Anwar Al-Quran

Verses 82–90

6. Al-An'aam · The Cattle

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ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَلَمْ يَلْبِسُوٓا۟ إِيمَٰنَهُم بِظُلْمٍ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ لَهُمُ ٱلْأَمْنُ وَهُم مُّهْتَدُونَ

6:82Those who have faith and do not taint their faith with wrongdoing—for such there shall be safety, and they are the [rightly] guided.’

وَتِلْكَ حُجَّتُنَآ ءَاتَيْنَٰهَآ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ عَلَىٰ قَوْمِهِۦ ۚ نَرْفَعُ دَرَجَٰتٍۢ مَّن نَّشَآءُ ۗ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ حَكِيمٌ عَلِيمٌۭ

6:83This was Our argument that We gave to Abraham against his people. We raise in rank whomever We wish. Indeed your Lord is all-wise, all-knowing.1

وَوَهَبْنَا لَهُۥٓ إِسْحَٰقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ ۚ كُلًّا هَدَيْنَا ۚ وَنُوحًا هَدَيْنَا مِن قَبْلُ ۖ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِهِۦ دَاوُۥدَ وَسُلَيْمَٰنَ وَأَيُّوبَ وَيُوسُفَ وَمُوسَىٰ وَهَٰرُونَ ۚ وَكَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ

6:84And We gave him Isaac and Jacob and guided each of them. And Noah We had guided before, and from his offspring, David and Solomon, Job, Joseph, Moses and Aaron—thus do We reward the virtuous—2

وَزَكَرِيَّا وَيَحْيَىٰ وَعِيسَىٰ وَإِلْيَاسَ ۖ كُلٌّۭ مِّنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ

6:85and Zechariah, John, Jesus and Ilyas—each of them among the righteous—3

وَإِسْمَٰعِيلَ وَٱلْيَسَعَ وَيُونُسَ وَلُوطًۭا ۚ وَكُلًّۭا فَضَّلْنَا عَلَى ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ

6:86and Ishmael, Elisha, Jonah and Lot—each We graced over all the nations—

وَمِنْ ءَابَآئِهِمْ وَذُرِّيَّٰتِهِمْ وَإِخْوَٰنِهِمْ ۖ وَٱجْتَبَيْنَٰهُمْ وَهَدَيْنَٰهُمْ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطٍۢ مُّسْتَقِيمٍۢ

6:87and from among their fathers, their descendants and brethren—We chose them and guided them to a straight path.4

ذَٰلِكَ هُدَى ٱللَّهِ يَهْدِى بِهِۦ مَن يَشَآءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِۦ ۚ وَلَوْ أَشْرَكُوا۟ لَحَبِطَ عَنْهُم مَّا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ

6:88That is Allah’s guidance: with it, He guides whomever He wishes of His servants. But were they to ascribe any partners [to Allah], what they used to do would not avail them.

أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَاتَيْنَٰهُمُ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ وَٱلْحُكْمَ وَٱلنُّبُوَّةَ ۚ فَإِن يَكْفُرْ بِهَا هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ فَقَدْ وَكَّلْنَا بِهَا قَوْمًۭا لَّيْسُوا۟ بِهَا بِكَٰفِرِينَ

6:89They are the ones whom We gave the Book, judgement and prophethood. So if these disbelieve in them, We have certainly entrusted them to a people who will never disbelieve in them.*

أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ هَدَى ٱللَّهُ ۖ فَبِهُدَىٰهُمُ ٱقْتَدِهْ ۗ قُل لَّآ أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ أَجْرًا ۖ إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرَىٰ لِلْعَٰلَمِينَ

6:90They are the ones whom Allah has guided. So follow their guidance. Say, ‘I do not ask you any recompense for it. It is just an admonition for all the nations.’

Tafsir

Commentary on this passage

Verse 82

1.Only faith is not sufficient in the sight of Allah, but it is necessary along with this that the faith should not mixed up with injustice and this is the means of peace and satisfaction if there is no injustice. Otherwise no question would arise of peace and satisfaction with injustice. Here in this place, infidelity and polytheism are found and in interpretation of injustice, generalization is found and it is necessary to pay attention to it.

Verse 84

2.Here it is mentioned about 18 Apostles and announced about their correct guidance, good characters, supremacy and excellency and prophecy and regarding revealed books, arbitration and prophecy. These are the signs that they are capable and have selected such people in the sight of Allah as who are chosen by Him and of good character. Every high and low is not the righteous person and cannot deserve to be a follower.

Verse 89

3.This is an eternal announcement of Allah that religion of Allah will never perish by refusal of atheists and Infidels. One community is established for this in every era. These people are the protectors of the religion. This has been pointed out in the last verse of the Holy Quran, if they tum apostate, Allah will establish a new community which will be beloved and friendly and hospitable in confrontation to believers and will be strict in opposition of infidels. And at the time of Battle of Khyber, our Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) stated the noble attributes of the Ali (a.s.) and also pointed out towards the first perfect list of this community.

Footnotes

Explanations of words and phrases in these verses

  1. 1

    In Islam, belief and good deeds are the criteria of ones status. Since both of these are of various grades it is inevitable for people to belong to different grades.

  2. 2

    We must know that in fact Ishaq (a.s.) was the son of Ibrahim (a.s.) through Sarah. Yaqoob (a.s.) was the son of Ishaq (a.s.) but Quran has called him the son of Ibrahim (a.s.) instead calling him the grandson.

  3. 3

    Even though Isa (a.s.) had no father he is considered from a descendant of Ibrahim (a.s.) from his mother’s side. This is the best proof of Hasan and Husain (a.s.) being considered the sons of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.), as mentioned by Imam (a.s.) to the ruler of his time.

  4. 4

    This ‘min’ is for ‘Tabeez’ that some of the fathers, sons and brothers of the prophets are given prophethood. While actually some of them were even disbelievers and some prophets were childless.

  5. Benefit

    The 89th ayat shows that in every age there are some people to oppose the infidels and they do not have such defects of belief. They alone serve the religion in times of need. This was practically proved by the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) during the Battle of Khaibar. Those who are mentioned by Allah as : “Whoever from among you turns back from his religion” were clearly unveiled on this occasion.