The Jinn — Verse 22

Say ‘Indeed none shall protect me from God from His chastisement were I to disobey Him and I shall never find besides Him that is other than Him any refuge.

قل- أيها الرسول- لهم: إني لا أقدر أن أدفع عنكم ضرًا، ولا أجلب لكم نفعًا، قل: إني لن ينقذني من عذاب الله أحد إن عصيته، ولن أجد من دونه ملجأ أفرُّ إليه مِن عذابه، لكن أملك أن أبلغكم عن الله ما أمرني بتبليغه لكم، ورسالتَه التي أرسلني بها إليكم. ومَن يعص الله ورسوله، ويُعرض عن دين الله، فإن جزاءه نار جهنم لا يخرج منها أبدًا.

أخبر عن نفسه أيضا أنه لا يجيره من الله أحد أي لو عصيته فإنه لا يقدر أحد على إنقاذي من عذابه "ولن أجد من دونه ملتحدا" قال مجاهد وقتادة والسدي لا ملجأ وقال قتادة أيضا "قل إني لن يجيرني من الله أحد ولن أجد من دونه ملتحدا" أي لا نصير ولا ملجأ وفي رواية لا ولي ولا موئل.

وقل لهم للمرة الثالثة : ( إِنِّي لَن يُجِيرَنِي مِنَ الله أَحَدٌ ) أى : إنىلن يمنعنى أحد من الله - تعالى - إن أرادنى بسوء .( وَلَنْ أَجِدَ مِن دُونِهِ مُلْتَحَداً ) أى : ولن أجد من دونه ملجأ أركن إليه . يقال : التحد فلان إلى كذا ، أى : مال إليه .فالآية الكريمة بيان لعجزه صلى الله عليه وسلم عن شئون نفسه أمام قدرة خالقه - عز وجل - بعد بيان عجزه عن شئون غيره .

وقوله: (قُلْ إِنِّي لَنْ يُجِيرَنِي مِنَ اللَّهِ أَحَدٌ ) من خلقه إن أرادني أمرا، ولا ينصرني منه ناصر.وذُكر أن هذه الآية أُنـزلت على النبيّ صلى الله عليه وسلم؛ لأن بعض الجنّ قال: أنا أجيره.* ذكر من قال ذلك:حدثنا ابن عبد الأعلى، قال: ثنا المعتمر بن سليمان، عن أبيه، قال: زعم حضرميّ أنه ذكر له أن جنيا من الجنّ من أشرافهم ذا تَبَع، قال: إنما يريد محمد أن نجيره وأنا أجيره فأنـزل الله: (قُلْ إِنِّي لَنْ يُجِيرَنِي مِنَ اللَّهِ أَحَدٌ ).وقوله: (وَلَنْ أَجِدَ مِنْ دُونِهِ مُلْتَحَدًا ) يقول: ولن أجد من دون الله ملجئا ألجأ إليه.كما حدثنا مهران، عن سفيان (وَلَنْ أَجِدَ مِنْ دُونِهِ مُلْتَحَدًا ) يقول: ولن أجد من دون الله ملجئا ألجأ إليه.حدثنا بشر، قال: ثنا يزيد، قال: ثنا سعيد، عن قتادة، في قوله: (وَلَنْ أَجِدَ مِنْ دُونِهِ مُلْتَحَدًا ) : أي ملجئا ونصيرا.حدثنا ابن عبد الأعلى، قال: ثنا ابن ثور، عن معمر، عن قتادة (مُلْتَحَدًا ) قال: ملجئا.حدثنا ابن حميد، قال: ثنا مهران، عن سفيان (وَلَنْ أَجِدَ مِنْ دُونِهِ مُلْتَحَدًا ) يقول: ناصرا.

( قل إني لن يجيرني من الله أحد ) لن يمنعني من أحد إن عصيته ( ولن أجد من دونه ملتحدا ) ملجأ أميل إليه . ومعنى " الملتحد " أي : المائل . قال السدي : حرزا . وقال الكلبي : مدخلا في الأرض مثل السرب .

