11:17 Hud (Hud)

يذكر تعالى، حال رسوله محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم ومن قام مقامه من ورثته القائمين بدينه، وحججه الموقنين بذلك، وأنهم لا يوصف بهم غيرهم ولا يكون أحد مثلهم، فقال: { أَفَمَنْ كَانَ عَلَى بَيِّنَةٍ مِنْ رَبِّهِ } بالوحي الذي أنزل الله فيه المسائل المهمة، ودلائلها الظاهرة، فتيقن تلك البينة. { وَيَتْلُوهُ } أي: يتلو هذه البينة والبرهان برهان آخر { شَاهِدٌ مِنْهُ } وهو شاهد الفطرة المستقيمة، والعقل الصحيح، حين شهد حقيقة ما أوحاه الله وشرعه، وعلم بعقله حسنه، فازداد بذلك إيمانا إلى إيمانه. { و } ثم شاهد ثالث وهو { كِتَابُ مُوسَى } التوراة التي جعلها الله { إِمَامًا } للناس { وَرَحْمَةً } لهم، يشهد لهذا القرآن بالصدق، ويوافقه فيما جاء به من الحق. أي: أفمن كان بهذا الوصف قد تواردت عليه شواهد الإيمان، وقامت لديه أدلة اليقين، كمن هو في الظلمات والجهالات، ليس بخارج منها؟! لا يستوون عند الله، ولا عند عباد الله، { أُولَئِكَ } أي: الذين وفقوا لقيام الأدلة عندهم، { يُؤْمِنُونَ } بالقرآن حقيقة، فيثمر لهم إيمانهم كل خير في الدنيا والآخرة. { وَمَنْ يَكْفُرْ بِهِ } أي: القرآن { مِنَ الْأَحْزَابِ } أي: سائر طوائف أهل الأرض، المتحزبة على رد الحق، { فَالنَّارُ مَوْعِدُهُ } لا بد من وروده إليها { فَلَا تَكُ فِي مِرْيَةٍ منه } أي: في أدنى شك { إِنَّهُ الْحَقُّ مِنْ رَبِّكَ وَلَكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ } إما جهلا منهم وضلالا، وإما ظلما وعنادا وبغيا، وإلا فمن كان قصده حسنا وفهمه مستقيما، فلا بد أن يؤمن به، لأنه يرى ما يدعوه إلى الإيمان من كل وجه.

