The Emissaries, Winds Sent Forth — Verse 17
77:17 · al-Mursalat
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ثُمَّ نُتۡبِعُهُمُ ٱلۡءَاخِرِینَ ١٧
thumma nut'biʿuhumu l-ākhirīn
The Emissaries, Winds Sent Forth / al-Mursalat (77:17)
We shall make the last follow them
thumma nut'biʿuhumu l-ākhirīn
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then made the latter folk follow them? the latter folk of those who denied such as the disbelievers of Mecca whom We will destroy.
ألم نهلك السابقين من الأمم الماضية؛ بتكذيبهم للرسل كقوم نوح وعاد وثمود؟ ثم نلحق بهم المتأخرين ممن كانوا مثلهم في التكذيب والعصيان. مِثل ذلك الإهلاك الفظيع نفعل بهؤلاء المجرمين من كفار "مكة"؛ لتكذيبهم الرسول صلى الله عليه وسلم.
أي ممن أشبههم.
( ثُمَّ نُتْبِعُهُمُ الآخرين ) أى : أهلكنا الأولين ، ثم نتبعهم بإهلاك المتأخرين عنهم ، والذين يشبهون سابقيهم فى الكفر والجحود .و " ثم " هنا للتراخى الرتبى ، لأن إهلاك الآخرين الذين لم يعتبروا بمن سبقهم سيكون أشد من إهلاك غيرهم ، وفى ذلك تهديد شديد ووعيد واضح لمشركى مكة .
وقوله: ( وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ) يقول تعالى ذكره: الوادي الذي يسيل في جهنم من صديد أهلها للمكذّبين بيوم الفصل.حدثنا بشر، قال: ثنا يزيد، قال: ثنا سعيد، عن قتادة ( وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِلْمُكَذِّبِينَ ) ويل والله طويل.يقول تعالى ذكره: ألم نهلك الأمم الماضين الذين كذّبوا رسلي، وجحدوا آياتي من قوم نوح وعاد وثمود، ثم نتبعهم الآخرين بعدهم، ممن سلك سبيلهم في الكفر بي وبرسولي، كقوم إبراهيم وقوم لوط، وأصحاب مدين، فنهلكهم كما أهلكنا الأوّلين قبلهم.
"ثم نتبعهم الآخرين"، السالكين سبلهم في الكفر والتكذيب يعني كفار مكة بتكذيبهم محمداً صلى الله عليه وسلم.
ثُمَّ نُتْبِعُهُمُ الْآَخِرِينَ (17) حرف ( ثمّ ) للتراخي الرُتبي لأن التهديد أهم من الإِخبار عن أهل المحشر ، لأنه الغرض من سوق هذا كله ، ولأن إهلاك الآخرين أشدّ من إهلاك الأولين لأنه مسبوق بإهلاك آخر .
ثم نتبعهم بإهلاك من كذب من الآخرين.
أي نلحق الآخرين بالأولين .
When Doomsday comes, the present system of the world will be thrown into disarray. Those who consider themselves strong in the present world—and on that basis ignore the call for Truth, will find that there is nobody weaker than they.
ثُمَّ نُتْبِعُهُمُ الْآخِرِينَ (Then We will cause the later ones to follow them....77:17) According to popular reading, Verse 17 purports to say that the present-day infidels, the people of Makkah, will receive punishment soon. They were punished and destroyed by Muslims in the Battle of Badr and so on. The difference between the punishment of former nations and the community of the Holy Prophet ﷺ is as follows: The former nations used to be destroyed by celestial punishment with all their habitations. The infidels in the community of the Holy Prophet ﷺ do not receive celestial punishment, because of the Holy Prophet's ﷺ special honour. They are punished by the weapons of Muslims. Furthermore, the destruction is not general. Only the obdurate criminal leaders are destroyed.
(Then caused the latter folk to follow after) through death and chastisement?
The Call to contemplate the various Manifestations of Allah's Power
Allah says,
أَلَمْ نُهْلِكِ الاٌّوَّلِينَ
(Did We not destroy the ancients) meaning, those who rejected the Messengers and opposed what they came to them with.
ثُمَّ نُتْبِعُهُمُ الاٌّخِرِينَ
(So shall We make later generations to follow them.) meaning, from those who are similar to them. Thus, Allah says,
كَذَلِكَ نَفْعَلُ بِالْمُجْرِمِينَ وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
(Thus do We deal with the criminals. Woe that Day to the deniers!) Ibn Jarir said this. Then Allah reminding His creatures of His favor, and using the beginning of creation to support the idea of repeating it, He says:
أَلَمْ نَخْلُقكُّم مِّن مَّآءٍ مَّهِينٍ
(Did We not create you from a despised water) meaning, weak and despised in comparison to the power of the Creator. This is similar to what has been reported in the Hadith of Busr bin Jahhash (that Allah says),
«ابْنَ آدَمَ أَنْى تُعْجِزُنِي وَقَدْ خَلَقْتُكَ مِنْ مِثْلِ هَذِهِ؟»
("(O) Son of Adam ! How can you think that I am unable, and yet I created you from something like this (i.e., semen)")
فَجَعَلْنَـهُ فِى قَرَارٍ مَّكِينٍ
(Then We placed it in a place of safety,) meaning, `We gathered him in the womb, where the fluid of the man and the woman settles. The womb has been prepared for this, as a protector of the fluid deposited in it. Allah said:
إِلَى قَدَرٍ مَّعْلُومٍ
(For a known period) meaning, for a fixed period of time, which is from six months to nine months. Thus, Allah says,
فَقَدَرْنَا فَنِعْمَ الْقَـدِرُونَ وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
(So We did measure; and We are the best to measure. Woe that Day to the deniers!) Then Allah says,
أَلَمْ نَجْعَلِ الاٌّرْضَ كِفَاتاً - أَحْيَآءً وَأَمْوتاً
(Have We not made the earth Kifat for the living and the dead) Ibn `Abbas said, "Kifat means a place of shelter." Mujahid said, "It holds the dead so that nothing is seen of it." Ash-Sha`bi said, "Its interior is for your dead and its surface is for your living." Mujahid and Qatadah also said this.
وَجَعَلْنَا فِيهَا رَوَاسِىَ شَـمِخَـتٍ
(And have placed therein fixed towers,) meaning, the mountains. The earth is held in place with them so that it does not shake and sway.
وَأَسْقَيْنَـكُم مَّآءً فُرَاتاً
(and have given you Furat water) meaning, cold and delicious water from the clouds or from what He causes to gush forth from the springs of the earth.
وَيْلٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُكَذِّبِينَ
(Woe that Day to the deniers!) meaning, woe to whoever reflects upon these created things which demonstrate the greatness of their Creator, then after that continues to reject Him and disbelieve in Him.