The Poets — Verse 78
26:78 · ash-Shu`ara`
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ٱلَّذِی خَلَقَنِی فَهُوَ یَهۡدِینِ ٧٨
alladhī khalaqanī fahuwa yahdīn
The Poets / ash-Shu`ara` (26:78)
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Q 1:6 (al-Fatihah)
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Q 9:40 (at-Taubah)
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Q 72:10 (al-Jinn)
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Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged) 2 verses
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Kashf Al-Asrar Tafsir 1 verse
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who created me. It is He who guides me
alladhī khalaqanī fahuwa yahdīn
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Ibrahim mentions Allah's Kindness towards Him
Ibrahim said, "I will not worship any but the One Who does these things:
الَّذِى خَلَقَنِى فَهُوَ يَهْدِينِ
(Who has created me, and it is He Who guides me.) He is the Creator Who has decreed certain things to which He guides His creation, so each person follows the path which is decreed for him. Allah is the One Who guides whomsoever He wills and leaves astray whomsoever He wills.
وَالَّذِى هُوَ يُطْعِمُنِى وَيَسْقِينِ
(And it is He Who feeds me and gives me to drink.) He is my Creator Who provides for me from that which He has made available in the heavens and on earth. He drives the clouds and causes water to fall with which He revives the earth and brings forth its fruits as provision for mankind. He sends down the water fresh and sweet so that many of those whom He has created, animals and men alike, may drink from it.
وَإِذَا مَرِضْتُ فَهُوَ يَشْفِينِ
(And when I am ill, it is He Who cures me.) Here he attributed sickness to himself, even though it is Allah Who decrees it, out of respect towards Allah. By the same token, Allah commands us to say in the prayer,
اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ
(Guide us to the straight way) (1:6) to the end of the Surah. Grace and guidance are attributed to Allah, may He be exalted, but the subject of the verb with reference to anger is omitted, and going astray is attributed to the people. This is like when the Jinn said:
وَأَنَّا لاَ نَدْرِى أَشَرٌّ أُرِيدَ بِمَن فِى الاٌّرْضِ أَمْ أَرَادَ بِهِمْ رَبُّهُمْ رَشَداً
(And we know not whether evil is intended for those on earth, or whether their Lord intends for them a right path) (72:10) Similarly, Ibrahim said:
وَإِذَا مَرِضْتُ فَهُوَ يَشْفِينِ
(And when I am ill, it is He Who cures me.) meaning, `when I fall sick, no one is able to heal me but Him, Who heals me with the means that may lead to recovery'.
وَالَّذِى يُمِيتُنِى ثُمَّ يُحْيِينِ
(And Who will cause me to die, and then will bring me to life.) He is the One Who gives life and causes death, and no one besides Him is able to do that, for He is the One Who originates and repeats.
وَالَّذِى أَطْمَعُ أَن يَغْفِرَ لِى خَطِيئَتِى يَوْمَ الدِّينِ
(And Who, I hope, will forgive me my faults on the Day of Recompense.) means, no one is able to forgive sins in this world or the Hereafter except Him. Who can forgive sins except Allah For He is the One Who does whatever He wills.
He Who created me it is He Who guides me to the proper religion
Surely they are an enemy to me, save the Lord of the Worlds, who created me, so He is guiding me. The mark of love is that, when the lover comes to the description of the Beloved, he turns his heart away from others. He remembers only the Beloved and speaks only in laudation of the Beloved. He does not become sated by remembering Him, lauding Him, and thanking Him, nor can he re- main silent. This was the case when Abraham began to remember and praise God. Look how he clung to plentiful remembrance and laudation and much supplication and pleading! What a difference between these two groups-the owners of requests and the companions of the realities! The owners of requests strive, bring forth obedience, and count out litanies, and then, after that, they present their requests. Their hearts are attached to the reward, and they implore by supplicating and requesting what they want. A report has come: “Surely God loves those who implore in their supplications.” This is the station of the lords of the Shariah. Moses was in this station when he said, “My Lord, open my breast and ease my task!” [20:26] and so on. Above this is the station of the companions of the realities. In remembering and lauding the Beloved they never turn to requesting what they want. Sometimes their tongues cling to lauda- tion and sometimes their hearts are mixed with contemplation, their secret cores having reached union. Annihilated from themselves, they subsist through the Real. This was the state of Abraham when he said, “who created me, so He is guiding me.” In other words: “He is guiding me from me to Him, for my existence has been effaced, and none but the Object of my worship guides me in myself.” This is why the Pir of the Tariqah said, “O God, show me the road to Yourself and release me from the bonds of myself. O He who makes arrive, make me arrive at Yourself, for no one arrives by himself! “O God, remembering You is delight, loving You celebration, recognizing You the kingdom, finding You joy, companionship with You the spirit's repose, proximity to You light. Your seeker is slain though alive, and finding You is the resurrection without Trumpet.”
