Al-Ahqaf 46:11
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وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ لِلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ لَوۡ كَانَ خَيۡرٗا مَّا سَبَقُونَآ إِلَيۡهِۚ وَإِذۡ لَمۡ يَهۡتَدُواْ بِهِۦ فَسَيَقُولُونَ هَٰذَآ إِفۡكٞ قَدِيمٞ ١١
And those who disbelieve say of those who believe, "If it had [truly] been good, they would not have preceded us to it." And when they are not guided by it, they will say, "This is an ancient falsehood."
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﴿وَقالَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا﴾ حِكايَةٌ لِبَعْضٍ آخَرَ مِن أقاوِيلِهِمُ الباطِلَةِ في حَقِّ القرآن العَظِيمِ والمُؤْمِنِينَ بِهِ أيْ: قالَ كُفّارُ مَكَّةَ.
﴿لِلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا﴾ أيْ: لِأجْلِهِمْ.
﴿لَوْ كانَ﴾ أيْ: ما جاءَ بِهِ عَلَيْهِ الصَّلاةُ والسَّلامُ مِنَ القرآن والدِّينِ.
﴿خَيْرًا ما سَبَقُونا إلَيْهِ﴾ فَإنَّ مَعالِيَ الأُمُورِ لا يَنالُها أيْدِي الأراذِلِ وهم سُقّاطُ عامَّتِهِمْ فُقَراءُ ومَوالٍ ورُعاةٌ قالُوهُ زَعْمًا مِنهم أنَّ الرِّياسَةَ الدِّينِيَّةَ مِمّا يُنالُ بِأسْبابٍ دُنْيَوِيَّةٍ كَما قالُوا: لَوْلا نُزِّلَ هَذا القرآن عَلى رَجُلٍ مِنَ القَرْيَتَيْنِ عَظِيمٍ، وزَلَّ عَنْهم أنَّها مَنُوطَةٌ بِكِمالاتٍ نَفْسانِيَّةٍ ومَلَكاتٍ رُوحانِيَّةٍ مَبْناها الإعْراضُ عَنْ زَخارِفِ الدُّنْيا الدَّنِيئَةِ والإقْبالُ عَلى الآخِرَةِ بِالكُلِّيَّةِ وأنَّ مَن فازَ بِها فَقَدْ حازَها بِحَذافِيرِها ومَن حُرِمَها فَما لَهُ مِنها مِن خَلاقٍ. وقِيلَ: قالَهُ بَنُو عامِرٍ وغَطَفانُ وأسَدٌ وأشْجَعُ لَمّا أسْلَمَ جُهَيْنَةُ ومُزَيْنَةُ وأسْلَمُ وغِفارٌ. وقِيلَ: قالَتْهُ اليَهُودُ حِينَ أسْلَمَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَلامٍ وأصْحابُهُ ويَأْباهُ أنَّ السُّورَةَ مَكِّيَّةٌ ولا بُدَّ حِينَئِذٍ مِنَ الِالتِجاءِ إلى ادِّعاءِ أنَّ الآيَةَ نَزَلَتْ بِالمَدِينَةِ.
﴿وَإذْ لَمْ يَهْتَدُوا بِهِ﴾ ظَرْفٌ لِمَحْذُوفٍ يَدُلَّ عَلَيْهِ ما قَبْلَهُ ويَتَرَتَّبُ عَلَيْهِ ما بَعْدَهُ أيْ: وإذْ لَمْ يَهْتَدُوا بِالقرآن قالُوا ما قالُوا.
﴿فَسَيَقُولُونَ﴾ غَيْرَ مُكْتَفِينَ بِنَفْيِ خَيْرِيَّتِهِ.
﴿هَذا إفْكٌ قَدِيمٌ﴾ كَما قالُوا: أساطِيرُ الأوَّلِينَ. وقِيلَ: المَحْذُوفُ ظَهَرَ عِنادُهم ولَيْسَ بِذاكَ.
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46:6
وَإِذَا حُشِرَ ٱلنَّاسُ كَانُواْ لَهُمۡ أَعۡدَآءٗ وَكَانُواْ بِعِبَادَتِهِمۡ كَٰفِرِينَ ٦
And when the people are gathered [that Day], they [who were invoked] will be enemies to them, and they will be deniers of their worship.
