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Hud 11:17

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أَفَمَن كَانَ عَلَىٰ بَيِّنَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّهِۦ وَيَتْلُوهُ شَاهِدٌ مِّنْهُ وَمِن قَبْلِهِۦ كِتَـٰبُ مُوسَىٰٓ إِمَامًا وَرَحْمَةً ۚ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِهِۦ ۚ وَمَن يَكْفُرْ بِهِۦ مِنَ ٱلْأَحْزَابِ فَٱلنَّارُ مَوْعِدُهُۥ ۚ فَلَا تَكُ فِى مِرْيَةٍ مِّنْهُ ۚ إِنَّهُ ٱلْحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّكَ وَلَـٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ

So is one who [stands] upon a clear evidence from his Lord [like the aforementioned]? And a witness from Him follows it, and before it was the Scripture of Moses to lead and as mercy. Those [believers in the former revelations] believe in it [i.e., the Qur’ān]. But whoever disbelieves in it from the [various] factions - the Fire is his promised destination. So be not in doubt about it. Indeed, it is the truth from your Lord, but most of the people do not believe.

Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

Hafiz Ibn Kathir

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

Ma'arif al-Qur'an

Mufti Muhammad Shafi

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! )

Tafsir Muyassar

Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Saudi Arabia

أفمَن كان على حجة وبصيرة من ربه فيما يؤمن به، ويدعو إليه بالوحي الذي أنزل الله فيه هذه البينة، ويتلوها برهان آخر شاهد منه، وهو جبريل أو محمد عليهما السلام، ويؤيد ذلك برهان ثالث من قبل القرآن، وهو التوراة -الكتاب الذي أنزل على موسى إمامًا ورحمة لمن آمن به-، كمن كان همه الحياة الفانية بزينتها؟ أولئك يصدِّقون بهذا القرآن ويعملون بأحكامه، ومن يكفر بهذا القرآن من الذين تحزَّبوا على رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فجزاؤه النار، يَرِدُها لا محالة، فلا تك -أيها الرسول- في شك من أمر القرآن وكونه من عند الله تعالى بعد ما شهدت بذلك الأدلة والحجج، واعلم أن هذا الدين هو الحق من ربك، ولكن أكثر الناس لا يصدِّقون ولا يعملون بما أُمروا به. وهذا توجيه عام لأمة محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم.

Tafsir Ibn Kathir

Hafiz Ibn Kathir

يخبر تعالى عن حال المؤمنين الذين هم على فطرة الله تعالى التي فطر عليها عباده ، من الاعتراف له بأنه لا إله إلا هو ، كما قال تعالى : ( فأقم وجهك للدين حنيفا فطرة الله التي فطر الناس عليها لا تبديل لخلق الله ذلك الدين القيم ) [ الروم : 30 ] ، وفي الصحيحين عن أبي هريرة قال : قال رسول الله ، صلى الله عليه وسلم : " كل مولود يولد على الفطرة ، فأبواه يهودانه وينصرانه ويمجسانه ، كما تولد البهيمة بهيمة جمعاء ، هل تحسون فيها من جدعاء ؟ " . وفي صحيح مسلم عن عياض بن حمار ، عن رسول الله - صلى الله عليه وسلم - قال : " يقول الله تعالى : إني خلقت عبادي حنفاء ، فجاءتهم الشياطين فاجتالتهم عن دينهم ، وحرمت عليهم ما أحللت لهم " . وفي المسند والسنن : " كل مولود يولد على هذه الملة ، حتى يعرب عنه لسانه " الحديث ، فالمؤمن باق على هذه الفطرة . [ وقوله : ( ويتلوه شاهد منه ) أي ] : وجاءه شاهد من الله ، وهو ما أوحاه إلى الأنبياء ، من الشرائع المطهرة المكملة المعظمة المختتمة بشريعة محمد ، صلوات الله وسلامه عليه وعليهم أجمعين .

ولهذا قال ابن عباس ، ومجاهد ، وعكرمة ، وأبو العالية ، والضحاك ، وإبراهيم النخعي ، والسدي ، وغير واحد في قوله تعالى : ( ويتلوه شاهد منه ) إنه جبريل عليه السلام .وعن علي ، والحسن ، وقتادة : هو محمد ، صلى الله عليه وسلم .وكلاهما قريب في المعنى; لأن كلا من جبريل ومحمد ، صلوات الله عليهما ، بلغ رسالة الله تعالى ، فجبريل إلى محمد ، ومحمد إلى الأمة .وقيل : هو علي . وهو ضعيف لا يثبت له قائل ، والأول والثاني هو الحق; وذلك أن المؤمن عنده من الفطرة ما يشهد للشريعة من حيث الجملة ، والتفاصيل تؤخذ من الشريعة ، والفطرة تصدقها وتؤمن بها; ولهذا قال تعالى : ( أفمن كان على بينة من ربه ويتلوه شاهد منه ) وهو القرآن ، بلغه جبريل إلى النبي [ محمد ] صلى الله عليه وسلم ، وبلغه النبي محمد إلى أمته .ثم قال تعالى : ( ومن قبله كتاب موسى ) أي : ومن قبل [ هذا ] القرآن كتاب موسى ، وهو التوراة ، ( إماما ورحمة ) أي : أنزل الله تعالى إلى تلك الأمة إماما لهم ، وقدوة يقتدون بها ، ورحمة من الله بهم .

فمن آمن بها حق الإيمان قاده 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 مشركيهم : أهل الكتاب وغيرهم ، من سائر طوائف بني آدم على اختلاف ألوانهم وأشكالهم وأجناسهم ، ممن بلغه القرآن ، كما قال تعالى : ( لأنذركم به ومن بلغ ) [ الأنعام : 19 ] ، وقال تعالى : ( قل ياأيها الناس إني رسول الله إليكم جميعا ) [ الأعراف : 158 ] . 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 - صلى 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 رسول الله - صلى الله عليه وسلم - على وجهه إلا وجدت مصداقه - أو قال : تصديقه - في القرآن ، فبلغني أن رسول الله - صلى الله عليه وسلم - قال : " لا يسمع بي أحد من هذه الأمة ، ولا يهودي ولا نصراني ، فلا يؤمن بي إلا دخل النار " . فجعلت أقول : أين مصداقه في كتاب الله ؟

قال : وقلما سمعت عن رسول الله - صلى الله عليه وسلم - إلا وجدت له تصديقا في القرآن ، حتى وجدت هذه الآية : ( ومن يكفر به من الأحزاب فالنار موعده ) قال : " من الملل كلها " .قوله : ( فلا تك في مرية منه إنه الحق من ربك ) أي : القرآن حق من الله ، لا مرية فيه ولا شك ، كما قال تعالى : ( الم تنزيل الكتاب لا ريب فيه من رب العالمين ) [ السجدة : 1 ، 2 ] ، وقال تعالى : ( الم ذلك الكتاب لا ريب فيه [ هدى للمتقين ] ) [ البقرة : 1 ، 2 ] .وقوله : ( ولكن أكثر الناس لا يؤمنون ) كما قال تعالى : ( وما أكثر الناس ولو حرصت بمؤمنين ) [ يوسف : 103 ] ، وقال تعالى : ( وإن تطع أكثر من في الأرض يضلوك عن سبيل الله ) [ الأنعام : 116 ] ، وقال تعالى : ( ولقد صدق عليهم إبليس ظنه فاتبعوه إلا فريقا من المؤمنين ) [ سبأ : 20 ] .

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