يخبر تعالى عن حال المؤمنين الذين هم علي فطرة الله تعالى التي فطر عليها عبادة من الاعتراف له بأنه لا إلا إلا هو كما قال تعالى "فأقم وجهك للدين حنيفا فطرة الله التي فطر عليها" الآية وفي الصحيحين عن أبي هريرة قال: قال رسول الله صلي الله عليه وسلم "كل مولود يولد علي الفطرة فأبواه يهودانه أو ينصرانه أو يمجسانه كما تولد البهيمة بهيمة جمعاء هل تحسون فيها من جدعاء؟" الحديث وفي صحيح مسلم عن عياض بن حماد عن رسول الله صلي الله عليه وسلم قال "يقول الله تعالى إني خلقت عبادي حنفاء فجاءتهم الشياطين فاجتالتهم عن دينهم وحرمت عليهم ما أحللت لهم وأمرتهم أن يشركوا بي ما لم أنزل به سلطانا " وفي المسند والسنن "كل مولود يولد علي هذه الملة حتي يعرب عنه لسانه" الحديث فالمؤمن باق علي هذه الفطرة وقوله "ويتلوه شاهد منه" أي وجاءه شاهد من الله وهو ما أوحاه إلي الأنبياء من الشرائع المطهرة المكملة المعظمة المختتمة بشريعة محمد صلوات الله وسلامه عليه وعليهم أجمعين لهذا قال ابن عباس ومجاهد وعكرمة وأبوا العالية والضحاك وإبراهيم النخعي والسدي وغير واحد في قوله تعالى "ويتلوه شاهد منه" أنه جبريل عليه السلام وعن علي رضي الله عنه والحسن وقتادة هو محمد صلي الله عليه وسلم وكلاهما قريب في المعني لأن كلا من جبريل ومحمد صلوات الله عليهما بلغ رسالة الله تعالى فجبريل إلي محمد ومحمد إلي الأمة وقيل هو علّي وهو ضعيف لا يثبت له قائل ولأول هو الحق وذلك أن المؤمن عنده من الفطرة وما يشهد من حيث الجملة والتفاصيل تؤخذ من الشريعة والفطرة تصدقها وتؤمن بها لهذا قال تعالى "أفمن كان علي بينة من ربه ويتلوه شاهد منه" وهو القرآن بلغه جبريل إلي النبي صلي الله عليه وسلم وبلغه النبي محمد صلي الله عليه وسلم إلي أمته ثم قال تعالى "ومن قبله كتاب موسي" أي ومن قبل القرآن كتاب موسي وهو التوراة "إماما ورحمة" أي أنزل الله تعالى إلي تلك الأمة إماما لهم وقدوة يقتدون بها ورحمة من الله بهم فمن آمن بها حق الإيمان قادة ذلك إلى الإيمان بالقرآن ولهذا قال تعالى "أولئك يؤمنون به" ثم قال تعالى متوعدا لمن كذب بالقرآن أو بشيء منه "ومن يكفر به من الأحزاب فالنار موعده" أي ومن كفر بالقرآن من سائر أهل الأرض مشركهم وكافرهم وأهل الكتاب وغيرهم ومن سائر طوائف بني آدم علي اختلاف ألوانهم وأشكالهم وأجناسهم ممن بلغه القرآن كما قال تعالى "لأنذركم به ومن بلغ" وقال تعالى "قل يا أيها الناس إني رسول إليكم جميعا " وقال تعالى "ومن يكفر به من الأحزاب فالنار موعده" وفي صحيح مسلم من حديث شعبة عن أبي بشر عن سعيد بن جبير عن أبي موسى الأشعري رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلي الله عليه وسلم قال "والذي نفسي بيده لا يسمع بي أحد من هذه الأمة يهودي أو نصراني ثم لا يؤمن بي إلا دخل النار" وقال أيوب السختياني عن سعيد بن جبير قال: كنت لا أسمع بحديث عن النبي صلي الله عليه وسلم علي وجهه إلا وجدت مصداقه أو قال تصديقه في القرآن فبلغني أن النبي صلي الله عليه وسلم قال "لا يسمع بي أحد من هذه الأمة يهودي ولا نصراني فلا يؤمن بي إلا دخل النار" فجعلت أقول أين مصداقه في كتاب الله؟ وقال وقلما سمعت عن رسول الله صلي الله عليه وسلم إلا وجدت له تصديقا في القرآن حتي وجدت هذه الآية "ومن يكفر به من الأحزاب فالنار موعده" قال من الملل كلها وقوله "فلا تك في مريه منه إنه الحق من ربك" الآية أي القرآن حق من الله لا مرية ولا شك فيه قال تعالى "ألم تنزيل الكتاب لا ريب فيه من رب العاليمن" وقال تعالى "ألم ذلك الكتاب لا ريب فيه" وقوله "ولكن أكثر الناس لا يؤمنون" كقوله تعالي "وما أكثر الناس ولو حرصت بمؤمنين" وقال تعالى "وإن تطع أكثر من في الأرض يضلوك عن سبيل الله" وقال تعالى "ولقد صدق عليهم إبليس ظنه فاتبعوه إلا فريقا من المؤمنين.

