The Rock, Stoneland, Rock City — Verse 67
15:67 · al-Hijr
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وَجَاۤءَ أَهۡلُ ٱلۡمَدِینَةِ یَسۡتَبۡشِرُونَ ٦٧
wajāa ahlu l-madīnati yastabshirūn
The Rock, Stoneland, Rock City / al-Hijr (15:67)
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Q 18:108 (al-Kahf)
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The people of the town came along, revelling
wajāa ahlu l-madīnati yastabshirūn
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Tafsir Commentary
The People of the City arrive upon the Angels, thinking that they are Men
Allah tells us about how Lut's people came to him when they found out about his handsome guests, and they came happily rejoicing about them.
قَالَ إِنَّ هَـؤُلآءِ ضَيْفِى فَلاَ تَفْضَحُونِ - وَاتَّقُواْ اللَّهَ وَلاَ تُخْزُونِ
(Lut said: "Verily, these are my guests, so do not shame me. And have Taqwa of Allah, and do not disgrace me.") This is what Lut said to them before he knew that his guests were messengers from Allah, as mentioned in Surat Hud, but here (in this Surah), we have already been told that they are messengers from Allah, and this is followed by an account of Lut's people coming and his exchange with them. However, here the conjunction (wa, meaning "and") does not imply the sequence of events, especially since there is something to indicate that this is not the case. They said answering him,
أَوَلَمْ نَنْهَكَ عَنِ الْعَـلَمِينَ
(Did we not forbid you from entertaining (or protecting) any of the `Alamin) meaning, `did we not tell you that you should not have anyone as a guest' He reminded them about their womenfolk and what their Lord had created for them in the women of permissible sexual relationships. This issue has already been explained and is no need to repeat the discussion here. All of this happened while they were still unaware of the inevitable calamity and punishment that was about to befall them the following morning. Hence Allah, may He be exalted, said to Muhammad ﷺ,
لَعَمْرُكَ إِنَّهُمْ لَفِى سَكْرَتِهِمْ يَعْمَهُونَ
(Verily, by your life, in their wild intoxication, they were wandering blindly.) Allah swore by the life of His Prophet , which is an immense honor reflecting his high rank and noble status. `Amr bin Malik An-Nakari reported from Abu Al-Jawza' that Ibn `Abbas said: "Allah has never created or made or formed any soul that is dearer to him than Muhammad ﷺ. I never heard that Allah swore by the life of anyone else. Allah says,
لَعَمْرُكَ إِنَّهُمْ لَفِى سَكْرَتِهِمْ يَعْمَهُونَ
(Verily, by your life, in their wild intoxication, they were wandering blindly.) meaning, by your life and the length of your stay in this world,
إِنَّهُمْ لَفِى سَكْرَتِهِمْ يَعْمَهُونَ
(in their wild intoxication, they were wandering blindly.) This was reported by Ibn Jarir. Qatadah said:
لَفِى سَكْرَتِهِمْ
(in their wild intoxication) "It means - in their misguided state;
يَعْمَهُونَ
(they were wandering blindly) means - they were playing. " `Ali bin Abi Talhah reported that Ibn `Abbas said:
لَعَمْرُكَ
(Verily, by your life) means by your life, and
إِنَّهُمْ لَفِى سَكْرَتِهِمْ يَعْمَهُونَ
(in their wild intoxica- tion, they were wandering blindly.) means that they were confused."
And then came the people of the city the city of Sodom that is the people of Lot upon being told that there were handsome clean-shaven individuals — namely the angels — in the house of Lot rejoicing yastabshirūn is a circumstantial qualifier desiring to commit an abomination with them.
وجاء أهل مدينة لوط إلى لوط حين علموا بمن عنده من الضيوف، وهم فرحون يستبشرون بضيوفه؛ ليأخذوهم ويفعلوا بهم الفاحشة.
يخبر تعالى عن مجيء قوم لوط لما علموا بأضيافه وصباحة وجوههم وأنهم جاءوا مستبشرين بهم فرحين.
