Al-Jinn 72:19
The Jinn · Juz 29 · Page 573
وَأَنَّهُۥ لَمَّا قَامَ عَبۡدُ ٱللَّهِ يَدۡعُوهُ كَادُواْ يَكُونُونَ عَلَيۡهِ لِبَدٗا ١٩
And that when the Servant [i.e., Prophet] of Allāh stood up supplicating Him, they almost became about him a compacted mass."1
1 translator’s note
- Crowding on top of each other in the manner of locusts in order to hear him (ﷺ). "They" may refer to the jinn or to the disbelievers among the Arabs. ↩
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As-Samin al-Halabi
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Commentary on 72:19
قوله: {يَدْعُوهُ} : في موضع الحالِ أي: داعياً، أي: مُوَحِّداً له.
قوله: {لِبَداً} قرأ هشام بضمِّ اللامِ، والباقون بكسرِها. فالأولى. جمعُ لُبْدَة بضمِّ اللامِ نحو: غُرْفة وغُرَف. وقيل: بل هو اسمٌ مفردٌ صفةٌ من الصفاتِ نحو: «حُطَم» ، وعليه قولُه تعالى: {مَالاً لُّبَداً} [البلد: 6] . وأمَّا الثانيةُ: فجمعُ «لِبْدَة» بالكسر نحو: قِرْبَة وقِرَب. واللِّبْدَة واللُّبْدة. الشيءُ المتلبِّدُ أي: المتراكبُ بعضُه على بعضٍ، ومنه لِبْدَة الأسد كقولِه:
4358 -. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... له لِبْدَةٌ أظفارُه لم تُقَلَّم
ومنه «اللِّبْدُ» لتَلَبُّدِ بعضِه فوق بعض، ولُبَدٌ: اسمُ نَسْرِ لُقمانَ ابنِ عادٍ، عاش مِئَتي سنةٍ حتى قالوا: «طال الأمَدُ على لُبَدٍ» والمعنى: كادَتِ الجِنُّ يكونون عليه جماعاتٍ متراكمةً مُزْدَحمِيْن عليه كاللَّبِدِ.
وقرأ الحسنُ والجحدريُّ «لُبُداً» بضمتين، ورواها جماعةٌ عن أبي عمروٍ، وهي تحتملُ وجهَيْنِ، أحدُهما: أَنْ يكونَ جمعَ لَبْد نحو: «رُهُن» جمعَ «رَهْن» . والثاني: أنَّه جمعُ «لَبُود» نحو: صَبورُ وصُبُر، وهو بناءُ مبالغةٍ أيضاً. وقرأ ابن مُحَيْصن بضمةٍ وسكونٍ، فيجوزُ أَنْ تكونَ هذه مخففةً من القراءةِ التي قبلها، ويجوزُ أن تكونَ وَصْفاً برأسِه. وقرأ الحسن والجحدريُّ أيضاً «لُبَّداً» بضم اللام وتشديد الباء، وهو جمعُ «لابِد» كساجِد وسُجَّد، وراكع ورُكَّع. وقرأ أبو رجاء بكسرِ/ اللامِ وتشديدِ الباءِ وهي غريبةٌ جداً.
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72:14
وَأَنَّا مِنَّا ٱلۡمُسۡلِمُونَ وَمِنَّا ٱلۡقَٰسِطُونَۖ فَمَنۡ أَسۡلَمَ فَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ تَحَرَّوۡاْ رَشَدٗا ١٤
And among us are Muslims [in submission to Allāh], and among us are the unjust.1 And whoever has become Muslim - those have sought out the right course.
1 translator’s note
- i.e., those who deviate from the truth and act tyrannically. ↩
72:15
وَأَمَّا ٱلۡقَٰسِطُونَ فَكَانُواْ لِجَهَنَّمَ حَطَبٗا ١٥
But as for the unjust, they will be, for Hell, firewood.'
72:16
وَأَلَّوِ ٱسۡتَقَٰمُواْ عَلَى ٱلطَّرِيقَةِ لَأَسۡقَيۡنَٰهُم مَّآءً غَدَقٗا ١٦
And [Allāh revealed] that if they had remained straight on the way, We would have given them abundant rain [i.e., provision]
72:17
لِّنَفۡتِنَهُمۡ فِيهِۚ وَمَن يُعۡرِضۡ عَن ذِكۡرِ رَبِّهِۦ يَسۡلُكۡهُ عَذَابٗا صَعَدٗا ١٧
So We might test them therein. And whoever turns away from the remembrance of his Lord1 He will put into arduous punishment.