The One Who believes in the Qur'an is upon Clear Proof from His Lord

Allah, the Exalted, informs of the condition of the believers who are upon the natural religion of Allah, which He made inherent in His creatures. This is based upon their confession to Him that there is none worthy of worship except He. This is similar to Allah's statement,

فَأَقِمْ وَجْهَكَ لِلدِّينِ حَنِيفاً فِطْرَةَ اللَّهِ الَّتِى فَطَرَ النَّاسَ عَلَيْهَا

(So set you your face towards the religion, Hanifan. Allah's Fitrah with which He has created mankind.) 30:30, In the Two Sahihs it is recorded that Abu Hurayrah said that the Messenger of Allah said,

«كُلُّ مَوْلُودٍ يُولَدُ عَلَى الْفِطْرَةِ فَأَبَوَاهُ يُهَوِّدَانِهِ أَوْ يُنَصِّرَانِهِ أَوْ يُمَجِّسَانِهِ كَمَا تُولَدُ الْبَهِيمَةُ بَهِيمَةً جَمْعَاءَ هَلْ تُحِسُّونَ فِيهَا مِنْ جَدْعَاءَ؟»

(Every child is born upon the Fitrah, but his parents make him a Jew, Christian, or Magian. This is just as the calf that is born whole. Have you noticed any calves that are born mutilated) In Sahih Muslim it is recorded that `Iyad bin Himar said that the Messenger of Allah said,

«يَقُولُ اللهُ تَعَالَى: إِنِّي خَلَقْتُ عِبَادِي حُنَفَاءَ فَجَاءَتْهُمُ الشَّيَاطِينُ فَاجْتَالَتْهُمْ عَنْ دِينهِمْ وَحَرَّمَتْ عَلَيْهِمْ مَا أَحْلَلْتُ لَهُمْ،وَأَمَرَتْهُمْ أَنْ يُشْرِكُوا بِي مَا لَمْ أُنْزِلْ بِهِ سُلْطَانًا»

(Allah, the Exalted, says, `Verily, I created my servants Hunafa', but the devils came to them and distracted them from their religion. They made unlawful for them what I had made lawful for them and they commanded them to associate partners with Me, concerning which no authority has been revealed.) Therefore, the believer is one who remains upon this Fitrah. Concerning Allah's statement,

وَيَتْلُوهُ شَاهِدٌ مِّنْهُ

(and whom a witness from Him recites (follows) it;) This means that a witness comes to him from Allah. That witness is the pure, perfect and magnificent legislation that Allah revealed to the Prophets. These legislations were finalized with the legislation (Shari`ah) of Muhammad ﷺ. The believer has the natural disposition that bears witness to (the truth of) the general legislation, and accepts that specific laws are taken from the general legislation. The Fitrah accepts the Shari`ah and believes in it. For this reason Allah, the Exalted, says,

أَفَمَن كَانَ عَلَى بَيِّنَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّهِ وَيَتْلُوهُ شَاهِدٌ مِّنْهُ

(Can they who rely on a clear proof from their Lord, and whom a witness from Him recites (follows) it;) This clear proof which is recited is the Qur'an, which Jibril conveyed to the Prophet and the Prophet Muhammad conveyed it to his Ummah. Then Allah says,

وَمِن قَبْلِهِ كِتَابُ مُوسَى

(and before it, came the Book of Musa,) This means that before the Qur'an, there was the Book of Musa, the Tawrah.

إَمَامًا وَرَحْمَةً

(a guidance and a mercy) This means that Allah, the Exalted, revealed it to that Ummah as a leader for them and a guide for them to follow, as a mercy from Allah upon them. Therefore, whoever believed in it with true faith, then it would lead him to believe in the Qur'an as well. For this reason Allah said,

أُوْلَـئِكَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِهِ

(they believe therein) Then Allah, the Exalted, threatens those who reject the Qur'an, or any part of it, by saying,

وَمَن يَكْفُرْ بِهِ مِنَ الاٌّحْزَابِ فَالنَّارُ مَوْعِدُهُ

(but those of the sects that reject it, the Fire will be their promised meeting place.) This is directed towards everyone on the face of the earth who disbelieves in the Qur'an, whether they are idolators, disbelievers, People of the Scripture, or other sects from the descendants of Adam. This applies to all whom the Qur'an reaches, regardless of their differences in color, appearance, or nationality. As Allah says,

