Tafsir al-Tustari

Sahl al-Tustari — b. 203 AH / 818 CE · d. 283 AH / 896 CE Sunni (Sufi) Early Sufi Master

Tafsir al-Tustari at-Takwir التَّكْوِير (The Overthrowing, The Cessation) 29 verses · Meccan

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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
81:1 ›
إِذَا الشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ
Abdel Haleem
When the sun is shrouded in darkness
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81:2 ›
وَإِذَا النُّجُومُ انكَدَرَتْ
Abdel Haleem
when the stars are dimmed
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81:3 ›
وَإِذَا الْجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتْ
Abdel Haleem
when the mountains are set in motion
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81:4 ›
وَإِذَا الْعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتْ
Abdel Haleem
when pregnant camels are abandoned
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81:5 ›
وَإِذَا الْوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتْ
Abdel Haleem
when wild beasts are herded together
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81:6 ›
وَإِذَا الْبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتْ
Abdel Haleem
when the seas boil over
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81:7 ›
وَإِذَا النُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتْ
Abdel Haleem
when souls are sorted into classes
Sahl al-Tustari

and when souls are coupled.It has been said that the souls of the believers will be joined with the dark-eyed maidens of Paradise [houris], while the souls of the disbelievers will be joined with devils. The disbeliever (kāfir) and the devil (shayṭān) will be coupled together with a single chain. In this verse there is a cautioning against taking evil companions (quranāʾ al-sūʾ).Sahl said:The natural self and spiritual self will be joined together and will be mingled in [their partaking of] the bliss of Paradise inasmuch as they were allied in this world in keeping remembrance constantly (idāmat al-dhikr) and upholding a state of gratitude (iqāmat al-shukr). His words, Exalted is He:

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81:8 ›
وَإِذَا الْمَوْءُودَةُ سُئِلَتْ
Abdel Haleem
when the baby girl buried alive is aske
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81:9 ›
بِأَيِّ ذَنبٍ قُتِلَتْ
Abdel Haleem
for what sin she was killed
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81:10 ›
وَإِذَا الصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتْ
Abdel Haleem
when the records of deeds are spread open
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81:11 ›
وَإِذَا السَّمَاءُ كُشِطَتْ
Abdel Haleem
when the sky is stripped away
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81:12 ›
وَإِذَا الْجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتْ
Abdel Haleem
when Hell is made to blaz
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81:13 ›
وَإِذَا الْجَنَّةُ أُزْلِفَتْ
Abdel Haleem
and Paradise brought near
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81:14 ›
عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّا أَحْضَرَتْ
Abdel Haleem
then every soul will know what it has brought about
Sahl al-Tustari

[then] a soul will know what it has presented.Every soul will be certain of the fact that whatever it strived to do will not be fitting for that assembly. Whoever is blessed by disclaiming any credit for himself will be saved, but whoever is tied to the [expectation of] reward for his deeds will be disappointed.His words, Exalted is He:

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81:15 ›
فَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِالْخُنَّسِ
Abdel Haleem
I swear by the planet
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81:16 ›
الْجَوَارِ الْكُنَّسِ
Abdel Haleem
that recede, move, and hide
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81:17 ›
وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ
Abdel Haleem
by the night that descends
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81:18 ›
وَالصُّبْحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ
Abdel Haleem
by the dawn that softly breathes
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81:19 ›
إِنَّهُ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ
Abdel Haleem
this is the speech of a noble messenger
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81:20 ›
ذِي قُوَّةٍ عِندَ ذِي الْعَرْشِ مَكِينٍ
Abdel Haleem
who possesses great strength and is held in honour by the Lord of the Throne––
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81:21 ›
مُّطَاعٍ ثَمَّ أَمِينٍ
Abdel Haleem
he is obeyed there and worthy of trust
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81:22 ›
وَمَا صَاحِبُكُم بِمَجْنُونٍ
Abdel Haleem
Your companion is not mad
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81:23 ›
وَلَقَدْ رَآهُ بِالْأُفُقِ الْمُبِينِ
Abdel Haleem
he did see him on the clear horizon
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81:24 ›
وَمَا هُوَ عَلَى الْغَيْبِ بِضَنِينٍ
Abdel Haleem
He does not withhold what is revealed to him from beyond
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81:25 ›
وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَيْطَانٍ رَّجِيمٍ
Abdel Haleem
This is not the word of an outcast devil
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81:26 ›
فَأَيْنَ تَذْهَبُونَ
Abdel Haleem
So where are you [people] going
Sahl al-Tustari

So where are you going?⸢Where are you straying to (ayna taʿdilūna)⸣ away from His Book after [receiving] the explanation(bayān) that has come to you?

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81:27 ›
إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَالَمِينَ
Abdel Haleem
This is a message for all people
Sahl al-Tustari

It is only a reminder for all the worlds,He said:This Message [i.e. the Qurʾān] is especially for those among the worlds who are knowledgeable and submit to the Sacred Law (sharīʿa). Do you not notice how God, Exalted is He, has said: for those of you ⸢O people of Mecca,⸣ who wish to take the straight path [81:28], following the way (ṭarīq) to Him through faith (īmān) in Him. However, your rectitude (istiqāma) will notbe sound for you, either in its root or in its branches, save in accordance with My pre-existing will (mashīʾatī al-ṣābiqa) [which prevails] over you.But God, Glorified and Exalted is He, knows best.His words, Exalted is He:

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81:28 ›
لِمَن شَاءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَسْتَقِيمَ
Abdel Haleem
for those who wish to take the straight path
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81:29 ›
وَمَا تَشَاءُونَ إِلَّا أَن يَشَاءَ اللَّهُ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ
Abdel Haleem
But you will only wish to do so by the will of God, the Lord of all people
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