The Moon — Verse 22

And verily We have made the Qur’ān easy to remember. So is there anyone who will remember?

ولقد سَهَّلنا لفظ القرآن للتلاوة والحفظ، ومعانيه للفهم وللتدبر، لمن أراد أن يتذكر ويعتبر، فهل من متعظ به؟ وفي هذا حثٌّ على الاستكثار من تلاوة القرآن وتعلمه وتعليمه.

أي سهلنا لفظه ويسرنا معناه لمن أراده ليتذكر الناس كما قال "كتاب أنزلناه إليك مبارك ليدبروا آياته وليتذكر أولوا الألباب" وقال تعالى "فإنما يسرناه بلسانك لتبشر به المتقين وتنذر به قوما لدا". قال مجاهد "ولقد يسرنا القرآن للذكر" يعني هونا قراءته وقال السدي يسرنا تلاوته على الألسن وقال الضحاك عن ابن عباس لولا أن الله يسره على لسان الآدميين ما استطاع أحد من الخلق أن يتكلم بكلام الله عز وجل قلت ومن تيسيره تعالى على الناس تلاوة القرآن ما تقدم عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم أنه قال "إن هذا القرآن أنزل على سبعة أحرف" وأوردنا الحديث بطرقه وألفاظه بما أغنى عن إعادته ههنا ولله الحمد والمنة وقوله "فهل من مدكر" أي فهل من متذكر بهذا القرآن الذي قد يسر الله حفظه ومعناه؟ وقال محمد بن كعب القرظي فهل من منزجر عن المعاصي؟ وقال ابن أبي حاتم حدثنا أبي حدثنا الحسن بن رافع حدثنا ضمرة عن ابن شوذب عن مطر هو الوراق في قوله تعالى "فهل من مدكر" هل من طالب علم فيعان عليه وكذا علقه البخاري بصيغة الجزم عن مطر الوراق ورواه ابن جرير وروى عن قتادة مثله.

ثم ختم - سبحانه - قصة هؤلاء الطغاة ، بمثل ما ختم به قصة قوم نوح ، من تذكير للناس بما أصاب هؤلاء الظالمين من عذاب أليم ومن دعوتهم إلى الاعتبار بقصص القرآن ، وزواجره ووعده ووعيده . . . فقال - تعالى - : ( فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا القرآن لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ )

القول في تأويل قوله تعالى : وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا الْقُرْآنَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِنْ مُدَّكِرٍ (22)يقول تعالى ذكره: ولقد سهلنا القرآن وهوّناه لمن أراد التذكر به والاتعاظ ( فَهَلْ مِنْ مُدَّكِرٍ ) يقول: فهل من متعظ ومنـزجر بآياته.

" ولقد يسرنا القرآن للذكر فهل من مدكر "

وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا الْقُرْآَنَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِنْ مُدَّكِرٍ (22(تكرير لنظيره السابق في خبر قوم نوح .

{ وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا الْقُرْآنَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِنْ مُدَّكِرٍ } كرر تعالى ذلك رحمة بعباده وعناية بهم، حيث دعاهم إلى ما يصلح دنياهم وأخراهم.

وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا الْقُرْآنَ لِلذِّكْرِأي سهلناه للحفظ وأعنا عليه من أراد حفظه ; فهل من طالب لحفظه فيعان عليه ؟ ويجوز أن يكون المعنى : ولقد هيأناه للذكر مأخوذ من يسر ناقته للسفر : إذا رحلها ويسر فرسه للغزو إذا أسرجه وألجمه ; قال : وقمت إليه باللجام ميسرا هنالك يجزيني الذي كنت أصنع وقال سعيد بن جبير : ليس من كتب الله كتاب يقرأ كله ظاهرا إلا القرآن ; وقال غيره : ولم يكن هذا لبني إسرائيل , ولم يكونوا يقرءون التوراة إلا نظرا , غير موسى وهارون ويوشع بن نون وعزير صلوات الله عليهم , ومن أجل ذلك افتتنوا بعزير لما كتب لهم التوراة عن ظهر قلبه حين أحرقت ; على ما تقدم بيانه في سورة " التوبة " فيسر الله تعالى على هذه الأمة حفظ كتابه ليذكروا ما فيه ; أي يفتعلوا الذكر , والافتعال هو أن ينجع فيهم ذلك حتى يصير كالذات وكالتركيب .فيهم .فَهَلْ مِنْ مُدَّكِرٍقارئ يقرؤه .وقال أبو بكر الوراق وابن شوذب : فهل من طالب خير وعلم فيعان عليه , وكرر في هذه السورة للتنبيه والإفهام .وقيل : إن الله تعالى اقتص في هذه السورة على هذه الأمة أنباء الأمم وقصص المرسلين , وما عاملتهم به الأمم , وما كان من عقبى أمورهم وأمور المرسلين ; فكان في كل قصة ونبأ ذكر للمستمع أن لو ادكر , وإنما كرر هذه الآية عند ذكر كل قصة بقوله : " فهل من مدكر " لأن " هل " كلمة استفهام تستدعي أفهامهم التي ركبت في أجوافهم وجعلها حجة عليهم ; فاللام من " هل " للاستعراض والهاء للاستخراج .

