Tafsir Ibn Kathir an-Nazi`at النَّازِعَات (Those Who Drag Forth, Soul-snatchers, Those Who Pulled Out) 46 verses · Meccan

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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
وَالنَّازِعَاتِ غَرْقًا
Abdel Haleem
By the forceful charger
Hafiz Ibn Kathir

قال ابن مسعود وابن عباس ومسروق وسعيد بن جبير وأبو صالح وأبو الضحى والسدي "والنازعات غرقا" الملائكة يعنون حين تنزع أرواح بني آدم فمنهم من تأخذ روحه بعسر فتغرق في نزعها ومنهم من تأخذ روحه بسهولة وكأنما حلته من نشاط وهو قوله "والناشطات نشطا" قاله ابن عباس وعن ابن عباس "والنازعات" هي أنفس الكفار تنزع ثم تنشط ثم تغرق في النار. رواه ابن أبي حاتم وقال مجاهد "والنازعات غرقا" الموت وقال الحسن وقتادة "والنازعات غرقا والناشطات نشطا" هي النجوم وقال عطاء بن أبي رباح في قوله تعالى والنازعات والناشطات هي القسي في القتال والصحيح الأول وعليه الأكثرون.

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وَالنَّاشِطَاتِ نَشْطًا
Abdel Haleem
raring to go
Hafiz Ibn Kathir

قال ابن مسعود وابن عباس ومسروق وسعيد بن جبير وأبو صالح وأبو الضحى والسدي "والنازعات غرقا" الملائكة يعنون حين تنزع أرواح بني آدم فمنهم من تأخذ روحه بعسر فتغرق في نزعها ومنهم من تأخذ روحه بسهولة وكأنما حلته من نشاط وهو قوله "والناشطات نشطا" قاله ابن عباس وعن ابن عباس "والنازعات" هي أنفس الكفار تنزع ثم تنشط ثم تغرق في النار. رواه ابن أبي حاتم وقال مجاهد "والنازعات غرقا" الموت وقال الحسن وقتادة "والنازعات غرقا والناشطات نشطا" هي النجوم وقال عطاء بن أبي رباح في قوله تعالى والنازعات والناشطات هي القسي في القتال والصحيح الأول وعليه الأكثرون.

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وَالسَّابِحَاتِ سَبْحًا
Abdel Haleem
sweeping ahead at full stretch
Hafiz Ibn Kathir

فقال ابن مسعود هي الملائكة وروي عن علي ومجاهد وسعيد بن جبير وأبي صالح مثل ذلك وعن مجاهد "والسابحات سبحا" الموت وقال قتادة هي النجوم وقال عطاء بن أبي رباح هي السفن.

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فَالسَّابِقَاتِ سَبْقًا
Abdel Haleem
overtaking swiftl
Hafiz Ibn Kathir

روي عن علي ومسروق ومجاهد وأبي صالح والحسن البصري يعني الملائكة قال الحسن سبقت إلى الإيمان والتصديق به وعن مجاهد الموت وقال قتادة هي النجوم وقال عطاء هي الخيل في سبيل الله.

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فَالْمُدَبِّرَاتِ أَمْرًا
Abdel Haleem
to bring the matter to an end
Hafiz Ibn Kathir

قال علي ومجاهد وعطاء وأبو صالح والحسن وقتادة والربيع بن أنس والسدي هي الملائكة زاد الحسن تدبر الأمر من السماء إلى الأرض يعني بأمر ربها عز وجل ولم يختلفوا في هذا ولم يقطع ابن جرير بالمراد في شيء من ذلك إلا أنه حكى في المدبرات أمرا أنها الملائكة ولا أثبت ولا نفى.

