Tafseer Al Saddi

Abd al-Rahman al-Sa'di — b. 1307 AH / 1889 CE · d. 1376 AH / 1956 CE Sunni Hanbali

Tafseer Al Saddi ash-Shams الشَّمْس (The Sun) 15 verses · Meccan

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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
91:1 ›
وَالشَّمْسِ وَضُحَاهَا
Abdel Haleem
By the sun in its morning brightnes
Abd al-Rahman al-Sa'di

أقسم تعالى بهذه الآيات العظيمة، على النفس المفلحة، وغيرها من النفوس الفاجرة، فقال:{ وَالشَّمْسِ وَضُحَاهَا } أي: نورها، ونفعها الصادر منها.

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91:2 ›
وَالْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَاهَا
Abdel Haleem
and by the moon as it follows it
Abd al-Rahman al-Sa'di

{ وَالْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَاهَا } أي: تبعها في المنازل والنور.

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91:3 ›
وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّاهَا
Abdel Haleem
by the day as it displays the sun’s glor
Abd al-Rahman al-Sa'di

{ وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّاهَا } أي: جلى ما على وجه الأرض وأوضحه.

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91:4 ›
وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَاهَا
Abdel Haleem
and by the night as it conceals it
Abd al-Rahman al-Sa'di

{ وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَاهَا } أي: يغشى وجه الأرض، فيكون ما عليها مظلمًا.فتعاقب الظلمة والضياء، والشمس والقمر، على هذا العالم، بانتظام وإتقان، وقيام لمصالح العباد، أكبر دليل على أن الله بكل شيء عليم، وعلى كل شيء قدير، وأنه المعبود وحده، الذي كل معبود سواه فباطل.

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91:5 ›
وَالسَّمَاءِ وَمَا بَنَاهَا
Abdel Haleem
by the sky and how He built i
Abd al-Rahman al-Sa'di

{ وَالسَّمَاءِ وَمَا بَنَاهَا } يحتمل أن " ما "" موصولة، فيكون الإقسام بالسماء وبانيها، الذي هو الله تبارك وتعالى، ويحتمل أنها مصدرية، فيكون الإقسام بالسماء وبنيانها، الذي هو غاية ما يقدر من الإحكام والإتقان والإحسان."

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91:6 ›
وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَاهَا
Abdel Haleem
and by the earth and how He spread it
Abd al-Rahman al-Sa'di

{ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَاهَا } أي: مدها ووسعها، فتمكن الخلق حينئذ من الانتفاع بها، بجميع وجوه الانتفاع.

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91:7 ›
وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوَّاهَا
Abdel Haleem
by the soul and how He formed i
Abd al-Rahman al-Sa'di

{ وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوَّاهَا } يحتمل أن المراد نفس سائر المخلوقات الحيوانية، كما يؤيد هذا العموم، ويحتمل أن المراد بالإقسام بنفس الإنسان المكلف، بدليل ما يأتي بعده.وعلى كل، فالنفس آية كبيرة من آياته التي حقيقة بالإقسام بها فإنها في غاية اللطف والخفة، سريعة التنقل [والحركة] والتغير والتأثر والانفعالات النفسية، من الهم، والإرادة، والقصد، والحب، والبغض، وهي التي لولاها لكان البدن مجرد تمثال لا فائدة فيه، وتسويتها على هذا الوجه آية من آيات الله العظيمة.

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91:8 ›
فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَاهَا
Abdel Haleem
and inspired it [to know] its own rebellion and piety
Abd al-Rahman al-Sa'di

{ وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوَّاهَا } يحتمل أن المراد نفس سائر المخلوقات الحيوانية، كما يؤيد هذا العموم، ويحتمل أن المراد بالإقسام بنفس الإنسان المكلف، بدليل ما يأتي بعده.وعلى كل، فالنفس آية كبيرة من آياته التي حقيقة بالإقسام بها فإنها في غاية اللطف والخفة، سريعة التنقل [والحركة] والتغير والتأثر والانفعالات النفسية، من الهم، والإرادة، والقصد، والحب، والبغض، وهي التي لولاها لكان البدن مجرد تمثال لا فائدة فيه، وتسويتها على هذا الوجه آية من آيات الله العظيمة.

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91:9 ›
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّاهَا
Abdel Haleem
The one who purifies his soul succeed
Abd al-Rahman al-Sa'di

وقوله: { قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَنْ زَكَّاهَا } أي: طهر نفسه من الذنوب، ونقاها من العيوب، ورقاها بطاعة الله، وعلاها بالعلم النافع والعمل الصالح.

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91:10 ›
وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّاهَا
Abdel Haleem
and the one who corrupts it fails
Abd al-Rahman al-Sa'di

{ وَقَدْ خَابَ مَنْ دَسَّاهَا } أي: أخفى نفسه الكريمة، التي ليست حقيقة بقمعها وإخفائها، بالتدنس بالرذائل، والدنو من العيوب، والاقتراف للذنوب، وترك ما يكملها وينميها، واستعمال ما يشينها ويدسيها.

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91:11 ›
كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَاهَا
Abdel Haleem
In their arrogant cruelty, the people of Thamud called [their messenger] a liar
Abd al-Rahman al-Sa'di

{ كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَاهَا } أي: بسبب طغيانها وترفعها عن الحق، وعتوها على رسل الله

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91:12 ›
إِذِ انبَعَثَ أَشْقَاهَا
Abdel Haleem
when the most wicked man among them rose [against him]
Abd al-Rahman al-Sa'di

{ إِذِ انْبَعَثَ أَشْقَاهَا } أي: أشقى القبيلة، [وهو] " قدار بن سالف "" لعقرها حين اتفقوا على ذلك، وأمروه فأتمر لهم."

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91:13 ›
فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ نَاقَةَ اللَّهِ وَسُقْيَاهَا
Abdel Haleem
The messenger of God said to them, ‘[Leave] God’s camel to drink,’
Abd al-Rahman al-Sa'di

{ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ } صالح عليه السلام محذرًا: { نَاقَةَ اللَّهِ وَسُقْيَاهَا } أي: احذروا عقر ناقة الله، التي جعلها لكم آية عظيمة، ولا تقابلوا نعمة الله عليكم بسقي لبنها أن تعقروها، فكذبوا نبيهم صالحًا.

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91:14 ›
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُم بِذَنبِهِمْ فَسَوَّاهَا
Abdel Haleem
but they called him a liar and hamstrung her. Their Lord destroyed them for their crime and levelled them
Abd al-Rahman al-Sa'di

{ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُمْ بِذَنْبِهِمْ } أي: دمر عليهم وعمهم بعقابه، وأرسل عليهم الصيحة من فوقهم، والرجفة من تحتهم، فأصبحوا جاثمين على ركبهم، لا تجد منهم داعيًا ولا مجيبا.{ فَسَوَّاهَا } عليهم أي: سوى بينهم بالعقوبة

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91:15 ›
وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَاهَا
Abdel Haleem
He did not hesitate to punish them
Abd al-Rahman al-Sa'di

{ وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَاهَا } أي: تبعتها.وكيف يخاف من هو قاهر، لا يخرج عن قهره وتصرفه مخلوق، الحكيم في كل ما قضاه وشرعه؟تمت ولله الحمد

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