ثم حكى - سبحانه - ما حدث من القوم المجرمين ، بعد أن تسامعوا بأن فى بيت لوط - عليه السلام - شبانًا فيهم جمال ووضاءة فقال - تعالى - ( وَجَآءَ أَهْلُ المدينة يَسْتَبْشِرُونَ ) .والمراد بأهل المدينة : أهل مدينة سدوم التى كان يسكنها لوط وقومه .ويستبشرون : أى يبشر بعضهم بعضًا بأن هناك شبانًا فى بيت لوط - عليه السلام - ، من الاستبشار وهو إظهار الفرح والسرور .وهذا التعبير الذى صورته الآية الكريمة ، يدل دلالة واضحة على أن القوم قد وصلوا إلى الدرك الأسفل من الانتكاس والشذوذ وانعدام الحياء . . .إنهم لا يأتون لارتكاب المنكر فردًا أو أفرادا ، وإنما يأتون جميعًا - أهل المدينة - وفى فرح وسرور ، وفى الجهر والعلانية ، لا فى السر والخفاء . . .ولأى غرض يأتون؟ إنهم يأتون لارتكاب الفاحشة التى لم يسبقهم إليها أحد من العالمين .وهكذا النفوس عندما ترتكس وتنتكس ، تصل فى مجاهرتها بإتيان الفواحش ، إلى ما لم تصل إليه بعض الحيوانات . . .
وقوله ( وَجَاءَ أَهْلُ الْمَدِينَةِ يَسْتَبْشِرُونَ ) يقول: وجاء أهل مدينة سَدُوم وهم قوم لوط لما سمعوا أن ضيفا قد ضاف لوطا مستبشرين بنـزولهم مدينتهم طمعا منهم في ركوب الفاحشة.كما حدثنا بشر، قال: ثنا يزيد، قال: ثنا سعيد، عن قتادة، قوله ( وَجَاءَ أَهْلُ الْمَدِينَةِ يَسْتَبْشِرُونَ ) استبشروا بأضياف نبيّ الله صلى الله عليه وسلم لوط ، حين نـزلوا لما أرادوا أن يأتوا إليهم من المنكر.
( وجاء أهل المدينة ) يعني سدوم ( يستبشرون ) بأضياف لوط ، أي : يبشر بعضهم بعضا ، طمعا في ركوب الفاحشة منهم .
عطف جزء من قصة قوم لوط وهو الجزء الأهم فيها .ومجيء أهل المدينة إليه ومحاورته معهم كان قبل أن يعلم أنهم ملائكة ولو علم ذلك لما أشفق مما عزم عليه أهل المدينة لمّا علم بما عزموا عليه بعد مجادلتهم معه ، كما جاء في قوله تعالى : { قالوا يا لوط إنا رسل ربك لن يصلوا إليك } في سورة هود ( 81 ). والواو لا تفيد ترتيب معطوفها .ويجوز جعل الجملة في موضع الحال من ضمير لوط المستتر في فعل { قال إنكم قوم منكرون } [ سورة الحجر : 62 ] ، أو من الهاء في { إليه } ، ولا إشكال حينئذٍ . والمدينة هي سدوم .و { يستبشرون } يفرحون ويسرون . وهو مطاوع بشره فاستبشر ، قال تعالى : { فاستبشروا ببيعكم } في سورة براءة ( 111 ). وصيغ بصيغة المضارع لإفادة التجدد مبالغة في الفرح . ذلك أنهم علموا أن رجالاً غرباء حلوا ببيت لوط عليه السلام ففرحوا بذلك ليغتصبوهم كعادتهم السيئة . وقد تقدمت القصة في سورة هود .
{ وَجَاءَ أَهْلُ الْمَدِينَةِ } أي: المدينة التي فيها قوم لوط { يَسْتَبْشِرُونَ } أي: يبشر بعضهم بعضا بأضياف لوط وصباحة وجوههم واقتدارهم عليهم، وذلك لقصدهم فعل الفاحشة فيهم، فجاءوا حتى وصلوا إلى بيت لوط فجعلوا يعالجون لوطا على أضيافه، ولوط يستعيذ منهم ويقول: { إِنَّ هَؤُلَاءِ ضَيْفِي فَلَا تَفْضَحُون وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَلَا تُخْزُون }
وَجَاءَ أَهْلُ الْمَدِينَةِأي أهل مدينة لوط يَسْتَبْشِرُونَمستبشرين بالأضياف طمعا منهم في ركوب الفاحشة .
The angels who went to the town of Lot’s community took the shape of extremely handsome youths. This was like the last examination paper to test this community which was steeped in debauchery. In their overweening arrogance, they made a rush towards these youths with the intention of molesting them, as usual. But they did not know that those they looked upon as charming youths were, in fact, the angels of punishment who had come only to leave them disgraced and dishonoured.
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).
(And the people of the city came) to the house of Lot, (rejoicing at the news (of new arrivals)) and at the prospect of engaging in their evil acts.