The people of ‘Ad merited divine retribution, so God unleashed a hurricane which made it difficult for them to remain upright. The winds lifted them and tossed them about violently and waves dashed them against the trees. Others were crushed when their roofs fell down on their heads. All this was a demonstration of the fact that man was absolutely helpless, and that he had no power or authority of any sort before God.

Lexicological Analysis The word سُعُر su'ur has appeared twice in this Surah. First it has appeared in verse 24 in connection with the people of Thamud where it is their own word, and means 'madness or insanity'. The second time, the word appears in connection with the punishment of the sinners where it is the word of Allah in the forthcoming verse [ 47] فِي ضَلَالٍ وَسُعُرٍ‌. Here the word سُعُر su'ur may also be taken in the sense of Hell-Fire. According to lexicologists, the word su'ur is used in both these senses. رَ‌اوَدُوهُ عَن ضَيْفِهِ (And they had even tried to tempt him against his guests...54:37). The word murawadah signifies to entice someone to satisfy one's lust. This verse refers to the night when the angels came to Prophet Lut (علیہ السلام) in the shape of handsome young men, as a test from Allah for his people who were addicted to homosexuality. Prophet Lut (علیہ السلام) hosted his guests. The licentious people came to him from every direction, and the Prophet Lut (علیہ السلام) had to shut the door to protect his guests. They came during the night and tried to break the door down and scale the walls to come in. The immoral behaviour of his people distressed Prophet Lut (علیہ السلام) but when the guests revealed to him that they were angels and have been sent by Allah to inflict destructive punishment on his people, he felt comforted; they assured him that they will not be able to hurt them in any way. Surah Al-Qamar started on the note that Doomsday is fast approaching, so that the infidels and pagans, who have lust and greed for this world and are unaware of the Hereafter, come to their senses. First, the punishment of the Hereafter is mentioned. Then the evil consequences of their misdeeds in the present life are cited. Reference is made to the conditions of world-famous nations, their opposition to their respective prophets and its evil consequences. The people of Lut (علیہ السلام) were the first people who were destroyed by Divine punishment. Many different kinds of devastating torments were inflicted on the people of Lut (علیہ السلام) ، the tribes of ` Ad, Thamud and Lut (علیہ السلام) and the people of Fir'aun in this world. Their stories and histories are recounted in detail on several occasions in the Qur'an. Here they have been condensed. All these five nations were the strongest and resourceful. It was not possible for any of the subdued nations to overcome any of these superpowers. The current set of verses show how the superpowers were destroyed by Divine punishment. After describing the punishment of each nation, the Qur'an repeats the following statement as a refrain: فَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِي وَنُذُرِ‌ (How then was My torment and My warnings?). That is, when the Divine chastisement overtook these nations who were very powerful in terms of might, wealth and number were killed like flies and mosquitoes. In addition, the following verse is repeated to advise the Muslims and the infidels in general: وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْ‌نَا الْقُرْ‌آنَ لِلذِّكْرِ‌ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ‌ (and indeed We have made the Qur'an easy for seeking advice. So, is there one to seek advice?) This is to indicate that the only way to avoid the terrible chastisement is to take to the advice of the Qur'an. Allah has made the Qur'an easy to the extent of paying heed to the admonition and warnings. Only the most ill-fated person will not take advantage of the warnings. The forthcoming verses address the people of the time of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ that they are not more powerful in terms of wealth, number and might than the people of Prophet Lut (علیہ السلام) the tribes of ` Ad and Thamud, Prophet Lut’ s علیہ السلام people and the people of Fir'aun. Then how are they sitting in a careless manner?

(And in truth We have made the Qur'an easy to remember) and to recite; (but is there any that remembereth) is there any that takes admonition from what was done to the people of Hud and therefore abstain from transgression?

The Story of ` Ad Allah states that ` Ad, the People of Hud, denied their Messenger, just as the people of Nuh did. So, Allah sent on them, عَلَيْهِمْ رِيحاً صَرْصَراً (against them a violently cold (Sarsar) wind), means, a bitterly cold and furious wind, فِى يَوْمِ نَحْسٍ (on a day of calamity), against them, according to Ad-Dahhak, Qatadah and As-Suddi, مُّسْتَمِرٌّ (continuous), upon them because the calamity, torment and destruction that they suffered in this life on that day continued with that of the Hereafter, تَنزِعُ النَّاسَ كَأَنَّهُمْ أَعْجَازُ نَخْلٍ مُّنقَعِرٍ (Plucking out men as if they were uprooted stems of date palms.) The wind would pluck one of them and raise him high, until he could no longer be seen, and then violently send him down on his head to the ground. His head would be smashed and only his body would be left, headless, كَأَنَّهُمْ أَعْجَازُ نَخْلٍ مُّنقَعِرٍفَكَيْفَ كَانَ عَذَابِى وَنُذُرِ وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا الْقُرْءَانَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ (as if they were uprooted stems of date palms. Then, how was My torment and My warnings And We have indeed made the Qur'an easy to understand and remember; then is there any that will remember)