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Sad 38:70

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إِن يُوحَىٰٓ إِلَىَّ إِلَّآ أَنَّمَآ أَنَا۠ نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ

It has not been revealed to me except that I am a clear warner."

Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

Hafiz Ibn Kathir

The Message of the Messenger is a Great News

Allah tells His Messenger to say to those who disbelieved in Allah, associated others in worship with Him and denied His Messenger: `I am a warner, I am not as you claim.'وَمَا مِنْ إِلَـهٍ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ الْوَحِدُ الْقَهَّارُ(and there is no God (worthy of worship) except Allah, the One, the Irresistible,) means, He Alone has subjugated and controlled everything.رَّبُّ السَّمَـوَتِ وَالاٌّرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا(The Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them,) means, He is the Sovereign of all that and is in control of it.الْعَزِيزُ الْغَفَّارُ(the Almighty, the Oft-Forgiving.) means, He is Oft-Forgiving as well as being Almighty and All-Powerful.قُلْ هُوَ نَبَأٌ عَظِيمٌ (Say: "That (this Qur'an) is a great news,") means, `something very important, which is that Allah has sent me to you.أَنتُمْ عَنْهُ مُعْرِضُونَ (From which you turn away!) means, `you neglect it.'مَا كَانَ لِىَ مِنْ عِلْمٍ بِالْمَـَلإِ الاٌّعْلَى إِذْ يَخْتَصِمُونَ (I had no knowledge of the chiefs (angels) on high when they were disputing and discussing.

) meaning, `were it not for the divine revelation, how could I have known about the dispute of the chiefs on high (the angels)' This refers to their dispute concerning Adam, peace be upon him, and how Iblis refused to prostrate to him and argued with his Lord because He preferred him (Adam) over him. This is what Allah says:

Ma'arif al-Qur'an

Mufti Muhammad Shafi

In verse 69, it was said: مَا كَانَ لِيَ مِنْ عِلْمٍ بِالْمَلَإِ الْأَعْلَىٰ إِذْ يَخْتَصِمُونَ (I had no knowledge of the Heavenly Beings when they were debating (about the creation of 'Adam). Means: 'It is a clear proof of my prophethood that I am telling you these things from such a high assembly, things that cannot be found out through any medium other than wahy (revelation).' The words 'these things' refer to the conversation between Allah Ta’ ala and the angels at the time of the creation of Sayyidna 'Adam (علیہ السلام) and which finds mention in Surah Al-Baqarah where the angels had said: أَتَجْعَلُ فِيهَا مَن يُفْسِدُ فِيهَا وَيَسْفِكُ الدِّمَاءَ (They said, "Will You create there one who will spread disorder on the earth and cause bloodsheds...? - 2:30).

This conversation has been expressed here through the word: اختصام (ikhtisam) which literally means 'quarrel' or 'debate' - although, the angels never posed that question in terms of some objection or debate, instead, they wanted to find out the wise consideration behind the creation of Sayyidna 'Adam (علیہ السلام) ، but the outward pattern of the questions and answers had taken the form of some sort of a debate, therefore, it was alluded to as 'ikhtisam' or debate. This is similar to a younger person questioning an elder person, who refers to that question and answer, in a frank and casual manner, as a debate or quarrel.

Tafsir Muyassar

Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Saudi Arabia

ما يوحي الله إليَّ مِن عِلْم ما لا علم لي به إلا لأني نذير لكم من عذابه، مبيِّن لكم شرعه.

Tafsir Ibn Kathir

Hafiz Ibn Kathir

وقوله : ( ما كان لي من علم بالملإ الأعلى إذ يختصمون ) أي : لولا الوحي من أين كنت أدري باختلاف الملأ الأعلى ؟ يعني : في شأن آدم وامتناع إبليس من السجود له ، ومحاجته ربه في تفضيله عليه .فأما الحديث الذي رواه الإمام أحمد حيث قال : حدثنا أبو سعيد مولى بني هاشم حدثنا جهضم اليمامي عن يحيى بن أبي كثير ، عن زيد بن أبي سلام عن أبي سلام عن عبد الرحمن بن عائش عن مالك بن يخامر عن معاذ رضي الله عنه ، قال : احتبس علينا رسول الله - صلى الله عليه وسلم - ذات غداة عن صلاة الصبح حتى كدنا نتراءى قرن الشمس . فخرج رسول الله - صلى الله عليه وسلم - سريعا فثوب بالصلاة فصلى وتجوز في صلاته فلما سلم قال : " كما أنتم على مصافكم " . ثم أقبل إلينا فقال : " إني سأحدثكم ما حبسني عنكم الغداة ، إني قمت من الليل فصليت ما قدر لي فنعست في صلاتي حتى استيقظت فإذا أنا بربي في أحسن صورة فقال : يا محمد أتدري فيم يختصم الملأ الأعلى ؟ قلت لا أدري رب - أعادها ثلاثا - فرأيته وضع كفه بين كتفي حتى وجدت برد أنامله بين صدري فتجلى لي كل شيء وعرفت فقال : يا محمد فيم يختصم الملأ الأعلى ؟ قلت : في الكفارات . قال : وما الكفارات ؟ قلت نقل الأقدام إلى الجمعات والجلوس في المساجد بعد الصلوات وإسباغ الوضوء عند الكريهات . قال : وما الدرجات ؟

قلت : إطعام الطعام ولين الكلام والصلاة والناس نيام . قال : سل . قلت اللهم إني أسألك فعل الخيرات ، وترك المنكرات ، وحب المساكين ، وأن تغفر لي وترحمني ، وإذا أردت فتنة بقوم فتوفني غير مفتون ، وأسألك حبك وحب من يحبك ، وحب عمل يقربني إلى حبك " . وقال رسول الله - صلى الله عليه وسلم - : " إنها حق فادرسوها وتعلموها " فهو حديث المنام المشهور ومن جعله يقظة فقد غلط وهو في السنن من طرق .وهذا الحديث بعينه قد رواه الترمذي من حديث " جهضم بن عبد الله اليمامي " به . وقال : " حسن صحيح " وليس هذا الاختصام هو الاختصام المذكور في القرآن فإن هذا قد فسر وأما الاختصام الذي في القرآن فقد فسر بعد هذا وهو قوله تعالى :

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