Surely they are an enemy to me, save the Lord of the Worlds, who created me, so He is guiding me. The mark of love is that, when the lover comes to the description of the Beloved, he turns his heart away from others. He remembers only the Beloved and speaks only in laudation of the Beloved. He does not become sated by remembering Him, lauding Him, and thanking Him, nor can he re- main silent. This was the case when Abraham began to remember and praise God. Look how he clung to plentiful remembrance and laudation and much supplication and pleading! What a difference between these two groups-the owners of requests and the companions of the realities! The owners of requests strive, bring forth obedience, and count out litanies, and then, after that, they present their requests. Their hearts are attached to the reward, and they implore by supplicating and requesting what they want. A report has come: “Surely God loves those who implore in their supplications.” This is the station of the lords of the Shariah. Moses was in this station when he said, “My Lord, open my breast and ease my task!” [20:26] and so on. Above this is the station of the companions of the realities. In remembering and lauding the Beloved they never turn to requesting what they want. Sometimes their tongues cling to lauda- tion and sometimes their hearts are mixed with contemplation, their secret cores having reached union. Annihilated from themselves, they subsist through the Real. This was the state of Abraham when he said, “who created me, so He is guiding me.” In other words: “He is guiding me from me to Him, for my existence has been effaced, and none but the Object of my worship guides me in myself.” This is why the Pir of the Tariqah said, “O God, show me the road to Yourself and release me from the bonds of myself. O He who makes arrive, make me arrive at Yourself, for no one arrives by himself! “O God, remembering You is delight, loving You celebration, recognizing You the kingdom, finding You joy, companionship with You the spirit's repose, proximity to You light. Your seeker is slain though alive, and finding You is the resurrection without Trumpet.”
Surely they are an enemy to me, save the Lord of the Worlds, who created me, so He is guiding me. The mark of love is that, when the lover comes to the description of the Beloved, he turns his heart away from others. He remembers only the Beloved and speaks only in laudation of the Beloved. He does not become sated by remembering Him, lauding Him, and thanking Him, nor can he re- main silent. This was the case when Abraham began to remember and praise God. Look how he clung to plentiful remembrance and laudation and much supplication and pleading! What a difference between these two groups-the owners of requests and the companions of the realities! The owners of requests strive, bring forth obedience, and count out litanies, and then, after that, they present their requests. Their hearts are attached to the reward, and they implore by supplicating and requesting what they want. A report has come: “Surely God loves those who implore in their supplications.” This is the station of the lords of the Shariah. Moses was in this station when he said, “My Lord, open my breast and ease my task!” [20:26] and so on. Above this is the station of the companions of the realities. In remembering and lauding the Beloved they never turn to requesting what they want. Sometimes their tongues cling to lauda- tion and sometimes their hearts are mixed with contemplation, their secret cores having reached union. Annihilated from themselves, they subsist through the Real. This was the state of Abraham when he said, “who created me, so He is guiding me.” In other words: “He is guiding me from me to Him, for my existence has been effaced, and none but the Object of my worship guides me in myself.” This is why the Pir of the Tariqah said, “O God, show me the road to Yourself and release me from the bonds of myself. O He who makes arrive, make me arrive at Yourself, for no one arrives by himself! “O God, remembering You is delight, loving You celebration, recognizing You the kingdom, finding You joy, companionship with You the spirit's repose, proximity to You light. Your seeker is slain though alive, and finding You is the resurrection without Trumpet.”
Surely they are an enemy to me, save the Lord of the Worlds, who created me, so He is guiding me. The mark of love is that, when the lover comes to the description of the Beloved, he turns his heart away from others. He remembers only the Beloved and speaks only in laudation of the Beloved. He does not become sated by remembering Him, lauding Him, and thanking Him, nor can he re- main silent. This was the case when Abraham began to remember and praise God. Look how he clung to plentiful remembrance and laudation and much supplication and pleading! What a difference between these two groups-the owners of requests and the companions of the realities! The owners of requests strive, bring forth obedience, and count out litanies, and then, after that, they present their requests. Their hearts are attached to the reward, and they implore by supplicating and requesting what they want. A report has come: “Surely God loves those who implore in their supplications.” This is the station of the lords of the Shariah. Moses was in this station when he said, “My Lord, open my breast and ease my task!” [20:26] and so on. Above this is the station of the companions of the realities. In remembering and lauding the Beloved they never turn to requesting what they want. Sometimes their tongues cling to lauda- tion and sometimes their hearts are mixed with contemplation, their secret cores having reached union. Annihilated from themselves, they subsist through the Real. This was the state of Abraham when he said, “who created me, so He is guiding me.” In other words: “He is guiding me from me to Him, for my existence has been effaced, and none but the Object of my worship guides me in myself.” This is why the Pir of the Tariqah said, “O God, show me the road to Yourself and release me from the bonds of myself. O He who makes arrive, make me arrive at Yourself, for no one arrives by himself! “O God, remembering You is delight, loving You celebration, recognizing You the kingdom, finding You joy, companionship with You the spirit's repose, proximity to You light. Your seeker is slain though alive, and finding You is the resurrection without Trumpet.”
Surely they are an enemy to me, save the Lord of the Worlds, who created me, so He is guiding me.The mark of love is that, when the lover comes to the description of the Beloved, he turns his heart away from others. He remembers only the Beloved and speaks only in laudation of the Beloved. He does not become sated by remembering Him, lauding Him, and thanking Him, nor can he re- main silent. This was the case when Abraham began to remember and praise God. Look how he clung to plentiful remembrance and laudation and much supplication and pleading!What a difference between these two groups-the owners of requests and the companions of the realities! The owners of requests strive, bring forth obedience, and count out litanies, and then, after that, they present their requests. Their hearts are attached to the reward, and they implore by supplicating and requesting what they want. A report has come: �Surely God loves those who implore in their supplications.� This is the station of the lords of the Shariah. Moses was in this station when he said, �My Lord, open my breast and ease my task!� [20:26] and so on.Above this is the station of the companions of the realities. In remembering and lauding the Beloved they never turn to requesting what they want. Sometimes their tongues cling to lauda- tion and sometimes their hearts are mixed with contemplation, their secret cores having reached union. Annihilated from themselves, they subsist through the Real. This was the state of Abraham when he said, �who created me, so He is guiding me.� In other words: �He is guiding me from me to Him, for my existence has been effaced, and none but the Object of my worship guides me in myself.�This is why the Pir of the Tariqah said, �O God, show me the road to Yourself and release me from the bonds of myself. O He who makes arrive, make me arrive at Yourself, for no one arrives by himself!�O God, remembering You is delight, loving You celebration, recognizing You the kingdom, finding You joy, companionship with You the spirit's repose, proximity to You light. Your seeker is slain though alive, and finding You is the resurrection without Trumpet.�
قال إبراهيم: أفأبصرتم بتدبر ما كنتم تعبدون من الأصنام التي لا تسمع ولا تنفع ولا تضر، أنتم وآباؤكم الأقدمون من قبلكم؟ فإن ما تعبدونهم من دون الله أعداء لي، لكن رب العالمين ومالك أمرهم هو وحده الذي أعبده. هو الذي خلقني في أحسن صورة فهو يرشدني إلى مصالح الدنيا والآخرة، وهو الذي ينعم عليَّ بالطعام والشراب، وإذا أصابني مرض فهو الذي يَشْفيني ويعافيني منه، وهو الذي يميتني في الدينا بقبض روحي، ثم يحييني يوم القيامة، لا يقدر على ذلك أحد سواه، والذي أطمع أن يتجاوز عن ذنبي يوم الجزاء.
يعني لا أعبد إلا الذي يفعل هذه الأشياء "الذي خلقني فهو يهدين" أي هو الخالق الذي قدر قدرا وهدى الخلائق إليه فكل يجري على ما قدر له وهو الذي يهدي من يشاء ويضل من يشاء.
ثم حكى القرآن الكريم ، ما وصف به إبراهيم خالقه من صفات كريمة تليق بجلاله - سبحانه - فقال : ( الذي خَلَقَنِي فَهُوَ يَهْدِينِ ) أى : أخلص عبادتى لرب العالمين ، الذى أوجدنى بقدرته ، والذى يهدينى وحده إلى ما يصلح شأنى فى دنياى وفى آخرتى .قال الجمل وقوله : ( الذي خَلَقَنِي ) يجوز فيه أوجه : النصب على النعت لرب العالمين أو البدل أو عطف البيان . . أو الرفع على الابتداء . وقوله ( فَهُوَ يَهْدِينِ ) جملة اسمية فى محل رفع خبر له .
يقول: فإنهم عدوّ لي إلا ربّ العالمين ( الَّذِي خَلَقَنِي فَهُوَ يَهْدِينِ ) للصواب من القول والعمل, ويسددني للرشاد.
