Verses 63–73
33. Al-Ahzaab · The Clans
Madinan73 verses
يَسْـَٔلُكَ ٱلنَّاسُ عَنِ ٱلسَّاعَةِ ۖ قُلْ إِنَّمَا عِلْمُهَا عِندَ ٱللَّهِ ۚ وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّ ٱلسَّاعَةَ تَكُونُ قَرِيبًا
33:63The people question you concerning the Hour. Say, ‘Its knowledge is only with Allah.’ What do you know, maybe the Hour is near.1
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَعَنَ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ وَأَعَدَّ لَهُمْ سَعِيرًا
33:64Indeed Allah has cursed the faithless and prepared for them a blaze,
خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَآ أَبَدًۭا ۖ لَّا يَجِدُونَ وَلِيًّۭا وَلَا نَصِيرًۭا
33:65in which they will remain forever, and will not find any guardian or helper.
يَوْمَ تُقَلَّبُ وُجُوهُهُمْ فِى ٱلنَّارِ يَقُولُونَ يَٰلَيْتَنَآ أَطَعْنَا ٱللَّهَ وَأَطَعْنَا ٱلرَّسُولَا۠
33:66The day when their faces are turned about in the Fire, they will say, ‘We wish we had obeyed Allah and obeyed the Apostle!’
وَقَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَآ إِنَّآ أَطَعْنَا سَادَتَنَا وَكُبَرَآءَنَا فَأَضَلُّونَا ٱلسَّبِيلَا۠
33:67They will say, ‘Our Lord! We obeyed our leaders and elders, and they led us astray from the way.’2
رَبَّنَآ ءَاتِهِمْ ضِعْفَيْنِ مِنَ ٱلْعَذَابِ وَٱلْعَنْهُمْ لَعْنًۭا كَبِيرًۭا
33:68Our Lord! Give them a double punishment and curse them with a mighty curse.’
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَا تَكُونُوا۟ كَٱلَّذِينَ ءَاذَوْا۟ مُوسَىٰ فَبَرَّأَهُ ٱللَّهُ مِمَّا قَالُوا۟ ۚ وَكَانَ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ وَجِيهًۭا
33:69O you who have faith! Do not be like those who offended Moses, whereat Allah cleared him of what they alleged, and he was distinguished in Allah’s sight.3
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَقُولُوا۟ قَوْلًۭا سَدِيدًۭا
33:70O you who have faith! Be wary of Allah, and speak upright words.*
يُصْلِحْ لَكُمْ أَعْمَٰلَكُمْ وَيَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ ذُنُوبَكُمْ ۗ وَمَن يُطِعِ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ فَقَدْ فَازَ فَوْزًا عَظِيمًا
33:71He will rectify your conduct for you and forgive you your sins. Whoever obeys Allah and His Apostle will certainly achieve a great success.
إِنَّا عَرَضْنَا ٱلْأَمَانَةَ عَلَى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَٱلْجِبَالِ فَأَبَيْنَ أَن يَحْمِلْنَهَا وَأَشْفَقْنَ مِنْهَا وَحَمَلَهَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ ظَلُومًۭا جَهُولًۭا
33:72Indeed We presented the Trust to the heavens and the earth and the mountains, but they refused to undertake it and were apprehensive of it; but man undertook it. Indeed he is most unjust and ignorant.
لِّيُعَذِّبَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْمُنَٰفِقِينَ وَٱلْمُنَٰفِقَٰتِ وَٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ وَٱلْمُشْرِكَٰتِ وَيَتُوبَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَى ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَٰتِ ۗ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ غَفُورًۭا رَّحِيمًۢا
33:73Allah will surely punish the hypocrites, men and women, and the polytheists, men and women, and Allah will turn clemently to the faithful, men and women, and Allah is all-forgiving, all-merciful.
Tafsir
Commentary on this passage
Verse 72
1.We find that there is much difference of opinion among the commentators as regards the meaning of Trust. Some think, trusted things means hardship and obedience. Other people think that it means the creed of Islam (There is no god except Allah). Some think it denotes all the organs and powers of the body. Some interpret it to mean material trust. But according to the context of Ayat we derive that it is the promise of obedience and worship of Allah, that Allah has taken from all creatures and has created the human beings and jinns and no one can carry its weight except man. Now it was human nature that he carried away this weight and his ignorance was that he did not think of its severity and result. According to the science of medicine a man is happy and sincere but according to circumstances he becomes ignorant and cruel and breaches trust of the trusted things or he is unaware of the result of embezzlement.
Footnotes
Explanations of words and phrases in these verses
Benefit
The Alif of Ar Rasoolan and Alsabeelan is called the Alif of Itlaaq which is used for similarities of the words because the beginning of Alif cannot be Tanween at the end. From the vocal aspect the Alif at this place signifies a deep meaning on the condition that one keeps in mind the prevailing circumstances.
- 1
Saa-a (the Hour) denotes Qiyamat and the literal meaning of ‘Maa-yudreek’ means: What is it that has made you knowledgeable and aware?
- 2
The leaders and seniors sometimes mislead the people due to the worldly greatness and sometimes from the misuse of their religious status.
- 3
When the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) distributed the booty a man from the Ansar said that the distribution was not according to divine will. The Prophet’s (s.a.) face reddened with anger and he said: Mercy of Allah be upon Moosa (a.s.). He had to bear more serious allegations and was patience in every calamity.
Benefit
The: 70th ayat proves that the correct use of the tongue is the perfection of piety because there are 30 defects in the tongue. Lying, backbiting, tale-telling, hypocrisy, flattery, bad mouthing, music, improper humour, ridicule, betrayal of secrets, going back on word, useless cursing, arguments, useless questioning, artificiality, allegation, false witness, rumour mongering, self praise, needless exhortation, scolding, torturing, needless regret, denial of favour, support of falsehood etc.