Hud 110Juz 12

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Surah Hud (سُورَةُ هُودٍ), Verse 110

Ayah 1583 of 6236 • Meccan

وَلَقَدْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى ٱلْكِتَٰبَ فَٱخْتُلِفَ فِيهِ ۚ وَلَوْلَا كَلِمَةٌۭ سَبَقَتْ مِن رَّبِّكَ لَقُضِىَ بَيْنَهُمْ ۚ وَإِنَّهُمْ لَفِى شَكٍّۢ مِّنْهُ مُرِيبٍۢ

Translations

The Noble Quran

English

Indeed, We gave the Book to Mûsâ (Moses), but differences arose therein, and had it not been for a Word that had gone forth before from your Lord, the case would have been judged between them, and indeed they are in grave doubt concerning it (this Qur’ân).

Muhammad Asad

English

And such is thy Sustainer’s punishing grasp whenever He takes to task any community that is given to evildoing: verily, His punishing grasp is grievous, severe!

Fatah Muhammad Jalandhari

Urdu

اور ہم نے موسیٰ کو کتاب دی تو اس میں اختلاف کیا گیا اور اگر تمہارے پروردگار کی طرف سے ایک بات پہلے نہ ہوچکی ہوتی تو ان میں فیصلہ کردیا جاتا۔ اور وہ تو اس سے قوی شبہے میں (پڑے ہوئے) ہیں

Tafsir (Commentary)

Tafsir al-Sa'di

Salafi Approved
Abdur-Rahman ibn Nasir al-Sa'diArabic

يخبر تعالى، أنه آتى موسى الكتاب، الذي هو التوراة، الموجب للاتفاق على أوامره ونواهيه، والاجتماع، ولكن، مع هذا، فإن المنتسبين إليه، اختلفوا فيه اختلافا، أضر بعقائدهم، وبجامعتهم الدينية. { وَلَوْلَا كَلِمَةٌ سَبَقَتْ مِنْ رَبِّكَ ْ} بتأخيرهم، وعدم معاجلتهم بالعذاب { لَقُضِيَ بَيْنَهُمْ ْ} بإحلال العقوبة بالظالم، ولكنه تعالى، اقتضت حكمته، أن أخر القضاء بينهم إلى يوم القيامة، وبقوا في شك منه مريب. وإذا كانت هذه حالهم، مع كتابهم، فمع القرآن الذي أوحاه الله إليك، غير مستغرب، من طائفة اليهود، أن لا يؤمنوا به، وأن يكونوا في شك منه مريب.

Tafsir al-Muyassar

Salafi Approved
Committee of Saudi ScholarsArabic

ولقد آتينا موسى الكتاب وهو التوراة، فاختلف فيه قومه، فآمن به جماعة وكفر به آخرون كما فعل قومك بالقرآن. ولولا كلمة سبقت من ربك بأنه لا يعجل لخلقه العذاب، لحلَّ بهم في دنياهم قضاء الله بإهلاك المكذِّبين ونجاة المؤمنين. وإن الكفار من اليهود والمشركين -أيها الرسول- لفي شك -من هذا القرآن- مريب.

Tafsir Ibn Kathir

Salafi Approved
Hafiz Ibn KathirArabic

ثم ذكر تعالى أنه آتى موسى الكتاب فاختلف الناس فيه فمن مؤمن به ومن كافر به ; فلك بمن سلف من الأنبياء قبلك يا محمد أسوة فلا يغيظنك تكذيبهم لك ولا يهمنك ذلك "ولولا كلمة سبقت من ربك لقضى بينهم" قال ابن جرير: لولا ما تقدم من تأجيله العذاب إلى أجل معلوم لقضى الله بينهم ويحتمل أن يكون المراد بالكلمة أنه لا يعذب أحدا إلا بعد قيام الحجة عليه وإرسال الرسول إليه كما قال "وما كنا معذبين حتى نبعث رسولا" فإنه قد قال في الآية الأخرى "ولولا كلمة سبقت من ربك لكان لزاما وأجل مسمى فاصبر على ما يقولون" ثم أخبر تعالى أنه سيجمع الأولين والآخرين من الأمم ويجزيهم بأعمالهم إن خيرا فخير وإن شرا فشر.

