Al-A'raf 7:57
The Heights · Juz 8 · Page 157
وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِي يُرۡسِلُ ٱلرِّيَٰحَ بُشۡرَۢا بَيۡنَ يَدَيۡ رَحۡمَتِهِۦۖ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَآ أَقَلَّتۡ سَحَابٗا ثِقَالٗا سُقۡنَٰهُ لِبَلَدٖ مَّيِّتٖ فَأَنزَلۡنَا بِهِ ٱلۡمَآءَ فَأَخۡرَجۡنَا بِهِۦ مِن كُلِّ ٱلثَّمَرَٰتِۚ كَذَٰلِكَ نُخۡرِجُ ٱلۡمَوۡتَىٰ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَذَكَّرُونَ ٥٧
And it is He who sends the winds as good tidings before His mercy [i.e., rainfall] until, when they have carried heavy rainclouds, We drive them to a dead land and We send down rain therein and bring forth thereby [some] of all the fruits. Thus will We bring forth the dead; perhaps you may be reminded.
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Commentary on 7:57
﴿وَهُوَ الَّذِي يُرْسِلُ الرِّياحَ﴾ وقَرَأ ابْنُ كَثِيرٍ وحَمْزَةُ والكِسائِيُّ « الرِّيحَ» عَلى الوَحْدَةِ. ﴿نَشْرًا﴾ جَمْعُ نُشُورٍ بِمَعْنى ناشِرٍ، وقَرَأ ابْنُ عامِرٍ « نُشْرًا» بِالتَّخْفِيفِ حَيْثُ وقَعَ وحَمْزَةُ والكِسائِيُّ « نَشْرًا» بِفَتْحِ النُّونِ حَيْثُ وقَعَ عَلى أنَّهُ مَصْدَرٌ في مَوْقِعِ الحالِ بِمَعْنى ناشِراتٍ، أوْ مَفْعُولٌ مُطْلَقٌ فَإنَّ الإرْسالَ والنَّشْرَ مُتَقارِبانِ. وعاصِمٌ ﴿بُشْرًا﴾ وهو تَخْفِيفٌ بُشَّرٍ جَمْعُ بَشِيرٍ وقَدْ قُرِئَ بِهِ و ﴿بُشْرًا﴾ بِفَتْحِ الباءِ مَصْدَرُ بَشَّرَهَ بِمَعْنى باشِراتٍ، أوْ لِلْبِشارَةِ وبُشْرى. ﴿بَيْنَ يَدَيْ رَحْمَتِهِ﴾ قُدّامَ رَحْمَتِهِ، يَعْنِي المَطَرَ فَإنَّ الصَّبا تُثِيرُ السَّحابَ والشَّمالَ تَجْمَعُهُ والجَنُوبَ تُدِرُّهُ، والدَّبُّورَ تُفَرِّقُهُ. ﴿حَتّى إذا أقَلَّتْ﴾ أيْ حَمَلَتْ، واشْتِقاقُهُ مِنَ القِلَّةِ فَإنَّ المُقِلَّ لِلشَّيْءِ يَسْتَقِلُّهُ. ﴿سَحابًا ثِقالا﴾ بِالماءِ جَمَعَهُ لِأنَّ السَّحابَ جَمْعٌ بِمَعْنى السَّحائِبِ. ﴿سُقْناهُ﴾ أيِ السَّحابَ وإفْرادُ الضَّمِيرِ بِاعْتِبارِ اللَّفْظِ. ﴿لِبَلَدٍ مَيِّتٍ﴾ لِأجْلِهِ أوْ لِإحْيائِهِ أوْ لِسَقْيِهِ. وقُرِئَ « مَيْتٍ» . ﴿فَأنْزَلْنا بِهِ الماءَ﴾ بِالبَلَدِ أوْ بِالسَّحابِ أوْ بِالسَّوْقِ أوْ بِالرِّيحِ وكَذَلِكَ. ﴿فَأخْرَجْنا بِهِ﴾ ويَحْتَمِلُ فِيهِ عَوْدُ الضَّمِيرِ إلى ﴿الماءَ﴾، وإذا كانَ لِـ (البَلَدِ) فالباءُ لِلْإلْصاقِ في الأوَّلِ ولِلظَّرْفِيَّةِ في الثّانِي، وإذا كانَ لِغَيْرِهِ فَهي لِلسَّبَبِيَّةِ فِيهِما. ﴿مِن كُلِّ الثَّمَراتِ﴾ مِن كُلِّ أنْواعِها. ﴿كَذَلِكَ نُخْرِجُ المَوْتى﴾ الإشارَةُ فِيهِ إلى إخْراجِ الثَّمَراتِ، أوْ إلى إحْياءِ البَلَدِ المَيِّتِ أيْ كَما نُحَيِّيهِ بِإحْداثِ القُوَّةِ النّامِيَةِ فِيهِ وتَطْرِيَتِها بِأنْواعِ النَّباتِ والثَّمَراتِ، نُخْرِجُ المَوْتى مِنَ الأجْداثِ ونُحْيِيها بِرَدِّ النُّفُوسِ إلى مَوادِّ أبْدانِها بَعْدَ جَمْعِها وتَطْرِيَتِها بِالقُوى والحَواسِّ. ﴿لَعَلَّكم تَذَكَّرُونَ﴾ فَتَعْلَمُونَ أنَّ مَن قَدَرَ عَلى ذَلِكَ قَدَرَ عَلى هَذا.
