TAFSEER-E-ASEDI

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Shaikh Mir Asedullah Quadri


سورة الصف

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As-Saff | Sura # 61 | 14 verses | Madinan

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

In the name of Allah, the Most Compassionate and Most Merciful

سَبَّحَ لِلَّهِ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ ۖ وَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ١

61:1 All that is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Allah.  He is the Almighty,  All Wise.

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لِمَ تَقُولُونَ مَا لَا تَفْعَلُونَ٢

61:2 O' believers! Why do you say something which you don’t do?

كَبُرَ مَقْتًا عِنْدَ اللَّهِ أَنْ تَقُولُوا مَا لَا تَفْعَلُونَ٣

61:3 It is most disliked by Allah that you say that which you don’t do.

إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ الَّذِينَ يُقَاتِلُونَ فِي سَبِيلِهِ صَفًّا كَأَنَّهُمْ بُنْيَانٌ مَرْصُوصٌ٤

61:4 Indeed, Allah loves those who fight in His path, organized and arrayed as if they were a single solid structure.

وَإِذْ قَالَ مُوسَىٰ لِقَوْمِهِ يَا قَوْمِ لِمَ تُؤْذُونَنِي وَقَدْ تَعْلَمُونَ أَنِّي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ إِلَيْكُمْ ۖ فَلَمَّا زَاغُوا أَزَاغَ اللَّهُ قُلُوبَهُمْ ۚ وَاللَّهُ لَا يَهْدِي الْقَوْمَ الْفَاسِقِينَ٥

61:5 (Remember, O Prophet ﷺ), when Musa (عليه السلام) said to his people, 'O my people! Why do you hurt me when you already know I am Allah’s Apostle to you?'  So when they (persistently) deviated, Allah caused their hearts to deviate. For Allah does not guide the rebellious people.

وَإِذْ قَالَ عِيسَى ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ يَا بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ إِنِّي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ إِلَيْكُمْ مُصَدِّقًا لِمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيَّ مِنَ التَّوْرَاةِ وَمُبَشِّرًا بِرَسُولٍ يَأْتِي مِنْ بَعْدِي اسْمُهُ أَحْمَدُ ۖ فَلَمَّا جَاءَهُمْ بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ قَالُوا هَٰذَا سِحْرٌ مُبِينٌ٦

61:6 And (remember) when Isa Ibn Maryam (عليه السلام) said : 'O Children of Israel! I am the Apostle of Allah to you, confirming the Torah which came before me, and give you glad tidings of an Apostle (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) that will come after me whose name shall be Ahmed (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) (another name of Prophet Mohammad - صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم).' But when he (the Prophet  ﷺ) came to them with clear proofs, they said : 'This is plain magic.'

Every single verse of the Quran is addressed to Prophet Mohammad (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) or addressed to the people via the Prophet (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم).

However, his name Mohammad (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) has been mentioned in Quran in 4 verses, (i) Aal-e-Imran - 144, (ii) Al-Ahzaab - 40, (iii) Mohammad - 2, and (iv) Al-Fath - 29.

In the above verse, his name 'Ahmed' (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) has been mentioned..

وَمَنْ أَظْلَمُ مِمَّنِ افْتَرَىٰ عَلَى اللَّهِ الْكَذِبَ وَهُوَ يُدْعَىٰ إِلَى الْإِسْلَامِ ۚ وَاللَّهُ لَا يَهْدِي الْقَوْمَ الظَّالِمِينَ٧

61:7 And who is more unjust than one who invents lies and attributes them to Allah when he is invited to Islam? Allah does not guide unjust people.

يُرِيدُونَ لِيُطْفِئُوا نُورَ اللَّهِ بِأَفْوَاهِهِمْ وَاللَّهُ مُتِمُّ نُورِهِ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ الْكَافِرُونَ٨

61:8 They wish to extinguish Allah’s light with their mouths, but Allah will (certainly) perfect His light, even to the dismay of the disbelievers.

هُوَ الَّذِي أَرْسَلَ رَسُولَهُ بِالْهُدَىٰ وَدِينِ الْحَقِّ لِيُظْهِرَهُ عَلَى الدِّينِ كُلِّهِ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ٩

61:9 He is the One Who has sent His Apostle (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) with (true) guidance and the religion of truth, making it prevail over all others, even to the dismay of the polytheists.

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا هَلْ أَدُلُّكُمْ عَلَىٰ تِجَارَةٍ تُنْجِيكُمْ مِنْ عَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ١٠

61:10 O' believers, shall  I offer you a bargain which will save you from a painful punishment?

تُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ وَتُجَاهِدُونَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ بِأَمْوَالِكُمْ وَأَنْفُسِكُمْ ۚ ذَٰلِكُمْ خَيْرٌ لَكُمْ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ١١

61:11 (It is to) have faith in Allah and His Apostle (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم), and strive in the cause of Allah with your wealth and your lives. That is best for you, if only you knew.

يَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ ذُنُوبَكُمْ وَيُدْخِلْكُمْ جَنَّاتٍ تَجْرِي مِنْ تَحْتِهَا الْأَنْهَارُ وَمَسَاكِنَ طَيِّبَةً فِي جَنَّاتِ عَدْنٍ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ الْفَوْزُ الْعَظِيمُ١٢

61:12 (If you do so) He will forgive your sins and admit you into gardens under which rivers flow, and pleasant residences (homes) in gardens of Eden (Paradise), that is the great success.

وَأُخْرَىٰ تُحِبُّونَهَا ۖ نَصْرٌ مِنَ اللَّهِ وَفَتْحٌ قَرِيبٌ ۗ وَبَشِّرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ١٣

61:13 And also (He will give you) another blessing which you love, help from Allah (against your enemies) and a near victory.  So give glad tidings (O' Prophet ﷺ) to the believers.

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا كُونُوا أَنْصَارَ اللَّهِ كَمَا قَالَ عِيسَى ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ لِلْحَوَارِيِّينَ مَنْ أَنْصَارِي إِلَى اللَّهِ ۖ قَالَ الْحَوَارِيُّونَ نَحْنُ أَنْصَارُ اللَّهِ ۖ فَآمَنَتْ طَائِفَةٌ مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ وَكَفَرَتْ طَائِفَةٌ ۖ فَأَيَّدْنَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا عَلَىٰ عَدُوِّهِمْ فَأَصْبَحُوا ظَاهِرِينَ١٤

61:14 O believers! Be the helpers in Allah's cause, just as Isa Ibn Maryan (عليه السلام) said to his disciples, 'who will be my helper in the cause of Allah?' And the disciples responded,  'we will be your helpers in the cause of Allah.' Then a group from the children of Israel believed in him (Isa  عليه السلام) and another group disbelieved. We aided the believers against their enemies, so they became victorious.

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