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يَوْمَ تَرْجُفُ الرَّاجِفَةُ
Abdel Haleem
on the Day when the blast reverberate
Hafiz Ibn Kathir

قال ابن عباس هما النفختان الأولى والثانية وهكذا قال مجاهد. والحسن وقتادة والضحاك وغير واحد وعن مجاهد أما الأولى وهي قوله جل وعلا. "يوم ترجف الراجفة" فكقوله جلت عظمته "يوم ترجف الأرض والجبال" والثانية وهي الرادفة فهي كقوله "وحملت الأرض والجبال فدكتا دكة واحدة" وقد قال الإمام أحمد حدثنا وكيع حدثنا سفيان عن عبدالله بن محمد بن عقيل عن ابن الطفيل بن أبي بن كعب عن أبيه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم "جاءت الراجفة تتبعها الرادفة جاء الموت بما فيه" فقال رجل يا رسول الله أرأيت إن جعلت صلاتي كلها عليك؟ قال "إذا يكفيك الله ما أهمك من دنياك وآخرتك" وقد روى الترمذي وابن جرير وابن أبي حاتم من حديث سفيان الثوري بإسناده مثله ولفظ الترمذي وابن أبي حاتم كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم إذا ذهب ثلث الليل قام فقال: "يا أيها الناس اذكروا الله جاءت الراجفة تتبعها الرادفة جاء الموت بما فيه".

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تَتْبَعُهَا الرَّادِفَةُ
Abdel Haleem
and the second blast follows
Hafiz Ibn Kathir

قال ابن عباس هما النفختان الأولى والثانية وهكذا قال مجاهد. والحسن وقتادة والضحاك وغير واحد وعن مجاهد أما الأولى وهي قوله جل وعلا. "يوم ترجف الراجفة" فكقوله جلت عظمته "يوم ترجف الأرض والجبال" والثانية وهي الرادفة فهي كقوله "وحملت الأرض والجبال فدكتا دكة واحدة" وقد قال الإمام أحمد حدثنا وكيع حدثنا سفيان عن عبدالله بن محمد بن عقيل عن ابن الطفيل بن أبي بن كعب عن أبيه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم "جاءت الراجفة تتبعها الرادفة جاء الموت بما فيه" فقال رجل يا رسول الله أرأيت إن جعلت صلاتي كلها عليك؟ قال "إذا يكفيك الله ما أهمك من دنياك وآخرتك" وقد روى الترمذي وابن جرير وابن أبي حاتم من حديث سفيان الثوري بإسناده مثله ولفظ الترمذي وابن أبي حاتم كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم إذا ذهب ثلث الليل قام فقال: "يا أيها الناس اذكروا الله جاءت الراجفة تتبعها الرادفة جاء الموت بما فيه".

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قُلُوبٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ وَاجِفَةٌ
Abdel Haleem
hearts will trembl
Hafiz Ibn Kathir

قال ابن عباس يعني خائفة وكذا قال مجاهد وقتادة.

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أَبْصَارُهَا خَاشِعَةٌ
Abdel Haleem
and eyes will be downcast
Hafiz Ibn Kathir

أي أبصار أصحابها وإنما أضيف إليها للملابسة أي ذليلة حقيرة مما عاينت من الأهوال.

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يَقُولُونَ أَإِنَّا لَمَرْدُودُونَ فِي الْحَافِرَةِ
Abdel Haleem
They say, ‘What? shall we be brought back to life
Hafiz Ibn Kathir

يعني مشركي قريش ومن قال بقولهم في إنكار المعاد يستبعدون وقوع البعث بعد المصير إلى الحافرة وهي القبور قاله مجاهد وبعد تمزق أجسادهم وتفتت عظامهم ونخورها وعن ابن عباس ومحمد بن كعب وعكرمة وسعيد بن جبير وأبي مالك والسدي وقتادة الحافرة النار وما أكثر أسمائها هي النار والجحيم وسقر وجهنم والهاوية والحافرة ولظى والحطمة.

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أَإِذَا كُنَّا عِظَامًا نَّخِرَةً
Abdel Haleem
after we have turned into decayed bones?’ and they say
Hafiz Ibn Kathir

وقرئ ناخرة وقال ابن عباس ومجاهد وقتادة أي بالية قال ابن عباس وهو العظم إذا بلي ودخلت الريح فيه.

