Anwar Al-Quran

Verses 6–12

11. Hud · Hud

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۞ وَمَا مِن دَآبَّةٍۢ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ إِلَّا عَلَى ٱللَّهِ رِزْقُهَا وَيَعْلَمُ مُسْتَقَرَّهَا وَمُسْتَوْدَعَهَا ۚ كُلٌّۭ فِى كِتَٰبٍۢ مُّبِينٍۢ

11:6There is no animal on the earth, but that its sustenance lies with Allah, and He knows its [enduring] abode and its temporary place of lodging. Everything is in a manifest Book.1

وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ فِى سِتَّةِ أَيَّامٍۢ وَكَانَ عَرْشُهُۥ عَلَى ٱلْمَآءِ لِيَبْلُوَكُمْ أَيُّكُمْ أَحْسَنُ عَمَلًۭا ۗ وَلَئِن قُلْتَ إِنَّكُم مَّبْعُوثُونَ مِنۢ بَعْدِ ٱلْمَوْتِ لَيَقُولَنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ إِنْ هَٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحْرٌۭ مُّبِينٌۭ

11:7It is He who created the heavens and the earth in six days—and His Throne was [then] upon the waters—that He may test you [to see] which of you is best in conduct. Yet if you say, ‘You will indeed be raised up after death,’ the faithless will surely say, ‘This is nothing but plain magic.’

وَلَئِنْ أَخَّرْنَا عَنْهُمُ ٱلْعَذَابَ إِلَىٰٓ أُمَّةٍۢ مَّعْدُودَةٍۢ لَّيَقُولُنَّ مَا يَحْبِسُهُۥٓ ۗ أَلَا يَوْمَ يَأْتِيهِمْ لَيْسَ مَصْرُوفًا عَنْهُمْ وَحَاقَ بِهِم مَّا كَانُوا۟ بِهِۦ يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ

11:8And if We defer their punishment until a certain time, they will surely say, ‘What holds it back?’ Look! On the day it overtakes them it shall not be turned away from them, and they will be besieged by what they used to deride.*

وَلَئِنْ أَذَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِنَّا رَحْمَةًۭ ثُمَّ نَزَعْنَٰهَا مِنْهُ إِنَّهُۥ لَيَـُٔوسٌۭ كَفُورٌۭ

11:9If We let man taste a mercy from Us, and then withdraw it from him, he becomes despondent, ungrateful.

وَلَئِنْ أَذَقْنَٰهُ نَعْمَآءَ بَعْدَ ضَرَّآءَ مَسَّتْهُ لَيَقُولَنَّ ذَهَبَ ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتُ عَنِّىٓ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ لَفَرِحٌۭ فَخُورٌ

11:10And if We let him have a taste of Our blessings after adversities have befallen him, he will surely say, ‘All ills have left me.’ Indeed, he becomes a vain braggart,

إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ صَبَرُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ لَهُم مَّغْفِرَةٌۭ وَأَجْرٌۭ كَبِيرٌۭ

11:11excepting those who are patient and do righteous deeds. For such there will be forgiveness and a great reward.

فَلَعَلَّكَ تَارِكٌۢ بَعْضَ مَا يُوحَىٰٓ إِلَيْكَ وَضَآئِقٌۢ بِهِۦ صَدْرُكَ أَن يَقُولُوا۟ لَوْلَآ أُنزِلَ عَلَيْهِ كَنزٌ أَوْ جَآءَ مَعَهُۥ مَلَكٌ ۚ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ نَذِيرٌۭ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍۢ وَكِيلٌ

11:12[Look out] lest you should disregard aught of what has been revealed to you, and be upset because they say, ‘Why has not a treasure been sent down to him, or [why does] not an angel accompany him?’ You are only a warner, and Allah watches over all things.

Tafsir

Commentary on this passage

Verse 7

1.We can understand from this sentence that the water was created before the creation of earth and the sky and Ali (a.s.) has also stated in Nahjul Balagah about it. But what is water and where has it came from and how can the world be created from it? Allah alone knows and none else.

2.It is clarified that surety of sustenance is not for rest and comforts but it is for trial. Allah wants to see how person obtains his daily bread and how does he spend. If a man obtains his daily bread according to Allah’s will and spends in His way, he is successful, otherwise he is disappointed and useless.

Verse 12

3.The infidels demanded that the verses of Quran, which are against their interest should be deleted and miracles should be shown according to their wish, otherwise they would not believe in Allah. Allah informed through His Apostle about the heaviness of this matter and said it was impossible and My Apostle cannot take any step for your wish. It is a fact that there is no accounting for Prophets. But it is a warning for infidels that your demands are not trustworthy and acceptable.

Footnotes

Explanations of words and phrases in these verses

  1. Benefit

    ‘Daibba’ is derived from ‘Dabeeb’ (one that moves). it proves that in order to be guaranteed sustenance effort is necessary, even if it is mental or natural.

  2. 1

    Some people consider ‘Mustaqar’ the place in this world and ‘Mustaudah’ a place after death. According to others Mustaqar is place in this world and ‘Mustaudah’ is the place in the womb before birth where man stays temporarily. And this is more appropriate because the topic of discussion is sustenance and it is not given in the grave after one has died. Sustenance is provided in the womb and in the place on the earth where creatures live.

    Please note that guarantee of sustenance does not imply that one should stop working and striving. Toil is certainly a duty which we must never forgo. The guarantee of sustenance implies that our hard work shall never go waste and that is why the martyrs are promised sustenance after they lay down their lives in the way of Allah, thus implying that martyrdom shall never be wasted.

  3. Benefit

    One interpretation of ‘Ummat Madooda’ in the 8th ayat is that it denotes the helpers of Imam Mahdi (a.s.). In this way this ayat will become general and shall not be restricted to the polytheists of the time of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.).

    People mostly have the following four weaknesses: Despair in not getting a bounty and thanklessness with it. Also if they get the bounty they become senseless and arrogant.