قُلْ إِنِّي لَنْ يُجِيرَنِي مِنَ اللَّهِ أَحَدٌ وَلَنْ أَجِدَ مِنْ دُونِهِ مُلْتَحَدًا (22) وجملتا قل إني لن يجيرني } إلى { ملتحداً } معترضتان بين المستثنى منه والمستثنى ، وهو اعتراضُ ردَ لما يحاولونه منه أن يترك ما يؤذيهم فلا يذكر القرآنُ إبطال معتقدهم وتحقير أصنامهم ، قال تعالى : { وإذا تتلى عليهم آياتنا بينات قال الذين لا يرجون لقاءنا ائتتِ بقرآن غير هذا أو بدله قل ما يكون لي أن أبدله من تلقاء نفسي إن اتبع إلاّ ما يوحى إلي إني أخاف إن عصيت ربي عذاب يوم عظيم } [ يونس : 15 ] .والملتحد : اسم مكان الالتحاد ، والالتحاد : المبالغة في اللحد ، وهو العدول إلى مكان غير الذي هو فيه ، والأكثر أن يطلق ذلك على اللجأ ، أي العياذ بمكان يعصمه . والمعنى : لَن أجد مكاناً يعصمني .و { من دونه } حال من { ملتحداً } ، أي ملتحداً كائناً من دون الله أي بعيداً عن الله غير داخل من ملكوته ، فإن الملتحد مكان فلما وصف بأنه من دون الله كان المعنى أنه مكان من غير الأمكنة التي في ملك الله ، وذلك متعذر ، ولهذا جاء لنفي وجدانه حرف { لن } الدال على تأييد النفي .و { مِن } في قوله : { مِن دونه } مزيدة جارة للظرف وهو ( دون ) .

{ قُلْ إِنِّي لَنْ يُجِيرَنِي مِنَ اللَّهِ أَحَدٌ } أي: لا أحد أستجير به ينقذني من عذاب الله، وإذا كان الرسول الذي هو أكمل الخلق، لا يملك ضرا ولا رشدا، ولا يمنع نفسه من الله [شيئا] إن أراده بسوء، فغيره من الخلق من باب أولى وأحرى.{ وَلَنْ أَجِدَ مِنْ دُونِهِ مُلْتَحَدًا } أي: ملجأ ومنتصرا.

قوله تعالى : قل إني لن يجيرني من الله أحد أي لا يدفع عذابه عني أحد إن استحفظته ; وهذا لأنهم قالوا اترك ما تدعو إليه ونحن نجيرك . وروى أبو الجوزاء عن ابن مسعود قال : انطلقت مع النبي - صلى الله عليه وسلم - ليلة الجن حتى أتى الحجون فخط علي خطا ، ثم تقدم إليهم فازدحموا عليه ، فقال سيد لهم يقال له وردان : أنا أزحلهم عنك ; فقال : " إني لن يجيرني من الله أحد " ذكره الماوردي . قال : ويحتمل معنيين : أحدهما : لن يجيرني مع إجارة الله لي أحد . الثاني : لن يجيرني مما قدره الله تعالى علي أحد .ولن أجد من دونه ملتحدا أي ملتجأ ألجأ إليه ; قاله قتادة . وعنه : نصيرا ومولى . السدي : حرزا . الكلبي : مدخلا في الأرض مثل السرب . وقيل : وليا ولا مولى . وقيل : مذهبا ولا مسلكا . حكاه ابن شجرة ، والمعنى واحد ; ومنه قول الشاعر :يا لهف نفسي ولهفي غير مجدية عني وما من قضاء الله ملتحد

The entire system of the present world has been formulated with the aim of putting human beings to the test. Therefore reality is revealed here solely to the extent of conveying the divine message. Had there been no human trial to be considered, and had the concealing veils been removed, the people would have seen that, from the angels to the righteous among the jinn, all acknowledge the god-head of God and the whole universe testifies to this.

وَأَنَّ الْمَسَاجِدَ لِلَّـهِ فَلَا تَدْعُوا مَعَ اللَّـهِ أَحَدًا (...and that masajid (mosques) belong to Allah; so, do not invoke anyone along with Allah....72:18). The word masajid is the plural of masjid. Here the word could be taken in its popular sense, that is, mosques or places of worship dedicated for the performance of prayers. In this case, it would mean that all mosques belong to Allah, dedicated to His sole worship and therefore we are not permitted to call on anyone else besides Allah, like the Jews and Christians commit shirk in their places of worship. In sum, the mosques must be kept clear of all false beliefs and vile deeds. The word masajid could also have another sense. It could be the plural of masjad, with the letter jim carrying fath, in which case it would be masdar mimi 'infinitivity' and mean 'to prostrate or prostration'. The verse in this sense would signify that worship is reserved exclusively for Allah. It is not permitted to prostrate to anyone, because if he calls on anyone else for help, it is as though he is prostrating to him which must be avoided.