ثم وصف معبوده فقال : (الذي خلقني فهو يهدين ) أي : يرشدني إلى طريق النجاة .
الَّذِي خَلَقَنِي فَهُوَ يَهْدِينِ (78) الأظهر أن الموصول في موضع نعت ل { ربّ العالمين } [ الشعراء : 77 ] وأنّ { فهو يهدين } عطف على الصلة مفرع عليه لأنه إذا كان هو الخالق فهو الأولى بتدبير مخلوقاته دون أن يتولاّها غيره . ويجوز أن يكون الموصول مبتدأ مستأنفاً به ويكون { فهو يهدين } خبراً عن { الذي } . وزيدت الفاء في الخبر لمشابهة الموصول للشرط . وعلى الاحتمالين ففي الموصولية إيماء إلى وجه بناء الخبر وهو الاستدراك بالاستثناء الذي في قوله : { إلا رب العالمين } [ الشعراء : 77 ] ، أي ذلك هو الذي أُخلصُ له لأنه خلقني كقوله في الآية الأخرى : { إني وجهت وجهي للذي فطر السماوات والأرض } [ الأنعام : 79 ] .وتقديم المسند إليه على الخبر الفعلي في قوله : { فهو يهدين } دون أن يقول : فيهدين ، لتخصيصه بأنه متولي الهداية دون غيره لأن المقام لإبطال اعتقادهم تصرف أصنامهم بالقصر الإضافي ، وهو قصر قلب . وليس الضمير ضمير فصل لأن ضمير الفصل لا يقع بعد العاطف .والتعبير بالمضارع في قوله : { يهدين } لأن الهداية متجددة له . وجعل فعل الهداية مفرّعاً بالفاء على فعل الخلق لأنه معاقب له لأن الهداية بهذا المعنى من مقتضى الخلق لأنها ناشئة عن خلق العقل كما قال تعالى : { الذي أعطى كلَّ شيء خلقه ثم هدى } [ طه : 50 ] . والمراد بالهداية الدلالة على طرق العلم كما في قوله تعالى : { وهديناه النجدين } [ البلد : 10 ] فيكون المعنى : الذي خلقني جسداً وعقلاً . ومن الهداية المذكورة دفع وساوس الباطل عن العقل حتى يكون إعمال النظر معصوماً من الخطأ .
الَّذِي خَلَقَنِي فَهُوَ يَهْدِينِ هو المنفرد بنعمة الخلق, ونعمة الهداية للمصالح الدينية والدنيوية.
أي يرشدني إلى الدين .
Man is an independent being. He has the wisdom to distinguish between good and bad, and make inferences from his continued sustenance on earth. When he falls ill, he finds that there is an abundance of resources from which to derive remedies. But then, man observes that in spite of all his apparent freedom, he is helpless in the face of death. He dies at the end of his allotted lifespan. All these factors can be caused by none other than the one and only God. Then, how can it be legitimate and proper to worship anybody except Him alone? Moreover, a man should be extremely serious and sincere in this matter, because these factors also indicate that whatever God does is in preparation for the day when man will be called before Him to give an account of himself. Death marks the beginning of this process when man will be judged by God on the basis of the performance of his deeds on earth.
The reasoning for this he gave إِنَّ مَعِيَ رَبِّي سَيَهْدِينِ (62) "Indeed with me is my Lord. He will guide me." Such are the moments for the test of faith, when Sayyidna Musa (علیہ السلام) was not terror stricken at all, as if he was seeing for himself the way out. Almost the same thing happened with Holy Prophet ﷺ at the time of migration while hiding in the cave of Thaur. The enemy had reached right at the opening of the cave in his pursuit. In fact they were so close that they could have seen him if they had looked down towards their toes. Sayyidna Abu Bakr ؓ got alarmed a little, but Holy Prophet ﷺ said exactly the same thing لَا تَحْزَنْ إِنَّ اللَّـهَ مَعَنَا ` Do not grieve, Allah is surely with us' (9:40). It is worth noting in the two incidents that while Sayyidna Musa (علیہ السلام) said to his Ummah in order to console them مَعِيَ رَبِّي ` With me is my Lord', Holy Prophet ﷺ said toSayyidna Abu Bakr ؓ in reply ` Allah is with us (two) '. It is a special privilege of the Ummah of Muhammad ﷺ that his followers are also honoured by the company of Allah when they are with their Rasul.
(Who created me) from a sperm drop, (and He doth guide me) He preserves me on the right religion and guides me to the Truth and guidance,
��[He] who created me, it is He who guides me,� He said:�He who created me for His adoration guides me to proximity (qurb) with Him.�His words: