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Al-A'raf 7:184

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أَوَلَمْ يَتَفَكَّرُوا۟ ۗ مَا بِصَاحِبِهِم مِّن جِنَّةٍ ۚ إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ

Then do they not give thought? There is in their companion [i.e., Muḥammad (ﷺ)] no madness. He is not but a clear warner.

Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

Hafiz Ibn Kathir

أَوَلَمْ يَتَفَكَّرُواْ(Do they not reflect) `those who deny Our Ayat,'مَا بِصَاحِبِهِم(there is not in their companion), Muhammad ,مِّن جِنَّةٍ(madness) Muhammad is not mad, rather, he is truly the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, calling to Truth,إِنْ هُوَ إِلاَّ نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ(but he is a plain warner), and this is clear for those who have a mind and a heart by which they understand and comprehend. Allah said in another Ayah,وَمَا صَـحِبُكُمْ بِمَجْنُونٍ(And (O people) your companion is not a madman.)81:22 Allah also said,قُلْ إِنَّمَآ أَعِظُكُمْ بِوَحِدَةٍ أَن تَقُومُواْ لِلَّهِ مَثْنَى وَفُرَادَى ثُمَّ تَتَفَكَّرُواْ مَا بِصَـحِبِكُمْ مِّن جِنَّةٍ إِنْ هُوَ إِلاَّ نَذِيرٌ لَّكُمْ بَيْنَ يَدَىْ عَذَابٍ شَدِيدٍ(Say: "I exhort you to one (thing) only, that you stand up for Allah's sake in pairs and singly, and reflect, there is no madness in your companion.

He is only a warner to you in face of a severe torment.") 34:46 meaning, `I ask you to stand for Allah in sincerity without stubbornness or bias,'مَثْنَى وَفُرَادَى(in pairs and singly) 34:46 individuals and in groups,ثُمَّ تَتَفَكَّرُواْ(and reflect) 34:46, about this man who brought the Message from Allah, is he mad If you do this, it will become clear to you that he is the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in truth and justice. Qatadah bin Di'amah said, "We were informed that the Prophet of Allah once was on (Mount) As-Safa and called the Quraysh, subtribe by subtribe, proclaiming,«يَا بَنِي فُلَانٍ، يَا بَنِي فُلَانٍ فَحَذَّرَهُمْ بَأْسَ اللهِ وَوَقَائِعَ الله»(O Children of so-and-so, O Children of so-and-so! He warned them against Allah's might and what He has done (such as revenge from His enemies).) Some of them commented, `This companion of yours (Prophet Muhammad) is mad; he kept shouting until the morning' Allah sent down this Ayah,أَوَلَمْ يَتَفَكَّرُواْ مَا بِصَاحِبِهِم مِّن جِنَّةٍ إِنْ هُوَ إِلاَّ نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ(Do they not reflect There is no madness in their companion.

He is but a plain warner) 7:184."'

Ma'arif al-Qur'an

Mufti Muhammad Shafi

The verse no. 184 has refuted the false notion of the disbelievers that the Holy Prophet , 1n was a man of unsound mind or was possessed by devil. It said:أَوَلَمْ يَتَفَكَّرُ‌وا مَا بِصَاحِبِهِم مِّن جِنَّةٍ إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا نَذِيرٌ‌ مُّبِينٌ"Have they not reflected that with their friend there is no madness? He is but an open warner."The verse said that a little reflection on their part shall be enough to prove that the Holy Prophet ﷺ was neither a man of unsound mind, nor was he under the influence of Jinns. His matchless wisdom and knowledge is an obvious feature of his personality. Those having claim to wisdom and knowledge are astoundingly bewildered how a man of such extraordinary insight and sagacity could be blamed of madness? Blaming him with madness, in fact, is madness itself. He is only an elucidator of realities and a warner against the punishment from Allah.

Tafsir Muyassar

Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Saudi Arabia

أو لم يتفكر هؤلاء الذين كذبوا بآياتنا فيتدبروا بعقولهم، ويعلموا أنه ليس بمحمد جنون؟ ما هو إلا نذير لهم من عقاب الله على كفرهم به إن لم يؤمنوا، ناصح مبين.

Tafsir Ibn Kathir

Hafiz Ibn Kathir

يقول تعالى : ( أولم يتفكروا ) هؤلاء المكذبون بآياتنا ( ما بصاحبهم ) يعني محمدا - صلوات الله وسلامه عليه ( من جنة ) أي : ليس به جنون ، بل هو رسول الله حقا دعا إلى حق ، ( إن هو إلا نذير مبين ) أي : ظاهر لمن كان له قلب ولب يعقل به ويعي به ، كما قال تعالى : ( وما صاحبكم بمجنون ) [ التكوير : 22 ] ، وقال تعالى : ( قل إنما أعظكم بواحدة أن تقوموا لله مثنى وفرادى ثم تتفكروا ما بصاحبكم من جنة إن هو إلا نذير لكم بين يدي عذاب شديد ) [ سبأ : 46 ] يقول إنما أطلب منكم أن تقوموا لله قياما خالصا لله ، ليس فيه تعصب ولا عناد ، ( مثنى وفرادى ) أي : مجتمعين ومتفرقين ، ( ثم تتفكروا ) في هذا الذي جاءكم بالرسالة من الله : أبه جنون أم لا ؟ فإنكم إذا فعلتم ذلك ، بان لكم وظهر أنه رسول [ الله ] حقا وصدقا .وقال قتادة بن دعامة : ذكر لنا أن نبي الله صلى الله عليه وسلم كان على الصفا ، فدعا قريشا فجعل يفخذهم فخذا فخذا : " يا بني فلان ، يا بني فلان " ، فحذرهم بأس الله ووقائع الله ، فقال قائلهم : إن صاحبكم هذا لمجنون . بات يصوت إلى الصباح - أو : حتى أصبح ، فأنزل الله تعالى : ( أولم يتفكروا ما بصاحبهم من جنة إن هو إلا نذير مبين )

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