لاٌّنذِرَكُمْ بِهِ وَمَن بَلَغَ

(that I may therewith warn you and whomsoever it may reach. ) 6:19 Allah, the Exalted, said,

قُلْ يَأَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنِّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ إِلَيْكُمْ جَمِيعًا

(Say: "O mankind! Verily, I am sent to you all as the Messenger of Allah.") Allah says,

وَمَن يَكْفُرْ بِهِ مِنَ الاٌّحْزَابِ فَالنَّارُ مَوْعِدُهُ

(but those of the sects that reject it, the Fire will be their promised meeting place.) In Sahih Muslim it is recorded that Abu Musa Al-Ash`ari, may Allah be pleased with him, said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said,

«وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَا يَسْمَعُ بِي أَحَدٌ مِنْ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ يَهُودِيٌّ (أَوْ) نَصْرَانِيٌّ ثُمَّ لَا يُؤْمِنُ بِي إِلَّا دَخَلَ النَّار»

(By He in Whose Hand is my soul! there is no one of this Ummah, whether he be a Jew or Christian, who hears of me and does not believe in me, except that he will enter the Hell- fire.)

Every Hadith is confirmed by the Qur'an

Ayyub As-Sakhtiyani reported from Sa`id bin Jubayr that he said, "I did not hear any Hadith of the Prophet , substantiated as he stated it, except that I found its confirmation in the Qur'an. (The narrator said, "Or he said, `I found its verification in the Qur'an."') Thus, it reached me that the Prophet said,

«لَا يَسْمَعُ بِي أَحَدٌ مِنْ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةِ يَهُودِيٌّ وَلَا نَصْرَانِيٌّ ثُمَّ لَا يُؤْمِنُ بِي إِلَّا دَخَلَ النَّار»

(There is no one of this Ummah, whether he be a Jew or Christian, who hears of me and does not believe in me, except that he will enter the Hellfire.) Therefore, I said, `Where is its verification in the Book of Allah Most of what I have heard reported from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, I have found its verification in the Qur'an.' Then I found this verse,

وَمَن يَكْفُرْ بِهِ مِنَ الاٌّحْزَابِ فَالنَّارُ مَوْعِدُهُ

(but those of the sects that reject it (the Qur`an), the Fire will be their promised meeting place.) And this means from all religions." Then Allah says,

فَلاَ تَكُ فِى مِرْيَةٍ مِّنْهُ إِنَّهُ الْحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّكَ

(So be not in doubt about it. Verily, it is the truth from your Lord,) This means that the Qur'an is the truth from Allah and there is no doubt or suspicion concerning it. This is as Allah says,

الم - ذَلِكَ الْكِتَابُ لاَ رَيْبَ فِيهِ هُدًى لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ

(Alif Lam Mim. The revelations of the Book in which there is no doubt, is from the Lord of all that exists!)32:1-2 Allah, the Exalted, says,

الم ذَلِكَ الْكِتَابُ لاَ رَيْبَ فِيهِ

(Alif Lam Mim. This is the Book in which there is no doubt.) 2:1-2 The Ayah;

وَلَـكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لاَ يُؤْمِنُونَ

(but most of mankind believe not.) is similar to Allah's statement,

وَمَآ أَكْثَرُ النَّاسِ وَلَوْ حَرَصْتَ بِمُؤْمِنِينَ

(And most of mankind will not believe even if you desire it eagerly.)12:103 Likewise, Allah says,

وَإِن تُطِعْ أَكْثَرَ مَن فِى الاٌّرْضِ يُضِلُّوكَ عَن سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ

(And if you obey most of those on the earth, they will mislead you far away from Allah's path.) Allah also says,

