Tanwir al-Miqbas min Tafsir Ibn Abbas al-Layl اللَّيْل (The Night) 21 verses · Meccan

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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ
Abdel Haleem
By the enshrouding night
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

And from his narration on the authority of Ibn 'Abbas that he said regarding the interpretation of Allah's saying: (By the night enshrouding): '(By the night enshrouding) He says: Allah swears by the night when it enshrouds the light of day.

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وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ
Abdel Haleem
by the radiant day
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(And the day resplendent) and the day when it clears the darkness of night.

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وَمَا خَلَقَ الذَّكَرَ وَالْأُنثَىٰ
Abdel Haleem
by His creation of male and female
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(And Him Who hath created) and by Him Who has created the (male and female,

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إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ
Abdel Haleem
The ways you take differ greatly
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

Lo! your effort) your work (is dispersed (towards diverse ends)) there are those who oppose and disbelieve in Muhammad (pbuh) and the Qur'an and there are those who believe in Muhammad (pbuh); there are those who strive for Paradise and there are those who strive for hell. This is why Allah made the oath.

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فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَاتَّقَىٰ
Abdel Haleem
There is the one who gives, who is mindful of God
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(As for him who giveth) to charity from his wealth for the sake of Allah and bought nine believers who were in the hands of the disbelievers who tortured them to renounce their religion; this person bought them and then freed them (and is dutiful (towards Allah)) and wards off disbelief, idolatry and indecencies

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وَصَدَّقَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ
Abdel Haleem
who testifies to goodness––
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(And believeth in goodness) and believes in Allah's provision; and it is also said this means: and believes in Paradise; and it is also said this means: and believes in " there is no deity save Allah " ;

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فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ
Abdel Haleem
We shall smooth his way towards ease
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(Surely We will ease his way unto the state of ease) We shall make easy for him acts of obedience and give him success, time and again, to perform acts of obedience; and it is also said this means: We shall give him success, time and again, to give alms for the sake of Allah; this refers to Abu Bakr al-Siddiq.

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وَأَمَّا مَن بَخِلَ وَاسْتَغْنَىٰ
Abdel Haleem
There is the one who is miserly, who is self-satisfied
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(But as for him who hoardeth) his wealth and is too stingy to give for the sake of Allah, in reference here to al-Walid Ibn al-Mughirah and it is said: Abu Sufyan Ibn Harb who was not a believer at that time (and deemeth himself independent) of Allah,

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وَكَذَّبَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ
Abdel Haleem
who denies goodness––
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(And disbelieveth in goodness) and disbelieves in Allah's provision; and it is also said: in Paradise; and it is also said: in " there is no deity save Allah " ;

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فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ
Abdel Haleem
We shall smooth his way towards hardshi
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(Surely We will ease his way unto adversity) We shall make easy for him acts of disobedience and refraining from giving to charity, time and again.

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وَمَا يُغْنِي عَنْهُ مَالُهُ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰ
Abdel Haleem
and his wealth will not help him as he falls
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(His riches) which he amasses in the life of the world (will not save him when he perisheth) when he dies; and it is also said this means: when he is cast in the Fire.

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إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ
Abdel Haleem
Our part is to provide guidance––
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(Lo! Ours it is (to give) the guidance) it is for Us to show what is good and what is evil

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وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْآخِرَةَ وَالْأُولَىٰ
Abdel Haleem
this world and the next belong to Us––
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(And lo! unto Us belong the latter portion and the former) and to Us belong the reward of the life of the world and that of the Hereafter; it is also said that this means: to Us belong the life of the world in which We bestow knowledge and success and also the Hereafter in which We bestow reward and honour.

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فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًا تَلَظَّىٰ
Abdel Haleem
so I warn you about the raging Fire
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(Therefore have I warned you) of people of Mecca by means of the Qur'an (of the flaming Fire

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لَا يَصْلَاهَا إِلَّا الْأَشْقَى
Abdel Haleem
in which none but the most wicked one will burn
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

Which only the most wretched must endure) which only the wretched, as in Allah's foreknowledge, will enter,

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الَّذِي كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
Abdel Haleem
who denied [the truth], and turned away
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(He who denieth) Allah's divine Oneness; and it is also said: who falls short in obeying Allah (and turneth away) from faith; and it is also said: from repentance.

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وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا الْأَتْقَى
Abdel Haleem
The most pious one will be spared this––
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(Far removed from it) from the Fire (will be the righteous

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الَّذِي يُؤْتِي مَالَهُ يَتَزَكَّىٰ
Abdel Haleem
who gives his wealth away as self-purification
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

Who giveth his wealth) in the way of Allah, i.e. Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (that he may grow (in goodness)) intending by that Allah's Countenance alone,

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وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُ مِن نِّعْمَةٍ تُجْزَىٰ
Abdel Haleem
not to return a favour to anyon
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(And none hath with him any favour for reward,

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إِلَّا ابْتِغَاءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ الْأَعْلَىٰ
Abdel Haleem
but for the sake of his Lord the Most High––
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

Except as seeking (to fulfil) the purpose of his Lord Most High) except seeking the good pleasure of his Lord the Most High, Who is higher than everything.

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وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ
Abdel Haleem
and he will be well pleased
Attributed to Ibn Abbas

(He verily will be content) he will be given of reward and honour until he is pleased, i.e. Abu Bakr al-Siddiq and his fellow believers'.

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