41:2 Fussilat (Explained in detail)

هذا القرآن الكريم تنزيل من الرحمن الرحيم، نزَّله على نبيه محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم.

يخبر تعالى عباده أن هذا الكتاب الجليل والقرآن الجميل { تَنْزِيلُ } صادر { مِنَ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ } الذي وسعت رحمته كل شيء، الذي من أعظم رحمته وأجلها، إنزال هذا الكتاب، الذي حصل به، من العلم والهدى، والنور، والشفاء، والرحمة، والخير الكثير، ما هو من أجل نعمه على العباد، وهو الطريق للسعادة في الدارين.

يعني القرآن منزل من الرحمن الرحيم كقوله "قل نزله روح القدس من ربك بالحق" وقوله "وإنه لتنزيل رب العالمين نزل به الروح الأمين على قلبك لتكون من المنذرين".

A revelation from the Compassionate the Merciful tanzīlun mina’l-rahmāni’l-rahīm the subject.

Commentary

The seven Surahs that commence with "Ha Meem" are known as "Al Hameem' or 'Hawameem'. Some more words are added as suffixes in their names to differentiate between them, for example, the 'Ha Meem' of Surah Mu'min is called "Ha Meem Al-Mum'in, and 'Ha Meem' of this Surah is called 'Ha Meem Sajdah' or 'Ha Meem Fussilat'. Both the names of this Surah are well-known.

The first addressees of this Surah are Quraysh of ` Arabia among whom Qur'an was revealed in their own language. They had witnessed the marvel of the Qur'an, and they had also seen innumerable miracles of the Holy Prophet ﷺ . And yet they turned away from the Qur'an. What to say of understanding, they did not even bear to listen to the Qur'an. Eventually, in response to the affectionate advices of the Holy Prophet ﷺ ، they declared that they neither understand what he says, nor do their hearts accept it, nor are their ears prepared to listen to it, and that there are double barriers between him and them, so he should carry on with his business and leave them to their own.

This is the meaning of the first five verses of this Surah. In these verses, Allah Almighty has specially addressed and advised Quraysh that Qur'an has been revealed in Arabic language, so that you do not have any difficulty in understanding the contents. At the same time three qualities of the Holy Qur'an have been stated. Firstly it is said, فُصِّلَتْ آيَاتُهُ Here, the word fussilat' is a derivative of fasl which originally means distinguishing the subjects by separating them. So فُصِّلَتْ means stating things very clearly by explaining in detail, either by separating them subject - wise in different chapters, or by mentioning them at one place. Different subjects like injunctions of Shari'ah, stories, beliefs, refutation of the people of false beliefs, etc. have been stated separately in the verses of the Holy Qur'an, and each subject has been explained by examples as well. The second and third qualities of the Holy Qur'an have been stated as that of communicating good news of everlasting happiness to the believers and of warning the non-believers of perpetual scourges.

A sending down from the All-Merciful, the Ever-Merciful. This Qur'an was sent down by the Lord whose name is the All-Merciful, the Ever-Merciful. He is the All-Merciful through kindly acts, the Ever-Merciful through lights; the All-Merciful through blessings, the Ever-Merciful through protection from sin; the All-Merciful through self-disclosure, the Ever-Merciful through befriending; the All-Merciful through alleviating acts of worship, the Ever-Merciful through verifying the most beautiful and an increase [10:26]. When the ocean of mercy sends up the waves of generosity and forgiveness, all slips and acts of disobedience cease to exist and come to nothing, for the slip is the attribute of what was not and then came to be, and the mercy is the attribute of what always was and always will be. How can what was not, then came to be, stand up to what always was and always will be?