Tafsir al-Baghawi (Ma'alim al-Tanzil)

Al-Husayn ibn Mas'ud al-Baghawi — b. 436 AH / 1044 CE · d. 516 AH / 1122 CE Sunni Shafi'i

Tafsir al-Baghawi (Ma'alim al-Tanzil) at-Tariq الطَّارِق (The Morning Star, The Nightcomer) 17 verses · Meccan

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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
86:1 ›
وَالسَّمَاءِ وَالطَّارِقِ
Abdel Haleem
By the sky and the night-comer––
Al-Husayn ibn Mas'ud al-Baghawi

مكية( والسماء والطارق ) قال الكلبي : نزلت في أبي طالب ، وذلك أنه أتى النبي - صلى الله عليه وسلم - فأتحفه بخبز ولبن ، فبينما هو جالس يأكل إذ انحط نجم فامتلأ ماء ثم نارا ، ففزع أبو طالب وقال : أي شيء هذا ؟ فقال رسول الله - صلى الله عليه وسلم - : هذا نجم رمي به ، وهو آية من آيات الله - عز وجل - فعجب أبو طالب فأنزل الله - عز وجل - : " والسماء والطارق " وهذا قسم ، و " الطارق " النجم يظهر بالليل ، وما أتاك ليلا فهو طارق .

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86:2 ›
وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الطَّارِقُ
Abdel Haleem
What will explain to you what the night-comer is
Al-Husayn ibn Mas'ud al-Baghawi

"وما أدراك ما الطارق"؟.

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86:3 ›
النَّجْمُ الثَّاقِبُ
Abdel Haleem
The piercing star––
Al-Husayn ibn Mas'ud al-Baghawi

ثم فسره فقال ( النجم الثاقب ) أي المضيء المنير ، قال مجاهد : المتوهج ، قال ابن زيد : أراد به الثريا ، والعرب تسميه النجم . وقيل : هو زحل ، سمي بذلك لارتفاعه ، تقول العرب للطائر إذا لحق ببطن السماء ارتفاعا : قد ثقب .

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86:4 ›
إِن كُلُّ نَفْسٍ لَّمَّا عَلَيْهَا حَافِظٌ
Abdel Haleem
there is a watcher over every soul
Al-Husayn ibn Mas'ud al-Baghawi

( إن كل نفس ) جواب القسم ( لما عليها حافظ ) قرأ أبو جعفر ، وابن عامر ، وعاصم ، وحمزة : " لما " بالتشديد ، يعنون : ما كل نفس إلا عليها حافظ ، وهي لغة هذيل يجعلون " لما " بمعنى " إلا " يقولون : نشدتك الله لما قمت ، أي إلا قمت .وقرأ الآخرون بالتخفيف ، جعلوا " ما " صلة ، مجازه : إن كل نفس لعليها حافظ [ من ربها ] [ وتأويل الآية : كل نفس عليها حافظ من ربها ] يحفظ عملها ويحصي عليها ما تكتسب من خير وشر .قال ابن عباس : هم الحفظة من الملائكة . قال الكلبي : حافظ من الله يحفظها ويحفظ قولها وفعلها حتى يدفعها ويسلمها إلى المقادير ، ثم يخلي عنها .

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86:5 ›
فَلْيَنظُرِ الْإِنسَانُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ
Abdel Haleem
Man should reflect on what he was created from
Al-Husayn ibn Mas'ud al-Baghawi

"فلينظر الإنسان مم خلق"، أي من أي شيء خلقه ربه، أي فلينظر نظر المتفكر.

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86:6 ›
خُلِقَ مِن مَّاءٍ دَافِقٍ
Abdel Haleem
He is created from spurting fluid
Al-Husayn ibn Mas'ud al-Baghawi

ثم بين فقال : ( خلق من ماء دافق ) مدفوق أي مصبوب في الرحم ، وهو المني ، فاعل بمعنى مفعول كقوله : " عيشة راضية " ( الحاقة - 21 ) أي مرضية ، والدفق : الصب ، وأراد ماء الرجل وماء المرأة ، لأن الولد مخلوق منهما ، وجعله واحدا لامتزاجهما .

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86:7 ›
يَخْرُجُ مِن بَيْنِ الصُّلْبِ وَالتَّرَائِبِ
Abdel Haleem
then he emerges from between the backbone and breastbone
Al-Husayn ibn Mas'ud al-Baghawi

( يخرج من بين الصلب والترائب ) يعني صلب الرجل وترائب المرأة ، و " الترائب " جمع التريبة ، وهي عظام الصدر والنحر . قال ابن عباس : هي موضع القلادة من الصدر . وروى الوالبي عنه : بين ثديي المرأة . وقال قتادة : النحر . وقال ابن زيد : الصدر .

