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الليل21 āyāt · 21 tafsīrs
وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ
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1. Allah takes an oath on the night when it covers whatever is between the heavens and the earth with its darkness.
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d wa-ld, or fa-la) fear the consequence of it. In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful: [92:1] By the night as it enshrouds, with its darkness all that is between the heaven and the earth, [92:2] and [by] the day as it unveils, [as] it is revealed and becomes manifest (idha, ‘as’, in both instances is an absolute adverbial, operated by the verbal acftion of the oath),
Open in library →وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ
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2. And Allah takes an oath on the day when it becomes clear and visible.
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وَمَا خَلَقَ الذَّكَرَ وَالْأُنثَىٰ
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3. And He takes an oath on His creating the two genders: The male and female.
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dha, ‘as’, in both instances is an absolute adverbial, operated by the verbal acftion of the oath), [92:3] and [by] the One Who (md either functions as man, ‘the One Who’, or it is related to a verbal ac¬ tion) created the male and the female, Adam and Eve, or every male and female — the hermaphrodite, although problematic for us, is [in facft] either male or female according to God, and therefore a person [actually] commits perjury if he Speaks with one [thinking that] because he has sworn not to SJieak with a male or a female; [he may do so with a hermaphrodite]. [92:4] Assuredly your…
Open in library →إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ
Al-Mukhtasar
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4. O people! Your actions are different: some are good, which are the causes of entering Paradise, while others are evil, which are the causes of entering the hellfire.
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فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَاتَّقَىٰ
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5. As for the one who gives whatever is necessary for him to spend, i.e. Zakat, financial support and repatriation, and is mindful of that which Allah has prohibited him from.
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f obedience, while others [in effecft] are working towards the Fire through [acfts of] disobedience. [92:5] As for him who gives, what is due to God, and is fearful, of God, [92:6] and affirms the truth of the bed [word], that is, [the truth] of‘there is no god but God’ (in both places [here and below, verse 9]), [92:7] We shall surely ease his way to [the abode of] ease, to Paradise. [92:8] But as for him who is niggardly, with what is due to God, and deems himself self-sufficient, with¬ out need for His reward, [92:10] We shall surely ease his way.…
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6. And he believes in the substitute Allah has promised him.
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فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ
Al-Mukhtasar
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7. I shall soon make performing good deeds and spending in My path easy for him.
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وَأَمَّا مَن بَخِلَ وَاسْتَغْنَىٰ
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8. And as for the one who is miserly with his wealth and does not spend it in the avenues necessary for him to spend in, thinking himself to be in no need of Allah and not asking Allah for any of His grace.
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وَكَذَّبَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ
Al-Mukhtasar
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9. Whilst rejecting the substitute and reward Allah has promised him if he spends his wealth in His path.
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فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ
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10. I will soon make performing evil deeds easy for him, and make difficult doing good.
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وَمَا يُغْنِي عَنْهُ مَالُهُ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰ
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11. His wealth that he is miserly with will not benefit him at all when he dies and enters the hellfire.
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Fire; [92:11] And his wealth shall not (md is or negation) avail him when he perishes, in the Fire. [92:12] Truly with Us lies [all] guidance, the pointing out of the path of guidance from that of error, so that Our command may be followed by adhering to the former [manner of conduct] and that Our pro¬ hibition [may also be heeded] by refraining from falling into the latter [manner of conducft]. [92:13] And truly to Us belong the Hereafter and thefirdl [life], that is to say, [that of] this world, and so whoever seeks either of the two from anyone other than Us has erred.
Open in library →إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ
Al-Mukhtasar
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12. Indeed, it is My responsibility to make the path of truth clear from the path of falsehood.
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wealth shall not (md is or negation) avail him when he perishes, in the Fire. [92:12] Truly with Us lies [all] guidance, the pointing out of the path of guidance from that of error, so that Our command may be followed by adhering to the former [manner of conduct] and that Our pro¬ hibition [may also be heeded] by refraining from falling into the latter [manner of conducft]. [92:13] And truly to Us belong the Hereafter and thefirdl [life], that is to say, [that of] this world, and so whoever seeks either of the two from anyone other than Us has erred.
Open in library →وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْآخِرَةَ وَالْأُولَىٰ
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13. And indeed, the afterlife and the worldly life belongs to Me; I do whatever I want with it. That is not the case with anyone else.
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فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًا تَلَظَّىٰ
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14. So O people! If you disobey Me, I warn you of the hellfire which is being kindled.
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, [that of] this world, and so whoever seeks either of the two from anyone other than Us has erred. [92:14] So I have warned you of, I have threatened you, O people of Mecca, [with], a raging fire ( talazza, ‘raging’: one of the two original ta’ letters [of tatalazza] has been omitted; a variant reading retains it, tatalazza, that is, ‘one that is flaming’), [92:15] which none shall enter but the wretched one (al-ashqa means al-shaqi), [92:16] he who denies, the Prophet, and turns away, from faith — this delimiting [of those who deserve to enter this fire] constitutes an interpretation o…
Open in library →لَا يَصْلَاهَا إِلَّا الْأَشْقَى
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15. None will suffer the heat of this fire except the most wretched, i.e. the disbeliever.
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الَّذِي كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
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16. The one who rejected whatever the Messenger (peace be upon him) brought, and turned away from fulfilling the command of Allah.
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وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا الْأَتْقَى
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17. The most Allah-conscious of the people will be distanced from it, i.e. Abu Bakr.
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which in turn suggests that what is meant is that entry [into the Fire] which will be everlasting. [92:17] The God-fearing one ( al-atqd means al-taqi) shall be spared it, he will be removed far away from it,
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18. The one who spends his wealth in righteous avenues, to purify himself of sins.
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e God-fearing one ( al-atqd means al-taqi) shall be spared it, he will be removed far away from it, [92:18] he who gives his wealth to purify himself offering it as a [means of self] purification before God, exalted be He, by making this payment for the sake of God, exalted be He, and not for show or the sake of reputation, so that he [or the offering] stands purified in the sight of God.…
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19. He does not spend whatever wealth he spends, to repay any favour done to him by anyone.
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y did this in return for a favour which he [mu& have] owed him’, and so the following was revealed: [92:19] and no one has any favour [outstanding] with him that muSt be requited; [92:20] but, he did this, only seeking the pleasure of his Lord the MoSt High, that is to say, only seeking [to secure] God’s reward; [92:21] and verily [soon] he shall [himself] be pleased, with the reward he will be given in Paradise. The verse applies [equally] to anyone who may do as he [Abu Bakr] did, may God be pleased with him, and such [a person] will thereby be removed far from the Fire and rewarded.
Open in library →إِلَّا ابْتِغَاءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ الْأَعْلَىٰ
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20. Through his spending, he only intends the pleasure of his Lord who is High above His creation.
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وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ
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21. And indeed, soon, he will be pleased with the generous reward Allah will grant him.
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