(Say) to them, O Muhammad: (Lo! none can protect me from Allah) from Allah's chastisement if I disobey Him, (nor can I find any refuge beside Him) nor can I find any escape or hiding place from Allah's chastisement if I disobey Him.

Say, �Indeed none shall protect me from God, and I shall never find any refuge besides Him.�He said:He has commanded him [the Prophet] to [be in a state of] utter neediness (iftiqār) and to take refuge (lujūʾ) in Him, and then to manifest both of these [conditions] through his words, that thereby the disbelievers will be increased in error (ḍalāl), and the believers will be increased in guidance (irshād). And this is a maxim for sincerity (ikhlāṣ) in the profession of God�s oneness(tawḥīd), since the truth (ḥaqīqa) of professing His oneness means looking towards God and none other, advancing towards Him (iqbāl ʿalayhi) and relying upon Him (iʿtimād ʿalayhi). However, this will not be accomplished save by turning away from everything other than Him, showing one�s utter neediness for Him, and taking refuge in Him.His words, Exalted is He:

The Command to worship Allah Alone and shun Shirk Allah commands His servants to single Him out alone for worship and that none should be supplicated to along with Him, nor should any partners be associated with Him. As Qatadah said concerning Allah's statement, وَأَنَّ الْمَسَـجِدَ لِلَّهِ فَلاَ تَدْعُواْ مَعَ اللَّهِ أَحَداً (And the Masjids are for Allah, so invoke not anyone along with Allah.) "Whenever the Jews and Christians used to enter their churches and synagogues, they would associate partners with Allah. Thus, Allah commanded His Prophet to tell them that they should single Him out alone for worship." Ibn Jarir recorded from Sa`id bin Jubayr that he said concerning this verse, وَأَنَّ الْمَسَـجِدَ لِلَّهِ فَلاَ تَدْعُواْ مَعَ اللَّهِ أَحَداً (And the Masjids are for Allah, so invoke not anyone along with Allah.) "The Jinns said to the Prophet of Allah , `How can we come to the Masjid while we are distant - meaning very far away - from you And how can we be present for the prayer while we are far away from you' So Allah revealed this Ayah, وَأَنَّ الْمَسَـجِدَ لِلَّهِ فَلاَ تَدْعُواْ مَعَ اللَّهِ أَحَداً (And the Masjids are for Allah, so invoke not anyone along with Allah.)" The Jinns crowding together to hear the Qur'an Allah said, وَأَنَّهُ لَّمَا قَامَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ يَدْعُوهُ كَادُواْ يَكُونُونَ عَلَيْهِ لِبَداً (And when the servant of Allah stood up invoking Him in prayer they just made round him a dense crowd as if sticking one over the other.) Al-`Awfi reported from Ibn `Abbas, "When they heard the Prophet reciting the Qur'an they almost mounted on top of him due to their zeal. When they heard him reciting the Qur'an they drew very near to him. He was unaware of them until the messenger (i.e., Jibril) came to him and made him recite, قُلْ أُوحِىَ إِلَىَّ أَنَّهُ اسْتَمَعَ نَفَرٌ مِّنَ الْجِنِّ (Say: "It has been revealed to me that a group of Jinn listened.") (72:1) They were listening to the Qur'an." This is one opinion and it has been reported from Az-Zubayr bin Al-`Awwam. Ibn Jarir recorded from Ibn `Abbas that he said, "The Jinns said to their people, لَّمَا قَامَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ يَدْعُوهُ كَادُواْ يَكُونُونَ عَلَيْهِ لِبَداً (when the servant of Allah stood up invoking Him in prayer they just made round him a dense crowd as if sticking one over the other.) )" This is the second view and it has also been reported from Sa`id bin Jubayr. Al-Hasan said, "When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood up and said none has the right to be worshipped except Allah, and he called the people to their Lord, the Arabs almost crowded over him together (against him)." Qatadah said concerning Allah's statement, وَأَنَّهُ لَّمَا قَامَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ يَدْعُوهُ كَادُواْ يَكُونُونَ عَلَيْهِ لِبَداً (when the servant of Allah stood up invoking Him in prayer they just made round him a dense crowd as if sticking one over the other.) "Humans and Jinns both crowded together over this matter in order to extinguish it. However, Allah insisted upon helping it, supporting it and making it victorious over those who opposed it." This is the third view and it has also been reported from Ibn `Abbas, Mujahid, Sa`id bin Jubayr and Ibn Zayd. It was also the view preferred by Ibn Jarir. This view seems to be the most apparent meaning of the Ayah due to Allah's statement which follows it, قُلْ إِنَّمَآ أَدْعُو رَبِّى وَلاَ أُشْرِكُ بِهِ أَحَداً (Say: "I invoke only my Lord, and I associate none as partners along with Him.") meaning, when they harmed him, opposed him, denied him and stood against him in order to thwart the truth he came with, and to unite against him, the Messenger ﷺ said to them إِنَّمَآ أَدْعُو رَبِّى (I invoke only my Lord,) meaning, `I only worship my Lord alone, and He has no partners. I seek His help and I put my trust in Him.' وَلاَ أُشْرِكُ بِهِ أَحَداً (and I associate none as partners along with Him.) The Messenger ﷺ does not have Power to harm or give Guidance Concerning Allah's statement, قُلْ إِنِّى لاَ أَمْلِكُ لَكُمْ ضَرّاً وَلاَ رَشَداً (Say: "It is not in my power to cause you harm, or to bring you to the right path.") meaning, `say: I am only a man like you all and I have received revelation. I am only a servant among the servants of Allah. I have no control over the affairs of your guidance or your misguidance. Rather all of these things are referred to Allah.' Then he (the Prophet) says about himself that no one can save him from Allah either. This means, `if I disobey Allah, then no one would be able to rescue me from His punishment.' وَلَنْ أَجِدَ مِن دُونِهِ مُلْتَحَداً (and nor can I find refuge except in Him.) Mujahid, Qatadah and As-Suddi all said, "No place to escape to." It is only obligatory upon the Messenger ﷺ to convey the Message Concerning Allah's statement, إِلاَّ بَلاَغاً مِّنَ اللَّهِ وَرِسَـلَـتِهِ ((Mine is) but conveyance from Allah and His Messages,) This is an exception related to the previous statement, لَن يُجِيرَنِى مِنَ اللَّهِ أَحَدٌ (None can protect me from Allah's punishment,) meaning, `nothing can save me from Him and rescue me except my conveyance of the Message that He has obligated me to carry out.' This is as Allah says, يَـأَيُّهَا الرَّسُولُ بَلِّغْ مَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكَ مِن رَّبِّكَ وَإِن لَّمْ تَفْعَلْ فَمَا بَلَّغْتَ رِسَالَتَهُ وَاللَّهُ يَعْصِمُكَ مِنَ النَّاسِ (O Messenger! Proclaim which has been sent down to you from your Lord. And if you do not, then you have not conveyed His Message. Allah will protect you from mankind.) (5:67) Then Allah says, وَمَن يَعْصِ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ فَإِنَّ لَهُ نَارَ جَهَنَّمَ خَـلِدِينَ فِيهَآ أَبَداً (and whosoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger, then verily, for him is the fire of Hell, he shall dwell therein forever.) meaning, `I will convey unto you all the Messages of Allah, so whoever disobeys after that, then his reward will be the fire of Hell wherein he will abide forever.' This means, they will not be able to avoid it nor escape from it. Then Allah says, حَتَّى إِذَا رَأَوْاْ مَا يُوعَدُونَ فَسَيَعْلَمُونَ مَنْ أَضْعَفُ نَاصِراً وَأَقَلُّ عَدَداً (Till, when they see that which they are promised, then they will know who it is that is weaker concerning helpers and less important concerning numbers.) meaning, until these idolators from the Jinns and humans see what has been promised to them on the Day of Judgement. Then on that day, they will know who's helpers are weaker and fewer in number -- them or the believers who worship Allah alone. This means that the idolators have no helper at all and they are fewer in number than the soldiers of Allah.