Tanwir al-Miqbas min Tafsir Ibn Abbas

Attributed to Ibn Abbas — b. -3 AH / 619 CE · d. 68 AH / 687 CE Sunni Companion (Sahabi)

Tanwir al-Miqbas min Tafsir Ibn Abbas 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
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

And from his narration on the authority of Ibn 'Abbas that he said regarding the interpretation of Allah's saying (When the sun is overthrown): '(When the sun is overthrown) it is also said that He says: when the sun is turned around as one turns a turban and is then thrown into the veil of light; it is also said this means: when the light of the sun vanishes.

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81:2 ›
وَإِذَا النُّجُومُ انكَدَرَتْ
Abdel Haleem
when the stars are dimmed
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(And when the stars fall) on the face of the earth,

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81:3 ›
وَإِذَا الْجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتْ
Abdel Haleem
when the mountains are set in motion
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(And when the hills are moved) from above the surface of the earth

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81:4 ›
وَإِذَا الْعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتْ
Abdel Haleem
when pregnant camels are abandoned
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(And when the camels big with young are abandoned) because they are preoccupied with their own selves,

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81:5 ›
وَإِذَا الْوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتْ
Abdel Haleem
when wild beasts are herded together
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(And when the wild beasts are herded together) for retaliation; and it is also said this means: when they are dead,

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81:6 ›
وَإِذَا الْبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتْ
Abdel Haleem
when the seas boil over
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(And when the seas rise) and mix with each other, the sweet seas and the salty seas, such that they become one sea; and it is also said this means: when they become a burning site,

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81:7 ›
وَإِذَا النُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتْ
Abdel Haleem
when souls are sorted into classes
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(And when souls are reunited) in pairs; it is also said this means: when souls are reunited with their companions: the believer with the maiden of Paradise and the disbeliever with Satan; the righteous with the righteous and the sinful with the sinful,

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81:8 ›
وَإِذَا الْمَوْءُودَةُ سُئِلَتْ
Abdel Haleem
when the baby girl buried alive is aske
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(And when the girl child that was buried alive is asked) i.e. when she asks her father

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81:9 ›
بِأَيِّ ذَنبٍ قُتِلَتْ
Abdel Haleem
for what sin she was killed
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(For what sin she was slain) for what sin did you kill me; it is also said that this means: when the one who killed her is asked: for what sin did you kill her,

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81:10 ›
وَإِذَا الصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتْ
Abdel Haleem
when the records of deeds are spread open
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(And when the pages) the registers of good and bad deeds (are laid open) for reckoning; it is also said this means: when they fly about in people's hands,

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81:11 ›
وَإِذَا السَّمَاءُ كُشِطَتْ
Abdel Haleem
when the sky is stripped away
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(And when the sky is torn away,

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81:12 ›
وَإِذَا الْجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتْ
Abdel Haleem
when Hell is made to blaz
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

And when hell is lighted) for the disbelievers

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81:13 ›
وَإِذَا الْجَنَّةُ أُزْلِفَتْ
Abdel Haleem
and Paradise brought near
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(And when the Garden is brought nigh) for the believers

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81:14 ›
عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّا أَحْضَرَتْ
Abdel Haleem
then every soul will know what it has brought about
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

((Then) every soul will know) every soul whether it is righteous or sinful will know at that point (what it hath made ready) what it has sent forth of good or evil.

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81:15 ›
فَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِالْخُنَّسِ
Abdel Haleem
I swear by the planet
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(Oh, but I call to witness) He says: I swear by (the planets) which appear at night and disappear during the day,

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81:16 ›
الْجَوَارِ الْكُنَّسِ
Abdel Haleem
that recede, move, and hide
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(The stars which rise and set) they move at night in the galaxy sweeping away the day and then go back to their positions and disappear; the reference here is to five planets: Venus, Saturn, Mars, Jupiter, and Mercury;

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81:17 ›
وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ
Abdel Haleem
by the night that descends
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(And the close of night,

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81:18 ›
وَالصُّبْحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ
Abdel Haleem
by the dawn that softly breathes
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

And the breath of morning) and when the morning and brightens come; Allah swore by all these

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81:19 ›
إِنَّهُ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍ كَرِيمٍ
Abdel Haleem
this is the speech of a noble messenger
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(That this) i.e. the Qur'an (is in truth the word of an honoured messenger) Allah says: it is brought down by Gabriel to a messenger who is honoured by Allah, i.e. Muhammad (pbuh)

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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––
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(Mighty) against his enemies, i.e. Gabriel, (established in the presence of the Lord of the Throne) he has standing and esteem with his Lord,

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81:21 ›
مُّطَاعٍ ثَمَّ أَمِينٍ
Abdel Haleem
he is obeyed there and worthy of trust
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

((One) to be obeyed) i.e. Gabriel is obeyed in Heaven: the angels obey him, (and trustworthy) in conveying the message to the prophets;

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81:22 ›
وَمَا صَاحِبُكُم بِمَجْنُونٍ
Abdel Haleem
Your companion is not mad
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(And your comrade) your Prophet Muhammad, O Quraysh (is not mad) bewitched as you claim.

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81:23 ›
وَلَقَدْ رَآهُ بِالْأُفُقِ الْمُبِينِ
Abdel Haleem
he did see him on the clear horizon
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(Surely he beheld him) Muhammad (s)aw Gabriel (on the clear horizon) on the high setting of the sun.

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81:24 ›
وَمَا هُوَ عَلَى الْغَيْبِ بِضَنِينٍ
Abdel Haleem
He does not withhold what is revealed to him from beyond
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(And he is not) i.e. Muhammad (pbuh) (avid of the Unseen) he is accused with regard to the revelation; and it is also said this means: he is not avaricious.

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81:25 ›
وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَيْطَانٍ رَّجِيمٍ
Abdel Haleem
This is not the word of an outcast devil
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(Nor is this) i.e. the Qur'an (the utterance of a devil worthy to be stoned) the utterance of an accursed, rebellious devil whose name is al-Marmi.

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81:26 ›
فَأَيْنَ تَذْهَبُونَ
Abdel Haleem
So where are you [people] going
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(Whither then go ye) from Allah's chastisement, commands and prohibitions, O disbelievers? It is also said this means: why do you lie? And it is also said this means: why do you deviate from the Qur'an and refuse to believe in it?

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81:27 ›
إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَالَمِينَ
Abdel Haleem
This is a message for all people
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(This is) i.e. the Qur'an (naught else than a reminder) an admonition from Allah (unto creation) the jinn and humankind,

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81:28 ›
لِمَن شَاءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَسْتَقِيمَ
Abdel Haleem
for those who wish to take the straight path
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(Unto whomsoever of you willeth to walk straight) to whoever wills to conform to the commands of Allah: the belief in Allah's divine Oneness and other things.

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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
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(And ye will not) conform with or believe in Allah's divine Oneness, (unless (it be) that Allah willeth) it for you, (the Lord of Creation) the Lord of all that which has a soul and creeps on the face of the earth, from the inhabitants of the heaven and of the earth'.

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