Tafsir al-Tustari

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

Tafsir al-Tustari al-`Alaq العَلَق (The Clot, Read) 19 verses · Meccan

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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
96:1 ›
اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ
Abdel Haleem
Read! In the name of your Lord who created
96:2 ›
خَلَقَ الْإِنسَانَ مِنْ عَلَقٍ
Abdel Haleem
He created manfrom a clinging form
96:3 ›
اقْرَأْ وَرَبُّكَ الْأَكْرَمُ
Abdel Haleem
Read! Your Lord is the Most Bountiful On
96:4 ›
الَّذِي عَلَّمَ بِالْقَلَمِ
Abdel Haleem
who taught by [means of] the pen
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96:5 ›
عَلَّمَ الْإِنسَانَ مَا لَمْ يَعْلَمْ
Abdel Haleem
who taught man what he did not know
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96:6 ›
كَلَّا إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ لَيَطْغَىٰ
Abdel Haleem
But man exceeds all bound
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96:7 ›
أَن رَّآهُ اسْتَغْنَىٰ
Abdel Haleem
when he thinks he is self-sufficient
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96:8 ›
إِنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ الرُّجْعَىٰ
Abdel Haleem
[Prophet], all will return to your Lord
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96:9 ›
أَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي يَنْهَىٰ
Abdel Haleem
Have you seen the man who forbid
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96:10 ›
عَبْدًا إِذَا صَلَّىٰ
Abdel Haleem
[Our] servant to pray
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96:11 ›
أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَانَ عَلَى الْهُدَىٰ
Abdel Haleem
Have you seen whether he is rightly guided
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96:12 ›
أَوْ أَمَرَ بِالتَّقْوَىٰ
Abdel Haleem
or encourages true piety
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96:13 ›
أَرَأَيْتَ إِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
Abdel Haleem
Have you seen whether he denies the truth and turns away from it
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96:14 ›
أَلَمْ يَعْلَم بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ يَرَىٰ
Abdel Haleem
Does he not realize that God sees all
Sahl al-Tustari

Is he not aware that God sees?He said:Nothing can be behind His back. He is behind all that is behind.His words, Exalted is He:

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96:15 ›
كَلَّا لَئِن لَّمْ يَنتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًا بِالنَّاصِيَةِ
Abdel Haleem
No! If he does not stop, We shall drag him by his forehead––
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96:16 ›
نَاصِيَةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ
Abdel Haleem
his lying, sinful forehead
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96:17 ›
فَلْيَدْعُ نَادِيَهُ
Abdel Haleem
Let him summon his comrades
Sahl al-Tustari

Let him, then, call upon his council. He said:This means his tribe.

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96:18 ›
سَنَدْعُ الزَّبَانِيَةَ
Abdel Haleem
We shall summon the guards of Hell
Sahl al-Tustari

We shall call the Zabāniya. This means the keepers of Hell whose feet are on earth and heads in the heaven of this world. They are called Zabāniya from the word zabn, meaning the act of pushing away, for they push the people of Hell back on their tracks, using their arms and feet.When Abū Jahl heard the mention of the Zabāniya he fled to his people, upon which they asked him, �Have you become afraid of him [the Prophet]?� He replied, �No, but I fear the Zabāniya for I don�t know who they are.�His words, Exalted is He:

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96:19 ›
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَاسْجُدْ وَاقْتَرِب
Abdel Haleem
No! Do not obey him [Prophet]: bow down in worship and draw close
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