46:7
وَإِذَا تُتۡلَىٰ عَلَيۡهِمۡ ءَايَٰتُنَا بَيِّنَٰتٖ قَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ لِلۡحَقِّ لَمَّا جَآءَهُمۡ هَٰذَا سِحۡرٞ مُّبِينٌ ٧
And when Our verses are recited to them as clear evidences, those who disbelieve say of the truth when it has come to them, "This is obvious magic."
46:8
أَمۡ يَقُولُونَ ٱفۡتَرَىٰهُۖ قُلۡ إِنِ ٱفۡتَرَيۡتُهُۥ فَلَا تَمۡلِكُونَ لِي مِنَ ٱللَّهِ شَيۡـًٔاۖ هُوَ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَا تُفِيضُونَ فِيهِۚ كَفَىٰ بِهِۦ شَهِيدَۢا بَيۡنِي وَبَيۡنَكُمۡۖ وَهُوَ ٱلۡغَفُورُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ ٨
Or do they say, "He has invented it"? Say, "If I have invented it, you will not possess for me [the power of protection] from Allāh at all. He is most knowing of that in which you are involved.1 Sufficient is He as Witness between me and you, and He is the Forgiving, the Merciful."
1 translator’s note
- Of false implications and suggestions. ↩
46:9
قُلۡ مَا كُنتُ بِدۡعٗا مِّنَ ٱلرُّسُلِ وَمَآ أَدۡرِي مَا يُفۡعَلُ بِي وَلَا بِكُمۡۖ إِنۡ أَتَّبِعُ إِلَّا مَا يُوحَىٰٓ إِلَيَّ وَمَآ أَنَا۠ إِلَّا نَذِيرٞ مُّبِينٞ ٩
Say, "I am not something new among the messengers,1 nor do I know what will be done with me or with you. I only follow that which is revealed to me, and I am not but a clear warner."
1 translator’s note
- i.e., I am neither the first messenger to be sent, nor do I bring something different from the other messengers. ↩
46:10
قُلۡ أَرَءَيۡتُمۡ إِن كَانَ مِنۡ عِندِ ٱللَّهِ وَكَفَرۡتُم بِهِۦ وَشَهِدَ شَاهِدٞ مِّنۢ بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ عَلَىٰ مِثۡلِهِۦ فَـَٔامَنَ وَٱسۡتَكۡبَرۡتُمۡۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَهۡدِي ٱلۡقَوۡمَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ ١٠
Say, "Have you considered: if it [i.e., the Qur’ān] was from Allāh, and you disbelieved in it while a witness from the Children of Israel has testified to something similar1 and believed while you were arrogant...?"2 Indeed, Allāh does not guide the wrongdoing people.
46:11
وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ لِلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ لَوۡ كَانَ خَيۡرٗا مَّا سَبَقُونَآ إِلَيۡهِۚ وَإِذۡ لَمۡ يَهۡتَدُواْ بِهِۦ فَسَيَقُولُونَ هَٰذَآ إِفۡكٞ قَدِيمٞ ١١
And those who disbelieve say of those who believe, "If it had [truly] been good, they would not have preceded us to it." And when they are not guided by it, they will say, "This is an ancient falsehood."
46:12
وَمِن قَبۡلِهِۦ كِتَٰبُ مُوسَىٰٓ إِمَامٗا وَرَحۡمَةٗۚ وَهَٰذَا كِتَٰبٞ مُّصَدِّقٞ لِّسَانًا عَرَبِيّٗا لِّيُنذِرَ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُواْ وَبُشۡرَىٰ لِلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ ١٢
And before it was the scripture of Moses to lead and as a mercy. And this is a confirming Book in an Arabic tongue to warn those who have wronged and as good tidings to the doers of good.
46:13
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ قَالُواْ رَبُّنَا ٱللَّهُ ثُمَّ ٱسۡتَقَٰمُواْ فَلَا خَوۡفٌ عَلَيۡهِمۡ وَلَا هُمۡ يَحۡزَنُونَ ١٣
Indeed, those who have said, "Our Lord is Allāh," and then remained on a right course - there will be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve.
46:14
أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡجَنَّةِ خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَا جَزَآءَۢ بِمَا كَانُواْ يَعۡمَلُونَ ١٤
Those are the companions of Paradise, abiding eternally therein as reward for what they used to do.