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قَالُوا تِلْكَ إِذًا كَرَّةٌ خَاسِرَةٌ
Abdel Haleem
‘Such a return is impossible!’
Hafiz Ibn Kathir

فقال محمد بن كعب قالت قريش لئن أحيانا الله بعد أن نموت لنخسرن.

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فَإِنَّمَا هِيَ زَجْرَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ
Abdel Haleem
But all it will take is a single blast
Hafiz Ibn Kathir

أي فإنما هو أمر من الله لا مثنوية فيه ولا تأكيد فإذا الناس قيام ينظرون وهو أن يأمر الله تعالى إسرافيل فينفخ في الصور نفخة البعث فإذا الأولون والآخرون قيام بين يدي الرب عز وجل ينظرون كما قال تعالى "يوم يدعوكم فتستجيبون بحمده وتظنون إن لبثتم إلا قليلا" وقال تعالى "وما أمرنا إلا واحدة كلمح بالبصر" وقال تعالى "وما أمر الساعة إلا كلمح البصر أو هو أقرب" قال مجاهد "فإنما هي زجرة واحدة صيحة" واحدة وقال إبراهيم التيمي أشد ما يكون الرب عز وجل غضبا على خلقه يوم يبعثهم وقال الحسن البصري زجرة من الغضب وقال أبو مالك والربيع بن أنس زجرة واحدة هي النفخة الآخرة.

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فَإِذَا هُم بِالسَّاهِرَةِ
Abdel Haleem
and they will be back above ground
Hafiz Ibn Kathir

قال ابن عباس الساهرة الأرض كلها وكذا قال سعيد بن جبير وقتادة وأبو صالح وقال عكرمة والحسن والضحاك وابن زيد الساهرة وجه الأرض وقال مجاهد كانوا بأسفلها فأخرجوا إلى أعلاها قال والساهرة المكان المستوي وقال الثوري الساهرة أرض الشام وقال عثمان بن أبي العاتكة الساهرة أرض بيت المقدس.وقال وهب بن منبه الساهرة جبل إلى جانب بيت المقدس.وقال قتادة أيضا الساهرة جهنم وهذه الأقوال كلها غريبة والصحيح أنها الأرض وجهها الأعلى وقال ابن أبي حاتم حدثنا علي بن الحسين حدثنا حرز بن المبارك الشيخ الصالح حدثنا بشر بن السري حدثنا مصعب بن ثابت عن أبي حازم عن سهل بن سعد الساعدي "فإذا هم بالساهرة" قال أرض بيضاء عفراء خالية كالخبزة النقي وقال الربيع بن أنس "فإذا هم بالساهرة" يقول الله عز وجل "يوم تبدل الأرض غير الأرض والسموات وبرزوا لله الواحد القهار" ويقول تعالى "ويسألونك عن الجبال فقل ينسفها ربي نسفا فيذرها قاعا صفصفا لا ترى فيها عوجا ولا أمتا" وقال تعالى "ويوم نسير الجبال وترى الأرض بارزة" وبرزت الأرض التي عليها الجبال وهي لا تعد من هذه الأرض وهي أرض لم يعمل عليها خطيئة ولم يهرق عليها دم.

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هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ مُوسَىٰ
Abdel Haleem
Have you [Prophet] heard the story of Moses
Hafiz Ibn Kathir

يخبر تعالى رسوله محمدا صلى الله عليه وسلم عن عبده ورسوله موسى عليه السلام أنه ابتعثه إلى فرعون وأيده الله بالمعجزات ومع هذا استمر على كفره وطغيانه حتى أخذه الله أخذ عزيز مقتدر وكذلك عاقبة من خالفك وكذب بما جئت به ولهذا قال في آخر القصة "إن في ذلك لعبرة لمن يخشى" فقوله تعالى "هل أتاك حديث موسى" أي هل سمعت بخبره.

