Al-A'raf 7:203
The Heights · Juz 9 · Page 176
وَإِذَا لَمۡ تَأۡتِهِم بِـَٔايَةٖ قَالُواْ لَوۡلَا ٱجۡتَبَيۡتَهَاۚ قُلۡ إِنَّمَآ أَتَّبِعُ مَا يُوحَىٰٓ إِلَيَّ مِن رَّبِّيۚ هَٰذَا بَصَآئِرُ مِن رَّبِّكُمۡ وَهُدٗى وَرَحۡمَةٞ لِّقَوۡمٖ يُؤۡمِنُونَ ٢٠٣
And when you, [O Muḥammad], do not bring them a sign [i.e., miracle], they say, "Why have you not contrived it?" Say, "I only follow what is revealed to me from my Lord. This [Qur’ān] is enlightenment from your Lord and guidance and mercy for a people who believe."
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Commentary on 7:203
قَوْلُهُ تَعالى: ﴿وَإذا لَمْ تَأْتِهِمْ بِآيَةٍ﴾ يَعْنِي بِهِ المُشْرِكِينَ. وفي مَعْنى الكَلامِ قَوْلانِ.
أحَدُهُما: إذا لَمْ تَأْتِهِمْ بِآَيَةٍ، سَألُوها تَعَنُّتًا، قالَهُ ابْنُ السّائِبِ. (p-٣١٢)والثّانِي: إذا لَمْ تَأْتِهِمْ بِآَيَةٍ لَإبْطاءِ الوَحْيِ، قالَهُ مُقاتِلٌ.
وَفِي قَوْلِهِ: ﴿لَوْلا اجْتَبَيْتَها﴾ قَوْلانِ.
أحَدُهُما: هَلّا افْتَعَلْتَها مِن تِلْقاءِ نَفْسِكَ، قالَهُ ابْنُ عَبّاسٍ، ومُجاهِدٌ، وقَتادَةُ، والسُّدِّيُّ، وابْنُ زَيْدٍ، والفَرّاءُ، والزَّجّاجُ، وابْنُ قُتَيْبَةَ في آَخَرِينَ، وحُكِيَ عَنِ الفَرّاءِ أنَّهُ قالَ: العَرَبُ تَقُولُ: اجْتَبَيْتُ الكَلامَ، واخْتَلَقْتُهُ، وارْتَجَلْتُهُ: إذا افْتَعَلْتُهُ مِن قِبَلِ نَفْسِكَ.
والثّانِي: هَلّا طَلَبْتَها لَنا قَبْلَ مَسْألَتِكَ؟ ذَكَرَهُ الماوَرْدِيُّ؛ والأوَّلُ أصَحُّ.
قَوْلُهُ تَعالى: ﴿قُلْ إنَّما أتَّبِعُ ما يُوحى إلَيَّ مِن رَبِّي﴾ أيْ: لَيْسَ الأمْرُ لِي.
قَوْلُهُ تَعالى: ﴿هَذا بَصائِرُ مِن رَبِّكُمْ﴾ يَعْنِي القُرْآَنَ. قالَ أبُو عُبَيْدَةَ: البَصائِرُ بِمَعْنى الحُجَجِ والبُرْهانِ والبَيانِ، واحِدَتُها: بَصِيرَةٌ. وقالَ الزَّجّاجُ: مَعْنى البَصائِرِ: ظُهُورُ الشَّيْءِ وبَيانُهُ.
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7:196
إِنَّ وَلِـِّۧيَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِي نَزَّلَ ٱلۡكِتَٰبَۖ وَهُوَ يَتَوَلَّى ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ ١٩٦
Indeed, my protector is Allāh, who has sent down the Book; and He is an ally to the righteous.
7:197
وَٱلَّذِينَ تَدۡعُونَ مِن دُونِهِۦ لَا يَسۡتَطِيعُونَ نَصۡرَكُمۡ وَلَآ أَنفُسَهُمۡ يَنصُرُونَ ١٩٧
And those you call upon besides Him are unable to help you, nor can they help themselves."
