The Poets — Verse 125
26:125 · ash-Shu`ara`
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إِنِّی لَكُمۡ رَسُولٌ أَمِینࣱ ١٢٥
innī lakum rasūlun amīnu
The Poets / ash-Shu`ara` (26:125)
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Q 26:111 (ash-Shu`ara`)
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Ma'arif-ul-Quran 2 verses
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I am a faithful messenger sent to you
innī lakum rasūlun amīnu
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Tafsir Commentary
Hud's preaching to His People `Ad
Here Allah tells us about His servant and Messenger Hud, when he called his people `Ad. His people used to live in the Ahqaf, curved sand-hills near Hadramawt, on the borders of Yemen. They lived after the time of Nuh, as Allah says in Surat Al-A`raf:
وَاذكُرُواْ إِذْ جَعَلَكُمْ خُلَفَآءَ مِن بَعْدِ قَوْمِ نُوحٍ وَزَادَكُمْ فِى الْخَلْقِ بَسْطَةً
(And remember that He made you successors after the people of Nuh and increased you amply in stature) (7:69). This refers to the fact that they were physically strong and well-built, and very violent, and very tall; they had also been given a great deal of provisions, wealth, gardens, rivers, sons, crops and fruits. Yet despite all of that, they worshipped others besides Allah. So Allah sent Hud, one of their own, as a Messenger bringing them good news and delivering warnings. He called them to worship Allah alone, and he warned them of Allah's wrath and punishment if they were to go against him and treating him harshly. He said to them, as Nuh had said to his people:
أَتَبْنُونَ بِكُلِّ رِيعٍ ءَايَةً تَعْبَثُونَ
(Do you build on every Ri` an Ayah for your amusement) The scholars of Tafsir differed over the meaning of the word Ri`. In brief, they said that it refers to an elevated location at a well-known crossroads, where they would build a huge, dazzling, sturdy structure, this is why he said:
أَتَبْنُونَ بِكُلِّ رِيعٍ ءَايَةً
(Do you build on every Ri` an Ayah) i.e., a well-known landmark,
تَعْبَثُونَ
(for your amusement) meaning, `you are only doing that for the purpose of frivolity, not because you need it, but for fun and to show off your strength.' So their Prophet, peace be upon him, denounced them for doing that, because it was a waste of time and exhausted people's bodies for no purpose, and kept them busy with something that was of no benefit in this world or the next. He said:
وَتَتَّخِذُونَ مَصَانِعَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَخْلُدُونَ
(And do you get for yourselves Masani` as if you will live therein forever) Mujahid said, "This means fortresses built up strong and high and structures that are built to last."
لَعَلَّكُمْ تَخْلُدُونَ
(as if you will live therein forever) means, `so that you may stay there forever, but that is not going to happen, because they will eventually cease to be, just as happened in the case of those who came before you.'
وَإِذَا بَطَشْتُمْ بَطَشْتُمْ جَبَّارِينَ
(And when you seize (somebody), seize you (him) as tyrants) They are described as being strong, violent and tyrannical.
فَاتَّقُواْ اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ
(So, have Taqwa of Allah, and obey me.) `Worship your Lord and obey your Messenger.' Then Hud began reminding them of the blessings that Allah had bestowed upon them. He said:
وَاتَّقُواْ الَّذِى أَمَدَّكُمْ بِمَا تَعْلَمُونَ - أَمَدَّكُمْ بِأَنْعَـمٍ وَبَنِينَ - وَجَنَّـتٍ وَعُيُونٍ - إِنِّى أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ عَذَابَ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ
(And have Taqwa of Him, Who has aided you with all that you know. He has aided you with cattle and children, and gardens and springs. Verily, I fear for you the torment of a Great Day.) meaning, `if you disbelieve and oppose (your Prophet).' So he called them to Allah with words of encouragement and words of warning, but it was to no avail.
قَالُواْ سَوَآءٌ عَلَيْنَآ أَوَعَظْتَ أَمْ لَمْ تَكُنْ مِّنَ الْوَعِظِينَ - إِنْ هَـذَا إِلاَّ خُلُقُ الاٌّوَّلِينَ - وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمُعَذَّبِينَ
Truly I am a trusted messenger sent to you.