Tafsir Ibn Kathir

Ismail ibn KathirEnglish

Associating Partners with Allah is no doubt Misguidance Allah, the Exalted, says, فَلاَ تَكُ فِى مِرْيَةٍ مِّمَّا يَعْبُدُ هَـؤُلاءِ (So be not in doubt as to what these people worship.) This refers to the polytheists. Verily, what they are doing is falsehood, ignorance and misguidance. Verily, they are only worshipping what their fathers worshipped before. This means that they have no support for their Shirk. They are only mimicking their fathers in ignorance. Therefore, Allah will give them due recompense for that and He will punish them with a punishment the likes of which none can give besides Him. If they did any good deeds, then Allah will reward them for those good works in this life, before the life of the Hereafter. Concerning Allah's statement, وَإِنَّا لَمُوَفُّوهُمْ نَصِيبَهُمْ غَيْرَ مَنقُوصٍ (And verily, We shall repay them in full their portion without diminution.) `Abdur-Rahman bin Zayd bin Aslam said, "We will pay them in full their portion of punishment without diminution." Then, Allah mentions that He gave Musa the Book, but the people differed concerning it. Some believed in it and some disbelieved in it. Therefore, you, Muhammad, have an example in the Prophets who came before you. So do not grieve or be upset by their denial of you. وَلَوْلاَ كَلِمَةٌ سَبَقَتْ مِن رَّبِّكَ لَقُضِيَ بَيْنَهُمْ (and had it not been for a Word Kalimah that had gone forth before from your Lord, the case would have been judged between them,) Ibn Jarir said, "If it were not that the punishment had already been delayed until an appointed time, then Allah would have decided the matter between you now. The word Kalimah carries the meaning that Allah will not punish anyone until the proof has been established against him and a Messenger has been sent to him." This is similar to Allah's statement, وَمَا كُنَّا مُعَذِّبِينَ حَتَّى نَبْعَثَ رَسُولاً (And We never punish until We have sent a Messenger (to give warning).) 17:15 For verily, Allah says in another verse, وَلَوْلاَ كَلِمَةٌ سَبَقَتْ مِن رَّبِّكَ لَكَانَ لِزَاماً وَأَجَلٌ مُّسَمًّى فَاصْبِرْ عَلَى مَا يَقُولُونَ (And had it not been for a Word that went forth before from your Lord, and a term determined, (their punishment) must necessarily have come (in this world). So bear patiently what they say.)20:129-130 Then, Allah informs that He will gather the early generations and the later generations from all of the nations. He will then reward them based upon their deeds. If they did good deeds, their reward will be good, and if they did evil deeds, their reward will be bad. Allah says, وَإِنَّ كُـلاًّ لَّمَّا لَيُوَفِّيَنَّهُمْ رَبُّكَ أَعْمَالَهُمْ إِنَّهُ بِمَا يَعْمَلُونَ خَبِيرٌ (And verily, to each of them your Lord will repay their works in full. Surely, He is All-Aware of what they do.) This means that He is All-Knower of all of their deeds. This includes their honorable deeds and their despicable deeds, their small deeds and their great deeds. There are many different modes of recitation for this verse, yet all of their meanings agree with what we have mentioned. This is similar to Allah's statement, وَإِن كُلٌّ لَّمَّا جَمِيعٌ لَّدَيْنَا مُحْضَرُونَ (And surely, all - everyone of them will be brought before Us.)36:32

Tafsir Ibn Kathir

Salafi Approved
Hafiz Ibn KathirUrdu

مشرکوں کا حشر مشرکوں کے شرک کے باطل ہونے میں ہرگز شبہ تک نہ کرنا۔ ان کے پاس سوائے باپ دادا کی بھونڈی تقلید کے اور دلیل ہی کیا ہے ؟ ان کی نیکیاں انہیں دنیا میں ہی مل جائیں گی آخرت میں عذاب ہی عذاب ہوگا۔ جو خیر و شکر کے وعدے ہیں سب پورے ہونے والے ہیں۔ ان کا عاب کا مقررہ حصہ انہیں ضرور پہنچے گا۔ موسیٰ ؑ کو ہم نے کتاب دی لیکن لوگوں نے تفرقہ ڈالا۔ کسی نے اقرار کیا تو کسی نے انکار کردیا۔ پس انہی نبیوں جیسا حال آپ کا بھی ہے کوئی مانے گا کوئی ٹالے گا۔ چونکہ ہم وقت مقرر کرچکے ہیں چونکہ ہم بغیر حجت پوری کئے عذاب نہیں کیا کرتے اس لیے یہ تاخیر ہے ورنہ ابھی انہیں ان کے گناہوں کا مزہ یاد آجاتا ہے۔ کافروں کو اللہ اور اس کے رسول کی باتیں غلط ہی معلوم ہوتی ہیں۔ ان کا شک و شبہ زائل نہیں ہوتا۔ سب کو اللہ جمع کرے گا اور ان کے کئے ہوئے اعمال کا بدلہ دے گا۔ اس قرآۃ کا بھی معنی اس ہمارے ذکر کردہ معنی کی طرف ہی لوٹنا ہے۔

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