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إِذْ نَادَاهُ رَبُّهُ بِالْوَادِ الْمُقَدَّسِ طُوًى
Abdel Haleem
His Lord called out to him in the sacred valley of Tuwa
Hafiz Ibn Kathir

"إذ ناداه ربه" أي كلمه نداء "بالواد المقدس" أي المطهر "طوى" وهو اسم الوادي على الصحيح كما تقدم في سورة طه.

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اذْهَبْ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّهُ طَغَىٰ
Abdel Haleem
‘Go to Pharaoh, for he has exceeded all bounds
Hafiz Ibn Kathir

أي تجرد وتمرد وعتى.

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فَقُلْ هَل لَّكَ إِلَىٰ أَن تَزَكَّىٰ
Abdel Haleem
and ask him, “Do you want to purify yourself [of sin]
Hafiz Ibn Kathir

أي قل له هل لك أن تجيب إلى طريقة ومسلك تزكى به وتسلم وتطيع.

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وَأَهْدِيَكَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَتَخْشَىٰ
Abdel Haleem
Do you want me to guide you to your Lord, so that you may hold Him in awe?” ’
Hafiz Ibn Kathir

وأهديك إلى ربك أي أدلك إلى عبادة ربك فتخشى أي فيصير قلبك خاضعا له مطيعا خاشعا بعدما كان قاسيا خبيثا بعيدا من الخير.

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فَأَرَاهُ الْآيَةَ الْكُبْرَىٰ
Abdel Haleem
Moses showed him the great sign
Hafiz Ibn Kathir

يعني فأظهر له موسى مع هذه الدعوة الحق حجة قوية ودليلا واضحا على صدق ما جاءه به من عند الله.

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فَكَذَّبَ وَعَصَىٰ
Abdel Haleem
but he denied it and refused [the faith]
Hafiz Ibn Kathir

أي فكذب بالحق وخالف ما أمره به من الطاعة وحاصله أنه كفر قلبه فلم ينفعل لموسى بباطنه ولا بظاهره وعلمه بأن ما جاء به حق لا يلزم منه أنه مؤمن به لأن المعرفة علم القلب والإيمان عمله وهو الإنقياد للحق والخضوع له.

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ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ يَسْعَىٰ
Abdel Haleem
He turned away and hastil
Hafiz Ibn Kathir

أي في مقابلة الحق بالباطل وهو جمعه السحرة ليقابلوا ما جاء به موسى من المعجزات الباهرات.

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فَحَشَرَ فَنَادَىٰ
Abdel Haleem
gathered his people, proclaiming
Hafiz Ibn Kathir

أي في قومه.

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فَقَالَ أَنَا رَبُّكُمُ الْأَعْلَىٰ
Abdel Haleem
‘I am your supreme lord,’
Hafiz Ibn Kathir

قال ابن عباس ومجاهد وهذه الكلمة قالها فرعون بعد قوله ما علمت لكم من إله غيري بأربعين سنة.

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فَأَخَذَهُ اللَّهُ نَكَالَ الْآخِرَةِ وَالْأُولَىٰ
Abdel Haleem
so God condemned him to punishment in the life to come as well as in this life
Hafiz Ibn Kathir

أي انتقم الله منه انتقاما جعله به عبرة ونكالا لأمثاله من المتمردين في الدنيا "ويوم القيامة بئس الرفد المرفود" كما قال تعالى "وجعلناهم أئمة يدعون إلى النار ويوم القيامة لا ينصرون" وهذا هو الصحيح في معنى الآية أن المراد بقوله "نكال الآخرة والأولى" أي الدنيا والآخرة وقيل المراد بذلك كلمتيه الأولى والثانية وقيل كفره وعصيانه والصحيح الذي لا شك فيه الأول.

