Tafsir

The Explanation of These Stories is a Proof of the Revelation of Allah to His Messenger

Allah, the Exalted, says to His Prophet concerning these stories and their like, مِنْ أَنبَآءِ الْغَيْبِ(of the news of the Unseen) from the information of the unseen of the past. Allah revealed it to you (the Prophet ) in the way that it occurred, as if he witnessed it himself. نُوحِيهَآ إِلَيْكَ(which We reveal unto you;) This means, "We teach it to you (Muhammad) as revelation from Us to you." مَا كُنتَ تَعْلَمُهَآ أَنتَ وَلاَ قَوْمُكَ مِن قَبْلِ هَـذَا(neither you nor your people knew it before this.) This means that neither you (Muhammad ) nor anyone of your people, have any knowledge of this. This is so that no one who rejects you can say that you learned it from him. Rather, it was Allah Who informed you of it in conformity with the true situation (of the story), just as the Books of the Prophets who were before you testify to. Therefore, you should be patient with the rejection of your people and their harming you. For verily, We shall help you and surround you with Our aid. Then, We will make the (good) end for you and those who follow you in this life and the Hereafter.

This is what We did with the Messengers when We helped them against their enemies. إِنَّا لَنَنصُرُ رُسُلَنَا وَالَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ(Verily, We will indeed make victorious Our Messengers and those who believe.) Allah also said, وَلَقَدْ سَبَقَتْ كَلِمَتُنَا لِعِبَادِنَا الْمُرْسَلِينَ - إِنَّهُمْ لَهُمُ الْمَنصُورُونَ (And, verily, Our Word has gone forth of old for Our servants, the Messengers, that they verily, would be made triumphant.) 37:171-172 Then, Allah says, فَاصْبِرْ إِنَّ الْعَـقِبَةَ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ(So be patient. Surely, the (good) end is for those who have Taqwa.)

To console the Holy Prophet ﷺ ، it was said at the end of the verse that there were so many open proofs to the fact that he was a prophet and messenger of Allah. If there were some unfortunate human beings that see the sun yet insist that they do not, even challenge him and confront him, then, he should look at the role model of his predecessor, Sayyidna Nuh (علیہ السلام) ، peace on him. He spent one thousand years of his long life suffering from pain inflicted by his people. He remained patient. Let him stay as patient as he was - because, it stands determined that success will ultimately kiss the hands of those patient and God-fearing.

تلك القصة التي قصصناها عليك -أيها الرسول- عن نوح وقومه هي من أخبار الغيب السالفة، نوحيها إليك، ما كنت تعلمها أنت ولا قومك مِن قبل هذا البيان، فاصبر على تكذيب قومك وإيذائهم لك، كما صبر الأنبياء من قبل، إن العاقبة الطيبة في الدنيا والآخرة للمتقين الذين يخشون الله.

يقول تعالى لنبيه [ ورسوله محمد ] صلى الله عليه وسلم . هذه القصة وأشباهها ( من أنباء الغيب ) يعني : من أخبار الغيوب السالفة نوحيها إليك على وجهها [ وجليتها ] ، كأنك شاهدها ، ( نوحيها إليك ) أي : نعلمك بها وحيا منا إليك ، ( ما كنت تعلمها أنت ولا قومك من قبل هذا ) أي : لم يكن عندك ولا عند أحد من قومك علم بها ، حتى يقول من يكذبك : إنك تعلمتها منه ، بل أخبرك الله بها مطابقة لما كان عليه الأمر الصحيح ، كما تشهد به كتب الأنبياء قبلك ، فاصبر على تكذيب من كذبك من قومك وأذاهم لك ، فإنا سننصرك ونحوطك بعنايتنا ، ونجعل العاقبة لك ولأتباعك في الدنيا والآخرة ، كما فعلنا [ بإخوانك ] بالمرسلين حيث نصرناهم على أعدائهم ، ( إنا لننصر رسلنا والذين آمنوا [ في الحياة الدنيا ويوم يقوم الأشهاد يوم لا ينفع الظالمين معذرتهم ولهم اللعنة ولهم سوء الدار ] ) [ غافر : 51 ، 52 ] ، وقال تعالى : ( ولقد سبقت كلمتنا لعبادنا المرسلين إنهم لهم المنصورون [ وإن جندنا لهم الغالبون ] ) [ الصافات : 171 - 173 ] ، وقال تعالى : ( فاصبر إن العاقبة للمتقين ) .