46:33 Al-Ahqaf (The Dunes)

هذا استدلال منه تعالى على الإعادة بعد الموت بما هو أبلغ منها، وهو أنه الذي خلق السماوات والأرض على عظمهما وسعتهما وإتقان خلقهما من دون أن يكترث بذلك ولم يعي بخلقهن فكيف تعجزه إعادتكم بعد موتكم وهو على كل شيء قدير؟\"

يقول تعالى أو لم ير هؤلاء المنكرون للبعث يوم القيامة المستبعدون لقيام الأجساد يوم المعاد "أن الله الذي خلق السموات والأرض ولم يعي بخلقهن" أي ولم يكرثه خلقهن بل قال لها كوني فكانت بلا ممانعة ولا مخالفة بل طائعة مجيبة خائفة وجلة أفليس ذلك بقادر على أن يحي الموتى؟ كما قال عز وجل في الآية الأخرى "لخلق السموات والأرض أكبر من خلق الناس ولكن أكثر الناس لا يعلمون" ولهذا قال تعالى بلى إنه على كل شيء قدير.

Commanding the Prophet to persevere

Allah then commands His Messenger to observe patience with those who rejected him among his people. He says,

فَاصْبِرْ كَمَا صَبَرَ أُوْلُواْ الْعَزْمِ مِنَ الرُّسُلِ

(Therefore be patient as did those of determination among the Messengers.) meaning, as they were patient with their people's rejection of them. "Those of determination" among the Messengers are Nuh, Ibrahim, Musa, `Isa and the last of all of the Prophets, Muhammad ﷺ. Allah has specifically mentioned their names in two Ayat: Surat Al-Ahzab (33:7) and Surat Ash-Shura (42:13).

وَلاَ تَسْتَعْجِل لَّهُمْ

(and be in no hurry for them.) which means, `do not rush the punishment for them.' This is similar to Allah's saying:

وَذَرْنِى وَالْمُكَذِّبِينَ أُوْلِى النَّعْمَةِ وَمَهِّلْهُمْ قَلِيلاً

(And leave Me alone to deal with the rejectors, those who are in possession of good things of life. And give them respite for a little while.) (73:11)

فَمَهِّلِ الْكَـفِرِينَ أَمْهِلْهُمْ رُوَيْداً

(So allow time for the disbelievers, and leave them for a while.) (86:17) Then Allah says:

كَأَنَّهُمْ يَوْمَ يَرَوْنَ مَا يُوعَدُونَ لَمْ يَلْبَثُواْ إِلاَّ سَاعَةً مِّن نَّهَارٍ

(On the Day when they will see that which they are promised, it will be as though they had not remained (in the world) except an hour in a day.) Which is similar to Allah's saying,

كَأَنَّهُمْ يَوْمَ يَرَوْنَهَا لَمْ يَلْبَثُواْ إِلاَّ عَشِيَّةً أَوْ ضُحَـهَا

(On the Day they see it (the Hour), it will be as though they had not remained (in the world) except for a day's afternoon or its morning.) (79:46) and as He says,

وَيَوْمَ يَحْشُرُهُمْ كَأَن لَّمْ يَلْبَثُواْ إِلاَّ سَاعَةً مِّنَ النَّهَارِ يَتَعَارَفُونَ بَيْنَهُمْ

(And on the Day when He shall gather them together, (it will be) as if they had not stayed but an hour of a day. They will recognize each other.)(10:45) Then Allah says,

بَلاَغٌ

(A clear message.) meaning, this Qur'an provides a clear concept.

فَهَلْ يُهْلَكُ إِلاَّ الْقَوْمُ الْفَـسِقُونَ

(But will any be destroyed except the defiantly rebellious people) Which means that Allah does not destroy anyone except those who choose the way of destruction. It is part of Allah's justice that He does not punish anyone except those who deserve the punishment -- and Allah knows best. This concludes the explanation of Surat Al-Ahqaf. And all praise and blessings are due to Allah. Both success and protection from faults are by His help.

Have they not seen have they not realised that is the deniers of resurrection that God Who created the heavens and the earth and Who was not wearied by their creation Who did not fail therein is able to give life to the dead? bi-qādirin is the predicate of anna ‘that’ the bi- having been added to it because the statement has the same force as the construction a-laysa’Llāhu bi-qādirin ‘Is God not able …?’. Yes indeed He is able to give life to the dead. Indeed He has is able to do all things.

یغْفِرْ‌ لَكُم مِّن ذُنُوبِكُمْ (will forgive your sins for you,) The word 'min' used in the text gives the sense of 'some'. If it is taken in this sense here, it would mean that 'some sins' will be forgiven by embracing Islam. It will indicate that only sins relating to the rights of Allah would be forgiven but not the rights of people. But some exegetes have taken 'min' in this verse as an extra word that has no additional meaning in Arabic idioms. Given this interpretation, no explanation is required.