7:198
وَإِن تَدۡعُوهُمۡ إِلَى ٱلۡهُدَىٰ لَا يَسۡمَعُواْۖ وَتَرَىٰهُمۡ يَنظُرُونَ إِلَيۡكَ وَهُمۡ لَا يُبۡصِرُونَ ١٩٨
And if you invite them to guidance, they do not hear; and you see them looking at you while they do not see.
7:199
خُذِ ٱلۡعَفۡوَ وَأۡمُرۡ بِٱلۡعُرۡفِ وَأَعۡرِضۡ عَنِ ٱلۡجَٰهِلِينَ ١٩٩
Take what is given freely,1 enjoin what is good, and turn away from the ignorant.
1 translator’s note
- From the dispositions of men or from their wealth. In other words, be easy in dealing with them and avoid causing them difficulty. ↩
7:200
وَإِمَّا يَنزَغَنَّكَ مِنَ ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنِ نَزۡغٞ فَٱسۡتَعِذۡ بِٱللَّهِۚ إِنَّهُۥ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ ٢٠٠
And if an evil suggestion comes to you from Satan, then seek refuge in Allāh. Indeed, He is Hearing and Knowing.
7:201
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّقَوۡاْ إِذَا مَسَّهُمۡ طَٰٓئِفٞ مِّنَ ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنِ تَذَكَّرُواْ فَإِذَا هُم مُّبۡصِرُونَ ٢٠١
Indeed, those who fear Allāh - when an impulse touches them from Satan, they remember [Him] and at once they have insight.
7:202
وَإِخۡوَٰنُهُمۡ يَمُدُّونَهُمۡ فِي ٱلۡغَيِّ ثُمَّ لَا يُقۡصِرُونَ ٢٠٢
But their brothers1 - they [i.e., the devils] increase them in error; then they do not stop short.
1 translator’s note
- Those among mankind who listen to the devils and obey their orders. ↩
7:203
وَإِذَا لَمۡ تَأۡتِهِم بِـَٔايَةٖ قَالُواْ لَوۡلَا ٱجۡتَبَيۡتَهَاۚ قُلۡ إِنَّمَآ أَتَّبِعُ مَا يُوحَىٰٓ إِلَيَّ مِن رَّبِّيۚ هَٰذَا بَصَآئِرُ مِن رَّبِّكُمۡ وَهُدٗى وَرَحۡمَةٞ لِّقَوۡمٖ يُؤۡمِنُونَ ٢٠٣
And when you, [O Muḥammad], do not bring them a sign [i.e., miracle], they say, "Why have you not contrived it?" Say, "I only follow what is revealed to me from my Lord. This [Qur’ān] is enlightenment from your Lord and guidance and mercy for a people who believe."
7:204
وَإِذَا قُرِئَ ٱلۡقُرۡءَانُ فَٱسۡتَمِعُواْ لَهُۥ وَأَنصِتُواْ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تُرۡحَمُونَ ٢٠٤
So when the Qur’ān is recited, then listen to it and pay attention that you may receive mercy.
7:205
وَٱذۡكُر رَّبَّكَ فِي نَفۡسِكَ تَضَرُّعٗا وَخِيفَةٗ وَدُونَ ٱلۡجَهۡرِ مِنَ ٱلۡقَوۡلِ بِٱلۡغُدُوِّ وَٱلۡأٓصَالِ وَلَا تَكُن مِّنَ ٱلۡغَٰفِلِينَ ٢٠٥
And remember your Lord within yourself in humility and in fear without being apparent in speech - in the mornings and the evenings. And do not be among the heedless.
7:206
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ عِندَ رَبِّكَ لَا يَسۡتَكۡبِرُونَ عَنۡ عِبَادَتِهِۦ وَيُسَبِّحُونَهُۥ وَلَهُۥ يَسۡجُدُونَۤ۩ ٢٠٦
Indeed, those who are near your Lord [i.e., the angels] are not prevented by arrogance from His worship, and they exalt Him, and to Him they prostrate.