The Rock, Stoneland, Rock City — Verse 59
15:59 · al-Hijr
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إِلَّاۤ ءَالَ لُوطٍ إِنَّا لَمُنَجُّوهُمۡ أَجۡمَعِینَ ٥٩
illā āla lūṭin innā lamunajjūhum ajmaʿīn
The Rock, Stoneland, Rock City / al-Hijr (15:59)
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Q 18:108 (al-Kahf)
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But We shall save the household of Lot
illā āla lūṭin innā lamunajjūhum ajmaʿīn
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The Reason why the Angels came
Allah tells us that after Ibrahim had calmed down from the excitement of this good news, he started to ask them why they had come to him. They said,
إِنَّآ أُرْسِلْنَآ إِلَى قَوْمٍ مُّجْرِمِينَ
(We have been sent to a guilty people.) meaning the people of Lut. They told him that they were going to save the family of Lut from among those people, except for his wife, because she was one of those who were doomed. Thus it was said,
إِلاَّ امْرَأَتَهُ قَدَّرْنَآ إِنَّهَا لَمِنَ الْغَـبِرِينَ
(Except for his wife, of whom We have decreed that she shall be of those who remain behind.) i.e., she was one of those who would be left behind and will be destroyed.
all except the family of Lot; indeed we shall save them all of them because of their faith
قالوا: إن الله أرسلنا لإهلاك قوم لوط المشركين الضالين إلا لوطًا وأهله المؤمنين به، فلن نهلكهم وسننجيهم أجمعين، لكن زوجته الكافرة قضينا بأمر الله بإهلاكها مع الباقين في العذاب.
وأخبروه أنهم سينجون آل لوط من بينهم.
والمراد بهم قوم لوط - عليه السلام - وكانوا يسكنون مدينة " سدوم " بمنطقة وادى الأردن وقوله ( إِلاَّ آلَ لُوطٍ إِنَّا لَمُنَجُّوهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ ) استثناء من القوم المجرمين الذين أرسل الملائكة لإِهلاكهم .والمراد بآل لوط : أتباعه الذين آمنوا به وصدقوه . ولم يشاركوا قومهم فى كفرهم وشذوذهم .أى : إنا أرسلنا إلى قوم لوط لإِهلاكهم ، إلا من آمن منهم فإنا لمنجوهم أجمعين .وقد وضح هذا المعنى صاحب الكشاف فقال : فإن قلت : قوله - تعالى - ( إِلاَّ آلَ لُوطٍ ) استثناء متصل أم منقطع؟قلت : لا يخلو من أن يكون استثناء من قوم فيكون منقطعاً ، لأن القوم موصوفون بالإِجرام فاختلف لذلك الجنسان ، وأن يكون استثناء من الضمير فى ( مجرمين ) فيكون متصلاً ، كأنه قيل : قد أرسلنا إلى قوم قد أجرموا كلهم إلا آل لوط وحدهم ، كما قال : ( فَمَا وَجَدْنَا فِيهَا غَيْرَ بَيْتٍ مِّنَ المسلمين ) فإن قلت : فهل يختلف المعنى لاختلاف الاستثناءين؟ قلت : نعم ، وذلك أن آل لوط مخرجون فى المنقطع من حكم الإِرسال ، وعلى أنهم أرسلوا إلى القوم المجرمين خاصة ، ولم يرسلوا إلى آل لوط أصلاً . . . كأنه قيل : إنا أهلكنا قوما مجرمين ، ولكن آل لوط أنجيناهم .وأما فى المتصل ، فهم داخلون فى حكم الإِرسال ، وعلى أن الملائكة أرسلوا إليهم جميعًا ليهلكوا هؤلاء ، وينجو هؤلاء ، فلا يكون الإِرسال مخلصًا بمعنى الإِهلاك والتعذيب كما فى الوجه الأول . . .
إلا آل لوط: يقول: إلا اتباع لوط على ما هو عليه من الدِّين، فإنا لن نهلكهم بل ننجيهم من العذاب الذي أمرنا أن نعذّب به قوم لوط .
( إلا آل لوط ) أتباعه وأهل دينه ( إنا لمنجوهم أجمعين ) خفف الجيم حمزة ، والكسائي ، ، وشدده الباقون .
والاستثناء في { إلا آل لوط } منقطع لأنهم غير مجرمين . واستثناء { إلا امرأته } متصل لأنها من آل لوط .وجملة { إنا لمنجوهم أجمعين } استئناف بياني لبيان الإجمال الذي في استثناء آل لوط من متعلق فعل { أرسلنا } لدفع احتمال أنهم لم يرسلوا إليهم ولا أمروا بإنجائهم .وفي قوله : { أرسلنا إلى قوم مجرمين } إيجاز حذف . وتقدير الكلام : إنا أرسلنا إلى لوط لأجل قوم مجرمين ، أي لعذابهم . ودل على ذلك الاستثناء في { إلا آل لوط }.وقرأ الجمهور { لمنجوهم } بفتح النون وتشديد الجيم مضارع نجّى المضاعف . وقرأه حمزة والكسائي وخلف بسكون النون وتخفيف الجيم مضارع أنجى المهموز .
تفسير الآيتين 59 و 60 :ـ { إِلَّا آلَ لُوطٍ } أي: إلا لوطا وأهله { إِلَّا امْرَأَتَهُ قَدَّرْنَا إِنَّهَا لَمِنَ الْغَابِرِينَ } أي: الباقين بالعذاب، وأما لوط فسنخرجنه وأهله وننجيهم منها، فجعل إبراهيم يجادل الرسل في إهلاكهم ويراجعهم، فقيل له: { يا إبراهيم أعرض عن هذا إنه قد جاء أمر ربك وإنهم آتيهم عذاب غير مردود } فذهبوا منه.
إِلَّا آلَ لُوطٍأتباعه وأهل دينه .إِنَّا لَمُنَجُّوهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَوقرأ حمزة والكسائي " لمنجوهم " بالتخفيف من أنجى .الباقون : بالتشديد من نجى , واختاره أبو عبيد وأبو حاتم .والتنجية والإنجاء التخليص .
Abraham was living in Palestine along the coast of the Dead Sea. His nephew, Lot, lived nearby. He preached the word of God to the people settled in this area, but they were not willing to reform themselves. Their arrogance went on increasing, so much so that God decided that they should be destroyed. These angels had come to carry out God’s will. Probably nobody, except for a few family members of Lot, had embraced the Faith at his instance. It is very difficult for those who are not members of the missionary’s household to accept him, because, for them, so many psychological impediments come in the way. However, for his own blood relations, such impediments do not exist. So, they rally the more easily to his cause. This is what happened in the case of Lot. Probably, only his daughters embraced the Faith in response to his call. The special relationship which children have with their father inclines them to listen to his call. These girls were therefore saved along with Lot. But, his wife could not become a believer from the bottom of her heart. So she was killed along with other guilty persons. In the Law of God, no concession is given to anybody.
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).
((All) save the family of Lot) his daughters Za'ura and Raytha and his righteous wife [who was one of his wives]. (Them we shall deliver everyone) from destruction,