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7:52
وَلَقَدۡ جِئۡنَٰهُم بِكِتَٰبٖ فَصَّلۡنَٰهُ عَلَىٰ عِلۡمٍ هُدٗى وَرَحۡمَةٗ لِّقَوۡمٖ يُؤۡمِنُونَ ٥٢
And We had certainly brought them a Book which We detailed by knowledge - as guidance and mercy to a people who believe.
7:53
هَلۡ يَنظُرُونَ إِلَّا تَأۡوِيلَهُۥۚ يَوۡمَ يَأۡتِي تَأۡوِيلُهُۥ يَقُولُ ٱلَّذِينَ نَسُوهُ مِن قَبۡلُ قَدۡ جَآءَتۡ رُسُلُ رَبِّنَا بِٱلۡحَقِّ فَهَل لَّنَا مِن شُفَعَآءَ فَيَشۡفَعُواْ لَنَآ أَوۡ نُرَدُّ فَنَعۡمَلَ غَيۡرَ ٱلَّذِي كُنَّا نَعۡمَلُۚ قَدۡ خَسِرُوٓاْ أَنفُسَهُمۡ وَضَلَّ عَنۡهُم مَّا كَانُواْ يَفۡتَرُونَ ٥٣
Do they await except its result?1 The Day its result comes, those who had ignored it before will say, "The messengers of our Lord had come with the truth, so are there [now] any intercessors to intercede for us or could we be sent back to do other than what we used to do?" They will have lost themselves, and lost from them is what they used to invent.
1 translator’s note
- The fulfillment of what is promised in the Qur’ān. ↩
7:54
إِنَّ رَبَّكُمُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَ فِي سِتَّةِ أَيَّامٖ ثُمَّ ٱسۡتَوَىٰ عَلَى ٱلۡعَرۡشِۖ يُغۡشِي ٱلَّيۡلَ ٱلنَّهَارَ يَطۡلُبُهُۥ حَثِيثٗا وَٱلشَّمۡسَ وَٱلۡقَمَرَ وَٱلنُّجُومَ مُسَخَّرَٰتِۭ بِأَمۡرِهِۦٓۗ أَلَا لَهُ ٱلۡخَلۡقُ وَٱلۡأَمۡرُۗ تَبَارَكَ ٱللَّهُ رَبُّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ ٥٤
Indeed, your Lord is Allāh, who created the heavens and earth in six days and then established Himself above the Throne.1 He covers the night with the day, [another night] chasing it rapidly; and [He created] the sun, the moon, and the stars, subjected by His command. Unquestionably, His is the creation and the command; blessed is Allāh, Lord of the worlds.
1 translator’s note
- There are several linguistic meanings of the words "istawā ʿalā," among them: to settle upon, to assume ascendancy above, and to assert authority over. However, it is known that all the attributes of Allāh are eternal, i.e., they have always existed and were present before He created. Thus, it cannot be said that He "rose" above the Throne, as Allāh has always been ascendant. Because the Creator may not be compared to His creation, the Prophet's companions and early scholars refused speculation as to how His actions could be interpreted, considering any such attempt unlawful. Similarly, the true nature of the Throne is known only to Allāh, the Exalted. ↩
7:55
ٱدۡعُواْ رَبَّكُمۡ تَضَرُّعٗا وَخُفۡيَةًۚ إِنَّهُۥ لَا يُحِبُّ ٱلۡمُعۡتَدِينَ ٥٥
Call upon your Lord in humility and privately; indeed, He does not like transgressors.1
1 translator’s note
- In supplication or otherwise. ↩
7:56
وَلَا تُفۡسِدُواْ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ بَعۡدَ إِصۡلَٰحِهَا وَٱدۡعُوهُ خَوۡفٗا وَطَمَعًاۚ إِنَّ رَحۡمَتَ ٱللَّهِ قَرِيبٞ مِّنَ ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ ٥٦
And cause not corruption upon the earth after its reformation. And invoke Him in fear and aspiration. Indeed, the mercy of Allāh is near to the doers of good.
7:57
وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِي يُرۡسِلُ ٱلرِّيَٰحَ بُشۡرَۢا بَيۡنَ يَدَيۡ رَحۡمَتِهِۦۖ حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَآ أَقَلَّتۡ سَحَابٗا ثِقَالٗا سُقۡنَٰهُ لِبَلَدٖ مَّيِّتٖ فَأَنزَلۡنَا بِهِ ٱلۡمَآءَ فَأَخۡرَجۡنَا بِهِۦ مِن كُلِّ ٱلثَّمَرَٰتِۚ كَذَٰلِكَ نُخۡرِجُ ٱلۡمَوۡتَىٰ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَذَكَّرُونَ ٥٧
And it is He who sends the winds as good tidings before His mercy [i.e., rainfall] until, when they have carried heavy rainclouds, We drive them to a dead land and We send down rain therein and bring forth thereby [some] of all the fruits. Thus will We bring forth the dead; perhaps you may be reminded.