11:32 Hud (Hud)

فلما رأوه، لا ينكف عما كان عليه من دعوتهم، ولم يدركوا منه مطلوبهم { قَالُوا يَا نُوحُ قَدْ جَادَلْتَنَا فَأَكْثَرْتَ جِدَالَنَا فَأْتِنَا بِمَا تَعِدُنَا } من العذاب { إِنْ كُنْتَ مِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ } فما أجهلهم وأضلهم، حيث قالوا هذه المقالة، لنبيهم الناصح. فهلا قالوا: إن كانوا صادقين: يا نوح قد نصحتنا، وأشفقت علينا, ودعوتنا إلى أمر، لم يتبين لنا، فنريد منك أن تبينه لنا لننقاد لك، وإلا فأنت مشكور في نصحك. لكان هذا الجواب المنصف، الذي قد دعي إلى أمر خفي عليه، ولكنهم في قولهم، كاذبون، وعلى نبيهم متجرئون. ولم يردوا ما قاله بأدنى شبهة، فضلا عن أن يردوه بحجة.

يقول تعالى مخبرا عن استعجال قوم نوح نقمة الله وعذابه وسخطه والبلاء موكل بالمنطق. "قالوا يا نوح قد جادلتنا فأكثرت جدالنا" أي حاججتنا فأكثرت من ذلك ونحن لا نتبعك "فأتنا بما تعدنا" أي من النقمة والعذاب ادع علينا بما شئت فليأتنا ما تدعو به "إن كنت من الصادقين".

The People's Request of Nuh to bring the Torment and His Response to Them

Allah, the Exalted, informs that the people of Nuh sought to hasten Allah's vengeance, torment, anger and the trial (His punishment). This is based on their saying,

قَالُواْ ينُوحُ قَدْ جَادَلْتَنَا فَأَكْثَرْتَ جِدَالَنَا

(They said: "O Nuh! You have disputed with us and much have you prolonged the dispute with us...") They meant by this, "You (Nuh) have argued with us long enough, and we are still not going to follow you."

فَأْتِنَا بِمَا تَعِدُنَآ

(now bring upon us what you threaten us with,) What he (Nuh) promised is referring to the vengeance and torment (from Allah). They were actually saying, "Supplicate against us however you wish, and let whatever you have supplicated come to us."

إِن كُنتَ مِنَ الصَّـدِقِينَقَالَ إِنَّمَا يَأْتِيكُمْ بِهِ اللَّهُ إِن شَآءَ وَمَآ أَنتُمْ بِمُعْجِزِينَ

("...if you are of the truthful." (In reply to this,) He said: "Only Allah will bring it (the punishment) on you, if He wills, and then you will escape not.)11:32-33 This means, `It is only Allah Who can punish you and hasten your punishment for you. He is the One from Whom nothing escapes. '

وَلاَ يَنفَعُكُمْ نُصْحِى إِنْ أَرَدْتُّ أَنْ أَنصَحَ لَكُمْ إِن كَانَ اللَّهُ يُرِيدُ أَن يُغْوِيَكُمْ

(And my advice will not profit you, even if I wish to give you good counsel, if Allah's will is to keep you astray.) This means: something that could be useful to you (in acceptance) of my preaching to you, warning you and advising you.

إِن كَانَ اللَّهُ يُرِيدُ أَن يُغْوِيَكُمْ

(if Allah's will is to keep you astray.) This means: your deception and your ultimate destruction.

هُوَ رَبُّكُمْ وَإِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ

(He is your Lord! and to Him you shall return.) He is the Owner of the finality of all matters. He is the Controller, the Judge, the Most Just and He does not do any injustice. Unto Him belongs the creation and the command. He is the Originator and the Repeater (of the creation). He is the Owner of this life and the Hereafter.

They said ‘O Noah you have disputed with us and disputed with us at length so bring upon us that wherewith you are threatening us in the way of chastisement if you are of the truthful’.

Fourthly, it was stated: In your sight these poor people may appear lowly and disgraceful. But, I cannot say as you say that Allah Ta'ala will not bless them with what is good, because good relates to one's heart, not wealth, and only Allah knows the secrets of hearts and He knows whose heart is worthy of receiving good and whose heart is not.

Then, it was said: If I too were to start calling them lowly and disgraceful, I too would become unjust.