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إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَعِبْرَةً لِّمَن يَخْشَىٰ
Abdel Haleem
there truly is a lesson in this for anyone who stands in awe of God
Hafiz Ibn Kathir

أي لمن يتعظ وينزجر.

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أَأَنتُمْ أَشَدُّ خَلْقًا أَمِ السَّمَاءُ بَنَاهَا
Abdel Haleem
Which is harder to create: you people or the sky that He built
Hafiz Ibn Kathir

يقول تعالى محتجا على منكري البعث في إعادة الخلق بعد بدئه "أأنتم" أيها الناس "أشد خلقا أم السماء" يعني بل السماء أشد خلقا منكم كما قال تعالى "لخلق السموات والأرض أكبر من خلق الناس" وقال تعالى "أوليس الذي خلق السموات والأرض بقادر على أن يخلق مثلهم بلى وهو الخلاق العليم"وقوله تعالى "بناها"فسره بقوله"رفع سمكها فسواها".

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رَفَعَ سَمْكَهَا فَسَوَّاهَا
Abdel Haleem
raising it high and perfecting it
Hafiz Ibn Kathir

أي جعلها عالية البناء بعيدة الفناء مستوية الأرجاء مكللة بالكواكب في الليلة الظلماء.

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وَأَغْطَشَ لَيْلَهَا وَأَخْرَجَ ضُحَاهَا
Abdel Haleem
giving darkness to its night and bringing out its morning brightness
Hafiz Ibn Kathir

أي جعل ليلها مظلما أسود حالكا ونهارها مضيئا مشرقا نيرا واضحا قال ابن عباس "أغطش ليلها" أظلمه وكذا قال مجاهد وعكرمة وسعيد بن جبير وجماعة كثيرون "وأخرج ضحاها" أي أنار نهارها.

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وَالْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ دَحَاهَا
Abdel Haleem
and the earth, too, He spread out
Hafiz Ibn Kathir

قال ابن أبي حاتم حدثنا أبي حدثنا عبدالله بن جعفر الرقي حدثنا عبيد الله يعني ابن عمر عن زيد بن أبي أنيسة عن المنهال بن عمرو عن سعيد بن جبير عن ابن عباس "دحاها" ودحيها أن أخرج منها الماء والمرعى وشقق فيها الأنهار وجعل فيها الجبال والرمال والسبل والآكام فذلك قوله "والأرض بعد ذلك دحاها" وقد تقدم في سورة حم السجدة أن الأرض خلقت قبل خلق السماء ولكن إنما دحيت بعد خلق السماء بمعنى أنه أخرج ما كان فيها بالقوة إلى الفعل وهذا معنى قول ابن عباس وغير واحد واختاره ابن جرير.

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أَخْرَجَ مِنْهَا مَاءَهَا وَمَرْعَاهَا
Abdel Haleem
bringing waters and pastures out of it
Hafiz Ibn Kathir

قال ابن أبي حاتم حدثنا أبي حدثنا عبدالله بن جعفر الرقي حدثنا عبيد الله يعني ابن عمر عن زيد بن أبي أنيسة عن المنهال بن عمرو عن سعيد بن جبير عن ابن عباس "دحاها" ودحيها أن أخرج منها الماء والمرعى وشقق فيها الأنهار وجعل فيها الجبال والرمال والسبل والآكام فذلك قوله "والأرض بعد ذلك دحاها" وقد تقدم تقرير ذلك هنالك.

