The Letter Sad — Verse 47
38:47 · Sad
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وَإِنَّهُمۡ عِندَنَا لَمِنَ ٱلۡمُصۡطَفَیۡنَ ٱلۡأَخۡیَارِ ٤٧
wa-innahum ʿindanā lamina l-muṣ'ṭafayna l-akhyār
The Letter Sad / Sad (38:47)
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with Us they will be among the elect, the truly good
wa-innahum ʿindanā lamina l-muṣ'ṭafayna l-akhyār
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The Chosen and the Best among the Prophets
Allah tells us about the virtues of His servants the Messengers and His Prophets:
وَاذْكُرْ عِبَادَنَآ إِبْرَهِيمَ وَإِسْحَـقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ أُوْلِى الاٌّيْدِى وَالاٌّبْصَـرِ
(And remember Our servants, Ibrahim, Ishaq, and Ya`qub, Ulil-Aydi wal-Absar.) meaning, righteous deeds, beneficial knowledge, strength in worship and insight. `Ali bin Abi Talhah reported that Ibn `Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, said:
أُوْلِى الاٌّيْدِى
(Ulil-Aydi) "Of great strength and worship;
وَالاٌّبْصَـرُ
(wal-Absar) means, understanding of the religion." Qatadah and As-Suddi said, "They were given strength in worship and understanding of the religion."
إِنَّآ أَخْلَصْنَهُمْ بِخَالِصَةٍ ذِكْرَى الدَّارِ
(Verily, We did choose them by granting them the remembrance of the Abode.) Mujahid said, "This means: We made them strive for the Hereafter, and there is nothing else for them besides that." As-Suddi also said, "The remembrance of the Hereafter and striving for it." Malik bin Dinar said, "Allah removed the love of this world from their hearts, and singled them out for land remembrance of the Hereafter." Qatadah said, "They used to remind the people about the Abode of the Hereafter and to strive for it."
وَإِنَّهُمْ عِندَنَا لَمِنَ الْمُصْطَفَيْنَ الاٌّخْيَارِ
(And they are with Us, verily, of the chosen and the best!) means, they are among those who have been elected and chosen, and they are the best and the chosen ones.
وَاذْكُرْ إِسْمَـعِيلَ وَالْيَسَعَ وَذَا الْكِفْلِ وَكُلٌّ مِّنَ الاٌّخْيَارِ
(And remember Isma`il, Al-Yasa`, and Dhul-Kifl, all are among the best.) We have already discussed their characteristics and stories in detail in Surat Al-Anbiya', may peace be upon them, and there is no need to repeat it here.
هَـذَا ذِكْرُ
(This is a Reminder) means, a reminder to those who will be reminded. As-Suddi said, "This means the Holy Qur'an."
And indeed in Our sight they are of the elect the excellent akhyār is the plural of khayyir.
إنا خصصناهم بخاصة عظيمة، حيث جعلنا ذكرى الدار الآخرة في قلوبهم، فعملوا لها بطاعتنا، ودعوا الناس إليها، وذكَّروهم بها. وإنهم عندنا لمن الذين اخترناهم لطاعتنا، واصطفيناهم لرسالتنا.
وقوله تعالى "وإنهم عندنا لمن المصطفين الأخيار" أي لمن المختارين المجتبين الأخيار فهم أخيار مختارون.
ثم أثنى عليهم - سبحانه - بثناء آخر فقال : ( وَإِنَّهُمْ عِندَنَا لَمِنَ المصطفين الأخيار ) .أى : وإن هؤلاء العباد ، لهم عندنا ممن اصطفيناهم لحمل رسالتنا ، واخترناهم لتبليغ دعوتنا . ومن العباد الأخيار . أى : الذين يفضلون على غيرهم فى المناقب الحميدة ، والصفات الكريمة . جمع خير - بإسكان الياء - أفعل تفضيل .
وقوله (وَإِنَّهُمْ عِنْدَنَا لَمِنَ الْمُصْطَفَيْنَ الأَخْيَارِ) يقول: وإن هؤلاء الذين ذكرنا عندنا لمن الذين اصطفيناهم لذكرى الآخرة الأخيار, الذين اخترناهم لطاعتنا ورسالتنا إلى خلقنا.
" وإنهم عندنا لمن المصطفين الأخيار "
وَإِنَّهُمْ عِنْدَنَا لَمِنَ الْمُصْطَفَيْنَ الْأَخْيَارِ (47)وعطف عليه : { إنهم عندنا لمن المصطفَيْن الأخيار } لأنه مما يبعث على ذكرهم بأنهم اصطفاهم الله من بين خلقه فقربهم إليه وجعلهم أخياراً .و { الأخيار } : جمع خيّر بتشديد الياء ، أو جمع خيْر بتخفيفها مثل الأموات جمعاً لميّت وميْت ، وكلتا الصيغتين تدل على شدة الوصف في الموصوف .
{ وَإِنَّهُمْ عِنْدَنَا لَمِنَ الْمُصْطَفَيْنَ } الذين اصطفاهم اللّه من صفوة خلقه، { الْأَخْيَارِ } الذين لهم كل خلق كريم، وعمل مستقيم.
أي الذين اصطفاهم من الأدناس واختارهم لرسالته ومصطفين جمع مصطفى والأصل مصتفى وقد مضى في [ البقرة ] عند قوله : " إن الله اصطفى لكم الدين " [ البقرة : 132 ] " والأخيار " جمع خير .وقرأ الأعمش وعبد الوارث والحسن وعيسى الثقفي " أولي الأيد " بغير ياء في الوصل والوقف على معنى أولي القوة في طاعة الله .ويجوز أن يكون كمعنى قراءة الجماعة وحذف الياء تخفيفا .
For which special assignment does God choose messengers from amongst human beings? The special mission of prophets entails that they make men aware of the fact that their real destination is the Hereafter, and that they should prepare themselves for it. This is the most crucial problem for man, one which warrants utter seriousness.
Concern for 'Akhirah is a distinct attribute of the noble prophets
The word 'home' in the statement: ذِكْرَى الدَّارِ (remembering the [ eternal ] Home [ in the Hereafter ]- 38:46) refers to the 'Akhirah, (the Hereafter, the life-to-come). Instead of using the word: 'Akhirah, the text has used the word: الدَّارِ (ad-dar: home) whereby it has warned human beings that they must take 'Akhirah as their real Home, and make the concern for it the basis for whatever they think and do. Right from here, we also come to know that the concern for 'Akhirah further sharpens and furbishes one's intellectual and physical faculties (helping it to flourish in an essentially true perspective). Hence, the view of some atheists that such concern blunts human faculties is baseless.
(Lo! in Our sight they are verily of the elect, the excellent) they are selected in the life of the world for prophethood and Islam and they are excellent in Allah's sight on the Day of Judgement.