ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَهُنَّ إِن كُنتُمۡ إِيَّاهُ تَعۡبُدُونَ ٣٧
And of His signs are the night and day and the sun and moon. Do not prostrate to the sun or to the moon, but prostrate to Allāh, who created them, if it should be Him that you worship.1
1 translator’s note
- i.e., Do not worship Allāh through His creations but worship Him directly and exclusively. ↩
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Commentary on 41:37
﴿وَمِن آياتِهِ﴾، اَلدّالَّةِ عَلى وحْدانِيَّتِهِ،
﴿اللَيْلُ والنَهارُ﴾، في تَعاقُبِهِما عَلى حَدٍّ مَعْلُومٍ، وتَناوُبِهِما عَلى قَدْرٍ مَقْسُومٍ،
﴿والشَمْسُ والقَمَرُ﴾، في اخْتِصاصِهِما بِسَيْرٍ مُقَدَّرٍ، ونُورٍ مُقَرِّرٍ،
﴿لا تَسْجُدُوا لِلشَّمْسِ ولا لِلْقَمَرِ﴾، فَإنَّهُما مَخْلُوقانِ، وإنْ كَثُرَتْ مَنافِعُهُما،
﴿واسْجُدُوا لِلَّهِ الَّذِي خَلَقَهُنَّ إنْ كُنْتُمْ إيّاهُ تَعْبُدُونَ﴾، اَلضَّمِيرُ في "خَلَقَهُنَّ"، لِلْآياتِ، أوِ اللَيْلِ والنَهارِ والشَمْسِ والقَمَرِ، لِأنَّ حُكْمَ جَماعَةِ ما لا يَعْقِلُ حُكْمُ الأُنْثى، أوِ الإناثِ، تَقُولُ: "اَلْأقْلامُ بَرَيْتُها"، و"بَرَيْتُهُنَّ"، ولَعَلَّ ناسًا مِنهم كانُوا يَسْجُدُونَ لِلشَّمْسِ والقَمَرِ، كالصابِئِينَ، في عِبادَتِهِمُ الكَواكِبَ، ويَزْعُمُونَ أنَّهم يَقْصِدُونَ بِالسُجُودِ لَهُما السُجُودَ لِلَّهِ (تَعالى)، فَنُهُوا عَنْ هَذِهِ الواسِطَةِ، وأُمِرُوا أنْ يَقْصِدُوا بِسُجُودِهِمْ وجْهَ اللهِ خالِصًا، إنْ كانُوا إيّاهُ يَعْبُدُونَ، وكانُوا مُوَحِّدِينَ، غَيْرَ مُشْرِكِينَ، فَإنَّ مَن عَبَدَ مَعَ اللهِ غَيْرَهُ لا يَكُونُ عابِدًا لِلَّهِ.
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41:30
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ قَالُواْ رَبُّنَا ٱللَّهُ ثُمَّ ٱسۡتَقَٰمُواْ تَتَنَزَّلُ عَلَيۡهِمُ ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ أَلَّا تَخَافُواْ وَلَا تَحۡزَنُواْ وَأَبۡشِرُواْ بِٱلۡجَنَّةِ ٱلَّتِي كُنتُمۡ تُوعَدُونَ ٣٠
Indeed, those who have said, "Our Lord is Allāh" and then remained on a right course - the angels will descend upon them, [saying], "Do not fear and do not grieve but receive good tidings of Paradise, which you were promised.
41:31
نَحۡنُ أَوۡلِيَآؤُكُمۡ فِي ٱلۡحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنۡيَا وَفِي ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِۖ وَلَكُمۡ فِيهَا مَا تَشۡتَهِيٓ أَنفُسُكُمۡ وَلَكُمۡ فِيهَا مَا تَدَّعُونَ ٣١
We [angels] were your allies in worldly life and [are so] in the Hereafter. And you will have therein whatever your souls desire, and you will have therein whatever you request [or wish]
41:32
نُزُلٗا مِّنۡ غَفُورٖ رَّحِيمٖ ٣٢
As accommodation from a [Lord who is] Forgiving and Merciful."
41:33
وَمَنۡ أَحۡسَنُ قَوۡلٗا مِّمَّن دَعَآ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ وَعَمِلَ صَٰلِحٗا وَقَالَ إِنَّنِي مِنَ ٱلۡمُسۡلِمِينَ ٣٣
And who is better in speech than one who invites to Allāh and does righteousness and says, "Indeed, I am of the Muslims."
41:34
وَلَا تَسۡتَوِي ٱلۡحَسَنَةُ وَلَا ٱلسَّيِّئَةُۚ ٱدۡفَعۡ بِٱلَّتِي هِيَ أَحۡسَنُ فَإِذَا ٱلَّذِي بَيۡنَكَ وَبَيۡنَهُۥ عَدَٰوَةٞ كَأَنَّهُۥ وَلِيٌّ حَمِيمٞ ٣٤
And not equal are the good deed and the bad. Repel [evil] by that [deed] which is better; and thereupon, the one whom between you and him is enmity [will become] as though he was a devoted friend.
41:35
وَمَا يُلَقَّىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ صَبَرُواْ وَمَا يُلَقَّىٰهَآ إِلَّا ذُو حَظٍّ عَظِيمٖ ٣٥
But none is granted it except those who are patient, and none is granted it except one having a great portion [of good].
41:36
وَإِمَّا يَنزَغَنَّكَ مِنَ ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنِ نَزۡغٞ فَٱسۡتَعِذۡ بِٱللَّهِۖ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلۡعَلِيمُ ٣٦
And if there comes to you from Satan an evil suggestion, then seek refuge in Allāh. Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Knowing.
41:37
وَمِنۡ ءَايَٰتِهِ ٱلَّيۡلُ وَٱلنَّهَارُ وَٱلشَّمۡسُ وَٱلۡقَمَرُۚ لَا تَسۡجُدُواْ لِلشَّمۡسِ وَلَا لِلۡقَمَرِ وَٱسۡجُدُواْۤ لِلَّهِۤ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَهُنَّ إِن كُنتُمۡ إِيَّاهُ تَعۡبُدُونَ ٣٧
And of His signs are the night and day and the sun and moon. Do not prostrate to the sun or to the moon, but prostrate to Allāh, who created them, if it should be Him that you worship.1
1 translator’s note
- i.e., Do not worship Allāh through His creations but worship Him directly and exclusively. ↩
41:38
فَإِنِ ٱسۡتَكۡبَرُواْ فَٱلَّذِينَ عِندَ رَبِّكَ يُسَبِّحُونَ لَهُۥ بِٱلَّيۡلِ وَٱلنَّهَارِ وَهُمۡ لَا يَسۡـَٔمُونَ۩ ٣٨
But if they are arrogant - then those who are near your Lord [i.e., the angels] exalt Him by night and by day, and they do not become weary.