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وَالْجِبَالَ أَرْسَاهَا
Abdel Haleem
and setting firm mountains [in it]
Hafiz Ibn Kathir

أي قررها وأثبتها وأكدها في أماكنها وهو الحكيم العليم الرءوف بخلقه الرحيم وقال الإمام أحمد حدثنا يزيد بن هارون أخبرنا العوام بن حوشب عن سليمان بن أبي سليمان عن أنس بن مالك عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال "لما خلق الله الأرض جعلت تميد فخلق الجبال فألقاها عليها فاستقرت فتعجبت الملائكة من خلق الجبال فقالت يا رب فهل من خلقك شيء أشد من الجبال؟ قال نعم: الحديد قالت يا رب فهل من خلقك شيء أشد من الحديد؟ قال نعم: النار قالت: يا رب فهل من خلقك أشد من النار؟ قال نعم; الماء قال يا رب فهل من خلقك شيء أشد من الماء؟ قال نعم: الريح قالت يا رب فهل من خلقك شيء أشد من الريح؟ قال نعم: ابن آدم يتصدق بيمينه يخفيها عن شماله" وقال أبو جعفر بن جرير حدثنا ابن حميد حدثنا جرير عن عطاء عن أبي عبدالرحمن السلمي عن علي قال: لما خلق الله الأرض قمصت وقالت تخلق علي آدم وذريته يلقون علي نتنهم ويعلون علي بالخطايا؟ فأرساها الله بالجبال فمنها ما ترون ومنها ما لا ترون وكان أول قرار الأرض كلحم الجزور إذا نحر يختلج لحمه. غريب جدا.

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مَتَاعًا لَّكُمْ وَلِأَنْعَامِكُمْ
Abdel Haleem
for you and your animals to enjoy
Hafiz Ibn Kathir

أي دحا الأرض فأنبع عيونها وأظهر مكنونها وأجرى أنهارها وأنبت زروعها وأشجارها وثمارها وثبت جبالها لتستقر بأهلها ويقر قرارها كل ذلك متاعا لخلقه ولما يحتاجون إليه من الأنعام التي يأكلونها ويركبونها مدة احتياجهم إليها في هذه الدار إلى أن ينتهي الأمد وينقضي الأجل.

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فَإِذَا جَاءَتِ الطَّامَّةُ الْكُبْرَىٰ
Abdel Haleem
When the great overwhelming event arrive
Hafiz Ibn Kathir

وهو يوم القيامة قاله ابن عباس سميت بذلك لأنها تطم على كل آمر هائل مفظع كما قال تعالى "والساعة أدهى وأمر".

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يَوْمَ يَتَذَكَّرُ الْإِنسَانُ مَا سَعَىٰ
Abdel Haleem
on the Day that man remembers what he has don
Hafiz Ibn Kathir

أي حينئذ يتذكر ابن آدم جميع عمله خيره وشره كما قال تعالى "يومئذ يتذكر الإنسان وأنى له الذكرى".

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وَبُرِّزَتِ الْجَحِيمُ لِمَن يَرَىٰ
Abdel Haleem
and Hell is there for all to see
Hafiz Ibn Kathir

أي أظهرت للناظرين فرآها الناس عيانا.

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فَأَمَّا مَن طَغَىٰ
Abdel Haleem
for anyone who has transgresse
Hafiz Ibn Kathir

أي تمرد وعتى.

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وَآثَرَ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا
Abdel Haleem
and preferred the present lif
Hafiz Ibn Kathir

أي قدمها على أمر دينه وأخراه.

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فَإِنَّ الْجَحِيمَ هِيَ الْمَأْوَىٰ
Abdel Haleem
Hell will be home
Hafiz Ibn Kathir

أي فإن مصيره إلى الجحيم وإن مطعمه من الزقوم ومشربه من الحميم.

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وَأَمَّا مَنْ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهِ وَنَهَى النَّفْسَ عَنِ الْهَوَىٰ
Abdel Haleem
for anyone who feared the meeting with his Lord and restrained himself from base desires
Hafiz Ibn Kathir

أي خاف القيام بين يدي الله عز وجل وخاف حكم الله فيه ونهى نفسه عن هواها وردها إلى طاعة مولاها.

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فَإِنَّ الْجَنَّةَ هِيَ الْمَأْوَىٰ
Abdel Haleem
Paradise will be home
Hafiz Ibn Kathir

أي منقلبه ومصيره ومرجعه إلى الجنة الفيحاء.

