The Rock, Stoneland, Rock City — Verse 53
15:53 · al-Hijr
Verse display
قَالُوا۟ لَا تَوۡجَلۡ إِنَّا نُبَشِّرُكَ بِغُلَـٰمٍ عَلِیمࣲ ٥٣
qālū lā tawjal innā nubashiruka bighulāmin ʿalīmi
The Rock, Stoneland, Rock City / al-Hijr (15:53)
Connections 2 single-source 1 commentator
Multi-source connections
No verses on this ayah are cited by 2 or more commentators using numeric S:A notation. All extracted references come from a single source's commentary.
Single-source mentions (2) cited by only one commentator
-
Q 18:108 (al-Kahf)
cited by
-
Q 38:54 (Sad)
cited by
By commentator who cites how many verses on this ayah
-
Ma'arif-ul-Quran 2 verses
Note: these connections are extracted from numeric S:A references inside the commentary text and are therefore biased toward mufassirun who use that notation. Prose-style references (e.g. "Surat al-Baqarah verse 30") will be added later, which should surface additional multi-source consensus.
‘Do not be afraid,’ they said, ‘We bring you good news of a son who will have great knowledge.’
qālū lā tawjal innā nubashiruka bighulāmin ʿalīmi
Get a Print Copy
Support the Author
As an Amazon Associate, ParallelQuran earns from qualifying purchases.
Qur'an Tools
Tafsir Commentary
The Guests of Ibrahim and their Good News of a Son for Him
Allah is saying: `Tell them, O Muhammad, about the story of
ضَيْفِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ
(the guests of Ibrahim.)'
دَخَلُواْ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالُواْ سَلامًا قَالَ إِنَّا مِنْكُمْ وَجِلُونَ
(they entered upon him, and said: "Salaman (peace!)." He said: "Indeed we are frightened of you.") meaning that they were scared. The reason for their fear has been mentioned previously, which is that they noticed that these guests did not eat of the food that was offered, which was a fattened calf.
قَالُواْ لاَ تَوْجَلْ
(They said: "Do not be afraid!...") meaning, do not be scared.
وَبَشَّرُوهُ بِغُلَـمٍ عَلَيمٍ
(We bring you the good news of a boy possessing much knowledge and wisdom.) this refers to Ishaq, as was previously mentioned in Surat Hud. Then
قَالَ
(He said) meaning he spoke with wonder and astonishment, asking for confirmation, because he was old and his wife was old:
أَبَشَّرْتُمُونِى عَلَى أَن مَّسَّنِىَ الْكِبَرُ فَبِمَ تُبَشِّرُونَ
(Do you give me this good news while old age has overtaken me Of what then is your news about) They responded by confirming the good news they had brought, good news after good news:
قَالُواْ بَشَّرْنَـكَ بِالْحَقِّ فَلاَ تَكُن مِّنَ الْقَـنِطِينَ
(They said: "We give you good news in truth. So do not be of those who despair.")
They said ‘Do not be afraid; lo! we are the messengers of your Lord sent to give you good tidings of a knowledgeable boy’ one very knowledgeable boy namely Isaac — as we mentioned in sūrat Hūd Q. 1169.
قالت الملائكة له: لا تفزع إنَّا جئنا نبشرك بولد كثير العلم بالدين، هو إسحاق.
" قالوا لا توجل " أي لا تخف وبشروه " بغلام عليم " أى إسحاق " كما تقدم في سورة هود.
ثم حكى - سبحانه - ما قالته الملائكة لإِدخال الطمأنينة على قلب إبراهيم فقال - تعالى - : ( قَالُواْ لاَ تَوْجَلْ إِنَّا نُبَشِّرُكَ بِغُلامٍ عَلِيمٍ ) .أى : قالت الملائكة لإِبراهيم على سبيل البشارة وإدخال السرور على قلبه : لا تخف منا يا إبراهيم ، إنا جئنا إليك لنبشرك بغلام ذى علم كثير بشريعة الله - تعالى - وبأوامره ونواهيه ، وهو إسحق - عليه السلام - .وجملة ( إنا نبشرك . . ) مستأنفة لتعليل النهى عن الوجل .وقد حكى - سبحانه - هنا أن البشارة كانت له ، وفى سورة هود أن البشارة كانت لامرأته ، ومعنى ذلك أنها كانت لهما معًا ، إما فى وقت واحد ، وإما فى وقتين متقاربين بأن بشروه هو أولاً ، ثم جاءت امرأته بعد ذلك فبشروها أيضًا ، ويشهد لذلك قوله - تعالى -( وامرأته قَآئِمَةٌ فَضَحِكَتْ فَبَشَّرْنَاهَا بِإِسْحَاقَ وَمِن وَرَآءِ إِسْحَاقَ يَعْقُوبَ . . . ).