إذ قال لهم أخوهم هود: ألا تخشون الله فتخلصوا له العبادة؟ إني مرسَل إليكم لهدايتكم وإرشادكم، حفيظ على رسالة الله، أبلِّغها لكم كما أمرني ربي، فخافوا عقاب الله وأطيعوني فيما جئتكم به من عند الله. وما أطلب منكم على إرشادكم إلى التوحيد أيَّ نوع من أنواع الأجر، ما أجري إلا على رب العالمين.
فبعث الله هودا إليهم رجلا منهم رسولا وبشيرا ونذيرا فدعاهم إلى الله وحده وحذرهم نقمته وعذابه في مخالفته وبطشه فقال لهم كما قال نوح لقومه.
وقد افتتح هود نصحه لقومه ، بحضهم على تقوى الله وإخلاص العبادة له وبيان أنه أمين فى تبليغ رسالة الله - تعالى - إليهم ، فهو لا يكذب عليهم ولا يخدعهم .
( إِنِّي لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ ) من ربي يأمركم بطاعته, ويحذركم على كفركم بأسه,( أَمِينٌ ) على وحيه ورسالته.
( إني لكم رسول أمين ) على الرسالة ، قال الكلبي : أمين فيكم قبل الرسالة ، فكيف تتهمونني اليوم ؟ .
إِنِّي لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ (125) وقوله : { إني لكم رسول أمين } هو كقول نوح لقومه ، فإن الرسول لا يبعث إلا وقد كان معروفاً بالأمانة وحسن الخلق قبل الرسالة . ويدل لكون هود قد كان كذلك في قومه قولُ قومه له { إن نقول إلا اعتراك بعض آلهتنا بسوء } في سورة هود ( 54 ) الدال على أنهم زعموا أن تغير حاله عما كان معروفاً به من قبل بسبب سوء اعتقاده في آلهتهم .
إِنِّي لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌ أي: أرسلني الله إليكم, رحمة بكم, واعتناء بكم، وأنا أمين, تعرفون ذلك مني.
أي صادق فيما أبلغكم عن الله تعالى .وقيل : " أمين " فيما بينكم ; فإنهم كانوا عرفوا أمانته وصدقه من قبل كمحمد صلى الله عليه وسلم في قريش .
The ‘Ad was a community which rose to prominence after Noah’s people were destroyed (see 7:69). Almighty God blessed this community with everything—health, prosperity, power, etc. Had they been grateful for these blessings, they would have developed a feeling of humility. But, instead, they became proud, thinking that the best use of their resources was to upgrade their standard of living and to elevate their name. They considered the erecting of stone icons their greatest task. If such people have any difference with or complaint against anyone, their pride makes them go beyond all limits. They consider any injustice perpetrated against one who is the object of their disapproval to be legitimate and proper. They simply want to crush him with all their might. Prosperity in the world makes them fearless of retribution in the Hereafter. Those who consider themselves safe from the ultimate reckoning can go to any extent to harm others. People who enjoy prosperity and dominance develop a high degree of false self-confidence. This false confidence prevents them from understanding the Truth when presented to them by people who do not belong to their group. They do not give importance to the advice of the admonisher, who may be most trustworthy, and even though he be God’s messenger. Such people accept the Truth only when they confront God’s punishment, but such acceptance will be of no avail.
Nobility of a person depends on deeds and moral qualities and not on family or status
قَالُوا أَنُؤْمِنُ لَكَ وَاتَّبَعَكَ الْأَرْذَلُونَ ﴿111﴾ قَالَ وَمَا عِلْمِي بِمَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ ﴿112﴾
They said, "Shall we believe in you while you are followed by the lowest people?" [ 111] He said, "I do not know about what they do. (26:111-112)
It is related in this verse that the disbelievers rejected the invitation of Sayyidna Nuh (علیہ السلام) to accept the faith on the plea that his followers were worthless poor people. So, how could they, the elite and noble, mix up with them? On this Nuh (علیہ السلام) replied that he did not know about their acts, thereby hinting that their understanding of nobility on the basis of family background, wealth, or status was wrong, and that the nobility or meanness and honour or disgrace is dependent on one's deeds and morals. Hence, it was their ignorance to put the label of sordidness on his followers, because they did not know about their deeds and disposition. Unless one knows fully well about the morals and deeds of others, it is not right to pass any judgment about them. (Qurtubi).
(Lo! I am a faithful messenger) I am faithful regarding the message (unto you) from Allah,