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يَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ السَّاعَةِ أَيَّانَ مُرْسَاهَا
Abdel Haleem
They ask you [Prophet] about the Hour
Hafiz Ibn Kathir

أي ليس علمها إليك ولا إلى أحد من الخلق بل مردها ومرجعها إلى الله عز وجل فهو الذي يعلم وقتها على التعيين "ثقلت في السموات والأرض لا تأتيكم إلا بغتة يسألونك كأنك حفي عنها قل إنما علمها عند الله" وقال ههنا "إلى ربك منتهاها" ولهذا لما سأل جبريل رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم عن وقت الساعة قال "ما المسئول عنها بأعلم من السائل".

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فِيمَ أَنتَ مِن ذِكْرَاهَا
Abdel Haleem
saying, ‘When will it arrive?’, but how can you tell [them that]
Hafiz Ibn Kathir

ثم قال تعالى "يسألونك عن الساعة أيان مرساها فيم أنت من ذكراها إلى ربك منتهاها" أي ليس علمها إليك ولا إلى أحد من الخلق بل مردها ومرجعها إلى الله عز وجل فهو الذي يعلم وقتها على التعيين "ثقلت في السموات والأرض لا تأتيكم إلا بغتة يسألونك كأنك حفي عنها قل إنما علمها عند الله" وقال ههنا "إلى ربك منتهاها" ولهذا لما سأل جبريل رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم عن وقت الساعة قال "ما المسئول عنها بأعلم من السائل".

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إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ مُنتَهَاهَا
Abdel Haleem
Its time is known only to your Lord
Hafiz Ibn Kathir

ثم قال تعالى "يسألونك عن الساعة أيان مرساها فيم أنت من ذكراها إلى ربك منتهاها" أي ليس علمها إليك ولا إلى أحد من الخلق بل مردها ومرجعها إلى الله عز وجل فهو الذي يعلم وقتها على التعيين "ثقلت في السموات والأرض لا تأتيكم إلا بغتة يسألونك كأنك حفي عنها قل إنما علمها عند الله" وقال ههنا "إلى ربك منتهاها" ولهذا لما سأل جبريل رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم عن وقت الساعة قال "ما المسئول عنها بأعلم من السائل".

Connections 5 single-source 2 commentators

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إِنَّمَا أَنتَ مُنذِرُ مَن يَخْشَاهَا
Abdel Haleem
you are only sent to warn those who fear it
Hafiz Ibn Kathir

أي إنما بعثتك لتنذر الناس وتحذرهم من بأس الله وعذابه فمن خشي الله وخاف مقامه ووعيده أتبعك فأفلح وأنجح والخيبة والخسار على من كذبك وخالفك.

Connections 5 single-source 2 commentators

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كَأَنَّهُمْ يَوْمَ يَرَوْنَهَا لَمْ يَلْبَثُوا إِلَّا عَشِيَّةً أَوْ ضُحَاهَا
Abdel Haleem
On the Day they see it, it will seem they lingered [in this life] an evening [at most,] or its morning
Hafiz Ibn Kathir

أي إذا قاموا من قبورهم إلى المحشر يستقصرون مدة الحياة الدنيا حتى كأنها عندهم كانت عشية من يوم أو ضحى من يوم وقال جويبر عن الضحاك عن ابن عباس "كأنهم يوم يرونها لم يلبثوا إلا عشية أو ضحاها" أما عشية فما بين الظهر إلى غروب الشمس أو ضحاها ما بين طلوع الشمس إلى نصف النهار وقال قتادة: وقت الدنيا في أعين القوم حين عاينوا الآخرة. آخر تفسير سورة النازعات ولله الحمد والمنة.

Connections 5 single-source 2 commentators

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Note: these connections are extracted from numeric S:A references inside the commentary text and are therefore biased toward mufassirun who use that notation. Prose-style references (e.g. "Surat al-Baqarah verse 30") will be added later, which should surface additional multi-source consensus.