The Rock, Stoneland, Rock City — Verse 70
15:70 · al-Hijr
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قَالُوۤا۟ أَوَ لَمۡ نَنۡهَكَ عَنِ ٱلۡعَـٰلَمِینَ ٧٠
qālū awalam nanhaka ʿani l-ʿālamīn
The Rock, Stoneland, Rock City / al-Hijr (15:70)
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Q 18:108 (al-Kahf)
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Q 38:54 (Sad)
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They answered, ‘Have we not told you not to interfere [between us and] anyone else?’
qālū awalam nanhaka ʿani l-ʿālamīn
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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."
They said ‘Have we not forbidden you from entertaining anyone?’ from offering them hospitality?
قال قومه: أولم نَنْهَكَ أن تضيِّف أحدا من العالمين؛ لأنَّا نريد منهم الفاحشة؟
فقالوا له مجيبين " أولم ننهك عن العالمين " أي أوما نهيناك أن تضيف أحدا؟.
ولكن هذه النصائح الحكيمة من لوط - عليه السلام - لقومه ، لم تجد أذنا صاغية ، بل قابلوها بسوء الأدب معه ، وبالتطاول عليه ، شأن الطغاة الفجرة ( قَالُواْ أَوَ لَمْ نَنْهَكَ عَنِ العالمين ) .والاستفهام للإِنكار . والواو للعطف على محذوف ، والعالمين : جمع عالم ، وهو كل موجود سوى الله - تعالى - والمراد بالعالمين هنا : الرجال الذين كانوا يأتون معهم الفاحشة من دون النساء .أى : قال قوم لوط له بوقاحة وسوء أدب . أو لم يسبق لنا يا لوط أننا نهيناك عن أن تحول بيننا وبين من نريد ارتكاب الفاحشة معه من الرجال ، وإذا كان الأمر كذلك فكيف ساغ لك بعد هذا النهى أن تمنعنا عما نريده من ضيوفك وأنت تعلم ما نريده منهم؟
( قَالُوا أَوَلَمْ نَنْهَكَ عَنِ الْعَالَمِينَ ) يقول تعالى ذكره: قال للوط قومه: أو لم ننهك أن تضيف أحدا من العالمين.كما حدثنا بشر ، قال: ثنا يزيد، قال: ثنا سعيد، عن قتادة، قوله ( أَوَلَمْ نَنْهَكَ عَنِ الْعَالَمِينَ ) قال: ألم ننهك أن تضيف أحدا؟
( قالوا أولم ننهك عن العالمين ) أي : ألم ننهك عن أن تضيف أحدا من العالمين .وقيل : ألم ننهك أن تدخل الغرباء المدينة ، فإنا نركب منهم الفاحشة .
الواو في { أولم ننهك } عطف على كلام لوط عليه السلام جار على طريقة العطف على كلام الغير كقوله تعالى : { قال ومن ذريتي } بعد قوله تعالى : { قال إني جاعلك للناس إماماً } في سورة البقرة ( 124 ).والاستفهام إنكاري ، والمعطوف هو الإنكار .و { العالمين } الناس . وتعدية النّهي إلى ذات العالمين على تقدير مضاف دلّ عليه المقام ، أي ألم ننهك عن حماية الناس أو عن إجارتهم ، أي أن عليك أن تخلي بيننا وبين عادتنا حتى لا يطمع المارون في حمايتك ، وقد كانوا يقطعون السبيل يتعرضون للمارين على قُراهم . و { العالمين } تقدم في الفاتحة . وأرادوا به هنا أصناف القبائل لقصد التعميم .
فـ { قَالُوا } له جوابا عن قوله ولا تخزون فقط: { أَوَلَمْ نَنْهَكَ عَنِ الْعَالَمِينَ } أن تضيفهم فنحن قد أنذرناك، ومن أنذر فقد أعذر
أي عن أن تضيف , أحدا لأنا نريد منهم الفاحشة .وكانوا يقصدون بفعلهم الغرباء ; عن الحسن .وقد تقدم في الأعراف .وقيل : أولم ننهك عن أن تكلمنا في أحد من الناس إذا قصدناه بالفاحشة .
This means that ‘here are the young girls of the city for you to marry’. When Lot saw that, in spite of his opposition, the rogues were rushing upon his guests, he said, ‘For God’s sake! Please don’t dishonour me in the eyes of my guests. If at all you want to do something, here are the daughters of the community. You can marry any of them you like.’
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: Have we not forbidden you) O Lot (from (entertaining) anyone?) from welcoming any strangers as guests.