وَلَقَدْ صَدَّقَ عَلَيْهِمْ إِبْلِيسُ ظَنَّهُ فَاتَّبَعُوهُ إِلاَّ فَرِيقاً مِّنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ

(And indeed Iblis did prove true his thought about them: and they followed him, all except a group of true believers.)34:20

Is he who relies on a clear proof a clear statement from his Lord meaning the Prophet s or the believers; it the proof being the Qur’ān a clear proof which is followed by a witness to it of its veracity as being from Him that is from God; he the witness being Gabriel and before it before the Qur’ān was the Book of Moses the Torah also a witness to it as an example and a mercy? imāman wa-rahmatan is a circumstantial qualifier is such a person like one who is not so? No! Those that is the ones who rely on a clear proof they believe in it that is in the Qur’ān and so for them will be Paradise; but he who disbelieves in it of the partisans namely all the disbelievers the Fire shall be his appointed place. So do not be in doubt in uncertainty concerning it concerning the Qur’ān. Truly it is the Truth from your Lord but most of mankind that is the people of Mecca do not believe.

The word: bayyinah (بینہ) appearing in this verse refers to the Qur'an. As for the meaning of ` shahid' (شاھِد evidence), statements of Tafsir authorities differ. The author of Bay-an a1-Qur'an takes ` shahid' to mean the miracle of the Qur'an that is present in the Qur'an as such. Thus, it comes to mean that those who adhere to the Qur'an, they already have a witness to the veracity of the Qur'an within it, that is, its miracle. Then, the other witness has already come in the form of Torah. Sayyidna Musa (علیہ السلام) had brought it as guidance and mercy for people. The reason is that the Torah confirms the truth of the Qur'an clearly.

In the second sentence, in order to stress that salvation, up to the Last Day, depends on faith in the Holy Prophet ﷺ it has been said that anyone from any religion or community of the world who refuses to have faith in him will have his abode in Jahannam.

The Sahih of Muslim reports on the authority of Sayyidna Abu Hurairah ؓ that the Holy Prophet ﷺ said, ` by the One in whose hands rests my life, any Jew or Christian who hears my call and still does not believe in the teachings I have brought, then, he or she will be of the people of Jahannam.'

This should remove the misunderstanding of those who regard the Jews and Christians or the adherents of other religions as being on haqq (the truth) on the basis of some outward deeds and consider these to be sufficient for salvation without having faith in the Holy Prophet ﷺ and the Qur'an. This is an open clash with the present ayah of the Holy Qur'an, and the authentic ahadith. اَلعَیَاذ بِاللہ (Allah may save us from that! )

And what of him who is upon a clear sign from his Lord? The life of the heedless and the life of the recognizers will never be equal. The life of the heedless is what He says: " Whoso desires the life of this world and its adornment " [11:15]. The life of the recognizers is And what of him who is upon a clear sign from his Lord? He is saying: The recog- nizers have the brightness of familiarity based on the light of the religion and the spirit of certainty. They have gone on the road of success and arrived at the goal of realization. Their hearts are filled by disengagement and solitariness. In the tongue of the folk of allusion, the clear sign is the seed of the pain of passion that He scattered on the first day, at the beginningless covenant, in the hearts of His friends. Thus, it has come in the report, " Then He sprinkled them with some of His light. " Their makeup was a sweet clay which, in the era of the creation of Adam, had come from the goodly sort, receptive to the seed of passion's pain. Then the sun of And the earth will shine with the light of its Lord [39:69] shone forth on it and it received a complete nurturing. When the jasmine of the covenant came up, the flower of intimacy bloomed. The breezes of felicity blew over it and it became the place of the gaze of the Divinity, 360 times in a day and night. The servant was asleep all night, and this gaze was flowing over his heart. He slept, and the gaze of God was his protector. If he inclined even once from the avenue of the Haqiqah or took flight in the air of mortal nature, the call came from the World of the Unseen: " Be penitent toward your Lord " [39:54]. O falcon taken to the sky, come back, don't go! My fingers hold the end of your thread!