وقوله ( قَالُوا لا تَوْجَلْ ) يقول: قال الضيف لإبراهيم: ( لا توجل ) لا تخف ( إِنَّا نُبَشِّرُكَ بِغُلامٍ عَلِيمٍ ).
( قالوا لا توجل ) لا تخف ( إنا نبشرك بغلام عليم ) أي : غلام في صغره ، عليم في كبره ، يعني : إسحاق ، فتعجب إبراهيم عليه السلام من كبره وكبر امرأته .
وقد جُمع في هذه الآية متفرق كلام الملائكة ، فاقتصر على مجاوبتهم إياه عن قوله : إنا منكم وجلون } ، فنِهاية الجواب هو { لا توجل }.وأما جملة { إنا نبشرك بغلام عليم } فهي استئناف كلام آخر بعد أن قدّم إليهم القِرى وحضرت امرأته فبشّروه بحضرتها كما فُصّل في سورة هود .والغلام العليم : إسحاق عليه السلام أي عليم بالشريعة بأن يكون نبيئاً .وقد حكي هنا قولهم لإبراهيم عليه السلام ، وحكي في سورة هود قولهم لامرأته لأن البشارة كانت لهما معاً فقد تكون حاصلة في وقت واحد فهي بشارتان باعتبار المبشّر ، وقد تكون حصلت في وقتين متقاربين بشّروه بانفراد ثم جاءت امرأته فبشروها .وقرأ الجمهور { نبشرك } بضم النون وفتح الموحدة وتشديد الشين المكسورة مضارع بشر بالتشديد . وقرأ حمزة وحده { نَبْشُرُكَ } بفتح النون وسكون الموحدة وضم الشين وهي لغة . يقال بشَرَه يبشره من باب نصر .
فـ { قَالُوا } له: { لَا تَوْجَلْ إِنَّا نُبَشِّرُكَ بِغُلَامٍ عَلِيمٍ } وهو إسحاق عليه الصلاة والسلام، تضمنت هذه البشارة بأنه ذكر لا أنثى عليم أي: كثير العلم، وفي الآية الأخرى { وَبَشَّرْنَاهُ بِإِسْحَاقَ نَبِيًّا مِنَ الصَّالِحِينَ }
قَالُوا لَا تَوْجَلْأي قالت الملائكة لا تخف .إِنَّا نُبَشِّرُكَ بِغُلَامٍ عَلِيمٍأي حليم ; قاله مقاتل .وقال الجمهور : عالم .وهو إسحاق .
Angels visited Abraham in the shape of human beings. In an exchange of questions and answers, they said that they had come with the command of God. What was this command for which the angels had come to Abraham? This was the good news of an extra-ordinary reward which could not be expected under ordinary circumstances. When God wants to confer an extraordinary benefit on man, He sends His special angel to him in order to accomplish the task. Angels of this kind come to prophets as well as to ordinary mortals. The difference is that when a prophet is visited by angels, he sees them and consciously grasps that those are angels, but ordinary men do not have this kind of certain knowledge or consciousness. However, the close proximity of angels may evoke unusual feelings in him. Such feelings can convey hints of the fact that at that time he is possibly in the company of the special angels sent by God.
From verse 48: لَا يَمَسُّهُمْ فِيهَا نَصَبٌ وَمَا هُم مِّنْهَا بِمُخْرَجِينَ (No weariness shall touch them therein nor will they be expelled from there), we learn about two features of Jannah: (1) No one shall ever feel tired or weak. This is contrary to what happens in our mortal world where hard work naturally results in fatigue. In fact, even a state of total rest and fun would sometimes tire a person out, no matter how enjoyable are things one is occupied with. (2) The other feature of Jannah we discover is that the blessings once received there shall be eternal. These blessings shall never diminish nor shall anyone be expelled from there. In Surah Sad, it was said:إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَرِزْقُنَا مَا لَهُ مِن نَّفَادٍ (This is sustenance provided by Us which is never to exhaust - 38:54). And in the present verse, it was said: وَمَا هُم مِّنْهَا بِمُخْرَجِينَ (nor will they be expelled from there) that is, they shall never be deprived of the state of bliss bestowed upon them. This is contrary to the affairs of the mortal world where the recipient of the best of conveniences lives under the apprehension that the Over of the facilities may become displeased with him one of those days and expel him out.
As for the third probability, that the blessings of Jannah may remain everlasting, nor one is expelled from there, but one may himself get bored by living there and wish to go out, the Qur’ an has demolished this probability in one sentence of Surah Al-Kahf with the following words: لَا يَبْغُونَ عَنْهَا حِوَلًا (That is, these people too would never seek to return from there - 18:108).
(They said: Be not afraid!) do not be scared of us, O Abraham! (Lo! we bring you good tidings of a boy possessing wisdom) in his tender years, clement in his old age.