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86:8 ›
إِنَّهُ عَلَىٰ رَجْعِهِ لَقَادِرٌ
Abdel Haleem
God is certainly able to bring him back to life
Al-Husayn ibn Mas'ud al-Baghawi

( إنه على رجعه لقادر ) قال مجاهد : على رد النطفة في الإحليل . وقال عكرمة : على رد الماء في الصلب الذي خرج منه . وقال الضحاك : إنه على رد الإنسان ماء كما كان من قبل لقادر . وقال مقاتل بن حيان : [ إن شاء رده ] من الكبر إلى الشباب ، ومن الشباب إلى الصبا ، ومن الصبا إلى النطفة ، وقال ابن زيد : إنه على حبس ذلك الماء لقادر حتى لا يخرج وقال قتادة : إن الله تعالى على بعث الإنسان وإعادته قادر وهذا أولى الأقاويل لقوله : ( يوم تبلى السرائر )

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86:9 ›
يَوْمَ تُبْلَى السَّرَائِرُ
Abdel Haleem
On the Day when secrets are laid bar
Al-Husayn ibn Mas'ud al-Baghawi

( يوم تبلى السرائر ) وذلك يوم القيامة تبلى السرائر ، تظهر الخفايا قال قتادة ومقاتل : تختبر [ الأعمال ] قال عطاء بن أبي رباح : السرائر فرائض الأعمال ، كالصوم والصلاة [ والوضوء ] والاغتسال من الجنابة ، فإنها سرائر بين الله تعالى وبين العبد ، فلو شاء العبد لقال : صمت ولم يصم ، وصليت ، ولم يصل ، واغتسلت ولم يغتسل ، فيختبر حتى يظهر من أداها ممن ضيعها .قال ابن عمر : بيدي الله - عز وجل - يوم القيامة كل سر ، فيكون زينا في وجوه وشينا في وجوه ، يعني : من أداها كان وجهه مشرقا ، ومن ضيعها كان وجهه أغبر .

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86:10 ›
فَمَا لَهُ مِن قُوَّةٍ وَلَا نَاصِرٍ
Abdel Haleem
he will have no power and no one to help him
Al-Husayn ibn Mas'ud al-Baghawi

"فما له من قوة ولا ناصر"، أي ما لهذا الإنسان المنكر للبعث من قوة يمتنع بها من عذاب الله ولا ناصر ينصره من الله.

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86:11 ›
وَالسَّمَاءِ ذَاتِ الرَّجْعِ
Abdel Haleem
By the sky and its recurring rain
Al-Husayn ibn Mas'ud al-Baghawi

ثم ذكر قسماً آخر فقال: "والسماء ذات الرجع"، أي ذات المطر لأنه يرجع كل عام ويتكرر. وقال ابن عباس: هو السحاب يرجع بالمطر.

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86:12 ›
وَالْأَرْضِ ذَاتِ الصَّدْعِ
Abdel Haleem
by the earth that cracks open
Al-Husayn ibn Mas'ud al-Baghawi

"والأرض ذات الصدع"، أي تتصدع وتنشق عن النبات والأشجار والأنهار.

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86:13 ›
إِنَّهُ لَقَوْلٌ فَصْلٌ
Abdel Haleem
This is truly a decisive statement
Al-Husayn ibn Mas'ud al-Baghawi

وجواب القسم قوله: "إنه"، يعني القرآن، "لقول فصل"، حق وجد يفصل بين الحق والباطل.

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86:14 ›
وَمَا هُوَ بِالْهَزْلِ
Abdel Haleem
it is not something to be taken lightly
Al-Husayn ibn Mas'ud al-Baghawi

"وما هو بالهزل"، باللعب والباطل.

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86:15 ›
إِنَّهُمْ يَكِيدُونَ كَيْدًا
Abdel Haleem
They plot and scheme
Al-Husayn ibn Mas'ud al-Baghawi

ثم أخبر عن مشركي مكة فقال: "إنهم يكيدون كيداً"، يخافون النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ويظهرون ما هم على خلافه.

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86:16 ›
وَأَكِيدُ كَيْدًا
Abdel Haleem
but so do I
Al-Husayn ibn Mas'ud al-Baghawi

"وأكيد كيداً"، وكيد الله استدراجه إياهم من حيث لا يعلمون.

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86:17 ›
فَمَهِّلِ الْكَافِرِينَ أَمْهِلْهُمْ رُوَيْدًا
Abdel Haleem
[Prophet], let the disbelievers be, let them be for a while
Al-Husayn ibn Mas'ud al-Baghawi

"فمهل الكافرين"، قال ابن عباس: هذا وعيد من الله عز وجل لهم، "أمهلهم رويداً"، قليلاً، ومعنى مهل وأمهل: أنظر ولا تعجل، فأخذهم الله يوم بدر، ونسخ الإمهال بآية السيف.

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