1 translator’s note
- i.e., refuses obedience to Him. ↩
72:18
وَأَنَّ ٱلۡمَسَٰجِدَ لِلَّهِ فَلَا تَدۡعُواْ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ أَحَدٗا ١٨
And [He revealed] that the masjids1 are for Allāh, so do not invoke2 with Allāh anyone.
72:19
وَأَنَّهُۥ لَمَّا قَامَ عَبۡدُ ٱللَّهِ يَدۡعُوهُ كَادُواْ يَكُونُونَ عَلَيۡهِ لِبَدٗا ١٩
And that when the Servant [i.e., Prophet] of Allāh stood up supplicating Him, they almost became about him a compacted mass."1
1 translator’s note
- Crowding on top of each other in the manner of locusts in order to hear him (ﷺ). "They" may refer to the jinn or to the disbelievers among the Arabs. ↩
72:20
قُلۡ إِنَّمَآ أَدۡعُواْ رَبِّي وَلَآ أُشۡرِكُ بِهِۦٓ أَحَدٗا ٢٠
Say, [O Muḥammad], "I only invoke my Lord and do not associate with Him anyone."
72:21
قُلۡ إِنِّي لَآ أَمۡلِكُ لَكُمۡ ضَرّٗا وَلَا رَشَدٗا ٢١
Say, "Indeed, I do not possess for you [the power of] harm or right direction."
72:22
قُلۡ إِنِّي لَن يُجِيرَنِي مِنَ ٱللَّهِ أَحَدٞ وَلَنۡ أَجِدَ مِن دُونِهِۦ مُلۡتَحَدًا ٢٢
Say, "Indeed, there will never protect me from Allāh anyone [if I should disobey], nor will I find in other than Him a refuge.
72:23
إِلَّا بَلَٰغٗا مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَرِسَٰلَٰتِهِۦۚ وَمَن يَعۡصِ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ فَإِنَّ لَهُۥ نَارَ جَهَنَّمَ خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَآ أَبَدًا ٢٣
But [I have for you] only notification from Allāh, and His messages." And whoever disobeys Allāh and His Messenger - then indeed, for him is the fire of Hell; they will abide therein forever.
72:24
حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا رَأَوۡاْ مَا يُوعَدُونَ فَسَيَعۡلَمُونَ مَنۡ أَضۡعَفُ نَاصِرٗا وَأَقَلُّ عَدَدٗا ٢٤
[The disbelievers continue] until, when they see that which they are promised, then they will know who is weaker in helpers and less in number.
72:25
قُلۡ إِنۡ أَدۡرِيٓ أَقَرِيبٞ مَّا تُوعَدُونَ أَمۡ يَجۡعَلُ لَهُۥ رَبِّيٓ أَمَدًا ٢٥
Say, "I do not know if what you are promised is near or if my Lord will grant for it a [long] period."
72:26
عَٰلِمُ ٱلۡغَيۡبِ فَلَا يُظۡهِرُ عَلَىٰ غَيۡبِهِۦٓ أَحَدًا ٢٦
[He is] Knower of the unseen, and He does not disclose His [knowledge of the] unseen to anyone
72:27
إِلَّا مَنِ ٱرۡتَضَىٰ مِن رَّسُولٖ فَإِنَّهُۥ يَسۡلُكُ مِنۢ بَيۡنِ يَدَيۡهِ وَمِنۡ خَلۡفِهِۦ رَصَدٗا ٢٧
Except whom He has approved of messengers, and indeed, He sends before him [i.e., each messenger] and behind him observers1
1 translator’s note
- Guardian angels to protect the messenger and the message. ↩
72:28
لِّيَعۡلَمَ أَن قَدۡ أَبۡلَغُواْ رِسَٰلَٰتِ رَبِّهِمۡ وَأَحَاطَ بِمَا لَدَيۡهِمۡ وَأَحۡصَىٰ كُلَّ شَيۡءٍ عَدَدَۢا ٢٨
That he [i.e., Muḥammad (ﷺ)] may know1 that they have conveyed the messages of their Lord; and He has encompassed whatever is with them and has enumerated all things in number.
1 translator’s note
- This phrase may also be read: "So He [i.e., Allāh] may make evident." ↩